Re: Soundcard over Network

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Tue, 4 May 1999 12:50:53 +0100 (BST)


> On Mon, 3 May 1999, Jim Gettys wrote:
> > In my (informed) opinion, both NAS and AF have problems that need to
> > be worked on (though they are good starts).
>
> NAS latency is very high, making it unusable for realtime multimedia
> applications. I recall latencies upwards of 500ms last time I used it.
>
> Hopefully AF can do better B)

How well does AF handle multiple physical audio devices being available,
and can it do synchronization of sound starts with X properties (ie so
when you pop up a dialog and go 'ding' your streams stay in sync)

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