[LAU] Bridging alsa and jack midi

Philipp Überbacher murks at tuxfamily.org
Thu Sep 25 20:56:59 UTC 2014


On Thu, 25 Sep 2014 10:52:41 -0400
Paul Davis <paul at linuxaudiosystems.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Sep 25, 2014 at 5:26 AM, Philipp Überbacher
> <murks at tuxfamily.org> wrote:
> 
> > Hi again,
> >
> > what is currently the best (least jitter, reliable) way to bridge
> > alsa and jack midi?
> >
> 
> 
> It depends on the version of JACK you are using. With current JACK1,
> the -X seq option is the best.
> With older JACK1 and any version of JACK2, using a2jmidid -e is the
> best option as far as timing.

So I remember correctly that there used to be issues with -X seq.

I use jack 1 and it is the latest version, so I'll try -X seq.

Thanks Paul.


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