Software synths

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Are you running 5.1 sound on linux?  What type of sound card/drivers do you
useand how well does it work?
Sean
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Whitley CTR Cecil H" <WhitleyCH.ctr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'"
<speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 7:21 AM
Subject: RE: Software synths


> Hi Janina,
> I agree that there is an issue with keeping the speech stream out of the
> music stream.  I actually had a thought on that when I read your message.
I
> have 5.1 surround sound, it would be possible to put the voice stream to
the
> rear speakers and therefore keep it separate from the music stream coming
> through the front speakers.  I don't know if any of the software synth
> developers would be interested in enabling this as an option, but it is
one
> possible solution.  A "separate" sound device like "voice" in the mixer
> might also be an option, but i'm not sure if that would address all
issues.
> It would allow recording software to supress that device for it's incoming
> data stream.
>
> Don't get me wrong, I have no bias against hardware synths and I do wish
> development on them would continue.  It would be so nice to have a
firewire
> or usb connected hw synth!  Especially one that the manufacturer would
> publish enough documentation for to enable a speakup/yasr/emacs speak
driver
> to be written.  I guess even a PCI hw synth would be helpfull, but PCI
like
> ISA before it will eventually go away.
>
> Regards,
>
> Cecil
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