Re: [Jack-Devel] 'connect' vs 'patchbay' and the problems of everything not working as expected..........

jack.plumbing can have exclusive routes to guarantee one output is
connected to a specific input.
But still it will not unconnect existing connexion i think

2014-01-27, Graham Goode <[hidden]>:
> Hi,
>
>
> Part of Brian's problem is that jOrgan-Fluidsynth will automatically connect
> Jack channels as it loads a soundfont, and most VST hosts will do the same
> with JackRouter connections. Patch bay will restore connections, but it
> won't remove those that are already made.
>
>
>
>
> Is there a Jack Control method for removing all connections and then
> activating a patch bay configuration. Or a JACK command that can be used in
> a batch file to disconnect these connections?
>
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>
>
> Kind regards,
>
> GrahamG
> —
> Sent from Mailbox for iPad
>
> On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 9:34 AM, Brian Sweetnam <[hidden]>
> wrote:
>
>> HI,
>>
>> I am using Jack audio connection kit in order to realize my virtual organ
>> setup.
>>
>> I am using the following software for this organ setup:
>> 1.       jOrgan ver 3.20
>> 2.       Fluidsynth extension to jOrgan, to host the various soundfonts
>> that
>> I am using in my setup - about 50 soundfonts, some big and some small.
>> 3.       Tobybear Minihost Ver 1.64 to host all the vsti instruments and
>> vst
>> effects mentioned below:
>> 4.       Freeverb vst effect
>> 5.       Mr Donald vst effect
>> 6.       A couple of vsti instruments.
>> 7.       Asio4All
>>
>> I am also using hardware skound generation systems, e.g. Yamaha psr 295 X
>> 2
>> keyboards.
>>
>>
>> When I start the system, I start it in this order.
>> 1.       Turn on computer, which also loads Asio4All.
>> 2.       Turn on all mdi equipment
>> 3.       Jack Audio Connection Kit
>> 4.       All VST instruments and effects
>> 5.       jOrgan, which loads all the soundfonts and the whold midi
>> configuration.
>> At this point I can see all the connections being made in Jack
>> Connections
>> Window, as the soundfonts are loaded one by one. The connections to the
>> 'writeable clients/input ports are made now automatically.
>> 6.       However, these connections are not done correctly, so I have to
>> break all the connections and redo them all manually.
>>
>> At this point, I can start playing my virtual organ setup.
>>
>> But using so many soundfonts and vst instruments and effects, it is a
>> tedious job to manually make all the connections every time I start up
>> the
>> system.
>>
>> Then I was told to use 'Patchbay' instead of 'Connect'.
>>
>> I did this and set up all the connections in Patchbay, saved everything,
>> and
>> activated Patchbay persistence.
>>
>> But it is not working.  When I start up everything, the connections are
>> still being made in "connect", even though the configuration is
>> 'activated'
>> in Patchbay.
>>
>> Is this a bug, or am I missing something.
>>
>> Any advice will be highly appreciated.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Brian
>> South Africa.
>>

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