Comments on: Mactel Watch: JACK for OS X now Universal; Free Inter-App Audio on Intel (and other) Macs http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/04/13/mactel-watch-jack-for-os-x-now-universal/ The latest gear, software, and techniques for electronic music production and performance Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:03:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: PDF creator free windows vista http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/04/13/mactel-watch-jack-for-os-x-now-universal/#comment-386654 PDF creator free windows vista Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:27:31 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/04/13/mactel-watch-jack-for-os-x-now-universal/#comment-386654 <strong>PDF creator free windows vista...</strong> haha gotta love Windows...... PDF creator free windows vista…

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]]> By: jonathan segel http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/04/13/mactel-watch-jack-for-os-x-now-universal/#comment-34274 jonathan segel Sat, 23 Sep 2006 19:37:12 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/04/13/mactel-watch-jack-for-os-x-now-universal/#comment-34274 yes, please make that interface router. i use qjackctl in linux and love it, and the router that is with the jack osx package is awful, it pretty much prevents me from using jack in os x. really. yes, please make that interface router. i use qjackctl in linux and love it, and the router that is with the jack osx package is awful, it pretty much prevents me from using jack in os x. really.

]]> By: Zenpho http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/04/13/mactel-watch-jack-for-os-x-now-universal/#comment-28553 Zenpho Mon, 04 Sep 2006 18:29:38 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/04/13/mactel-watch-jack-for-os-x-now-universal/#comment-28553 Here is a tutorial on how to use Jack, PureData and Ableton Live. The file is a pdf from <a href="http://www.zenpho.co.uk/how-to-use-jack-pd-and-live.pdf" rel="nofollow">www.zenpho.co.uk</a> check out other stuff on Zenpho, for more PD patches, and other cool stuff. The tutorial covers how to use the Jack Insert Plugin in Ableton Live to use PureData for designing custom effects processors that "run" on audio coming from Ableton Live. Here is a tutorial on how to use Jack, PureData and Ableton Live. The file is a pdf from http://www.zenpho.co.uk
check out other stuff on Zenpho, for more PD patches, and other cool stuff.

The tutorial covers how to use the Jack Insert Plugin in Ableton Live to use PureData for designing custom effects processors that “run” on audio coming from Ableton Live.

]]> By: Create Digital Music » Re-Route Audio, Record Skype, iTunes on Cell Phones: Soundflower, Now on Intel Macs http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/04/13/mactel-watch-jack-for-os-x-now-universal/#comment-21605 Create Digital Music » Re-Route Audio, Record Skype, iTunes on Cell Phones: Soundflower, Now on Intel Macs Fri, 04 Aug 2006 15:18:38 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/04/13/mactel-watch-jack-for-os-x-now-universal/#comment-21605 [...] Previously: Mactel Watch: JACK for OS X now Universal; Free Inter-App Audio on Intel (and other) Macs Shipping Watch: Pro Tools HD 7.2, Finale 2007 [...] [...] Previously: Mactel Watch: JACK for OS X now Universal; Free Inter-App Audio on Intel (and other) Macs Shipping Watch: Pro Tools HD 7.2, Finale 2007 [...]

]]> By: { { { { - - Sky Noise — >>> » Document » Video Snippets http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/04/13/mactel-watch-jack-for-os-x-now-universal/#comment-3504 { { { { - - Sky Noise — >>> » Document » Video Snippets Fri, 05 May 2006 07:42:47 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/04/13/mactel-watch-jack-for-os-x-now-universal/#comment-3504 [...] New tools? Quartonian Mixer gets an update ( still free ). Jack for mac osx just released a new version of their software which allows audio to be routed between applications, and will apparently soon do the same for midi and osc. And there’s been plenty of hype about the ‘Red Camera’ on the horizon – a camera supposedly capable of recording ‘4520×2540 via a sensor large enough to adapt to standard 35mm lenses normally used by film cameras, at a price 10 times cheaper than its comparable 4K competitor Dalsa. Nice to see costs coming down, but it’s still a US$17K camera – am personally more interested in seeing ingenuity to overcome budget limits, than seeing what someone can make with $300 million. Unlike say, James Cameron who is thinking of a 3D remake of the titanic. Says he in a BBC article – “I won’t make movies for mobile phone screens”. The Eyecandy mailing list is a treasure trove for those who might wish to peruse endless arguments about whether resolution is the most important factor within VJing. [...] [...] New tools? Quartonian Mixer gets an update ( still free ). Jack for mac osx just released a new version of their software which allows audio to be routed between applications, and will apparently soon do the same for midi and osc. And there’s been plenty of hype about the ‘Red Camera’ on the horizon – a camera supposedly capable of recording ‘4520×2540 via a sensor large enough to adapt to standard 35mm lenses normally used by film cameras, at a price 10 times cheaper than its comparable 4K competitor Dalsa. Nice to see costs coming down, but it’s still a US$17K camera – am personally more interested in seeing ingenuity to overcome budget limits, than seeing what someone can make with $300 million. Unlike say, James Cameron who is thinking of a 3D remake of the titanic. Says he in a BBC article – “I won’t make movies for mobile phone screens”. The Eyecandy mailing list is a treasure trove for those who might wish to peruse endless arguments about whether resolution is the most important factor within VJing. [...]

