Re: [alsa-devel] Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: Toward a modularizationofaudio component

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Subject: Re: [alsa-devel] Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: Toward a modularizationofaudio component
From: Karl MacMillan (karlmac_AT_peabody.jhu.edu)
Date: Sat May 05 2001 - 19:46:32 EEST


On Sat, 5 May 2001, Abramo Bagnara wrote:

> 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.

Yes, it sounds _great_ to me. As those that created the ladspa api can
I'm certain tell us, it seems that the chances of everyone agreeing on one
api increases if it is very simple however. Simpler, probably, than
alsa-lib can be and still serve its role of communicating with complex and
varied audio hardware.

Karl

>
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> It sounds good!
>

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