ppagano@bellsouth.net wrote:
Can someone explain to me the pros and cons(if any) of ALSA???? I am still in the embryo OSS drivers and would like some help as it might pertain to better sound ..........
Perhaps the biggest advantage of the ALSA drivers is that they will be the official sound drivers included in the linux kernel starting with the 2.5 kernel series. Otherwise they are SMP safe, are designed from the ground up to provide low-latency playback/capture, have an API that is extensive enough to support cards with a large number of channels, easily deal with digital i/o, and provide a library to make pogramming easier. They also provide excellent emulation of OSS so that an application, including PD, can use ALSA drivers in OSS emulation mode.
Karl