]]> By: Peter Kirn http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/04/13/mactel-watch-jack-for-os-x-now-universal/#comment-3208 Peter Kirn Tue, 25 Apr 2006 20:44:17 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/04/13/mactel-watch-jack-for-os-x-now-universal/#comment-3208 Thanks, Dan! Do keep us posted! I really like QJackCtl. And I think a more Mac-like interface that does some of the same things if even better. And, I have to say, I notice the one operating system that really lags behind in terms of routing audio or MIDI in ANY useful way is . . . well . . . I'll let you use process of elimination since Mac, Linux, and UNIX all work quite nicely. Microsoft hasn't made any promises for Vista, either, to address any of these issues (including some things that are broken outright). Thanks, Dan! Do keep us posted! I really like QJackCtl. And I think a more Mac-like interface that does some of the same things if even better.

And, I have to say, I notice the one operating system that really lags behind in terms of routing audio or MIDI in ANY useful way is . . . well . . . I’ll let you use process of elimination since Mac, Linux, and UNIX all work quite nicely. Microsoft hasn’t made any promises for Vista, either, to address any of these issues (including some things that are broken outright).

]]> By: Dan Nigrin http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/04/13/mactel-watch-jack-for-os-x-now-universal/#comment-3207 Dan Nigrin Tue, 25 Apr 2006 20:40:41 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/04/13/mactel-watch-jack-for-os-x-now-universal/#comment-3207 Oh, one more thing - the QJackCtl you linked to is NOT universal binary, and I'm not sure will work with Jack OS X on Intel... Dan Oh, one more thing - the QJackCtl you linked to is NOT universal binary, and I’m not sure will work with Jack OS X on Intel…

Dan

]]> By: Dan Nigrin http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/04/13/mactel-watch-jack-for-os-x-now-universal/#comment-3206 Dan Nigrin Tue, 25 Apr 2006 20:38:49 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/04/13/mactel-watch-jack-for-os-x-now-universal/#comment-3206 Hi Peter and all. I'm one of the Jack OS X team, along with Stephane Letz, the main Jack OS X developer, and Johnny Petrantoni, the developer of Jack Pilot. We've not explicity encouraged widespread use of QJackCtl to date, specifically because our feeling is that it increases the complexity of using Jack OS X. Although it does have a more intuitive connections approach than Jack Pilot, it also adds a lot of potential places to go wrong, as well as potentially a lot of confusion around features which are in QJackCtl for Jack on Linux, but which are not enabled (yet) on OS X. With ease of use in mind however, we are now working on a completely new graphically based UI which we hope will greatly improve the intuitiveness of the system, and make it even more "Mac-like". No promises on the date yet, but we will keep you posted when it's ready! Dan Hi Peter and all.

I’m one of the Jack OS X team, along with Stephane Letz, the main Jack OS X developer, and Johnny Petrantoni, the developer of Jack Pilot.

We’ve not explicity encouraged widespread use of QJackCtl to date, specifically because our feeling is that it increases the complexity of using Jack OS X. Although it does have a more intuitive connections approach than Jack Pilot, it also adds a lot of potential places to go wrong, as well as potentially a lot of confusion around features which are in QJackCtl for Jack on Linux, but which are not enabled (yet) on OS X.

