Subject: Re: [alsa-devel] Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: Toward a modularizationofaudio component
From: Abramo Bagnara (abramo_AT_alsa-project.org)
Date: Sat May 05 2001 - 10:54:11 EEST
Karl MacMillan wrote:
>
> > I have to say that my aim is more ambitious: reusable audio components.
> >
> > - audio file format encoder/decoders
> > - audio file dropout free reader/writer
> > - FX
> > - visual scopes
> > - etc.
> >
> > I think that now we have enough experience (distributed on several
> > brains, as we like it ;-) to design an architecture that permit all this
> > and I'm sure that this would bring great benefits for consumer audio and
> > *huge* benefits for professional audio.
> >
> > I think that you can help yourself to understand the impact of such an
> > architecture making a parallel with the impact of pipes on Unix world.
> >
>
> This is a great vision. I think that many of us are simply questioning
> whether the alsa api is the correct location for this.
Ok, this is indeed a good point.
alsa-lib api suitability is not a dogma, my main point is only:
"*one* API for everything"
It seems you agree on this.
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