[alsa-devel] Basic questions

[Clemens Ladisch]

tsepp2001 at t-online.de wrote:
> Am I right to use async mode

No.  It is not supported by all devices, and almost impossible to use
correctly.

> to get lowest latency times

Latency depends on the buffer size, and how fast your code can react to
the notification that some space is available.

> and using pause/play/stop?

You probably want to use non-blocking mode.


Regards,
Clemens