Linux Sound Programming

©  Jan Newmarch 2017

Jan Newmarch, Linux Sound Programming, 10.1007/978-1-4842-2496-0_4

4. Overview of Linux Sound Architecture

Jan Newmarch¹ 

(1)Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia

The Linux sound system, like most of Linux, has evolved from a simple system to a much more complex one. This chapter gives a high-level overview of the components of the Linux sound system and which bits are best used for which use cases.

Resources

Here are some resources :

• A Guide Through The Linux Sound API Jungle by Lennart Poettering ( http://0pointer.de/blog/projects/guide-to-sound-apis.html ).

• “How it works: Linux audio explained” by TuxRadar ( http://tuxradar.com/content/how-it-works-linux-audio-explained ).

• Insane Coder posted an article in favor of OSSv4 State of sound ...