22 Oct
2002
22 Oct
'02
12:08 a.m.
While jack isn't intended for general use, it definitely isn't hard to use
at all. It's a fantastic piece of software - easy to use (and even easier
to write applications that use it). It's one of the best things that ever
happened for linux audio.
Perhaps Peter is having trouble getting jackd running? Try:
jackd -d alsa
That should get it running with the default parameters, and let you
connect clients and hear them. There are also some example clients
included with it.
Good luck with it,
Ian
On Mon, 21 Oct 2002, Paul Davis wrote:
So why, having
studied the docs, am I completely stumped with jack? It
refuses to play. I don't consider any solution based on a piece of software
_I_ can't operate suitable for general use.
JACK *isn't* intended for general use, and i get tired of suggestions
that it should be. there are lots of people working on solutions for
"general use". JACK is intended for people who are serious about
audio. in particular, although it might work with crappy consumer
audio interfaces, its not intended to do so. if you can't run JACK at
all, you basically have a box that wouldn't run an ASIO device driver
under windows or macos. there's not much we can do about that except
to point you at kernel adjustments (like hdparm) and ask that you
check other mailing lists to see if your audio interface, video
interface, etc. are known to be horrible in some respect.
JACK is not yet finished, and it has some definite usability issues
that need to be resolved. but it is not, and i hope will never be
(primarily) a general purpose sound server.
alternatively, there might be a bug in JACK. perhaps you can help us
find it.
--p