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diff --git a/audio/sonic-visualiser/README b/audio/sonic-visualiser/README index 83f564333c..46660c88e6 100644 --- a/audio/sonic-visualiser/README +++ b/audio/sonic-visualiser/README @@ -1,23 +1,22 @@ sonic-visualiser (audio file visualiser) -Sonic Visualiser is an application for viewing and analysing the contents -of music audio files. The aim of Sonic Visualiser is to be the first -program you reach for when want to study a musical recording rather than -simply listen to it. +Sonic Visualiser is an application for viewing and analysing the +contents of music audio files. The aim of Sonic Visualiser is to be +the first program you reach for when want to study a musical recording +rather than simply listen to it. -Optional dependencies, detected at build time: +Optional dependency, detected at build time: -liblo - allows remote control of sonic-visualiser via OSC. portaudio - allows sonic-visualiser to run without a JACK or pulseaudio - server. +server (using plain ALSA). -Note: the SlackBuild author is unable to get sonic-visualiser to work -with PortAudio. PulseAudio seems to work but hasn't been thoroughly -tested. If you have problems with the other audio I/O backends, try JACK. -See File -> Preferences -> Audio I/O. +Note: PulseAudio seems to work but hasn't been thoroughly tested. If +you have problems with the other audio I/O backends, try JACK. See File +-> Preferences -> Audio I/O. -This package uses POSIX filesystem capabilities to execute with -elevated privileges (required for realtime audio processing). This -may be considered a security/stability risk. Please read -http://www.slackbuilds.org/caps/ for more information. To disable -capabilities, pass SETCAP=no to the script. +[*] When built with jack, this package uses POSIX filesystem +capabilities to execute with elevated privileges (required for realtime +audio processing). This may be considered a security/stability +risk. Please read http://www.slackbuilds.org/caps/ for more +information. To disable capabilities, pass SETCAP=no to the script, or +build without JACK. |