[linux-audio-user] jack questions

[Christoph Eckert]

> While we're at jack, is there any way to run jack against
> more than just one soundcard? I have a on-board VT8235 and
> an add-on CMI8738 card, and it seems one needs to decide
> which card to run jackit on. Could jack not just use all
> cards it finds instead?

AFAIK, JACK can meanwhile handle more than one card, but it 
isn't recommended, because timing issues will appear due to 
the two different quartzes on both cards.

> I'm also missing an opportunity of using the CMI8738's
> three line outs (front, rear, Center/LFE), or at least
> front and rear (-dsurround40).  But jack does not seem to
> like that:

Which line did you use to start JACK?


 Best regards


    ce