Re: [LAU] Long-running jack_capture multi-track recording corruption? - Linux-audio-user

4 Apr 2021

Andrew Grathwohl:
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 Hi list,

 I am using jack_capture to record 2 inputs and 20 outputs going through
 SuperCollider for a duration of between 30-45 minutes, using the
 following command line:

 jack_capture -f wavex -p supernova:* test.wav

 This has worked well for my use case for several years. However, since
 yesterday this command line fails to capture the entire recorded
 performance, despite jack_capture showing the meters responding to the
 audio correctly. Whenever the recording duration exceeds approximately
 20 minutes, the output file will only contain the first 5-10 minutes.
 However, if we only do a 5-10 minute recording, the entire recording is
 captured and saved properly.

 Seeking any insights about how to diagnose/fix these problems. Anyone
 here know where I ought to start?

Hi, I'm the author of jack_capture.

Were you able to record more than 20 minutes of 22ch before with
jack_catpure before, and now it suddenly fails?

Have you upgraded or downgraded jack_capture and/or libsndfile since then?

Which version of jack_capture are you currently using?

Have you tried a different format than wavex?
(wav is probably the the safest format to try since it's one that has
been the most tested. Wav files has a 2gb limitation though, but
jack_capture automatically writes to a new file whenever it reaches
that limit.)

There was a problem many years ago that I used (by accident) a 32 bit
integer instead of 64 bit integer. Perhaps you are using one of those
quite old versions of jack_capture.