> -----Original Message----- > From: Joshua Haberman [mailto:joshua@;haberman.com] > > "Paul Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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. > > I don't understand this attitude. I think it hinders > acceptance of JACK > (even for serious audio) and it contributes to further > fragmentation of > the Linux audio world. > > If you would rather everyday applications not use JACK, what > should they > be using instead? OSS is simple but limited, and spotty > drivers/implementations make it difficult to write robust > code. It will > soon be available only through emulation. It forces use of > the blocking > model. > > ALSA is very powerful and complete, but very complex. This will make
<rant> it is also pretty much useless for general users. I mean if I can't listen to mp3 and browse the web at the same time ... (without sound servers which were discussed recently and as far as I can tell the general consensus is that they are bad and not to be used). Is there any rationale for the blocking behaviour? I mean I can't imagine situation where I would want playback to wait for another playback to finish and play sound then... either report error (device busy) or just ignore the sound... (or do the mixing) as far as I know this behaviour is not configurable - am I mistaken? (rarely I wish to be proven wrong so much:-) maybe this is not the best place for a rant but since we are discussing the acceptance of linux in audio world, here's my own experience. except of the blocking of sounds (the problem mentioned above) I am quite dissapointed by functionality of linux drivers I have tried, I have sb live platinum and (last time I checked): - front panel midi connectors do not work - game port midi functionality - sort of works, works OK with one keyboard but does not work with another midi controller (yamaha drum toy) (both work fine with front panel midi under windows) - front panel RCA connectors do not work - infra red sensor probably does not work (at least I wasn't able to make it work and I got no responses on lasa mailing list) </rant> erik