Re: [LAD] FOSS Ethernet Soundcard

From: Folderol <folderol@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Wed Dec 02 2009 - 19:00:07 EET

On Wed, 2 Dec 2009 10:05:51 -0500
drew Roberts <zotz@email-addr-hidden> wrote:

> On Tuesday 01 December 2009 13:31:24 Karl Hammar wrote:
> > > --------------------------
> > > Firmware/Software
> > > --------------------------
> > > The device will run Linux OS.
> > > Audio data transfer will be via netjack using CELT compression.
> >
> > Ack.
>
> Can CELT also do uncompressed or lossless? Otherwise limiting to CELT might
> not be such a good idea if I have followed things closely enough.
>
> all the best,
>
> drew

I hadn't spotted that :(
You're right, lossy compression would be a disaster for this project.
Even lossless compression is only an advantage if it can be done in
small enough chunks to not actually increase latency rather than
reduce it.

-- 
Will J Godfrey
http://www.musically.me.uk
Say you have a poem and I have a tune.
Exchange them and we can both have a poem, a tune, and a song.
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