[LAU] Jack fallback to alsa when firefire device off?

[david]

Dan Capp wrote:
> Thanks Robin. It’s just good to know whether it is or isn’t worth chasing.
> 
> I don’t really want to mess about making this happen if it’s new 
> territory. As a Linux-beginner I stand no chance of achieving what 
> experts haven’t already achieved.
> 
> However, what you said here is interesting:
> 
>>  Why don't you use JACK _only_ for the firewire device? and configure
>>  your music-player to use ALSA (or pulseaudio) on the built-in card?”
> 
> Why not indeed! Maybe that’s what my problem boils down to – KXStudio’s 
> achievement of routing all audio through Jack2 is widely-celebrated, but 
> perhaps it’s not suitable for a user of my particular requirements. I 
> wonder whether it’s worth staying with KXStudio if I’m going to do as 
> you suggest above (I’m also having problems with my Wacom graphics 
> tablet) or whether there are other benefits of KXStudio that make it 
> worth sticking by (it sure looks slick). Perhaps I should install 
> Kubuntu, then add the realtime kernel, FFADO and those audio/graphics 
> programs necessary for what I do. Opinions?

That's one way. Or I guess install Fedora and add the CCRM repositories. 
Or try something like ArtistX, Musix, or one of the :Dyne derivatives 
and see how they work. Musix' may not have the most current program 
versions, but it is a slickly-done music-focussed distro. I like ArtistX 
on my little music laptop, and it includes creative tools for graphics, 
video, etc.

I tried KXStudio, but it wouldn't run on my music laptop. Hardware too 
old, I guess!

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David
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