RE: [Alsa-devel] dolby digital output

2002-02-18 Thread Dan Hollis
On Mon, 18 Feb 2002, James Courtier-Dutton wrote: > The magic web site did not mention anything about an AMP. The specs do. -Dan -- [-] Omae no subete no kichi wa ore no mono da. [-] ___ Alsa-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.source

RE: [Alsa-devel] dolby digital output

2002-02-18 Thread Dan Hollis
On 18 Feb 2002, Bob Ham wrote: > On Sun, 2002-02-17 at 18:44, James Courtier-Dutton wrote: > > A simple 100 Megs Full duplex point to point Ethernet cable can handle just > > about anything S/PDIF, USB, SCSI, IDE can throw at it. > I assume you've seen http://magic.gibson.com/? sadly, magic is pa

RE: [Alsa-devel] dolby digital output

2002-02-18 Thread Bob Ham
On Mon, 2002-02-18 at 17:05, James Courtier-Dutton wrote: > The magic web site did not mention anything about an AMP. Magic is just a way to ferry audio data around.. that can be between any audio devices. The specification document gives a lot more details than the site and has a few setup exam

RE: [Alsa-devel] dolby digital output

2002-02-18 Thread James Courtier-Dutton
The magic web site did not mention anything about an AMP. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bob Ham > Sent: 18 February 2002 16:27 > To: James Courtier-Dutton > Cc: ALSA Development Mailing List > Subject: R

RE: [Alsa-devel] dolby digital output

2002-02-18 Thread Bob Ham
On Mon, 2002-02-18 at 16:26, Bob Ham wrote: > Has the following specs: > > 32 channels @ 44.1 kHz x 32 bits > 32 channels @ 48 kHz x 32 bits > 16 channels @ 96 kHz x 32 bits > 8 channels @ 192 kHz x 32 bits I should also note that this is full duplex. -- Bob Ham: [EMAIL PROTECTED] My music: h

RE: [Alsa-devel] dolby digital output

2002-02-18 Thread Bob Ham
On Mon, 2002-02-18 at 15:46, James Courtier-Dutton wrote: > magic.gibson.com must be stupid not to realise that what we really want is > an AMP with an Ethernet port Umm.. this *is* what magic can provide. A guitar with a an ethernet port, an amp with an ethernet port, a mixer with an ethernet

Re: [Alsa-devel] dolby digital output

2002-02-18 Thread Steve Harris
On Mon, Feb 18, 2002 at 03:00:56 +, Bob Ham wrote: > > AC3 is much > > more complicated, and you couldn't feasibly reproduce the encoded output > > without having followed the spec (unless I'm missing something). > > Assuming you haven't signed (or clicked "yes" on) any agreement in order > t

RE: [Alsa-devel] dolby digital output

2002-02-18 Thread James Courtier-Dutton
cabling as well. Cheers James > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bob Ham > Sent: 18 February 2002 14:51 > To: James Courtier-Dutton > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [Alsa-devel] dolby digital output > > &g

Re: [Alsa-devel] dolby digital output

2002-02-18 Thread Bob Ham
On Mon, 2002-02-18 at 14:08, Steve Harris wrote: > AC3 is much > more complicated, and you couldn't feasibly reproduce the encoded output > without having followed the spec (unless I'm missing something). Assuming you haven't signed (or clicked "yes" on) any agreement in order to get the spec, I

RE: [Alsa-devel] dolby digital output

2002-02-18 Thread Bob Ham
On Sun, 2002-02-17 at 18:44, James Courtier-Dutton wrote: > A simple 100 Megs Full duplex point to point Ethernet cable can handle just > about anything S/PDIF, USB, SCSI, IDE can throw at it. I assume you've seen http://magic.gibson.com/? Bob -- Bob Ham: [EMAIL PROTECTED] My music: http://m

Re: [Alsa-devel] dolby digital output

2002-02-18 Thread Steve Harris
On Mon, Feb 18, 2002 at 02:08:12 +, Steve Harris wrote: > I'm a little dubious about that. It's possible to write a Free pro-logic > compatible encoder (I have), as most of the technology predates dobly, but > it can't, legally be 100% compatible for licencing reasons. AC3 is much > more compl

Re: [Alsa-devel] dolby digital output

2002-02-18 Thread Steve Harris
On Sun, Feb 17, 2002 at 06:09:02 -, James Courtier-Dutton wrote: > >From what I understand, we can do ac3 "like" encoders in linux for free, and > they might actually make sounds come out on Commercial AC3 decoders, but > unless we pay a license fee, we cannot actually call it AC3. > This is w

Re: [Alsa-devel] dolby digital output

2002-02-18 Thread Takashi Iwai
At Sun, 17 Feb 2002 18:47:35 +0100, Markus Plail wrote: > > Hi there! > > On Sun, 17 Feb 2002 18:15:55 +0100 Andy Lo-A-Foe wrote: > > > On Sun, Feb 17, 2002 at 01:33:32AM -0500, Hod McWuff wrote: > > > > > I'd imagine the first step would be to add an ac3 encoder, and then > > > (possibly) the

RE: [Alsa-devel] dolby digital output

2002-02-17 Thread James Courtier-Dutton
> -Original Message- > From: Hod McWuff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 17 February 2002 18:21 > To: James Courtier-Dutton > Subject: RE: [Alsa-devel] dolby digital output > > > > So, the upshot is that thanks to the AC3 latency spec, even with a > light

RE: [Alsa-devel] dolby digital output

2002-02-17 Thread James Courtier-Dutton
oney involved. Cheers James > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Markus Plail > Sent: 17 February 2002 17:48 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Alsa-devel] dolby digital output > > > Hi there! > > On Sun,

Re: [Alsa-devel] dolby digital output

2002-02-17 Thread Markus Plail
Hi there! On Sun, 17 Feb 2002 18:15:55 +0100 Andy Lo-A-Foe wrote: > On Sun, Feb 17, 2002 at 01:33:32AM -0500, Hod McWuff wrote: > > > I'd imagine the first step would be to add an ac3 encoder, and then > > (possibly) the 2->5.1 channel demuxing for stereo streams. This would > > result in the a

RE: [Alsa-devel] dolby digital output

2002-02-17 Thread James Courtier-Dutton
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Hod McWuff > Sent: 17 February 2002 06:34 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Alsa-devel] dolby digital output > > > > What would be involved in enabling 5.1-channel spdif output? > > > I'd imagine the first step would be to a

Re: [Alsa-devel] dolby digital output

2002-02-17 Thread Andy Lo-A-Foe
On Sun, Feb 17, 2002 at 01:33:32AM -0500, Hod McWuff wrote: > I'd imagine the first step would be to add an ac3 encoder, and then > (possibly) the 2->5.1 channel demuxing for stereo streams. This would > result in the ability to mix dolby digital streams (DVD's) with more > mundane PCM streams, s

[Alsa-devel] dolby digital output

2002-02-16 Thread Hod McWuff
What would be involved in enabling 5.1-channel spdif output? I'd imagine the first step would be to add an ac3 encoder, and then (possibly) the 2->5.1 channel demuxing for stereo streams. This would result in the ability to mix dolby digital streams (DVD's) with more mundane PCM streams, such