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Introduction to Linux Sound Systems and APIs

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the get-your-hack-on dept.

UnderScan writes "Linux.com is running an article on Linux kernel sound subsystems, OSS & ALSA, and their APIs. Insightful commentary from both users and the project's developers can be found at OSNews.com comments section."

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  1. This is the problem by Otter · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The fact that users require an explanation illustrates precisely what the problem is with sound on Linux. Do Windows or MacOS have analogous multiple sound servers that are somehow handled better or have those platforms standardized on a single server? I don't have the slightest idea, and as a user (or a hobbyist programmer), that's precisely how it ought to be.

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  2. Re:Re-inventing the wheel. by EnglishTim · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I think the point is that programs using sound under Windows just Pretty Much Work (TM). Sadly I can't say the same for Linux.