> Do we have any comments on the sound server topic from a
broader
> perspective than only GNOME?
Is there any perspective on using arts
supposedly arts is capable of a number of
audio backends, even ESD. I know
that it works with NAS, which has a /dev/dsp redirection library available
already. so for terminals, NAS isn't a bad proposition. the one gotcha is
that if you are using NAS, you need to turn the buffer just about off in the
KDE control panel, or you'll get some awful skipping.
> A competing proposal I've heard is to just use ALSA
directly.
For network stuff having had a further thing I'd implement esd "second
edition" by taking ESD and replacing all its audio side code with
SDL_mixer, which was written by someone who has a grasp of audio
processing, is portable and can mix multiple channels with fades, some
effect and positioning control.
Oooo, I would agree with that, especially if
existing esd software doesn't
require much changes. Would MAS (
http://www.mediaapplicationserver.net/) be
a realistic possibility?
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