Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] App intercomunication issues, some views.
From: Juan Linietsky (coding_AT_reduz.com.ar)
Date: Tue Jul 23 2002 - 01:52:16 EEST
On 22 Jul 2002 23:10:55 +0100
Bob Ham <node_AT_users.sourceforge.net> wrote:
> On Mon, 2002-07-22 at 22:11, Phil Kerr wrote:
> > One of the strong points of Linux, and UNIX in general, is the way
> > small app's can be strung together, this is the most flexible
> > approach.
>
> This is true, but only of apps that can fit in to the way that Unix
> does its stringing together; ie, filestream-based apps. It is
> indeed advantageous to bend the way you work into this in many
> instances when you're trying to get a computer to do work.
> Unfortunately, audio work isn't one of them. There is no such
> framework to provide similar functionality to audio programs, yet.
>
> Jack provides an excellent transport for audio, but that is rarely
> the only thing that audio programs require; MIDI and parameter
> controls are also needed more often than not.
Well, that's exactly what ALSA Sequencer api proovides,
midi transport between apps.
Juan Linietsky
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