Michael Schwendt wrote:
Ask kernel devs whether you can still expect a specific raw format.
There are several parameters that must match: bits per sample, signed/unsigned samples, number of channels (mono/stereo), frequency
Endianness?
Btw, it's likely that /dev/dsp will go away in the future, as it's only a compatibility device file for the old OSS driver architecture (unload a kernel module, and the device file is gone). ALSA uses different device files.
Aha. So, what do you recommend? I was using my computer to generate some reference signals for testing some other equipment.
Mike