Description:

Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) - Library

Features:
- general
- modularized architecture
- support for versioned and exported symbols
- full proc filesystem support - /proc/sound
- ISA soundcards
- support for 128k ISA DMA buffer
- mixer
- new enhanced API for applications
- support for unlimited number of channels
- volume can be set in three ways (percentual (0-100), exact and
decibel)
- support for mute (and hardware mute if hardware supports it)
- support for mixer events
- this allows two or more applications to be synchronized
- digital audio (PCM)
- new enhanced API for applications
- full real duplex support
- full duplex support for SoundBlaster 16/AWE soundcards
- digital audio data for playback and record should be read back using
proc filesystem
- OSS/Lite compatibility
- full mixer compatibity
- full PCM (/dev/dsp) compatibility