[linux-audio-dev] Audio synchronization, MIDI API

[Steve Harris]

On Mon, Aug 16, 2004 at 03:07:45 -0400, Dave Robillard wrote:
> On Sat, 2004-08-14 at 16:07, Benno Senoner wrote:
> > The onlyproblem I envision if you want to synchronize multiple audio 
> > cards over the network.
> 
> I think jack-over-eth would be most useful for using seperate machines
> to take off the DSP load and send the audio back to the master machine
> which would have the audio interface (like that VST powercore stuff).
> 
> That way you could run a big expensive synth on another machine and just
> have it send it's outputs back via jack (so really you wouldn't even
> know it's running on another machine - just another jack port)
> 
> I'm sure someone out there would have a use for syncing cards over the
> network, but personally I can't think of a reason it'd be useful, and
> it's certainly not worth the effort (if it's possible at all, which I
> doubt)

Its certanly possible if your willing to add enough latency to stop the
flutter being anoying, but I agree, to increase the processing capability
your better off sticking to one machine with i/o.

- Steve