Re: Jack Problems

On Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 10:35:50AM -0400, [email protected] wrote:
>> Next up: start JACK. Qjackctl does the job just fine and is certainly
>> not the root of your problems.
>
> Here I disagree. It is a huge part of the problem.
> If I start with my own string, things work to a large extent. If I use  
> qjackctl the sound bricks never mind how I configure it.
> Really doesnt work in my opinion.


qjackctl just passes on whatever command line it's configured to
use. I prefer not to use it as it doesn't recognise some
specialised options (which aren't relevant here), but it should
work if you've configured its command line correctly.

>> JACK is the single most deterministic audio system on the planet.

My experience echoes that of Joern's here. Jack is hands down the
most stable and consistent audio system I've used.

>>> I havent been on an audio related usergroup where anything positive  
>>> has been said (except largely what I posted) about jack. By large 95% 
>>> of users complain about jack.
>
> They cannot all be wrong especially if they are in the upper 90s  
> percentile right?

Yes they can be wrong. If you survey a bunch of uninformed users that's
what can be expected.

The community of pro audio engineers using jackd is quite small.
You'd find a different opinion if you surveyed those of us who rely on
it to do our jobs.

> I mean, I just today found that there is almost no way to have a mixer  
> for jack - this is a huge disappointment.

Have you tried jack-mixer? non-mixer? There are probably a few other
mixers available for jack but those are two off the top of my head.

You seem to have the wrong idea about what jack is for. It's a
routing and synchronising program. If you want a mixer you need to
start a jack client program that does that. Complaining that it isn't
built in is like complaining that a tape recorder won't record
anything unless you put tape in it.

There are people taking time to try and help you here, but you keep
making negative (and inaccurate) statements like the one above. In
my experience most audio forums on the web are close to useless if
you want accurate information. You need to ask people who use the
software to get work done, not those who just like talking trash
about it on a forum.

John