-RtAudio - a set of C++ classes which provide a common API for realtime audio input/output across Linux (native ALSA, JACK, and OSS), SGI, Macintosh OS X (CoreAudio), and Windows (DirectSound and ASIO) operating systems.
+RtAudio - a set of C++ classes that provide a common API for realtime audio input/output across Linux (native ALSA, JACK, PulseAudio and OSS), Macintosh OS X (CoreAudio and JACK), and Windows (DirectSound, ASIO and WASAPI) operating systems.
-By Gary P. Scavone, 2001-2005.
+By Gary P. Scavone, 2001-2016.
This distribution of RtAudio contains the following:
doc: RtAudio documentation (see doc/html/index.html)
tests: example RtAudio programs
-asio: header files necessary for ASIO compilation
-tests/Windows: Visual C++ 6.0 test program workspace and projects
+include: header and source files necessary for ASIO, DS & OSS compilation
+tests/Windows: Visual C++ .net test program workspace and projects
OVERVIEW:
-RtAudio is a set of C++ classes which provide a common API (Application Programming Interface) for realtime audio input/output across Linux (native ALSA, JACK, and OSS), SGI, Macintosh OS X (CoreAudio), and Windows (DirectSound and ASIO) operating systems. RtAudio significantly simplifies the process of interacting with computer audio hardware. It was designed with the following goals:
+RtAudio is a set of C++ classes that provides a common API (Application Programming Interface) for realtime audio input/output across Linux (native ALSA, JACK, PulseAudio and OSS), Macintosh OS X and Windows (DirectSound, ASIO and WASAPI) operating systems. RtAudio significantly simplifies the process of interacting with computer audio hardware. It was designed with the following objectives:
- - object oriented C++ design
+ - object-oriented C++ design
- simple, common API across all supported platforms
- - only two header files and one source file for easy inclusion in programming projects
+ - only one source and one header file for easy inclusion in programming projects
- allow simultaneous multi-api support
- - blocking functionality
- - callback functionality
- - extensive audio device parameter control
- - audio device capability probing
- - automatic internal conversion for data format, channel number compensation, de-interleaving, and byte-swapping
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-RtAudio incorporates the concept of audio streams, which represent audio output (playback) and/or input (recording). Available audio devices and their capabilities can be enumerated and then specified when opening a stream. Where applicable, multiple API support can be compiled and a particular API specified when creating an RtAudio instance.
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-The RtAudio API provides both blocking (synchronous) and callback (asyncronous) functionality. Callbacks are typically used in conjunction with graphical user interfaces (GUI). Blocking functionality is often necessary for explicit control of multiple input/output stream synchronization or when audio must be synchronized with other system events.
+ - support dynamic connection of devices
+ - provide extensive audio device parameter control
+ - allow audio device capability probing
+ - automatic internal conversion for data format, channel number compensation, (de)interleaving, and byte-swapping
+RtAudio incorporates the concept of audio streams, which represent audio output (playback) and/or input (recording). Available audio devices and their capabilities can be enumerated and then specified when opening a stream. Where applicable, multiple API support can be compiled and a particular API specified when creating an RtAudio instance. See the \ref apinotes section for information specific to each of the supported audio APIs.
FURTHER READING:
-For complete documentation on RtAudio, see the doc directory of the distribution or surf to http://music.mcgill.ca/~gary/rtaudio/.
+For complete documentation on RtAudio, see the doc directory of the distribution or surf to http://www.music.mcgill.ca/~gary/rtaudio/.
LEGAL AND ETHICAL:
-The RtAudio license is similar to the the MIT License, with the added "feature" that modifications be sent to the developer.
+The RtAudio license is similar to the MIT License.
RtAudio: a set of realtime audio i/o C++ classes
- Copyright (c) 2001-2005 Gary P. Scavone
+ Copyright (c) 2001-2016 Gary P. Scavone
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files
included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
Any person wishing to distribute modifications to the Software is
- requested to send the modifications to the original developer so that
- they can be incorporated into the canonical version.
+ asked to send the modifications to the original developer so that
+ they can be incorporated into the canonical version. This is,
+ however, not a binding provision of this license.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
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