[Jack-Devel] How does --hwmon work?

[Ralf Mardorf]

On Sat, 06 May 2017 10:41:53 +0200, David Kastrup wrote:
>A separated mixing console takes a whole lot more space than a
>nanoKontrol if you are trying to get to a conference by train.  

A harp takes less space than a drum kit. Use the luggage check-in
instead of handluggage or simply use a van. IOW you need to do what's
appropriate for you business. It also might be possible to not to take
the drum kit or mixing console with you, but to borrow one at the
location where you need it. If you fly from Germany to the USA, you
usually don't take your car with you, you usually would borrow one from
rent-a-car.

On Sat, 06 May 2017 10:41:53 +0200, David Kastrup wrote:
>All I hear is "that is silly", "that is absurd", "that's not the right
>way to do things".  But no actual argument why.  

You ignore the arguments. 1. Different audio interfaces provide
completely different routing capabilities, so what you want to get
isn't that easy to do, if at all. 2. Not a lot of people have the same
needs as you have got. Most people want to have the audio interface's
hardware mixer separated from the DAW's software mixer, let alone those
who simply use the I/Os of the audio interface and a mixing console.

Note! If you mix the DAW's software mixer with the audio interfaces
mixer, you get a hybrid, you could add effects to the mix, but not to
the monitor mix. The only way to get a real all in one solution is just
using the audio interfaces I/Os and to do the complete mix using a
mixing console.

Regards,
Ralf