[LAU] routing alsa to jack

[Robin Paulson]

On 3 August 2012 08:23, Fons Adriaensen <fons at linuxaudio.org> wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 02, 2012 at 11:36:08AM -0400, S. Massy wrote:
>> http://kokkinizita.linuxaudio.org/linuxaudio/downloads
>
> This is not 'a third method'. The zita-a2j and zita-j2a
> apps are replacements for the alsa-in and alsa-out clients
> that come with jack. They can be used in the same way as
> those, e.g. together with the ALSA loop device. The main
> difference is that they do not degrade audio quality.
>
> Note that you only need the ALSA loop device when the
> app you want to connect is one of those crippled ones
> that only accept 'soundcards' as an ALSA device. If not
> all you need to connect an ALSA app to Jack is ALSA's
> jack plugin.

the problem is, as far as i can tell, the alsa_in and alsa_out devices
are not persistent. i.e. as soon as audio stops, the connection to
jack breaks. so, the user needs to re-start the audio, then re-connect
in patchage/whatever. but i might be wrong

-- 
robin

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