[Jack-Devel] I'm confused about latency

[Alexandre BIQUE]

On 4/5/19 6:15 PM, Robin Gareus wrote:
> If you meant that App1 is latent, and App2's input-port is connected to
> the sum of App1's output and the HW's capture port. Then the latency is
> ambiguous (jack reports a range).
> 
> If App1 doesn't introduce a latency. App2 will see a single value for
> the capture-latency on its input port.
> 
> jack does not include a "delay in the wire" to align paths. JACK is a
> patchbay. It provides mechanism for efficient inter-application
> connections, jackd itself does not enforce a policy on the user.

Yeah that's my issue, the latency problem can't be solved.

Maybe jack would be clearer without the port's latency and a simple way
to query the audio driver latency.

Thanks,
Alex