Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] So confused, need some good documents about sound in linux!
From: Brian Redfern (bredfern_AT_calarts.edu)
Date: Wed Dec 04 2002 - 21:44:50 EET
You have to read Dave Philip's book http://www.nostarch.com/lms.htm
On Wed, 4 Dec 2002, Eric Robert wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Does anybody know where i can get some good/clear/concise explanations
> about how sounds works under linux?
>
> I'm a programmer and a musician myself.
> I'm so confused between midi, alsa, oss, oss emulation, arts, sound servers
> artsd, esd, etc...etc...
> midi ports "a la alsa" or "a la oss" /dev/midiXXX /dev/sound /dev/sequencer
> or 72:0 73:0 or whatever
> softsynth, hardsynth...........................
>
>
> All this gets me CONFUSED!
> I want to develop some kind of band-in-a-box-like stuff with TSE3
> The app won't need a midi card (i want to use a softsynth)
>
> But first I want to have a clear, global, vision of sound architecture on
> linux (if not so much precise)
>
>
> I've abandoned window$ years ago and the only thing i really miss is band in a
> box and i don't want to fall back into microsoft!
>
> But i must admit i can't find a unique place that explains
> the way sound works in linux.
> I find loads of stuff but can't have a satisfactory global vision of the whole
> stuff.
>
> Has anybody written somewhere a real digest i could use as good starting
> point?
>
> For instance, what REALLY makes the difference between alsa and oss and arts?
> What are midi ports in each of those architecture?
> How to adress them?
> How to to build something for ANY sound architecture?
> Things about sound deamonds also (what are they for, and how to use them)?
>
> Well have been working too hard today , i think my brain is about to burst
> out ;-)
>
>
> I think sound programming under linux is very complicated because of the
> different architectures.
> But developing sound apps like you guys do is
> a necessary step to convince people to use linux!
> Maybe my goal is too hard for me but anyway i want to give it a try...
> But what a MESS!!
>
> So any hint on where i can get a thorough, clear, concise explanation
> of the whole stuff is welcome!
>
> Thanks
>
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