Re: sound and gnome ?

[jchrr post uni-bielefeld de]

Hi !

> has the gnome project finalized a sound api ?, if not id like to suggest that 
> whatever support is included be capable of being used over a network, perhaps
> using nas or rplay, so often its forgotten when sound is used in an x app that
> while X has network support "open /dev/audio" has not.

My idea is this:

Raster is writing an API, to let applications talk through the X-Protocoll.
This will work with every network-connection X is running on, and
it will automatically solve authorization stuff.

I'd write a small application, that handles this:
- Play wave-files (or a pipe) for digital audio 
- Has some event -> sound-effect mapping support
- Play MIDI events for music

This application could even virtualize the mixer, sequencer and dsp ports of
a system, to provide access for more than one application to these devices.

This does not cover recording of audio or MIDI. That is more critical
(in timing and security), so I will not touch that. And I will not send
digital audio directly over the network.

					Jens Ch. Restemeier