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[Acronym] for __A__dvanced __L__inux __S__ound __A__rchitecture. |
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http://www.alsa-project.org/ |
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Unofficial wiki: http://alsa.opensrc.org/index.php/Main_Page |
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The Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) provides audio and MIDI functionality to the Linux operating system. ALSA has the following significant features: |
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# Efficient support for all types of audio interfaces, from consumer soundcards to professional multichannel audio interfaces. |
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# Fully modularized sound drivers. |
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# SMP and thread-safe design. |
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# User space library (alsa-lib) to simplify application programming and provide higher level functionality. |
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# Support for the older OSS API, providing binary compatibility for most OSS programs. |
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ALSA is superceding the OSS api as the sound driver set for the LinuxKernel in 2.6. |
