On Tue, 2004-06-29 at 17:45, Jos Laake wrote: > Russell Hanaghan wrote: > > On Tue, 2004-06-29 at 15:35, Jos Laake wrote: > > >>Russell Hanaghan wrote: > >> > >>>>I have asked, just as you too are asking for a "dream come true!" Cheapo > >>>>cards for multiple IO's... > >>>> > >>>>But alas...this is not to be! You can get both cards working in tandem > >>>>(of sorts) with the right ".asoundrc" file > >> > >>Okay, this is what I need! Can somebody (Russell?) please post the > >>.asoundrc that makes this actually work? I've tried various bits for > >>".asoundrc" that I've found here and there online and I can't get > >>'qjackctl' to see the device, nor can I get 'jackd' to start manually > >>with the composite device. > > > > Hmmm...I have approx. 2.314 brain cells left and they don't communicate > > with each other anymore! :) From recollection, I thought I just used > > the "multi" option in Qjackctl and set jack for 4 in's and 4 outs. > > I'm not familiar with a "multi" option in 'qjackctl'. Can't find it on > any of the tabs in the setup screen. I tried 4 ins/outs but then > 'qjackctl' sez: 'can't connect as jack client'. Go to the "Setup" screen in Qjackctl. Under the "Interface" box, highlight the existing entry, be it HW:0 or "default" or whatever. Type "multi" in its place and hit ok. Then try it... The other was "ttable" which may have worked but I don't remember. Same procedure, just highlite the entry present and type the new one in. > > >>>>but they will not stay in > >>>>sync. I had 2 identical SBlive 5.1's and prayed constantly and fervently > >>>>to the great God of ALSA whom betrothed to us the .asoundrc miracle. For > >>>>40 days and 40 nights I fasted...but the "fuzzy wuzzies" in one or the > >>>>other card were NOT to be cast out. I was angry...then repentent. > >> > >>Again, I'm not concerned with sync. I'm interested in *routing*. > > > > > > I wasn't all that concerned with sync either...I was using it as a live > > RT fx processing system. I did have a problem with the distortion > > produced by the sync issue. > > Hmmm... I'd have to hear it to see if it was too much for what I'm > doing. I mean, really, this is just meant as a composing assistant. > > ~Jos~ > >