[LAU] Connect pipewire to running JACK server

[Paul Davis]

On Fri, Jan 28, 2022 at 11:12 AM Len Ovens <len at ovenwerks.net> wrote:

>
> The audio world seems to have given up on latencies with buffer sizes any
> lower than 256/2. Certainly, most recording can be done at even higher
> latencies with external monitoring but the use of softsynths or software
> effects that require low latency monitoring from the computer is difficult
> at best.
>

I can use my MOTU USB device at 64/2.


>
> There is also the problem with usb devices that the latency changes every
> time the audio device is opened by software.
>

Apparently now fixed (or certainly much better) in recent kernels.

>
> The computer audio world lost when the audio device manufactures jumped
> from firewire to usb. Maybe (but don't hold your breath) something will
> change in the future. Or look for a PCIe based audio device like the
> audioscience cards.
>

thunderbird (aka "PCI.? bus on a cable") is presumably the right answer.

but that's just a reminder that the proximal issue here is "what
connections does my laptop provide?"
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