"Demystifying the Complex Linux Audio Stack: Insights into Sound Processing Technology and its Significance in the Linux Ecosystem"

The Linux audio stack demystified

1. Introduction 2. Exclaimer 3. Understanding Sound and Sound Waves 4. How humans process sound waves 5. How Digital Audio Works 5.1. Audio-Input and Sampling 5.1.1. Nyquist-Shannon 5.1.2. Quantization 5.1.3. Storing Digital Audio signals? 5.1.4. Mono and Stereo 5.2. Audio-Output 6. The Role of a Sound Card / Audio Interface 6.1. What makes a good Sound Card / Audio Interface? 6.2. The Stairstep Fallacy 7. The Linux Audio Stack 7.1. ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture) 7.2. JACK 7.3. PulseAu...