Greetings: Big thanks to everyone who replied to my questions, you provided exactly the information I was looking for. One more question: What's the current plan for JACK + MIDI ? :) Best, dp Dave Phillips wrote: > Greetings: > > I'm preparing various materials regarding ALSA and JACK, and I need > some help understanding some of JACK's options. I've consulted the > JACK FAQ and the jackd man page, the existing explanations are clear > enough as far as they go, but they don't actually explain *why* a user > wants or doesn't want to activate certain options. Namely: > > 1) What will the -m and -u memory options do for a normal user ? Under > what circumstances is it appropriate to use them ? What exactly does > it mean to unlock a GUI library's memory, and again, how/when does it > benefit the normal user ? Are there reasons a user should not enable > these options ? > > 2) I understand audio dithering conceptually, but what would be a > typical situation when I would enable it in JACK ? > > 3) Is there any particular good reason a user would *not* want -R > enabled ? > > 4) Regarding the "Force 16-bit" option: When would a normal user want > to activate this option ? > > The FAQ and man pages are informative enough for the remaining > options. Any help with the questions above will be hugely appreciated. > > Best regards, > > Dave Phillips > > > >
