aRts, which stands for
analog
Real
time
synthesizer, is an
application that simulates an analog synthesizer under
KDE/
Linux. One key component of aRts is the soundserver which mixes several sound
streams in realtime. The soundserver called aRtsd (d for
Daemon) is also utilized as the standard soundserver for KDE. The soundserver is not dependent on KDE and can be used in other projects.
The
aRts platform also includes
aRts Builder - an
application for building custom layouts and configurations for audio mixers, sequencers, synthesizers and other audio
schemas via a user-friendly
Graphical user interface.
Future of aRts
On
December 2, 2004 aRts' creator and primary developer Stefan Westerfeld
announced he was leaving the project due to a variety of fundamental development and technical issues with aRts. The future of aRts is uncertain, but it is likely to have few new developments and be replaced with another audio engine in KDE 4.
External links
Category:KDE
Category:Free audio software
de:ARts