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From: Rutger Nijlunsing <rutger@wingding.demon.nl>
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Subject: Re: Linux Sound Drivers
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> The Maui is not part of the Multisound series, but part of the
> WaveFront series, like the Tropez and the Tropez Plus. The big
> difference is that the Maui has, as I understand it, no CODEC on
> board, so it can't be used to dump digital sound data through it. its
> just a wavetable synth.

But the wavetable chip is very much like the GUS's one, and the GUS
had also the possibility to use the /dev/dsp, so it is possible in
theory. I also remember a DOS program which could play a sample an a
Maui. It programmed an instrument to play indefinitely, and then
changed the sample on the fly or something like that.

> The Maui has long been supported under Linux with OSS/Free (and by
> implication the new modular OSS-derived sound drivers), but the
> support wasn't particularly fantastic if you were interested in
> programming the synth or using some its more interesting features.

...but the stubs were in :)

Then again, the Maui can be programmed in two ways: by using direct
port access, or by encapsulating the commands in MIDI messages.

> As of Linux kernel 2.1.109 a version of my WaveFront driver (for the
> modular sound drivers) has been a part of the standard kernel, and it
> provides much greater support for the WaveFront cards.
[snip]
> 
> >Then again, I'm probably the only Linux user with an Turtle Beach
> >Maui, so I won't except it in the near and far future...
> 
> Far from it. I know of at least 2 others who are using my driver, and
> there are undoubtedly more out there.

Are you sure they've got a _Maui_?

> >Can the ALSA driver (SB16) be mixed with the OSS driver (Maui), or
> >only by some hacking (OSS to another major device number and create
> >some custom /dev devices)?
> 
> As mentioned on this list a few days ago, I plan to port my driver to
> ALSA as soon as the CS4232 is supported under ALSA, since this is the
> CODEC used by the Tropez and Tropez+, and is a prerequisite for my
> driver (well, sort of).

Cool! Thanks to all!

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