Re: NSSound

[Xavier Glattard]

Stefan Bidigaray a écrit :
> On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 9:17 AM, Xavier Glattard 
> <address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden>> wrote:
>
>     Just an idea : http://jackaudio.org/
>
>
> Before settling on OpenAL I took a look at all the popular sound servers 
> out there (even thought about using PulseAudio).  I can't really 
> remember why I didn't pick it, but I'll look at it again.  I did a quick 
> walk through the API and couldn't see anything that jumped at me as to 
> why OpenAL and not JACK.
>  
> Stefan

I just have a quick look on OpenAL: it's is a powerful API, dedicated to 
3D audio and gaming. The project is mostly supported by Creative.

Jack API is quite simple: it only routes audio (and MIDI) streams 
between applications (and/or audio hardware!) with only one format for 
audio data. It provides tools to measure and reduce latency and handles 
synchronization between apps (very important for serious real-time audio 
applications). It's very similar to CoreAudio.

IMHO OpenAL is a end-user-oriented API, while Jack is more like a backend.