Re: [LAU] make a VU meter listen to jack output ports

* Peter P. <peterparker@email-addr-hidden> [2015-06-14 13:16]:
> * Peter P. <peterparker@email-addr-hidden> [2015-06-14 13:00]:
> > * Kjetil Matheussen <k.s.matheussen@email-addr-hidden> [2015-06-14 09:03]:
> > > Peter P:
> > >
> > > > Hi list,
> > > >
> > > > I am wondering how I could make a VU meter automatically receive all
> > > > audio that is sent to specific jack output ports by various
> > > > applications, also from those that I will start later on a given day.
> > > >
> > > > thank you for all ideas!
> > > >
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > jack_capture is able to do exactly what you ask for.
> > > jack_capture is mainly made for recording audio,
> > > but to avoid recording anything, just run it in "timemachine"
> > > mode:
> > >
> > > $ jack_capture --meterbridge --timemachine --port system:playback_1 --port
> > > system:playback_2
> > >
> > > (make sure "meterbridge" is installed)
> >
> > Thanks Kjetil,
> >
> > I found out that meterbridge can connect to the system:playback_N ports
> > itself, but running it via jack_capture gives me persistent connections.
> > Thanks, this is great and works fine for me as
> >
> > jack_capture --meterbridge --meterbridge-type dpm --timemachine --port system:playback_1 --port system:playback_2 /dev/null
>
> Strangely this does not work when I start it from fluxbox' menu, ie.
> without a visible (x)terminal. The application (and hence the
> meterbridge) close immediately. Do you have an idea why this could
> happen?

Sorry, I posted before doing my homework
The --disable-console option helped here.

Thanks again,
P
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Received on Mon Jun 15 00:15:02 2015