27 Mar
2019
27 Mar
'19
5:15 a.m.
On Wed, Mar 27, 2019 at 1:01 PM Fons Adriaensen <fons(a)linuxaudio.org> wrote:
On Wed, Mar 27, 2019 at 12:35:52PM +0100, Kjetil Matheussen wrote:
Hmm, I'm looking at your program right now. Maybe you are right. Maybe
what we need is a way for clients to tell the server that we want to
be the mix-master, the program that all clients connects to by
default.
Other than that, it's special interest usage,
such as what Fons is
doing, which is great, but the main focus should be on the 2 points
above.
What I am doing (when just using my home system for general work)
is very simple.
Jack and zita-mu1 are running all the time. Started by a single
click on a desktop menu. Outputs of mu1 go via the sound card
(no gain controls) to amplifier + speakers and/or headphones.
Everything else connects to one of the one of the zita-mu1 inputs.
Input #1 is an audio player (also running all the time, used for
music listening). #2 is used by all ardour sessions. #3 will be
used by e.g. a browser (via ALSA's jack plugin). #4 is free.
Sofware instruments (if used standalone and not as part of
an ardour session) could connect there. If I would use skype,
or anthing else that only works via PA, I would have a PA sink
connected to input #4.
So with a sinlge app, I have metering, volume control and some
extra functions on everything. Can switch between speakers and
headphone with a single click. Zita-mu1 also provides an output
not affected by the volume controls to record whatever I'm
listening to.
That's exactly what you say most normal users need.