Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] Running 2 soundcards...One Delta1010LT for Jack audio, SBlive5.1 for midi??
From: Russell Hanaghan (hanaghan_AT_starband.net)
Date: Sat Jul 31 2004 - 00:27:55 EEST
On Fri, 2004-07-30 at 14:03, Andrew Dahlin wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 12:23:06 -0700
> Russell Hanaghan <hanaghan_AT_starband.net> wrote:
>
> > Have a question...
> >
> > I'm trying to move ever towards eliminating Winblows. I have to come up
> > with a *bullet proof* method of running a solid midi seq alongside the
> > Delta for my fx and live audio processing.
> >
> > None of the midi apps out there seem to work very well with softsynths
> > used for the GM instrument set. Fluidsynth, etc has it's issues and so
> > on. I don't own any hardware modules and don't want to if I dont have
> > to. I have been using Roland Virtual sound canvas, Yamaha sy-xg,
> > wingroove, Edirol Hypercanvas, etc on Win XP with Sonar for this
> > function and it works well.
> >
> > I'm wondering, how might I run a SBlive next to the Delta and not have
> > them conflict. I guess I would have to run the SBlive in the OSS layer?
> > Then suffer from realtime issues again? Point being in previous
> > experimentation, the SBlive with a sound font loaded, at least behaves
> > more like an actual piece of hardware...It might play a little nicer
> > with Muse or Rosegarden...
> >
> > R~
> >
>
>
> i have my onboard sound card (ens1371) running at the same time as my audiophile card. both are using alsa and i run jack ontop of my audiophile. it's pretty easy to do and i'm not sure why more people don't do it.
>
> --Andrew
So the second card just has access direct to the alsa drivers but does
not affect Jack's operation at all on the other?
R~~
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