[LAD] Feature requests: add JackSession support

[m.wolkstein at gmx.de]

Am Thu, 30 Jun 2011 12:22:01 +0200
schrieb rosea grammostola <rosea.grammostola at gmail.com>:

> On 06/30/2011 12:11 PM, rosea grammostola wrote:
> > On 06/30/2011 12:00 PM, m.wolkstein at gmx.de wrote:
> >> Am Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:43:50 +0200
> >> schrieb rosea grammostola<rosea.grammostola at gmail.com>:
> >>
> >>> On 06/30/2011 11:31 AM, Renato wrote:
> >>>> On Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:03:05 +0200
> >>>> rosea grammostola<rosea.grammostola at gmail.com>   wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Linux Audio Developer,
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> May I make a feature request here for your Linuxaudio application(s)?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Could you please add JackSession support? It makes working with JACK
> >>>>> standalone applications a lot more user friendly. There are some apps
> >>>>> who support it already and they work fine, like Yoshimi, Qtractor,
> >>>>> Pianoteq, Ghostess, Guitarix, Jack-Rack, Ardour3, Bristol, Seq24,
> >>>>> Jalv, Ingen, Connie, Specimen and probably more.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> It is possible to use applications without JackSession-support in a
> >>>>> session (via so called infra clients), it starts the applications,
> >>>>> make the connections, but doesn't save the state. So obviously it
> >>>>> would be far more useful if those applications would get
> >>>>> JackSession-support also.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Qjackctl is able to work as Session Manager, so is Pyjacksm (and
> >>>>> likely Patchage in the future).
> >>>>>
> >>>>> According to comments on IRC by Paul Davis, it's very easy to add
> >>>>> JackSession support to your application.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> "Its really easy, just handle 1 more callback from the server.
> >>>>> Torben's walkthrough shows what is necessary."
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Torben's walktrough:
> >>>>> http://trac.jackaudio.org/wiki/WalkThrough/Dev/JackSession
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thanks in advance,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> \r
> >>>>>
> >>>> I second this, I tried using jacksession a few days ago and it seems
> >>>> to me it works very well; it does what it should and nothing more, 
> >>>> it is
> >>>> not intrusive
> >>> Maybe good to note also is that almost all recent distros (also
> >>> multimedia distros like AVLinux, Tango Studio etc.) have the latest
> >>> Jackd version these days (JACK1 and/ or JACK2, both support
> >>> JackSession). So apps with JackSession support are compiled with
> >>> JackSession automatically on those distros (no need to add a patch or a
> >>> special build parameter or anything like that). :)
> >>>
> >>> Regards,
> >>> \r
> >> hey ho,
> >> i am very interested to implement jack session into hydrogen. but i 
> >> am a bit confused about how it is to use as a user.
> >> i understand how to implement it into an application. thx to 
> >> http://trac.jackaudio.org/wiki/WalkThrough/Dev/JackSession.
> >> but i miss a simple howto use jacksession in your local audio 
> >> envirement.
> >> whatever exist such a document for dummies like me?
> > Wolke,
> >
> > Understanding the dev side and not the user side, that is the world 
> > up-side-down for me ;)
> > http://trac.jackaudio.org/wiki/WalkThrough/User/jack_session
> >
> > You need Jackd > = 0.120 or 1.9.7 and qjackctl 0.3.7
> >
> > Start qjackctl, start JACK
> > Start an app with JS support (yoshimi)
> > Make the desired connections
> > In qjackctl 0.3.7, you have a session window, open it.
> > Save session
> > Make a *new* folder (be careful not to overwrite an other folder 
> > (should become more safe in the next Qjackctl version))
> > Select that new folder to save the session to.
> You have to browse one subfolder backwards to be able to select your new 
> session folder likely.
> > You can quit the session by just quitting the applications, or choose 
> > save (save and quit)
> It is possible to overwrite an existing Jacksession folder (again, be 
> careful to overwrite the right one!!!)
> Atm there is no way to stop a session via a button without saving the 
> session ...
> > You can load the session via the load button in the Session window of 
> > Qjackctl, choose the right session folder.
> That's the new folder you made to save the session obviously.
> >
> > HTH
> > \r
> >
> >
> >
> 
thx, for your quick response. in fact that will help me.
i just noticed the new session button in qjackctl. super, so far this will looks like an easy to use session handler.

and yes, i am a lazy bugger:). mostly i use my spare time for other things, than to find out how computers applications will work.
lg wolke
 
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