Re: [alsa-devel] Re: real-time threaded IO with low latency (audio)

Bill Huey (billh@mag.ucsd.edu)
Thu, 22 Jul 1999 20:28:11 -0700 (PDT)


> Realtime software synths and FX processors don't require low latency,
> although its certainly useful. Linux (like most other reasonable
> operating systems) doesn't get in the way of low latency. You can set
> the fragment size as low as the soundcard h/w will allow, and you'll
> get the latency you asked for.

The above is BS. Ask you self this,

How do you do realtime control of a realtime audio source in a live
performance critical situation ?

YES

Or do you want change made by a synthesizer control to lag a full second ?

ABSOLUTELY NO WAY.

Talk about "White Boy Rhythm".

Man.
Think about it.

;-)

> all. Allowing I/O via hardware unrelated to the disk subsystem to
> proceed unhindered by disk I/O is good sense for all kinds of reasons,
> and would move Linux into the BeOS arena in one step.

> --p

bill

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