you can use the pre-defined surround40 device, *but* jackd will assume it also has 4 input channels and refuse to start, so you have to define a new device based on surround40. add this to your .asoundrc: ctl.jack42 { type hw card 0 } pcm.jack42 { type asym playback.pcm { # route for mmap workaround type route slave.pcm surround40 ttable.0.0 1 ttable.1.1 1 ttable.2.2 1 ttable.3.3 1 } capture.pcm { # 2 channels only type hw card 0 } } then specify "jack42" as your alsa device when starting jackd. works like a charm for me. robcanning wrote: > hi, > > what is the best way to get 4 independent outputs from an sblive! > i am using pd with jack but in qjackctl i only see 2 alsa_pcm playback > devices. Is it possible to get 4 outputs using an sblive and jack? > if not what's the best approach... alsa? oss? > thanks, > > rob (planetccrma fedora core1) > -- J?rn Nettingsmeier Lortzingstr. 11, 45128 Essen, Germany http://spunk.dnsalias.org (my server) http://www.linuxaudiodev.org (Linux Audio Developers)