Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] *rta* A Wish List - Open Issues
From: Paul Davis (pbd_AT_Op.Net)
Date: Fri Nov 02 2001 - 15:26:09 EET
>questions listed at the end of the document. Since I'm fairly new to
>linux and audio, I'm especially interested in knowing if a framework
>like this already exists.
1.Does such a software already exist? One with low latency which let's
me add my own plugins? If so, where can I find it?
It does not exist for Linux at this time. There are many projects
underway to create something like this. None of them are finished but
many of them get closer every day. There are none with the exact
vision you've described but some are close. You should spend a day or
three browsing the linux sound+midi pages at
http://www.bright.net/~dlphilp/linuxsound
Several commercial systems exist that can do something like this on
machines running Windows and MacOS.
2.Which operating system is most appropriate for this?
Linux is technically superior. MacOS and Windows have the existing
applications and more driver support.
3.Is current PC hardware powerful enough for such a system?
yes. especially if you get a dual CPU so that the audio/MIDI stuff can
run independently of the GUI.
4.Did I forget any important aspect?
not obviously. you comment:
Highest platform independence. The core engine must be free from
OS/hardware-specific implementations. It must be possible to run the
software on later OS versions or maybe even adapt it to a different
operating system.
the core engine of such programs is often less than 1/3 of the total
code. unless the programmer opts to use a cross-platform toolkit,
porting this kind of program has a lot more to do with GUI issues than
it does with the core engine.
--p
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