[linux-audio-user] Re: Jack-asio (was Help setting up linux for high quality music listening via JACK)

[Patrick Shirkey]

David Baron wrote:
> On Thursday 29 June 2006 02:02, linux-audio-user-request at music.columbia.edu 
> wrote:
>>>> After doing some searching on google I have found that versions
>>>>  of JACK 0.80 and under supported ASIO, but it was removed in later
>>>>  versions
>>> I was thinking of trying to write such a thing but do not understand
>>> Steinberg's code well enough. It is "non-free" which I guess is why it
>>> was taken out. I want it back :-)
>> I don't think JACK's "ASIO mode" did what you think it did.  It was just
>> a different method of buffer handling.
>>
>> JACK is to Linux what ASIO is to Windows.  JACK already provides the
>> lowest latency/highest quality that the hardware can deliver.
>>
>> David:  What problem are you trying to solve?
> 
> Just like fst lets me run with a dll name and get jack clients for a vst 
> plugin, I would like to cite a windows asio driver name and get jack clients 
> for this card. Legacy hardware with no alsa support. May or may not be 
> possible depending upon the asio vs directX mode of the windows driver.
> 

AFAIK no one has written a wrapper for windows audio drivers via wine yet.

Cheers.

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