[linux-audio-user] Favorite way to use Jamin?

[Lee Revell]

On Wed, 2005-12-21 at 17:56 -0800, Brad Fuller wrote:
> Paul Winkler wrote:
> 
> >So far I've only played with Jamin by feeding it with Alsaplayer.
> >Today I tried for the first time to use it on real work.
> >I have 3 songs I've exported from ardour (0.99) in float 44.1kHz wav files.
> >These files seem to be OK - I can load them into Audacity,
> >play them with sox, etc.  But my first thought - re-import the
> >mixes into a new Ardour session, put them in sequence, and hook it up to
> >Jack - failed with the problem I describe here:
> >http://ardour.org/mantis/view.php?id=1167
> >
> >So, I thought, I'll just play them with alsaplayer -o jack.  I have
> >alsaplayer version 0.99.76.  But when I do, alsaplayer loads the files
> >without complaint (well, mostly; there's some messages like "short_mask
> >= 0x6" on stdout...) ... the UI indicates that it's playing, and it says
> >"sndfile supported format" -- but the output is silent!  Could it be a
> >problem with routing or mixer controls?  Nope, I can hear any other file
> >I load, but not these mixes.  Weird.
> >
> >Hey, I know, I'll use Audacity! .... except... it doesn't support jack?
> >Aargh.  (version 1.2.1) 
> >
> >  
> >
> Audacity supports jack if you compile it in.
> There's a bug if you stop play and they start it. There was a patch for 
> that posted here.. or maybe on Rosegarden list. Can't remember. But, 
> audacity works with jack.
> 

No released version of Audacity supports JACK, last time I checked you
need the CVS version.

Lee