[alsa-devel] EMU releases 0404/0202 MAC driver stack as open source!!

[James Courtier-Dutton]

Unfortunately, I cannot release the datasheets for the EMU. Even if I
had had time to implement a fully working alsa driver for the EMU, I
still would not be allowed to release the datasheets.

But, a good start would be if someone implemented support for
extension units in the current alsa usb-audio driver.
A good start would be implementing support for getting and setting the
clock rate.
Referred to in the apple code as "kClockRate".

2008/12/12 Klaus Schulz <kls.schlz at googlemail.com>:
> I would love ( and quite some other people I know - too) to get this driver
> developed.
> The 0404 is one of the best sounding USB boxes around
>
> There are not very many cards around which run in USB async mode (Benchmark
> DAC 1?)
>
> If  they open up the driver stack, perhaps the ALSA guys who're sitting on
> the data sheets for quite some time and signed
> an NDA for that, could check if they are allowed to spread the datasheet
> now.
>
> If this case I would try to involve myself to see how far I get.
>
> THX
>
>
>
> On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 7:53 AM, Takashi Iwai <tiwai at suse.de> wrote:
>
>> At Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:28:09 +0100,
>> Klaus Schulz wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi folks.
>> >
>> > FYI - see below.
>> >
>> > Does this makes live easier to get the ALSA driver developed.
>>
>> Thanks.
>> I don't know whether anyone is working on this device, but this could
>> be used as a reference, at least.
>>
>> Takashi
>>
>> >
>> > THX Klaus
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ---Quote---
>> > SCOTTS VALLEY, CA - December 1, 2008 - E-MU Systems today announced that
>> for
>> > the first time it will release as open source the Macintosh driver stack
>> for
>> > its award winning USB 2.0 audio interface products - the 0202USB,
>> 0404USB,
>> > and TrackerPre. The Software Developer Kit will be available on the
>> > SourceForge developer's website in early December and can be found at:
>> > https://sourceforge.net/projects/zaudiodrivermac/. The software will be
>> > released under the GNU Lesser General Public License or LGPL v3, which
>> > enables developers to commercially redistribute products derived from
>> this
>> > code base.
>> >
>> > The Software Developer Kit will include the E-MU USB 2.0 driver interface
>> > specification and necessary source code for adding new features,
>> enhancing
>> > performance, or porting to other Operating Systems.
>> >
>> > "We are releasing this code to the public to enable programming
>> enthusiasts
>> > the ability to experiment with and to extend the capabilities of our
>> > products, which we find being used in a variety of applications outside
>> of
>> > the MI space proper. I'm convinced that our clever user base will come up
>> > with innovative variations not addressed by our mainstream activities,"
>> said
>> > Michael Lee, marketing manager for E-MU Systems. "I'm excited to see the
>> > results generated by the OpenSource community."
>> > ---End Quote---
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