[linux-audio-user] newbie question about a Delta 1010LT card

Patrick Shirkey pshirkey at boosthardware.com
Tue Jun 10 06:49:00 EDT 2003


Akos Maroy wrote:
> Ross Vandegrift wrote:
> 
>> This is why you should use ALSA.
> 
> 
> of course I understand that this being the ALSA list, there would be 
> some degree of advocacy for ALSA itself. but nevertheless, there is a 
> reason for the OSS interface in ALSA. 

Nope its the Linux audio users list.

> I don't see why I should re-write 
> my application to do simple tasks that OSS itself can do. after all, I 
> just want to read from the sound card.
> 

But you want to do it with multiple inputs at one time which is not 
actually that simple.

There are a couple of OSS aware apps that do this already. Ecasound is 
probably the most well known and SLAB is supposed to do it too although 
its never worked for me. I have also heard it's possible in snd but that 
it is not easy.

Probably best is to get the code for these apps and read it thoroughly.

BTW. What is your app and maybe you could post a link which might give 
people some more motivation to think about what you want to achieve.


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Patrick Shirkey - Boost Hardware Ltd.
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