| Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) - Driver |
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| WWW: http://www.alsa-project.org |
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| Features |
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| * general |
| - GPL license |
| - fully modularized architecture |
| - full proc filesystem support - /proc/asound |
| - SMP safe |
| - thread safe |
| - integrated to 2.6+ kernels |
| - moved all additional code (stream conversions etc.) outside the kernel |
| * universal control API |
| - new enhanced and flexible API for applications |
| - support for unlimited number of controls |
| - support for mute (and hardware mute if hardware supports it) |
| - support for mixer events |
| - this allows two or more applications to be synchronized |
| * digital audio (PCM) |
| - support for all types of hardware |
| - new enhanced API for applications |
| - full real duplex support |
| - stream start synchronization |
| * sequencer |
| - support multiple event queues |
| * hardware depedent API |
| - support hw specific things (like FX accelerated processing etc.) |
| * OSS/Free kernel emulation |
| - mixer |
| - PCM (/dev/dsp) compatibility |
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| More information about the ALSA sound driver is located in alsa-driver/doc |
| and alsa-kernel/Documentation directories. |
