qjackctl connections window shows
alsa_pcm->capture_1
and capture_2, which are connected to things in Ardour,
but not qaRecord.
Well... you're not going to capture anything with qaRecord unless you
patch the alsa capture intputs to it.
In Ardour, do you have the tracks to capture you input armed? Hitting
the record button doesn't do anything if none of the tracks are armed.
-Reuben