[linux-audio-user] some thoughts about Linux audio software documentation

[Erik Steffl]

LinuxMedia wrote:
>> Y'know what? All it would take would be for one demo recorded someplace
>> to generate a contract and people would be clamoring for linux audio.
> 
> 
> If you're talking about attracting people like *us*... Yes... But, if 
> you're talking about everyone else...
> 
> "Hi... I'm "Joe WindowsUser'. I just installed Linux."
> 
> App_X didn't have sound, so I googled for 3 hours. Apperently, I need to 
> run and "audio server" called "Jack". What's an "Audio Server"?
> 
> I googled for three hours and found out how to use Jack.
> 
> I must be forgetting something because it's still not working.
> 
> After gigging all night, I still had time to google and find out that 
> there a group called "Linux Audio Users". They will help me.
> 
> Got my answer to why Jack isn't working... It was confusing and took 3 
> hours to figure out. But now I can connect a mic and record some music. 
> But my keyboard doesn't work... What's wrong?
> 
> I googled for 3 hours and found out I need to connect "virtual ports" 
> together. What the hell is a "virtual port".
> 
> Linux Audio Users told me to use "KAConnect" to connect virtual ports. 
> But all I saw was stuff like 'Rawmidi 0 - EMU10K1 MPU-401 (UART)'... 
> What the hell is 'Rawmidi 0 - EMU10K1 MPU-401 (UART)'? I connected my 
> keyboard up the the midi port... where's my midi port in the list?
> 
> The next day I got my answer... and everthing was connected up right. 
> But they tell me I have to "load the wavetabe". Let me send an email to 
> Linux Audio Users and see if they can tell me how to "load the wavetable".
> 
> Is there anyone here that thinks we're ready for the "general public"?

   no. but we are ready. which is a lot better then just a year ago. I 
mean the stuff you described above actually works! that's pretty 
amazing, I was waiting for this moment for years (well, not _this_ 
moment but a moment few month go when I tried to setup recording and 
everything worked!)

   now let me go google some more on sb live and full-duplex :-) [that's 
not linux specific issue though, I think]

	erik