[linux-audio-user] Acid for Linux ?

[Steve Harris]

On Mon, Dec 09, 2002 at 01:18:30PM +0900, Patrick Shirkey wrote:
> >That's it. BTW it should be noted that JACK is more or less a clone of 
> >Rewire that exists for years under Windoz, another Steinberg innovation 
> >although Rewire work only for the apps that comply to the (not-open ?) 
> >standard. (i guess).
> >
> 
> Just because they got there first does not mean they originated the 
> concept. JACK is simply a way a sharing data between applications in 
> realtime at low latency. That should be a prerequisite for any serious 
> digital musician.
> 
> Saying JACK is a clone of Rewire is like saying desktop Linux is a clone 
> of windohs or mac.

Its also not true (if I understand correctly). Rewire only allows linking of
dynamic objects, whereas jack can also link whole processes. ReWire
appears to work with a host/client architecture, whereas a JACK graph is
made up of peers.

This combionation makes JACK a) more flexible, b) more robust. At least
in theory ;)

PS ReWire was created by Propellerhead, not Steinberg.

- Steve