Bug#501502: RFP: libffado -- Open-source drivers for all FireWire based pro-audio devices

[Reine Johansson <reinejoh@gmail.com>]

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist


* Package name    : libffado
  Version         : 2.0-beta6
  Upstream Author : Pieter Palmers <pieter.palmers@ffado.org>
* URL             : http://www.ffado.org/
* License         : GPL
  Programming Lang: C++
  Description     : Open-source drivers for all FireWire based
pro-audio devices

This package provides the libffado shared library that provides a
unified programming interface to configure and use all supported
devices. Currently this library is used by the 'firewire' backends of
the jack audio connection kit sound server (jackaudio.org). This
backend provides audio and midi support, and is available both in jackd
and it's multiprocessor variant jackdmp.

Features
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* 24-bit audio input/output (unlimited number of channels)
* supports for all samplerates a device supports
* MIDI input/output (unlimited number of channels)
* Support for S/PDIF and ADAT/SMUX I/O
* Internal mixer and device control support for all officially
supported devices (NOTE: no support for internal DSP)
* Support for device aggregation (limited to devices on the same bus)


-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (990, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)