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- 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.
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