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 ==== Jack ==== ==== Jack ====
  
-[[apps:all:Jack]] is the standard sound server for audio production work.+When you have your Linux Proaudio Distribution installed, it's important to know [[apps:all:Jack]] (Jack Audio Connection Kit). [[apps:all:Jack]] is the professional sound server daemon on Linux, that provides real-time, low latency connections for both audio and MIDI data between applications that supports [[apps:all:Jack]]. 
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 +Some good points to start: 
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 +  * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMz6fDGBnA4| Video Tutorial:]] JACK Audio Server: Basic Explanation, Install, and Setup 
 +  * [[http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/friends-jack| Friends Of JACK]] Article about JACK in LinuxJournal. 
 +  * [[http://www.youtube.com/user/AutoStatic3000| Youtube channel of Linuxaudio-user AutoStatic]] 
 +  * [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43ES7p4ejX0&feature=relmfu| Youtube Channel of Linux & Ardour user Kris (metalx1000)]] 
 +  * [[http://en.flossmanuals.net/ardour/index/?q=flossmanual | Ardour Floss Manual]] 
 +  * [[http://linuxhomerecording.blogspot.com/ | Linux Homerecording Blog]] Making noise with Open Source! 
 +  * [[https://github.com/ccherrett/oom/wiki | The OpenOctave Project WIKI]] 
 +  * [[http://www.linuxjournal.com/user/800764/track|Dave Phillips writing for Linuxjournal.com]]
  
 ==== PulseAudio, ESounD, GStreamer, aRts ==== ==== PulseAudio, ESounD, GStreamer, aRts ====
  
 Other sound servers such as [[apps:all:PulseAudio]], [[apps:all:ESounD]], [[apps:all:GStreamer]] and [[apps:all:aRts]] serve various desktop audio needs, and have lots of overlapping functionality, but are not specifically focused towards audio production like [[apps:all:Jack]]. Other sound servers such as [[apps:all:PulseAudio]], [[apps:all:ESounD]], [[apps:all:GStreamer]] and [[apps:all:aRts]] serve various desktop audio needs, and have lots of overlapping functionality, but are not specifically focused towards audio production like [[apps:all:Jack]].
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 +===== Compatibility layers =====
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 +An application that does not use a sound server is generally written for either [[apps:all:OSS_free|OSS]] (in which case it would use /dev/dsp*) or [[apps:all:ALSA]] (in which case it would use /dev/snd/* though the [[apps:all:ALSA]] libraries).
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 +This would mean [[apps:all:OSS_free|OSS]] would not work on systems using [[apps:all:ALSA]] and vice-versa. Luckily, both projects provide a 'compatibility layer' to work with each others' applications.
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