A Guide Through The Linux Sound API Jungle

Lennart Poettering has put together a guide toLinux sound APIs, with emphasis on helping developers choose the rightone. “At the Audio MC at the Linux Plumbers Conference one thingbecame very clear: it is very difficult for programmers to figure out whichaudio API to use for which purpose and which API not to use when doingaudio programming on Linux. So here’s my try to guide you through thisjungle.

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