Format /dev/dsp expects?

[Mike McCarty]

Michael Schwendt wrote:
> Ask kernel devs whether you can still expect a specific raw format.
> 
> There are several parameters that must match: bits per sample,
> signed/unsigned samples, number of channels (mono/stereo), frequency

Endianness?

> Btw, it's likely that /dev/dsp will go away in the future, as it's
> only a compatibility device file for the old OSS driver architecture
> (unload a kernel module, and the device file is gone). ALSA uses
> different device files.

Aha. So, what do you recommend? I was using my computer to generate
some reference signals for testing some other equipment.

Mike
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