On Wed, 2003-01-29 at 17:09, Roger Williams wrote: > >>>>> dietrich heese boutin <dietrich.heese.boutin@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > > I am looking to install alsa on a laptop along with something for > > more reasonable sound such as a Roland ua-20... So far I have > > heard that alsa does not work, only oss, and that the latency that > > can be expected with such a set up is worth neglect. > > Although I don't have much experience with the usb-audio module, the > details at alsa-project.org indicate that it's well beyond the > limitations you mention. However, I _can_ speak to the fact that ALSA > is certainly capable of very good low-latency performance on a laptop. > > http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/doc-php/template.php3?company=Edirol&card=UA-20&chip=&module=usb-audio > http://www.linuxdj.com/audio/lad/resourceslatency.php3
