[LAD] [LAU] Open Source Audio Interface

[Paul Davis]

On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 5:44 AM, <karl at aspodata.se> wrote:

>
> Why don't you prototype it with netcat:
>
>  Terminal 1:
> $ nc -u -l -p  4000 localhost
> hej
> asdf
> ^C
> $
>
>  Terminal 2:
> $ nc -u localhost 4000
> hej
> asdf
> ^C
> $
>
>
> Instead of two terminals, use two computers and write a sender and
> a receiver program, and start debugging.
>

as powerful as some unix prototyping tools can be, just stop for a second.

although i'd be the first person to suspect stupid financial motivations
behind the proliferation of audio-over-(ethernet|IP) solutions, do you
really think that if delivery low latency audio streams was even remotely
achievable with a tool like netcat that we would have seen the emergence of
special network interfaces and completely new ethernet-level protocols?

audio-via-cat5 cable isn't a new problem, waiting for the right solution.
it is an old problem with at least a half dozen solutions each with
different pros and cons.
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