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| Other sound servers such as [[apps:all:PulseAudio]], [[apps:all:ESounD]], [[apps:all:GStreamer]] and [[apps:all:aRts]] serve various desktop audio needs, and have lots of overlapping functionality, but are not specifically focused towards audio production like [[apps:all:Jack]]. | Other sound servers such as [[apps:all:PulseAudio]], [[apps:all:ESounD]], [[apps:all:GStreamer]] and [[apps:all:aRts]] serve various desktop audio needs, and have lots of overlapping functionality, but are not specifically focused towards audio production like [[apps:all:Jack]]. |
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| | ===== Compatibility layers ===== |
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| | An application that does not use a sound server is generally written for either [[apps:all:OSS_free|OSS]] (in which case it would use /dev/dsp*) or [[apps:all:ALSA]] (in which case it would use /dev/snd/* though the [[apps:all:ALSA]] libraries). |
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| | This would mean [[apps:all:OSS_free|OSS]] would not work on systems using [[apps:all:ALSA]] and vice-versa. Luckily, both projects provide a 'compatibility layer' to work with each others' applications. |
