Network Audio System
Encyclopedia
The Network Audio System (NAS) is an open-source
, network-transparent
, client–server audio transport system. It can be described as the audio equivalent of the X Window System
. NAS works on Unix
and Microsoft Windows
platforms. The project began in the early 1990s. The current maintainer is Jon Trulson.
Open-source software
Open-source software is computer software that is available in source code form: the source code and certain other rights normally reserved for copyright holders are provided under a software license that permits users to study, change, improve and at times also to distribute the software.Open...
, network-transparent
Network transparency
Network transparency in its most general sense refers to the ability of a protocol to transmit data over the network in a manner which is transparent to those using the applications that are using the protocol....
, client–server audio transport system. It can be described as the audio equivalent of the X Window System
X Window System
The X window system is a computer software system and network protocol that provides a basis for graphical user interfaces and rich input device capability for networked computers...
. NAS works on Unix
Unix
Unix is a multitasking, multi-user computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs, including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, Brian Kernighan, Douglas McIlroy, and Joe Ossanna...
and Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
platforms. The project began in the early 1990s. The current maintainer is Jon Trulson.
See also
- Enlightened Sound DaemonEnlightened Sound DaemonIn computing, the Enlightened Sound Daemon is the sound server for Enlightenment and GNOME.ESD will mix together the simultaneous audio output of multiple running programs, and output the resulting stream to the sound card....
(ESD) - aRtsARtsaRts, which stands for analog Real time synthesizer, is an audio framework that is no longer under development. It is best known for previously being used in KDE to simulate an analog synthesizer....
- JACK Audio Connection KitJACK Audio Connection KitJACK is a professional sound server daemon that provides real-time, low latency connections for both audio and MIDI data between applications that implement its API...
- PulseAudioPulseAudioPulseAudio is a cross-platform, networked sound server commonly used on the Linux-based and FreeBSD operating systems.PulseAudio runs under Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and POSIX-compliant platforms, such as Linux and FreeBSD...