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State of the Art: Linux Audio 2008

Issue 173

From Issue #173
September 2008

Sep 01, 2008  By Dave Phillips
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An overview of current capabilities and achievements in Linux audio development.
Outro

In Part II of this article, I'll assess the current state of development of Linux sound and music applications. Until then, stay tuned.

Resources

Linux Journal On-line Articles by Dave Phillips: www.linuxjournal.com/users/dave-phillips/track

List of Linux-Powered Hardware at LinuxDevices.com: www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT5690634012.html

The Linux Sound and Music Software Index at Linuxaudio.org: apps.linuxaudio.org

The Linux Sound and Music Applications List at linux-sound.org: linux-sound.org

The Linux Audio Music Site: lam.fugal.net

Dave Phillips is a professional musician and writer living in Findlay, Ohio. He's been using Linux since the mid-1990s and was one of the original founders of the Linux Audio Developers group. He is the author of The Book of Linux Music & Sound (No Starch Press, 2000) and has written many articles on Linux music and sound issues for various journals and on-line news sites. When he isn't playing with light and sound, he enjoys reading Latin literature, practicing t'ai chi, chasing shar-pei puppies and spending time with his beloved Ivy.

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Similis sum folio de quo ludunt venti.

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Pianoteq and JUCE

Anonymous's picture
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 10/01/2009 - 06:28.

The great Pianoteq is also based on JUCE.

Regards

Jackdmp comment

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Submitted by fober on Fri, 09/05/2008 - 05:38.

"Currently supported back ends now include ALSA, OSS, PulseAudio, FreeBob/FFADO (for FireWire devices) and CoreAudio (on OS X)."

Not exactly, PulseAudio is not supported, but a PortAudio driver to be used for Jackdmp Windows version.

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Submitted by Dave Phillips on Sat, 09/06/2008 - 11:11.

Ouch, you're right, I meant Portaudio. Thanks for the correction. :)

Similis sum folio de quo ludunt venti.

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