Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] Question regarding multi-channel capable apps in Linux
From: Matthew Wishek (matthew_AT_wishek.com)
Date: Mon Jan 28 2002 - 22:56:48 EET
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From: "Paul Davis" <pbd_AT_Op.Net>
To: <linux-audio-dev_AT_music.columbia.edu>
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 11:17 AM
Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] Question regarding multi-channel capable
apps in Linux
> >Yes, but I need it to be multi-channel in order to harness the power of
> >Rme Hammerfall :-).
>
> AFAIK, Ardour and ecasound are the only apps with multichannel
> awareness. Its the main reason I started writing Ardour (at the
> time). Snd can handle some aspects of a multichannel setup, but not
> all (its disk i/o buffering design can be a problem in some
> situations).
What about SLab? While I have installed it, I haven't used it. It doesn't
seem to get much attention, is there any reason for that?
>From the FAQ:
What is SLab?
SLab is a digital audio recording software suite for UNIX platforms.
It is currently supported on most versions of Linux, and FreeBSD.
What can SLab do?
It can record from up to 8 stereo soundcards, and take digital audio
data from those soundcards onto a disk file. The audio data can then
simultaneously read back from disk as separate tracks, and mixed down
back to the audio devices. SLab supports up to 64 tracks, although
your CPU might not. A P133 will max out at about 8 tracks, a P450 has
been tested to 16 tracks (even with the more intensive mix algorithms)
with capacity to spare.
-Matthew
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