The Linux Audio Developers (LAD) list is dedicated to the development of audio applications and infrastructure for the Linux Operating System. With its proven stability and scalability, it is a perfect foundation for the handling and processing of large amounts of audio data.
Our goal is to encourage widespread code re-use and cooperation, and to provide a common forum for all audio related software projects and an exchange point for a number of other special-interest mailing lists.
As a support forum for the people who actually use the software, we have started the Linux Audio Users (LAU) mailing list, where many developers hang out to provide help and learn about ways to improve their applications.
For those who don't want too much traffic in their inboxes, we have a moderated Linux Audio Announce list that will help you keep up with the latest releases.
Thanks to Bob Ham, there's a #lad channel on the Freenode Network. To participate, point your IRC client to irc[.au|.cn|.eu|.us|].freenode.net depending on your location (Australia, Asia, Europe or the US) and type /join #lad.
In case you're new to Internet Relay Chat, http://irchelp.org is a good place to start, especially The IRC Prelude.