Re: [Jack-Devel] libjack vs server [ was Re: stepping down

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DateMon, 01 Feb 2016 10:44:29 +0100
From Kjetil Matheussen <[hidden] at gmail dot com>
ToRalf Mardorf <[hidden] at alice-dsl dot net>
Cc"[hidden] at lists dot jackaudio dot org" <[hidden] at lists dot jackaudio dot org> 
On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 10:38 AM, Ralf Mardorf <[hidden]>
wrote:

> On Mon, 1 Feb 2016 10:26:07 +0100, Kjetil Matheussen wrote:
> >What I was replying to in this thread, was if you want run a DAW, you
> >very often only want to run one client, and then you don't need to
> >start jackd and qjackctl.
>
> Assumed the DAW requires jackd, as e.g. Qtractor does, then there's the
> need to run jackd. However, it's not important for the user, since
> Qtractor automatically will start jackd, if it isn't already running.
> Indeed, we don't have to launch jackd, but the DAW needs to launch it.
> Following audio related Linux mailing lists I doubt that "very often" is
> correct. My impression is, that more often people use a DAW not only
> with plugins, but with additional software that requires audio and MIDI
> sync.
>


But if the DAW crashes, would it be any point continuing to run the other
clients?
(And by "continue to run" I only mean continue to run the jack callback, the
other clients don't have to crash.)
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