[LAU] Best practices when using jackd over a LAN.

[David Woodfall]

>On Wed, 1 Nov 2017 10:52:35 +0000
>David Woodfall <dave at dawoodfall.net> wrote:
>
>>>David Woodfall <dave-xPu8jYzPS81dsTMtEp03Dg at public.gmane.org> writes:
>>>
>>>> NIC on server:
>>>>
>>>> Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5751 Gigabit
>>>> Ethernet PCI Express (rev 21)
>>>>
>>>> Jackd command on laptop:
>>>>
>>>> set_rlimits /usr/bin/jackd -dnetone -n60 -I0 -O0 -r44100
>>>>
>>>> Jackd command on server:
>>>>
>>>> set_rlimits /usr/bin/jackd -P 10 -p128 -t10000 -dalsa -dhw:DGX,1 -r48000 -p128 -n3
>>>> -P -I32
>>>> jack_netsource -H raven -r50000 -n1 -i2 -o2 -I0 -O0
>>>
>>>Running everything at different sample rates is giving your CPU(s) a
>>>real workout, particularly at low latencies like that.
>>
>>I'm using 44100 for both. I don't know how 48000 got in there.
>Is there a particular reason you're using mplayer? It's rather a sledgehammer
>to crack a nut if you're just playing audio. If it *is* just playing audio,
>Audacious is quite a lightweight jack-aware player (also can work from CDs,
>playlists etc.)

I didn'nt realise it was jack-aware. I'll give it a shot. Thanks.