Linux Sound Programming

Program audio and sound for Linux using this practical, how-to guide. You will learn how to use DSPs, sampled audio, MIDI, karaoke, streaming audio, and more. Linux Sound Programming takes you through the layers of complexity involved in programming the Linux sound system. You’ll see the large variety of tools and approaches that apply to almost every aspect of sound. This ranges from audio codecs, to audio players, to audio support both within and outside of the Linux kernel.

What You’ll Learn

• Work with sampled audio
• Handle Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
• Gain knowledge of MIDI
• Build a Karaoke-like application
• Handle streaming audio

Who This Book Is For

Experienced Linux users and programmers interested in doing multimedia with Linux.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Basic Concepts of Sound
Chapter 2: User-Level Tools
Chapter 3: Sound Codecs and File Formats
Chapter 4: Overview of Linux Sound Architecture
Chapter 5: ALSA
Chapter 6: PulseAudio
Chapter 7: Jack
Chapter 8: Session Management
Chapter 9: Java Sound
Chapter 10: GStreamer
Chapter 11: libao
Chapter 12: FFmpeg/Libav
Chapter 13: OpenMAX IL
Chapter 14: LADSPA
Chapter 15: Displaying Video with Overlays Using Gtk and FFmpeg
Chapter 16: MIDI
Chapter 17: User-Level Tools for MIDI
Chapter 18: MIDI Java Sound
Chapter 19: MIDI ALSA
Chapter 20: FluidSynth
Chapter 21: TiMidity
Chapter 22: Overview of Karaoke Systems
Chapter 23: Karaoke User-Level Tools
Chapter 24: MP3+G
Chapter 25: Karaoke Applications Using Java Sound
Chapter 26: Subtitles and Closed Captions
Chapter 27: Karaoke FluidSynth
Chapter 28: TiMidity and Karaoke
Chapter 29: Jack and Karaoke
Chapter 30: Streaming Audio
Chapter 31: Raspberry Pi
Chapter 32: Conclusion
Appendix A : Decoding the DKD Files on the Sonken Karaoke DVD