[LAD] LAC "Tools" round-table wrapup

[Philipp Überbacher]

Excerpts from Robin Gareus's message of 2010-05-15 18:07:53 +0200:
> Hi LADs,
> 
> Following up on the LAC Tools round-table, I've started a wiki page:
> http://wiki.linuxaudio.org/wiki/tools_comparison
> 
> Since I've not taken part in the discussion, I'm missing a few footnotes
> and explanation for keys in the context (eg. batch, sync). Could you
> please enlighten me, or just fill in the missing content there.
> 
> IMHO it'd also make sense to do a 2nd table with orthogonal practical
> information, for instance:
>   audio: JACK,ALSA,..
>   midi: JACK,ALSA,ALSA-seq
>   audio-file-formats: pcm,mp3,gig,mid,..
>   control: OSC,TCP,pipe,MMC,..
>   interop/sync: jack-transport,MTC
>   plugins (if applicable): LV2,LADSPA,VST,AU,..
> 
> Come to think of it, those could be integrated in the apps-database as
> tags for each tool, similar to:
> http://wiki.linuxaudio.org/apps/categories/jack_transport
> but let's get the categories/tags straightened out before starting on an
> implementation and posting it to LAU. What do you think?
> 
> Cheers!
> robin

I've also not taken part and hence don't even know what this is about.
Can you enlighten me and show me where to read/listen/watch up on it?

The table looks like it could become something useful, but you're right,
it reminds of the apps.linuxaudio.org db, which could and should be
expanded.
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Regards,
Philipp