I like the emu10k1 driver from Creative (http://opensource.creative.com) rather than the emu10k1 module that comes with the kernel. There are ups and downs to both. The Creative module comes with some tools that let you do things, such as engage the I/O and controls on the LiveDrive front panel. These tools won't work with the stock Linux kernel module, and the documentation on them is absolutely terrible, but they're there. The mixer interface supported by the Creative emu10k1 driver has more sliders and looks more complete on the face of it, but just try to figure out what all the sliders do! It's godawful complex, and the layout of the mixer interface, which is determined by the underlying API structure mirrors the functionality of the emu10k1 chip rather than anything of practical value to anyone wanting to work with sound. Unfortunately, any attempt to get the docs for the emu10k1 to figure out more about it is impeded by the fact that said docs are under NDA control :-( You can't get 'em.
The alsa driver for the the emu10k1 sux dead bears. It's bloatware and its noisy. Maybe they've improved it. I checked in on it a couple of times, once earlier this year, since I like to support Linux and Open Source and I like the concept of a modular sound driver system. Both times is was bloatware and noisy! They slavishly follow a couple of protocols which require that the driver block on some sounds until others are finished, which is annoying, to say the least. The standalone emu10k1 drivers (Creative, and linux kernel) don't have this problem. Because I do professional sound work on this Linux box, I couldn't use the alsa drivers. If you go with KDE, however, you have no choice :-( Thus spake Daniel Brown on Wed, Oct 17, 2001 at 07:15:20PM CDT > i know nothing about esound, but im curious about which sblive module > you are using in 2.4.x. there is emu10k1 included with the source, and > then there is a build of emu10k1 with OSS support available from > creative.com (dont remember where -- if you cant find it, i have the > tar.gz). i had to use this for /dev/mixer functionality, and i have no > idea how the change would affect your situtation. if you have no other > leads and dont use this build of the driver already, it might be worth a > shot > > daniel brown > > tom carlile wrote: > > > i like to use rip samples off my dvd collection and use them when i > > create electronica music. lately i've been using vlc (videolan > > client) to play my dvds in linux using it's esound plugin. i then use > > esdmon to split off a raw stream of audio to a file as i find samples > > i like, then use sox to turn the raw to a nice wav that my samplers > > understand. -- Lindsay Haisley | "Everything works | PGP public key FMP Computer Services | if you let it" | available at 512-259-1190 | (The Roadie) | <http://www.fmp.com/pubkeys> http://www.fmp.com | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Send administrative requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
