[LAU] Standard for Linux Audio ?

[Ronald Stewart]

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On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 7:31 PM, <vogel at ct.metrocast.net> wrote:

> I thought Ubuntu had a solution for my audio problems when it was said to
> be
> specially packaged for multi-media and the only distribution with an
> off-the-shelf RT kernel. Every time I run Rosegarden there is a warning
> message that the kernel timing is not good enough. So I determined to
> install the UBuntu Studio with the RT kernel.
>
> What happened ? It didn't recognize my Soundblaster Audigy. It is not clear
> how to configure.
>
> Debian had it much better.
>
> Couldn't there be more agreement on audio configuration for Linux ? Is
> anyone working on a standard ? Shouldn't they be ?
>
> How about an agreed upon place to specify which sound card to use ...and
> which driver.
>
> Bob
>
> Here's a note that appeared on a Debian list from Brian Mullan that
> describes some of the issues:
>
>
> - - - - - - - - - - - -
>
> (Blockquote starts here:)
>
> A recent Slashdot thread had resonance with my own work in promoting use of
> Linux in a very large educational project and problems I'm facing.
>
>
> http://linux.slashdot.org/story/09/06/19/1937210/State-of-Sound-Development-On-Linux-Not-So-Sorry-After-All
>
> Quite a few contributors to that thread are voicing some fundamental
> concerns that problems with seemingly mundane features may hold back Linux
> from wider acceptance.
>
> I know folks comment "well you can figure out a work around it
> eventually"...
> but the problem is winning over the existing Window's users that might be
> thinking about moving to Linux and
> unfortunately either just don't have the knowledge or perhaps don't want to
> spend the time to figure out "work-arounds" to basic issues like:
>
>  a.. why doesn't my Browser play flash video
>  b.. or why doesn't my Web sound work (or work right)
>
> Linux has come a very long way in creating a great computing environment
> and
> Desktop experience.
>
> One obvious example is how well wireless now seems to work now.
> and that is fortunate since the networking market for personal use is
> almost
> exclusively Wireless in the Home now.
>
> I know the problems with things like Flash maybe isn't something Linux
> community can fix directly but they can work more closely
> with say Adobe in this instance to get the problem fixed.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Justin Smith" <noisesmith at gmail.com>
> To: <linux-audio-user at lists.linuxaudio.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 11:41 AM
> Subject: Re: [LAU] (no subject)
>
>
> > On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 8:09 PM, <webmaster at seconnecticut.com> wrote:
> >> I have two Ubuntu computers, one running 8.04 and the other running
> 9.04.
> >> Since Ubuntu is said to offer a RT kernel and a version that has been
> >> customized for audio work, I was surprised to find that it is not so
> easy
> >> to
> >> configure audio in Ubuntu. Debian recognized my SoundBlaster audigy card
> >> immediately and used it. For Ubuntu the small app that is supposed to
> >> select
> >> the sound card doesn't seem to do anything.
> >>
> >> So I started asking questions of Google and found that there are a
> number
> >> of
> >> people who are having difficulty configuring Soundblaster on Ubuntu. It
> >> looks to be a chronic problem.
> >>
> >> Aside from that SlashDot.org had a link to this last week, although it
> >> seems
> >> to be vintage 2007.
> >>
> >>
> >> http://blogs.adobe.com/penguin.swf/2007/05/welcome_to_the_jungle.html
> >>
> >> There is a map of Linux Audio Applications that looks to be useful
> >> documentation. Any comments on the rather critical note ?
> >>
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> Linux-audio-user mailing list
> >> Linux-audio-user at lists.linuxaudio.org
> >> http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
> >>
> >
> > Welcome to the list. That map of applications is actually a map of
> > drivers, libraries, and daemons, and the ones that get talked about on
> > this list are alsa (driver), ffado (driver), jack (daemon), and
> > pulseaudio (daemon) mostly. Pulseaudio is controversial. The list
> > archives will provide you with many hundreds of pages of flamewars and
> > clarifications about these various interfaces for linux audio if you
> > find the topic interesting.
> > _______________________________________________
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> > Linux-audio-user at lists.linuxaudio.org
> > http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
>
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