Adrian, >> I have never understood why D-Bus was even considered for a network-wide >> audio session system. > Just curious: I wonder who's using network audio. Much of Linux Audio > is related to this "network" stuff, but I've never seen it anywhere > else.
This is not limited to transferring audio over a network. This is also about managing several workstation/distributed systems and external gear. Audio streams are just one part of the picture. > I've been in several studios with tons of expensive equipment, however, > all this stuff was packed in a single room, usually around a decent > mixing console or a computer with multichannel audio I/O (ProTools, > Tascam, RME, whatever). Big consoles already use GBit Ethernet to connect their bits and pieces, and manufacturers are seeking solutions that allow interoperability. > Nobody ever used a plugin on a remote system. Nobody ever used a remote > I/O. You probably just haven't seen it yet :) I am very much looking forward to connect my first PoE powered microphone to the network and have it pop up in ardour. Flo -- Machines can do the work, so people have time to think. public key DA43FEF4 x-hkp://wwwkeys.eu.pgp.net _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-dev
