[LAD] alsa and OSS (again?)

[Ivica Ico Bukvic]

> Ivica Ico Bukvic wrote:
> > If ALSA sequencer is subpar to Midishare
> 
> I think there's a misunderstanding there. The goals of these projects
> are different. Midishare doesn't aim to replace ALSA, in fact it works
> with ALSA sequencer (as well as OSS and a number of other interfaces on
> different platforms). Midishare is a high-level, cross-platform MIDI API
> which has been around on various platforms long before ALSA, and even
> before Linux was a blink in Linus' eye. It's similar in scope to
> PortMidi, but more mature and offers more features.
> 
> In fact I think that the ALSA sequencer was inspired by Midishare in
> some ways, but that doesn't mean that one should be replaced by the
> other. Some ppl prefer the features and cross-platform compatibility
> that Midishare offers, others don't want an extra layer between them and
> their MIDI interface and don't care about cross-platform compatibility,
> so they rather go with plain ALSA instead. To each his own. ;-)

Many thanks for the clarification!

Best wishes,

Ico