Questions tagged [jack]
JACK is a low-latency sound server, allowing multiple applications to connect to one audio device, and to share audio between themselves. Many Professional-grade programs (such as Hydrogen and Ardour) on Ubuntu utilize JACK for maximum hardware compatibility and performance.
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JACK error starting server using FireWire drivers
I've been trying to setup an Edirol FA-66 audio interface in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, so that I can record sound coming from two microphones conected to it. The interface is connected to my computer using a ...
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Ubuntu Studio controls do not start JACK
I've been using Ubuntu Studio 21.04 for a couple of months and so far so good.
I've been able to use Reaper on my Lenovo Flex 5 laptop and the internal soundcard with no problem, both with JACK and ...
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How would I know if I'm using PulseAudio, ALSA, or Jack?
Ubuntu 20.04.1 (upgraded from Ubuntu 16.04 -> 18.04 -> 20.04 if that matters)...
I have just done default install plus gnome-session-flashback and other non-audio related packages (Gimp, Blender,...
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Routing Pulseaudio to JACK causes glitches
In these days I'm trying to play my guitar through my audio interface using guitarix and JACK and they work just fine.
The issue arrives when I also want to play spotify or youtube in the meantime. I'...
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How to configure qjackctl to combine output from mplayer and rakarrack? ("Audio device got stuck!")
If I launch rakarrack (without jack qjackctl), I do get sound output to my speakers from the guitar input.
However, if I try to launch mplayer, to be able to play along a song, it gives "Audio device ...
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Increasing ALSA's buffer size
I'm trying to change ALSA's original buffer size, in order to increase it. Until now, I had no luck.
I've tried to execute the commands listed in http://pastebin.com/4FibYN0U, however,I don't have ...
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removing pulseaudio, moving to jack
I have installed jack because I want to use the LADSPA plugins available, in jackrack, for realtime audio processing. (I couldn't find any way to use them with pulseaudio)
After much effort, I ...
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Distorted sound from headphone jack Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS
I am reaching out for a help to diagnose and to fix the problem I am having on my Ubuntu box.
The OS: Linux 3.16.0-51-generic #69~14.04.1-Ubuntu x86_64 GNU/Linux Desktop with default Unity Desktop ...
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Ubuntu Studio 20.04, getting Pulse Audio and JACK to play nice
I have seen similar questions from 5 years ago or more, so I'm not sure what the current solutions are. I have an audio setup on Arch using Cadence and have Pulse and JACK playing nice together. When ...
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Ubuntu Studio 20.04 + Ardour 5 + EMU 0404 PCI // Stereo-input for recording not working
I'm absolutely stuck on getting Ubuntu Studio 20.04 + Ardour 5 + EMU 0404 PCI
working as it should.
I installed Ubuntu Studio on an old PC of a buddy of mine. He wants to do some recordings and it is ...
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Can't install libjack-jackd2-dev on Ubuntu 19.10 Eoan with KXStudio repo as it depends on the version of the Eoan repo
On my computer I have Jack and everything else installed from the KXStudio repo. I've been wanting to give audio development a try but when I try to install libjack-jackd2-dev, I get this output:
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Ubuntu re-install introduces xruns with alsa and jack
I recently bought a new hard disc for my old laptop and installed ubuntu on that new hard disc. When running ubuntu from the new hard disc, I experience some issues with realtime audio that I didn't ...
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Problem with Jack Audio Connection Kit after upgrading to Ubuntu Studio 19.10
My main desktop PC has a H61M-P31/W8 (MS-7788) (MSI) motherboard, with Intel i5-3330 CPU @ 3.00GHz.
The internal audio card is reported as: Intel Corporation 6 series/C200 Series Chipset Family.
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Why can't I use sound simultaneously in Bitwig and another program? Is Jack the problem?
I've recently installed Bitwig to make some music. It installed fine, but it initially didn't produce any sound through my speakers. It also gave an error saying that it couldn't find Jack (or ...
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The Sound Card is Working, but not with MIDI
I bought a sound card recently. I can get sound of the computer, except when I plug in the MIDI connection. My goal is to connect with Zynaddsubfx. Here are some screenshots of my settings on Qjackctl....
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Using JACK in virtual machine?
Is it possible to run JACK audio software in Ubuntu in a Virtualbox virtual machine?
