#hardware-devices #audio-devices #alsa #devices #linux #audio #hardware

aloe-audio-linux-alsa

Comprehensive ALSA audio device management library for Linux, facilitating interactions with sound hardware using ALSA. Provides device management and audio stream manipulation. This crate is a translation of the c++ juce module serving the same function.

1 unstable release

Uses new Rust 2024

new 0.1.2 Apr 3, 2025

#5 in #hardware-devices


Used in aloe-exports

GPL-3.0 license

1MB
10K SLoC

Aloe Audio Linux ALSA

Aloe Audio Linux ALSA provides a comprehensive interface with useful abstractions for interacting with ALSA audio devices on Linux platforms. Tailored for audio hardware interfacing, this crate encapsulates robust components such as ALSAAudioIODeviceType, ALSAAudioIODevice, ALSAThread, and ALSADevice, essential for efficient audio processing, device management, and real-time audio stream manipulation.

Features

  • Device Enumeration and Management: Seamlessly scan and manage both ALSA soundcards and PCM devices, allowing for flexible configurations.
  • Robust Error Handling: Implements enhanced logging and error recovery mechanisms to ensure reliable audio processing workflows.
  • Stream Configuration: Utilize functions to define audio stream parameters such as sample rates, buffer sizes, and channel configurations.
  • Interleaved and Non-Interleaved Audio Data Support: Customize audio data handling and conversion to cater to diverse applications.

Integration

By employing this crate, users have fine-grained control over ALSA audio devices, enabling professional-grade audio applications that demand low latency and high performance.

Example Usage

fn main() {
    // Example code for initializing an ALSA device
    let alsa_device = ALSADevice::new("hw:0", true);
    alsa_device.open(44100, 2, 512);
}

Designed to be used within larger audio systems, this crate allows for rapid development and deployment of audio applications on Linux systems utilizing ALSA.

Note: This README was generated by an AI model and may not be 100% accurate, however, it should be pretty good.

License

Licensed under the GPL-3.0 License. Repository

This crate is a translation of the JUCE module.

JUCE is a c++ software framework for developing high performance audio applications.

Usage falls under the GPLv3 as well as the JUCE commercial license.

See github.com/juce-framework/JUCE and the JUCE license page for details.

This crate is in the process of being translated from c++ to rust. For progress updates, please see the workspacer rust project. designed specifically for rust projects.

Dependencies

~29–38MB
~622K SLoC