Program audio and sound for Linux using this practical, how-to guide. You will learn how to use DSPs, sampled audio, MIDI, karaoke, streaming audio, and more. Linux Sound Programming takes you through the layers of complexity involved in programming the Linux sound system. You’ll see the large variety of tools and approaches that apply to almost every aspect of sound. This ranges from audio codecs, to audio players, to audio support both within and outside of the Linux kernel.
You will:
Work with sampled audio
Handle Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
Gain knowledge of MIDI
Build a Karaoke-like application
Handle streaming audio
Program audio and sound for Linux using this practical, how-to guide. You will learn how to use DSPs, sampled audio, MIDI, karaoke, streaming audio, and more. Linux Sound Programming takes you through the layers of complexity involved in programming the Linux sound system. You’ll see the large variety of tools and approaches that apply to almost every aspect of sound. This ranges from audio codecs, to audio players, to audio support both within and outside of the Linux kernel.
What You'll Learn
Work with sampled audio
Handle Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
Gain knowledge of MIDI
Build a Karaoke-like application
Handle streaming audio
Who This Book Is For Experienced Linux users and programmers interested in doing multimedia with Linux.
Contains in-depth information on the Linux sound system Shows you how to build a Karaoke-like application in Linux Will teach you how to handle sampled and streaming audio in Linux