Re: [linux-audio-dev] Plz help ...Can ALSA support the "real-time mode" ?

On Wed, Jan 11, 2006 at 09:09:46PM +0900, Srinivas Reddy wrote:

> I am having an audio engine with MIDI PLAYER and MIDI SYNTHESIZER which is
> running in real time mode . It means that
> the player layer send the MIDI events directly to the synthesizer that are
> contained in the current frame. There is no time information in the events
> and there is no bufferization.
>
> Q1)Does ALSA can support the "real-time mode" ?
>
> OR
> Does it support a sequenced mode ? i.e.,does the player/parser have to send
> time
> information to the ALSA library?

It supports both modes. You can send midi to another app
for immediate delivery, or you can schedule it for later.

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FA