With ease of use in mind however, we are now working on a completely new graphically based UI which we hope will greatly improve the intuitiveness of the system, and make it even more “Mac-like”. No promises on the date yet, but we will keep you posted when it’s ready!

Dan

]]> By: Peter Kirn http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/04/13/mactel-watch-jack-for-os-x-now-universal/#comment-2814 Peter Kirn Sat, 15 Apr 2006 13:52:04 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/04/13/mactel-watch-jack-for-os-x-now-universal/#comment-2814 <a href="http://ardour.org/files/releases/QJackCtl-0.2.18.dmg ">This</a> what you're looking for, Magna? :) Native Mac binary, works like a charm for me once I set it up as per the readme, and a big step up from Jack Pilot. Now, that's build 0.2.18.15, not the latest 0.2.2.20 release. But it is working nicely for me. Also, I see why you got confused on the Sourceforge site for QJackCtl; the platform-independent source is easy to find but not the Mac build. I found the working link here: http://ardour.org/requirements_osx Though only see source here: http://qjackctl.sourceforge.net/ Paul, still there? I think most Mac users probably aren't as familiar with JACK; sounds like a good tutorial candidate. This what you’re looking for, Magna? :)

Native Mac binary, works like a charm for me once I set it up as per the readme, and a big step up from Jack Pilot.

Now, that’s build 0.2.18.15, not the latest 0.2.2.20 release. But it is working nicely for me. Also, I see why you got confused on the Sourceforge site for QJackCtl; the platform-independent source is easy to find but not the Mac build. I found the working link here:

http://ardour.org/requirements_osx

Though only see source here:

http://qjackctl.sourceforge.net/

Paul, still there?

I think most Mac users probably aren’t as familiar with JACK; sounds like a good tutorial candidate.

]]> By: Magna Alexander http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/04/13/mactel-watch-jack-for-os-x-now-universal/#comment-2813 Magna Alexander Sat, 15 Apr 2006 11:48:37 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/04/13/mactel-watch-jack-for-os-x-now-universal/#comment-2813 I must ask, as I have been using JACK for a indeterminate period wihtout the ability to find this answer: Where is QJackCtl? Even in this bleeding edge release, there is a section an specific (and dead) link to the OS X binary of this program... and yet after hours of web-scouring I found myself completely incapable of locating it. JACK is wonderful, and seems a hell of a lot more stable than Soundflower IME. Yet the interface, as is common to developing open source programs, is far more utililtarian than <i>usable</i>. QJackCtl seems to at least attempt a modicum of visual feedback - transport sync I can easily do without, as Pd is easily syncable via IAC MIDI (though I admit, Jack's own implementation of this would be quite welcome) - but the JACK router in OS X is really rather frustrating. Hidable connection points are one example: on my Fireface, 28 inputs show up, of which I only use 10 since I have no digital connections to the device. So expanding the Fireface gives 18 superfluous entries which only serve to add clutter. But my main complaint is the indication of connections within JACK - the "patchcord" metaphor is vastly more intuitive than colored text. Anyhow, sorry to sound negative; just throwing out my (hopefully) constructive criticisms! JACK is fantastic in functionality! Thanks to Paul, and all others involved in the project. I must ask, as I have been using JACK for a indeterminate period wihtout the ability to find this answer:
Where is QJackCtl? Even in this bleeding edge release, there is a section an specific (and dead) link to the OS X binary of this program… and yet after hours of web-scouring I found myself completely incapable of locating it. JACK is wonderful, and seems a hell of a lot more stable than Soundflower IME. Yet the interface, as is common to developing open source programs, is far more utililtarian than usable. QJackCtl seems to at least attempt a modicum of visual feedback - transport sync I can easily do without, as Pd is easily syncable via IAC MIDI (though I admit, Jack’s own implementation of this would be quite welcome) - but the JACK router in OS X is really rather frustrating. Hidable connection points are one example: on my Fireface, 28 inputs show up, of which I only use 10 since I have no digital connections to the device. So expanding the Fireface gives 18 superfluous entries which only serve to add clutter. But my main complaint is the indication of connections within JACK - the “patchcord” metaphor is vastly more intuitive than colored text.
Anyhow, sorry to sound negative; just throwing out my (hopefully) constructive criticisms! JACK is fantastic in functionality! Thanks to Paul, and all others involved in the project.

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