Re: [Traverso-devel] jack bus confusion

[plutek]

Excerpts from Philipp Überbacher's message of Thu Aug 26 13:52:55 -0400 2010:
> Excerpts from plutek's message of 2010-08-26 19:23:25 +0200:
> > 
> > greetings!
> > 
> > working with current git, it is unclear to me how to connect track inputs 
> > to my system:capture_1 (etc.) inputs which exist in jack. i'm using an RME 
> > Multiface, and have 18 such inputs. when traverso is started, my 
> > connections panel in qjackctl shows my 18 system inputs and two traverso 
> > outputs on the left side, and only my 18 system outputs on the right side 
> > -- there is no input entry for traverso at all.
> > 
> > if i go to a track properties panel in traverso, the "Inputs" section shows 
> > Capture 1-2 greyed out, and they cannot be removed or changed. the "Set 
> > Input" dropdown contains nothing at all.
> > 
> > i'm confused. how do i access my 18 jack capture ports to connect to track 
> > inputs? am i missing some setup thingy?
> > 
> > thanks much... cheers!
> 
> Hi Peter,
> which version of Traverso are you using?
> As far as I know, 0.49.X does only support two jack input and output
> ports.
> 
> However, a lot has changed in the git version, especially with regards
> to jack. It allows for any number of jack ports and has a more powerful
> internal routing. It's not exactly stable yet, but it's worth a try.

thanks, philipp!

yes, i'm using current git.

i know that the jack routing has seen considerable expansion and work lately -- 
that's why i'm more interested than ever. i just don't see how to connect 
arbitrary jack capture ports to traverso inputs.

cheers!
-- 
.pltk.