9 Jan
2018
9 Jan
'18
12:22 a.m.
On 01/08/2018 11:57 PM, 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
Yes, either ALSA, or for old firewire devices on top of 1394.
or besides it ?
No.
In other words can a Linux audio system work with
only
jackd ?
Yes with jack dummy-backend or a netjack: no local soundcard. No actual
audio/midi i/o
If not, what is the responsibility of ALSA in a system
using
jackd ?
Asking the inverse is easier. in short: as user you only need jack if
you need inter-application routing.
Developers prefer jack because it offers a simple API, and it abstracts
a lot of complexities. e.g. it sets up realtime callbacks (every app
using ALSA directly would have to do that by itself).
HTH,
robin