If it is, what software configurations would need to be done? Add user to audio group? Threadirqs added into ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 on MacBook Pro: no sound with jackd, although ALSA is working
This is likely to be a MacBook specific question, as I do not face this problem on other notebooks (Dell). The case is the following:
ALSA sound is working fine. mplayer plays mp3 test files with ...
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How do I force pulseaudio to use stereo instead of surround sound?
I have the Audient iD14 audio interface. There are four input channels on it, and because of this pulseaudio thinks it's a 4.0 surround sound system when it's not. When playing audio, it is very ...
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Updated from 15.10 to 16.04, now don't have sound!
I had spent some time a while ago getting Jack to work on 15.10 so I could use SuperCollider and Sonic-Pi but when I upgraded my sound is now broken! Tried the Alsa troubleshooter, nothing.
Anyone ...
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Front audio jack not working
I dual booted ubuntu 16.04 and Windows 7 last week.
I am not getting any audio output from the front panel audio jack on my desktop in ubuntu , although I am getting it on windows 7.
REAR connected ...
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Good audio mixer for Jack Audio Connection Kit
Does anyone know of a good audio mixer for JACK?
I just need it to monitor my sound, maybe change bass, treble, or maybe use a equalizer.
I am looking for something similar to Voicemeeter.
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Several issues when trying to start jack server.
Configured or not starting jack server always results in this crash on my machine:
JACK server starting in realtime mode with priority 10
ERROR: control open "/dev/audio" (No such file or directory)
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switch audio output from PA to jack, breaks audio on google-chrome
I occasionally switch audio output from the ubuntu default pulse-audio to jack.
this has created several problems that I haven't managed to fix in the past (no sound from firefox ever again, then ...
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QjackCtrl audio server starting. Focusrite Saffire PRO40 card start and no sound
QjackCtrl server is starting. Then the FW Active LED of the soundcard turn on. I try listenning to a Youtube video and I get no output sound. The card connection setup is working on Windows.
Setup:
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Jack not loading all the settings at startup
I can´t make my system recall the whole audio configuration at startup.
After playing a lot with Jack, Carla and scripts, I've found this way to make my system (manually) work:
Here is a little video ...
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How can I decrease the latency to a usable level when I record in Ubuntu Studio?
I'm having some difficulty smoothing out the latency issues with the newest version of Ubuntu Studio.
I'm using Ubuntu Studio Controls to set configure JACK. The smallest buffer size I can get working ...
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Where has thre ALSA tab gone in my QJackdctl?
I have no ALSA tab anymore in my QJackdctl.
I am trying with copious amounts of failure to get output from my midi keyboard on Ubuntu. After playing around a bit (clicking a few options, following ...
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Midi not Working after installing Jack
I am currently trying to run FlStudio 20 (with the help of wine64) on Ubuntu 21.10. Its mostly working surprisingly good. The Only Problem I am unable to solve Is my Audio & Midi.
With the basic ...
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Audio Distortion Ubuntu Studio using Jack Audio
I just installed Ubuntu Studio on a newly purchased laptop. A Lenovo flex 5 14. There is an issue when using programs like hydrogen or ardour. The audio coming from the mixdown is very distorted. I ...
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Studio Controls v2.2.1-0 does not execute in Ubuntu Studio 20.04.3
For the past few weeks Studio Controls v2.2.1-0 has failed to execute in Ubuntu Studio 20.04.3. The backports ppa is enabled. Jack appears not to be running. I still have sound (from Pulse Audio?) but ...
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Why doesn't the audo utility "jack" show codecs which are installed?
When starting up jack with the command hdajackretask the GUI reports that there aren't any codecs for recording audio. Off the top of my head, this seems nonsensical as I'm using Text Now and other ...
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Ubuntu Studio: Record from multiple remote locations (give applications Jack audio plugs?)
I am an intermediate Linux user but new to Ubuntu Studio and Jack Audio.
I use Ubuntu Studio to make a weekly podcast. My co-host in in other part of the world and we converse over Discord. I use ...
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In JACK-Connnections, Yamaha AG06 Interface is listet as ALSA-MIDI not as Audio
After programming my Behringer FCB1010 FootController using a Midi-USB-Interface, JackCtl now lists my Yamaha AG06 as a ALSA-MIDI device but AG06 is an audio-interface. Why is this detected wrong and ...
