Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] Rewrite sfxload for native ALSA
From: Mark Constable (markc_AT_renta.net)
Date: Wed Dec 03 2003 - 14:09:36 EET
On Wed, 3 Dec 2003 09:01 pm, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> > Is anyone aware of ANY non-OSS tool to load soundfonts into
> > an SBlive card ?
>
> no. it's a long-long-standing item in my TODO list.
Right, I think I asked the same question about a year ago and
even perhaps a year before that too :)
> > If not, would anyone be interested in looking in to how to
> > rewrite sfxload so it, at least, uses the native ALSA API ?
>
> i'll start writing it once after ALSA 1.0.0 is released and i'm back
> from vacation.
Excellent... it's probably an "easier" job for you than anyone
else I can think of.
> but one thing i should mention. even if sfxload is rewritten to an
> ALSA native app, the function wouldn't be changed much. the only
> change is that the new one will use ALSA native hwdep device instead
> of OSS's device. that's all. a major merit would be that you don't
> need to build OSS sequencer emulation (and its setup), though.
That's fine and that's the point. Anyone who wants to use their
SBlive as a synth MUST use OSS and in my case it's the only reason
to load the OSS modules. I'd like to help but I don't know where
to start.
--markc
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