ALSA library
ALSA library
http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Main_Page
library for for the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA).
The Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) provides audio and MIDI functionality to the GNU/Linux operating system. ALSA has the following significant features:
- Efficient support for all types of audio interfaces, from consumer sound cards to professional multichannel audio interfaces.
- Fully modularized sound drivers.
- SMP and thread-safe design.
- User space library (alsa-lib) to simplify application programming and provide higher level functionality.
- Support for the older Open Sound System (OSS) API, providing binary compatibility for most OSS programs.
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Leaders and contributors
| Contact(s) | Role |
|---|---|
| Jaroslav Kysela | Maintainer |
| Liam Girdwood | Maintainer |
| Takashi Iwai | Maintainer |
| James Courtier-Dutton | Maintainer |
| Clemens Ladisch | Maintainer |
| Mark Brown | Maintainer |
Resources and communication
| Audience | Resource type | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Bug Tracking | Homepage | http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Help_To_Debug |
| Developer | Homepage | http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Developer_Zone |
| Support | Mailing List Info/Archive | http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Mailing-lists |
| Developer | Download | http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Download |
| Bug Tracking | Bug Tracking | https://bugtrack.alsa-project.org/alsa-bug |
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