Glossary
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ADC
- Analog Digital Converter.
This converts an analog audio signal into a digital stream of samples.
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ALSA
- Advanced Linux Sound Architecture.
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capture group
- A mixer group that contains up to one volume, one mute, and one input
selection element.
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codec
- Compression-Decompression module or Coder-Decoder.
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DAC
- Digital Analog Converter.
This converts a digital stream of samples into an analog signal.
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element
- See mixer element.
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group
- See mixer group.
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MIC
- Microphone.
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mixer element
- A component of an audio mixer, with a single, discrete function.
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mixer group
- A collection or group of elements and associated control capabilities.
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PCI
- Peripheral Component Interconnect (personal computer bus).
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PCM
- Pulse Code Modulation.
A technique for converting analog signals to a digital representation.
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playback group
- A mixer group that contains up to one volume element and one mute element.
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QSA
- QNX Sound Architecture.
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SRC
- Sample Rate Conversion.
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subchannel
- The collection of resources that a single connection to a client uses
within a PCM device (playback or capture).