[Klug-general] Linux Sound Programming

[Peter Childs]

On 16 March 2010 12:17, Michael E. Rentell <michael.rentell at ntlworld.com> wrote:
> Peter Childs wrote:
>> I'm trying to figure out how to do some relatively simple stuff with
>> sound under Linux. I'm drawing a bit of a blank.
>>
>> There seams to be about 10 different ways of doing it, all of them
>> with relatively poor docs and near no examples.
>>
>> I'm using Qt and C++ so Phonon looks like the best answer, however I
>> need to record and phonon can't do that.
>>
>> GStreamer is looking like a good answer but its tied me in knots already.
>>
>> Pulse like it should do what I want and looks like the text book answer.
>>
>> Alsa and Portaudio are other options.
>>
>> I'm currently trying to write a small program that records, writes
>> does what what it records and archives in into 15 minute time
>> segments. (so MP3 or ogg encoding would be handy too) (This small
>> program can be written in anything, it does not really need to link
>> into the main Qt program....)
>>
>>
>> I'm really just trying to work out where to start, and I've been
>> trying for the last week now!
>>
>> Peter.
>>
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>
> Far too complicated for me of course, but there is a nice article
> entitled 'Linux Audio Uncovered' on pages 52-55 of the April 2010
> edition of Linux Format.
> Perhaps that would help.
> --
> MikeR
>

Read that, The article really describes that diagram.....

Oh there are some missing links in that diagram as well.

Oddly it does not really help one work out where to start.....

Peter.