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| wiki:why_linux_for_audio [2014/03/26 11:33] – digisus | wiki:why_linux_for_audio [2021/08/06 17:06] (current) – [Supported hardware] gootz |
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| Many people wonder if their (audio) hardware is supported by Linux. The quick answer is that there's a good chance that it is. When you start working with Linux it's always good to do a little searching, and that'll likely tell you whether it is supported. Most hardware is actually supported by Linux, because of lots of work from the Linux community. In addition, more and more companies are making hardware [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Device_driver|drivers]] for Linux. | Many people wonder if their (audio) hardware is supported by Linux. The quick answer is that there's a good chance that it is. When you start working with Linux it's always good to do a little searching, and that'll likely tell you whether it is supported. Most hardware is actually supported by Linux, because of lots of work from the Linux community. In addition, more and more companies are making hardware [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Device_driver|drivers]] for Linux. |
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| [[hardware|Here]] You can see which soundcard, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firewire|firewire]] device or other audio hardware is supported by Linux. Your hardware is not on the list? Then you can ask at the LinuxMusicians [[http://linuxmusicians.com/index.php|forum]] or post a message on the [[http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user|LAU mailinglist]]. | [[hardware|Here]] You can see which soundcard, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firewire|firewire]] device or other audio hardware is supported by Linux. Your hardware is not on the list? Then you can ask at the LinuxMusicians [[http://linuxmusicians.com/index.php|forum]] or post a message on the [[http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user|LAU mailinglist]]. |
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