[Alsa-user] Using ALSA without a sound card?

[Travis W. <twi...@gm...>]

Greetings,

I'm researching an accessibility project with the goal of transforming
things like syslog entries and system monitor data into different kinds of
sounds.  The goal is to allow visually impaired people to "hear" the status
of different components rather than rely on a screen reader.  The sound
would then be transmitted through a wireless device to the individual's
ear.  Is an ALSA driver available that emulates an actual sound card, or is
it possible to use ALSA without a physical sound card?  I'd like to be able
to do the data-to-sound conversion on a server that doesn't have a sound
card installed, and then stream it using icecast or somesuch.  Can this be
done with ALSA?

Thank you,

Travis