On Mon, 2009-03-23 at 19:55 +0000, Folderol wrote: > I disagree. I use ZynAddSubFX and Rosegarden very heavily. > > Sometimes I want the sound from Zyn. only to go to the mains, sometimes > I want it to go via jamin. The same is true for the Rosegarden audio. > > I also use external synths and very occasionally a microphone. Again > the routes I take could be many and various. > > Each project I build has its own script for making the necessary > connections when I run it. Autoconnect is just a nuisance to me. > > Similarly, sometimes when trying things out, I run MIDI direct from my > external keyboard to a soft (or hard) synth. Other times I route > through Rosegarden. I value the choice! Yes, my idea wasn't too useful in your situation. Maybe a better solution is to: 1) If a variable like "JACK_SKIP_CONNECTION_SETUP" is set, the app just starts without connecting anything. This allows things like LASH and DAWs to start apps and handle connections themselves. 2) If the variable isn't set, it shows a configuration dialog to setup the connections, with reasonable defaults and saved settings. It would have "Connect" and "Close" buttons so even here you can choose not to connect anything. I think that is fairly flexible, yet allows a simple setup for stand-alone software synths. Damon _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user