On the ALSA Web site, you read that ALSA stands for the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture. Normal users normally don't think about such things as sound architectures, so before I say more about ALSA ...

AudioScience has included an integrated Advanced Linux Sound Architecture and HPI driver for its sound card line. ALSA is a sound card Application Programming Interface for Linux. ALSA became part of ...

In my last installment of this series I introduced a variety of GUI-based tools that can help you discover more about your system to help identify potentially troublesome components. This week we'll ...

First some basic info:<P>Distro: Debian testing/unstable<BR>Kernel: 2.4.9<BR>Sound card: Sound Blaster PCI 128<BR>ALSA version: 0.9 beta 4<P>I'm using 'alsaconf' because I was a little confused on ...

Linux audio may be confusing for the uninitiated. As a system that has evolved and spawned at least two independent branches over time it tends to produce results that surprise or irritate the user.

Tech giant Microsoft has announced it is rolling out a new version of Skype for Linux, although the new version drops direct support for Alsa. Key features of Skype version 4.3.0.37 include an update ...