* Peter P. <peterparker@xxxxxxxxxxxx> [2015-06-14 13:16]: > * Peter P. <peterparker@xxxxxxxxxxxx> [2015-06-14 13:00]: > > * Kjetil Matheussen <k.s.matheussen@xxxxxxxxx> [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 _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
