[linux-audio-user] How can i set this up?

[Robert Jonsson]

Hi,

On Tuesday 16 March 2004 12.01, Mark Williams (MWP) wrote:
> > Hallo,
> >
> > Mark Williams (MWP) hat gesagt: // Mark Williams (MWP) wrote:
> > > Ive been playing with ALSA & JACK for the last few days, and i cannot
> > > work out the best way to do this.
> > >
> > > I want to setup the following:
> > >
> > > app1 >--|
> > >
> > >         |-> dmix -> brutefir -> alsa -> soundcard
> > >
> > > app2 >--|
> >
> > What does above "alsa" mean?
>
> Oh, just that brutefir is using ALSA to output to the soundcard (not OSS,
> etc).

If you are using jack then it would be jack outputting to alsa.... minor 
nitpicking...

>
> > > The bit i cant work out is how to do the apps into a dmix and out to
> > > brutefir.
> > >
> > > I know i can do this with JACK, but having stereo into brutefir, and 6
> > > chans out isnt possible.
> >
> > Why?
>
> Because as stated in the Brutefir docs, you must have the same number of
> JACK inputs & outputs otherwise an error is produced.

mmm, I don't think this is true. It's possible that BruteFIR's jack 
implementation requires this (jack does not), but even if you have 6 inputs 
defined you don't have to use them. This should be possible to arrange in 
BruteFIR's configuration no?

/Robert