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<br><br><div>> Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 21:45:31 +0000<br>> From: fons@linuxaudio.org<br>> To: linux-audio-user@lists.linuxaudio.org<br>> Subject: Re: [LAU] Open Sound Interface project beginnings<br>> <br>> On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 04:17:50PM -0500, Charles Henry wrote:<br>> <br>> > I agree. I appreciate the feedback from everyone in the discussion<br>> > (and anyone else who'd like to discuss further). This is sort of a<br>> > brainstorming session--feel free to keep the thread alive until you<br>> > get bored :)<br>> > <br>> > Although I've been playing with the idea and studying a bit for the<br>> > past year, I haven't wanted to take this idea to anyone without having<br>> > something to back it up. Regardless, it's about time to start mapping<br>> > things out and ordering what to study and what to implement.<br>> <br>> A suggestion: start with providing just digital interfaces: ADAT, and<br>> MADI if you're ambitious. Both are quite straightforward. I'd expect<br>> them anyway, and it avoids all the troubles of mixed analog/digital<br>> PCB design which can be very hard, in particular for audio.<br>> <br>> Ciao,<br>> <br>> -- <br>> FA<br><br><br>I wouldn't forget poor old AES (including SPDIF.) Some of us may not want to work with a minimum of eight channels.<br></div>                                            </div></body>
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