Top Document: SGI audio Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Previous Document: News Headers Next Document: -2- How do I connect my stereo to my Ind{igo,igo2,y}? See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge Date: 20 Aug 1994 00:00:01 EST Short answer: You don't. Long answer: The DSP on the Indigo is used exclusively by the audio system: whenever you are using the audio, you are using the DSP. In order to insure that audio processes are serviced, access to the DSP is limited to the audio device driver which performs all functions on behalf of application programs. Moreover, any code developed for the DSP on the Indigo may not work on other systems since the DSP is not guaranteed to be present. For instance, Indigo2 and Indy do not have a DSP. Audio is supported by a combination of code running on the CPU and a audio ASIC chip. SGI supports the Audio Library software inter- face as opposed to any particular hardware implementation of the audio system. Lastly, any signal processing code developed on the host CPU benefits from speed increases of the CPU (and this code is easier to write as well). User Contributions:Top Document: SGI audio Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Previous Document: News Headers Next Document: -2- How do I connect my stereo to my Ind{igo,igo2,y}? Single Page [ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ] Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer: sgi-faq@viz.tamu.edu (The SGI FAQ group)
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