Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2004 06:00:35 +0400 From: "Dmitriy Startsev" <metal_man@mail.ru> To: "Kevin Koch" <kcoch1@midsouth.rr.com>, <freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Programmer's reference guide for the SB-LIVE? Message-ID: <000401c479c6$d86a09d0$dcb213ac@METALLER> References: <4110327A.2010801@midsouth.rr.com>
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Hello, Kevin! You wrote to <freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org> on Tue, 03 Aug 2004 19:48:58 -0500: KK> Anyone have any documentation the soundblaster-live soundcards(the KK> hardware side/chipset, developingg software for it, etc) KK> It would probably make our tasks easier in the bsd world I think. And KK> maybe porting linux audio software to FreeBSD alot easier too. KK> And at a faster rate. KK> Maybe even some of us coming up with better/more origional software KK> than the linux world :) You don't need to know anything about programming a particular hardware to port/create audio applications (unless you're going to develop a driver). What you do need to know is some audio driver API. For FreeBSD, there are Open Sound System drivers available for several audio cards including SB Live. With best regards, Dmitriy Startsev.
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