“I have a friend who has had nothing but nightmares result from
his attempts at setting up the fabled low-latency high-performance
Linux audio system. In sympathy with his plight I present here a
primer in three parts for troubleshooting common and uncommon
problems with the Linux sound system. Parts 1 & 2 will present
programs used to analyze and configure your audio setup. Part 3
will list the most frequently encountered problems along with their
suggested solutions.“This week, Part 1 introduces some useful system analysis tools
and utilities with graphic user interfaces…”