[LAU] Jack transport - was - Ardour/Muse Jack tempo lock

Len Ovens len at ovenwerks.net
Mon Aug 11 05:23:21 UTC 2014


On Sun, August 10, 2014 10:11 am, Robin Gareus wrote:
> On 08/10/2014 06:24 PM, Len Ovens wrote:

>> Is there a record enable in there?
>
> No, there isn't.
>
>> It seems to me it would be worthwhile
>> for recording audio in one application and MIDI in another or for punch
>> in
>> out. The application would choose to see or ignore such a signal.
>
> It's not that easy.
> Record enable is an application state not a position in time.
> Rec-arm needs to allocate buffers, prepare files on disk etc etc. It's
> not realtime-safe.

I guess I thought that happened when the track was armed, but I do know
that some apps create new tracks if there are no armed tracks when the
master record is hit. your answer made me think...


> That being said, yes, it would be cool. Multiple independent transports
> would be very nice as well, and I want a pony, too :)

hope it comes with someone to muck...


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Len Ovens
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