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Everything about Open Sound System
Sound server for Unix-like operating systems
The Open Sound System (OSS) is an interface for making and capturing sound in Unix and Unix-like operating systems. It is based on standard Unix devices system calls. The term also sometimes refers to the software in a Unix kernel that provides the OSS interface; it can be thought of as a device driver for sound controller hardware. The goal of OSS is to allow the writing of sound-based applications that are agnostic of the underlying sound hardware. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Open Sound SystemA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Evaluation of ecological risks associated with open loop exhaust gas cleaning system (EGCS) discharges in the Puget Sound, WAInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: BibleThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Possible Sound Mode Conversion in “Superfluid 4He-97% Open Aerogel” SystemCited 10 times
- Go sideways: PulseAudioA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Advanced Linux Sound ArchitectureA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Possible Sound Mode Conversion in “Superfluid 4He-97% Open Aerogel” System
The development of a sound viewer for an open hypermedia system
Multi-Channel System for Sound Creation in Open Areas
An Affordable Open-source Flexible Spectroscopic Radiation Mapping System Employing Sound Card Digitization
Sound masking system for open plan office
An open-source low-cost TDOA-based sound source localization system
Development of open air sound barrier system using single microphone and speakers
A design principle for the sound reinforcement system of an open-field stage
🆕 Influential since 2022
📚 Books worth reading
BibleBible · 1200
Pride and PrejudiceJane Austen · 1813
A Christmas CarolCharles Dickens · 1843
Frankenstein; or, The Modern PrometheusMary Shelley · 1818
A Tale of Two CitiesCharles Dickens · 1800
Jane EyreCharlotte Brontë · 1847
BillCanada. Legislature. Legislative Assembly. · 2002
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking GlassLewis Carroll, Lucy Etheldred Broadwood · 1881
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
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