> >>> But, the short answer is, I think drivers pass interleaved data to sound > >>> cards. > >> > >> no, the short answer is that its hardware dependent, and in some > >> cases, configurable at the hardware level. > > > > Well things must have changed then. Last time I explored the realms of sound > > card low-level programming, it was with a Sound Blaster compatible card, and > > they (used to) accept only interleaved data. > > > > I'm not sure what they do now, but as you say they probably are > > configurable. > > Paul is saying that the Sound Blaster may have been interleaved, but there > are hundreds of different sound I/O devices from many manufacturers; some of > them are interleaved; some of them are not; some of them are configurable. > It depends on the specific hardware that is being used. So I gathered. I guess we should support both interleaved and non-interleaved then. -SB ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Generalized Music Plugin Interface (GMPI) public discussion list Participation in this list is contingent upon your abiding by the following rules: Please stay on topic. You are responsible for your own words. Please respect your fellow subscribers. Please do not redistribute anyone else's words without their permission. Archive: //www.freelists.org/archives/gmpi Email gmpi-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx w/ subject "unsubscribe" to unsubscribe