Subject: Re: Real-time binaural analysis using Linux? From: Jont Allen <jba(at)RESEARCH.ATT.COM> Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 10:20:46 -0400Eric Mousset wrote: > > Dear List, > > The department I am working for is considering purchasing some > equipment for research purposes in binaural hearing (HRTF-based sound > source localisation, amongst others). > The computer on which we are intending to run the (real-time) binaural > analyses is a PC running LINUX. > > 1) Part of the question is general and applies to anyone interested > in real-time sound source localisation with a pair of mics as input: > There are apparently two main options for the acquisition of the > acoustic signals: a sound-card vs an A/D convertor. How do they compare? > > 2) Linux-oriented question: Do most cards have drivers for Linux? > > Many thanks in advance. > > Eric. > > -- > --------------------- mailto:mousset(at)sedal.usyd.edu.au --------------------- > Dr. Eric Mousset - Research Associate > School of Electrical and Information Engineering - Building J03 > University of Sydney phone: +61 2 9351 7208 > Sydney NSW 2006 fax: +61 2 9351 7209 > AUSTRALIA home: +61 2 9517 4961 > ------------------- http://www.sedal.usyd.edu.au/~mousset ------------------ Eric, I believe Steve Neely can help you. You may want to consider use a Turtle Beach sound board. It is cheap, and works well with Linux. I would suggest Matlab to do such work, in conjunction with the sound card. Jont -- Jont B. Allen AT&T Labs-Research, Shannon Laboratory, E161 180 Park Ave., Florham Park NJ, 07932-0971 973/360-8545voice, x7111fax, http://www.research.att.com/~jba -My favorite URL: www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/history -Imagination is more important than knowledge. --Albert Einstein -Life without music would be an error --Nietzsche -Where does Microsoft want you to go today? --www.webt-shirt.net