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--- Eric Robert  wrote:

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> Hi all,

>

> Does anybody know where i can get some

> good/clear/concise explanations

> about how sounds works under linux?

>

> I'm a programmer and a musician myself.

> I'm so confused between midi, alsa, oss, oss

> emulation, arts, sound servers

> artsd, esd, etc...etc...

> midi ports "a la alsa" or "a la oss" /dev/midiXXX

> /dev/sound /dev/sequencer

> or 72:0 73:0 or whatever

> softsynth, hardsynth...........................

>

>

> All this gets me CONFUSED!

> I want to develop some kind of band-in-a-box-like

> stuff with TSE3

> The app won't need a midi card (i want to use a

> softsynth)

>

> But first I want to  have a clear, global, vision of

> sound architecture on

> linux (if not so much precise)

>

>

> I've abandoned window$ years ago and the only thing

> i really miss is band in a

> box and i don't want to fall back into microsoft!

>

> But i must admit i can't find a unique place that

> explains

> the way sound works in linux.

> I find loads of stuff but can't have a satisfactory

> global vision of the whole

> stuff.

>

> Has anybody written somewhere a real digest i could

> use as good starting

> point?

>

> For instance, what REALLY makes the difference

> between alsa and oss and arts?

> What are midi ports in each of those architecture?

> How to adress them?

> How to to build something for ANY sound

> architecture?

> Things about sound deamonds also (what are they for,

> and how to use them)?

>

> Well have been working too hard today , i think  my

> brain is about to burst

> out ;-)

>

>

> I think sound programming under linux is very

> complicated because of the

> different architectures.

> But developing sound apps like you guys do is

> a necessary step to convince people to use linux!

> Maybe my goal is too hard for me but anyway i want

> to give it a try...

> But what a MESS!!

>

> So any hint on where i can get a thorough, clear,

> concise explanation

> of the whole stuff is welcome!

>

> Thanks 

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