markus@techfak.uni-bielefeld.de (Markus Illenseer) (06/11/91)
Well, i guess this is a FAQ, but i never read about before: Is there an Audio-Device for the Amiga under Unix ? I only know about an Audio-Device for Sparcs and NeXT, it would be great to hear, the Amiga has it, too ! If (s)he has, so what features has this device ? -- CU, Markus Markus Illenseer, Computer Science , University of Bielefeld, Germany I read the news today, oh boys ... about a lucky man who made the grade ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------
s8922967@ipc05.mqcs.mq.oz.au (Murray John GILBERT) (06/15/91)
In article <1991Jun11.150718.27957@unibi.uni-bielefeld.de> markus@techfak.uni-bielefeld.de (Markus Illenseer) writes: >Well, i guess this is a FAQ, but i never read about before: >Is there an Audio-Device for the Amiga under Unix ? >I only know about an Audio-Device for Sparcs and NeXT, it would be great to >hear, the Amiga has it, too ! > >-- >CU, Markus > A /dev/audio device would be nice under Amiga Unix. I have heard many a time the one on the Sun IPCs and while sounding ok, is nowhere near as nice sounding as native Amiga audio (sun is only 8k samples /sec - telephone quality). Hopefully the implementation would be much better than the IPC's one. Its quite fun to copy a sound to the audio device when rlogined on someelse's workstation on the other side of the room (man make | /dev/audio is a good one to try). Anyway, aside from that, is theree an actual 'AUDIO:' like Dos device around on the Amiga which like /dev/audio on Unix I can just copy stuff to. I would be handier than getting out 'sound' or *tracker or the like to hear a sound. Preferably it should be able to handle several common audio formats as well as just plain samples. Cya (or as would be more appropriate for me right now FORTRANya) Murray Murray Gilbert s8922967@mackay.mqcs.mq.oz.au
zap@indic.se (Jonas Petersson) (06/18/91)
In article <1044@macuni.mqcc.mq.oz> s8922967@ipc05.mqcs.mq.oz.au (Murray John GILBERT) writes: >[...] >Anyway, aside from that, is theree an actual 'AUDIO:' like Dos device around >on the Amiga which like /dev/audio on Unix I can just copy stuff to. I would >be handier than getting out 'sound' or *tracker or the like to hear a sound. >Preferably it should be able to handle several common audio formats as well >as just plain samples. [This is a bit off the unix subject, but he asked for it...] Not quite, but close: I've written a deamon with an ARexx interface that plays any sample you send to it (raw or 8SVX) using just the amount of memory you specified when you started the daemon. Just type: 'address PLAY FILE samplefile ... or make yourself an ARexx script if that's to much to type... I considered making it a device, but decided ARexx was more flexible. You can find it along with Arq on ab20 - perhaps I ought to post it? It is called 'upd' (for micro player daemon) and has quite a few options. So long / Jonas -- /// "Are you THE Zaphod Beeblebrox ????" # zap@indic.se __ /// # Air Quality Surveillance \\\/// "No, just A Zaphod Beeblebrox. # "I can feel it coming \/// Didn't you hear - I come in sixpacks !" # in the air..."
ag@amix.commodore.com (Keith Gabryelski) (06/19/91)
s8922967@ipc05.mqcs.mq.oz.au (Murray John GILBERT) writes: > A /dev/audio device would be nice under Amiga Unix. A partially working audio device was finished yesterday. It should be in 2.0. Pax, Keith -- Keith Gabryelski Advanced Products Group ag@amix.commodore.com ...!cbmvax!amix!ag
markus@techfak.uni-bielefeld.de (Markus Illenseer) (06/21/91)
In article <2696@amix.commodore.com>, ag@amix.commodore.com (Keith Gabryelski) writes: |> s8922967@ipc05.mqcs.mq.oz.au (Murray John GILBERT) writes: |> > A /dev/audio device would be nice under Amiga Unix. |> |> A partially working audio device was finished yesterday. It should be |> in 2.0. Nah! This is nice ! Thanx for some good work! I hope this will increase the Value of Amiga-Unix and will be remarked when comparing with other Unix-Systems. E.g. PC's , Suns and Next's . Thanx again :-) Okay, then my Question belonging /dev/audio is answered. (Perhaps more details about it ?) But, let them time to develop it .. |> |> Pax, Keith |> -- |> Keith Gabryelski Advanced Products Group |> ag@amix.commodore.com ...!cbmvax!amix!ag -- CU, Markus Markus Illenseer, Computer Science , University of Bielefeld, Germany I read the news today, oh boys ... about a lucky man who made the grade ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------