Re: [Jack-Devel] Netjack - one audio source, multiple remote destinations

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DateSun, 26 May 2013 13:03:41 +0200
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In-Reply-ToJason Cipriani [Jack-Devel] Netjack - one audio source, multiple remote destinations
Follow-UpJason Cipriani Re: [Jack-Devel] Netjack - one audio source, multiple remote destinations
On 05/26/13 01:57, Jason Cipriani wrote:

Hi!

> I'm working on a project where we'd like to have a single central PC
> (running Linux, currently Ubuntu) streaming different audio streams to
> multiple other devices (Gumstix Overo, jackd 1 available, 20 devices).

Is latency important? If not, ignore all the jackd stuff, run

    mplayer http://central-pc:port/foo

on the slaves and be happy. You can use VLC or any other media streamer
(gstreamer would probably work, too) on the PC.


If you really want/need a jackd-based setup, then do something like
this:

    - PC is master, can even be -d dummy (no local audio I/O)
    - 20 slaves connected with jack_netsource -N slaveX -H slaveX
    - Run alsa_in/alsa_out or even better zita-ajbridge (a2j, j2a) on
      each slave to enable local audio I/O


Cheers
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