Is there any possibility of adding Kernel Streaming as a output device?
I have a Philips Acoustic Edge soundcard, which lacks a ASIO driver. Because of this, I am forced to go through Windows Kmixer, and would prefer not to. I have tried the Kernel Streaming plugin for Winamp, and found very pleasing results. The music just sounds more "pure".
I found a link to a forum thread of a guy that created the plugin for Winamp. Here's a snippit that explains what it does...
What are the advantages over a directsound output?
Well, the main reason I wrote it is because Kernel Streaming prevents all other programs from playing sound, so my music won't be interrupted by some other sound (yes, I could just disable the Windows sounds, but I don't mind hearing them at other times). Kernel Streaming bypasses the Windows KMixer and sends data directly to the audio driver, so I suppose another benefit would be that KMixer doesn't get to mess with your audio data (which can give you a warm, fuzzy feeling ). Generally, the main reason to use kernel streaming is to achieve extremely low latency output, because KMixer adds about 30 ms latency. Low latency output isn't useful/possible with Winamp because the input plugins send data in like 13-26 ms bursts. Low latency output is really useful for audio editing programs.
Here's the link to the thread..
http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?act=ST&f=1&t=4569The developer also included a link to the source code for people to look at.
This would be a great addition to MC9. For those of us without ASIO functions, this would be a great benefit!
-Bishop
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