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

[John Check]

On Monday 16 August 2004 04:38 pm, Steve Harris wrote:
> 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

Are you talking about a scenario with synced sound cards or the general 
streamed audio case?

> your better off sticking to one machine with i/o.
>
> - Steve