[linux-audio-user] Re: Audio sandbox..

[James Stone]

> Well, it's easy for your desktop because so much of the work has already
> been done.  There's an X11 extension that specifically implements session
> management.  This provides a fully functional session management
> implementation for things like Gnome and KDE to look at and use.
> 
> Check the manpage for xsm for some details - I'm aware of this stuff but
> don't really know how to use it.  smproxy lets you session apps that don't
> support the X11R6 Session Management Protocol.
> 
> You should be able to hack something basic together with this stuff - ie,
> have a "Recording" session that loads up jack, ardour, jack-rack, etc.
> 

Yep.. the most simple way I can think of is to have a terminal app from
which you type in the path of the audio apps to launch, and then specify
the audio and midi connections. It then creates a bash script to
automatically launch the same setup for you in the future. Good if you use
the same set of apps linked in the same way. I would be able to write this
myself, I think, using jack_connect and aconnect.

I like the idea of it happening automatically, but this is really beyond
my powers at present! I will have a look at the stuff you suggested though.

> Unfortuantely, the deficiency of apps to save their own state is sort of
> outside the scope - you'll still need to load the jack-rack plugins you
> want.

Yes. I realise this. I think the apps need to give some info about state
on shutdown, and allow command-line loading of patches to work with this
system.

James