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

[John Check]

On Tuesday 17 August 2004 05:59 pm, Paul Davis wrote:
> >> I'm not that familiar with jack internals, but writing a new jack driver
> >> (like the firewire one, and oss one) would be a much, much better idea
> >> than writing some alsa-over-network monstrosity for too many reasons to
> >> list.
> >
> >Err.. yeah I'd have to agree.
>
> wrong model. a given jackd has a single driver.  a new jack client,
> sure.
>

My bad.

> and in fact, jlc and i have done some tentative experiments with
> *live network audio* using jackd and ices w/jack support using only
> our DSL connectivity. the model that ices uses is more or less
> perfect, i think. just a client with some ports that happen to send
> audio to the rest of the world. only the user knows that, other apps
> just think its a regular client. jack doesn't care either, so everyone
> who has a different idea of how to actually connect the endpoints can
> do their own thing and everyone can coexist.
>
> oh, and a small correction. VST System Link has basically nothing to
> do with networked audio. its concerned with providing a common clock
> and transport control across a network. it does *not* distribute audio
> across the network at all.
>

Muwahahahaha

> --p