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Ubuntustudio lost sound
I have UbuntuStudio dual boot with Windows 10 on a Dell Inspiron 5490 laptop. Audio worked fine for some months, but suddenly all I get in my session (my user) is a dummy audio output. Other user ...
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Trying to install Cadence JACK audio toolbox and I keep getting sent to MATLAB inferface configuration
Okay I've been trying to install Cadence Jack audio toolbox for a couple days now and I've finally had enough every time I try to run the repository seen on KXStudio's website:
sudo apt-get install ...
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How to loop back "headphones" audio
I am running Ubuntu 20.04 on a Raspberry pi and I would like to record the output from the speakers connected to the jack output of the rpi so that another application can receive its signal.
I have ...
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Issue with Ableton Live Runnin' trought winehq
so, don't ask me why i don't use Bitwig, because i personally don't like it, i don't like lmms or ardour or reaper.
I'm an ableton user, my computer runs perfectly on UBUNTU 20.04 and i love this ...
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Ubuntu Studio 20.10 Loopback / Monitor Microphone Realtime
How could I further reduce delay?
Audacity seems to add a bit more delay. So I have routed input to output, and enabled realtime, through QjackCtl. I still notice quite a bit of delay.
I am at the ...
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Ubuntu Studio 20.10: Audio Drivers not playing well together ft. Alsa, Jack, and Pulseaudio
I've done a lot of searches and read a lot of man pages before coming here but I must not be asking the right questions in my searches and evidently have a lot to learn about these audio controls.
My ...
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Ubuntu Studio Controls: How to add and map surround audio channels to a pulse output bridge?
I am using Ubuntu Studio 20.04 with JACK through ubuntustudio-controls. I have a surround speaker system and must change the default pulse_out bridge sink from 2-channel stereo to 4-channel. The four ...
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How to start JACK server on Ubuntu?
I discovered that I am not able to start JACK server on my desktop running Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS, which prevents me from running Ardour. I have tried a few things, which I found on Ask Ubuntu, but ...
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Ubuntu 20:04 Novation XioSynth External USB Audio Interface producing popping & clicking sounds on playback , Alsa usb driver suspect
I need help troubleshooting a Novation XioSynth external usb interface running under Ubuntu 20:04. I hear popping , clicking noises on playback of an audio file . This is not the problem with ...
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Can't change sample rate Ubuntu Studio 20.04
I had a hibernation disaster and was forced to power cycle the laptop. It was still powered on, but the screen was blank. Nothing would wake it up.
After power cycle, Carla only shows 44100 for the ...
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What are the keys to *high-quality* sound and video recording?
Setup is a new system76 Darter laptop, running Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 64-bit; Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 audio interface and an AudioTechnica AT2020 condenser mic.
I tried making a video recording of myself ...
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I'm getting no audio signal from Scarlett 2i4 into Ardour 6 on Ubuntu Studio 20.04
I recently installed Ardour 6.0.0 (as a download from the Ardour website) in Kubuntu 20.04, using Ubuntu Studio Installer to add packages and configurations. I also have Mixbux32C-6.0.0 and Ardour 5....
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Hdajackretask: cannot get internal speakers working without hijacking headphones
EDIT: solved, see below.
I have installed Ubuntu 20.04 on an MSI laptop 'Leopard GP73-8RE' with a Realtek ALC1220 sound card.
I have the following issues: by default, internal speakers do not work. ...
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XRUN Callback errors running JackD since 19.10 update
Dell XPS 13, Ubuntu Studio 19.10
uname -a
Linux ustudio 5.3.0-42-lowlatency #34-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT Fri Feb 28 06:31:24 UTC 2020 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
I updated this machine OS from previous ...
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How to record two microphones?
I am trying to record a usb headset's microphone and the monitor output to that headset, so far trying to open two recordings at the same time did not work (through python or Audacity), this comment ...
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How to use Jack Audio Connection Kit to start/end an audio player software
I use Ubuntu Studio 19.10 and Jack Audio Connection Kit.
I can use Jack (through qjackctl) with MuseScore to start/stop the MIDI playback of any MIDI song, with the internal MuseScore synthesizer and/...
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Luppp only plays half of my WAV soundfile
I'm using OpenAv Luppp to work with some wav file loops. However, when I copy them in, they are only played half. I tried doubling the length of the audio and it is play as it should. Am I missing ...
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