Steven Rubenstein wrote: > > I am a musician and former programmer. On x86 I prefer Linux to that > other operating system. With my (lack of) knowledge, to do > sophisticated recording or MIDI on PC, I have to use that other > operating system. (I could use Mac.) I am using Red Hat 7.2 and have a > SoundBlaster Live! card. > > 1. What do I gain by using ALSA that isn't packaged with the > distribution itself? >
Alsa has much better support for the sblive card including midi. > 2. Is any ALSA development being done in JAVA (my preferred language), > or can I assume it's all C/C++? > > Appreciate your helping me get started, > > SJR > > _______________________________________________ > Alsa-user mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user 6 -- Patrick Shirkey - Boost Hardware Ltd. Http://www.boosthardware.com - For the discerning hardware connoisseur. http://www.boosthardware.com/LAU/Linux_Audio_Users_Guide/ ======================================================================= _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
