[LAU] Does jackd sits on top of ALSA ?

[Bill Purvis]

On 08/01/18 22:57, jonetsu wrote:
> I've been using jackd fro years and will not change.  I have a question
> which is not important at all.. does jackd sits on top of ALSA or
> besides it ?  In other words can a Linux audio system work with only
> jackd ?  If not, what is the responsibility of ALSA in a system using
> jackd ?
>
> Cheers.
I have some home-grown MIDI devices which are based on Arduino processors.
The USB port on an Arduino insists on appearing in Linux as a TTY device.
I have written my own TTY -> Jack handler. I still use ALSA for 'normal'
audio/MIDI devices in parallel.

Bill

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