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From: Clemens Ladisch <clemens@ladisch.de>
Subject: Re: snd_pcm_format_set_silence parameter
Date: Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:52:45 +0200
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Guilherme Longo wrote:
> What exactly does snd_pcm_format_set_silence is useful for???

It allows you to write silence samples into a buffer.
There are sample formats where silent samples are not zero bytes.


HTH
Clemens