[Ferenc Wagner] > 2. Lots of people use sly, which has a different input format and is > also worth supporting.
Aaron also mentioned `sly' very recently. What is `sly'? > 1. Instead of ALSA you could target something more general, like Jack > for instance. I recently noticed Jack (the name) while installing SuSE 8.2, but without knowing what it is. It seemed to me that whenever Jack is needed, Jmax seems to be a possible replacement. I'm giving the `rpm -qi' output for both, below. Would someone have some experience about these two? Does Jack run on top of ALSA, or OSS, or something else? What generality are we seeking here? Is it theoretical? I mean, what would be the practical advantages of using Jack over ALSA? ----------------------------------------------------------------------> Name : jack Relocations: (not relocateable) Version : 0.50.0 Vendor: SuSE Linux AG, Nuernberg, Germany Release : 25 Build Date: lun 17 mar 2003 12:13:31 EST Install date: jeu 24 jui 2003 14:44:18 EDT Build Host: herstein.suse.de Group : System/Sound Daemons Source RPM: jack-0.50.0-25.src.rpm Size : 263400 License: GPL Packager : http://www.suse.de/feedback URL : http://jackit.sourceforge.net Summary : Jack Audio Connection Kit Description : JACK is a low-latency audio server, written primarily for the Linux operating system. It can connect a number of different applications to an audio device, as well as allowing them to share audio between themselves. Its clients can run in their own processes (ie. as a normal application), or can they can run within a JACK server (ie. as a "plugin"). Authors: -------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Distribution: SuSE Linux 8.2 (i586) ----------------------------------------------------------------------< ----------------------------------------------------------------------> Name : jmax Relocations: (not relocateable) Version : 4.0.0 Vendor: SuSE Linux AG, Nuernberg, Germany Release : 35 Build Date: lun 17 mar 2003 12:37:02 EST Install date: jeu 31 jui 2003 21:00:20 EDT Build Host: Zert146.suse.de Group : Productivity/Multimedia/Sound/Midi Source RPM: jmax-4.0.0-35.src.rpm Size : 3812040 License: GPL Packager : http://www.suse.de/feedback Summary : a visual programming environment for real-time, interactive multimedia applications Description : jMax is a visual programming environment for developing real-time,interactive multimedia applications. Authors: -------- IRCAM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Distribution: SuSE Linux 8.2 (i586) ----------------------------------------------------------------------< -- François Pinard http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/~pinard _______________________________________________ Lilypond-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
