[linux-audio-user] JACK of Two Cards

[Jos Laake]

Russell Hanaghan wrote:
> On Tue, 2004-06-29 at 15:35, Jos Laake wrote:

>>Russell Hanaghan wrote:
>>
>>>>I have asked, just as you too are asking for a "dream come true!" Cheapo
>>>>cards for multiple IO's...
>>>>
>>>>But alas...this is not to be!  You can get both cards working in tandem
>>>>(of sorts) with the right ".asoundrc" file
>>
>>Okay, this is what I need!  Can somebody (Russell?) please post the
>>.asoundrc that makes this actually work?  I've tried various bits for
>>".asoundrc" that I've found here and there online and I can't get
>>'qjackctl' to see the device, nor can I get 'jackd' to start manually
>>with the composite device.
> 
> Hmmm...I have approx. 2.314 brain cells left and they don't communicate
> with each other anymore! :)  From recollection, I thought I just used
> the "multi" option in Qjackctl and set jack for 4 in's and 4 outs.

I'm not familiar with a "multi" option in 'qjackctl'.  Can't find it on
any of the tabs in the setup screen.  I tried 4 ins/outs but then
'qjackctl' sez: 'can't connect as jack client'.

>>>>but they will not stay in
>>>>sync. I had 2 identical SBlive 5.1's and prayed constantly and fervently
>>>>to the great God of ALSA whom betrothed to us the .asoundrc miracle. For
>>>>40 days and 40 nights I fasted...but the "fuzzy wuzzies" in one or the
>>>>other card were NOT to be cast out. I was angry...then repentent. 
>>
>>Again, I'm not concerned with sync.  I'm interested in *routing*.
> 
> 
> I wasn't all that concerned with sync either...I was using it as a live
> RT fx processing system. I did have a problem with the distortion
> produced by the sync issue.

Hmmm... I'd have to hear it to see if it was too much for what I'm
doing.  I mean, really, this is just meant as a composing assistant.

~Jos~