Re: Jack (or something) at the OS level...
Re: Jack (or something) at the OS level...
- Subject: Re: Jack (or something) at the OS level...
- From: JJB <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 22:20:53 -0800
Over the past few months I have been involved in one way or another
with facilitating the development of a Bonjour aware, Mac-compatible
application for the PC, trying to integrate new products into my own
recording studio, and using Jack to accomplish various tasks that
otherwise could not be done quickly, for instance:
* Using Jack, I simultaniously exported multiple softsynths in Cubase
for 15 songs so that they could be mixed in Protools. Cubase only
supports one-track-at-a-time bouncing of VST instruments.
* After much experimentation, I was able to get Windows VST's running
on my Intel MINI under Crossover with MiniHost - sound output
through JACK, broadcast via AUNetSend/Receive to my G4 Laptop. Not
Ready for Prime Time due to lack of MIDI support in Crossover, but
still cool.
* Made some recordings on my G4 using my Intel MINI as an AU server
via AULab with AU NetSend/AUNetReceive and the Network MIDI functions
built into Tiger. This worked, but the audio connection was not very
stable at best - even though 100megabit ethernet should support many
streams of stereo 24bit 44.1khz uncompressed audio.
The thing is, Apple has already built in inter-application MIDI, and
inter-computer IP midi, and thrown in the useable AUNetSend/Receive.
Since they decided to include the patchbay paradigm already,
shouldn't it be carried to the logical next steps?:
1. Inter-application audio
2. Develop AUNetSend AUNetReceive into a built-in OS function that
works seamlessly as part of the interapplication patch bay - no one
should have to jump through all the hoops I've been jumping through
in my studio to get audio and MIDI routed between multiple computers.
3. Release the spec for AUNetSend and AUNetReceive, so that
compatible apps can be easily developed for Linux and Windows
(perhaps even some useful apps for Mac) without having to do too
much reverse engineering.
While I have partially solved my inter-computer networking problems
with some optical - sp/dif converters, an ADAT optical card and some
cables, it is only a partial solution to networking Macs for audio
purposes. Developing these functions will have a powerful impact on
how people use computers for music and sound.
Joel Braverman
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