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Session Management Overview
Session managers save the current state of open audio applications along with their connections, allowing sessions to be easily restored without having to manually open each application, load individual settings files, and reconnect all JACK connections.
There are several session managers available for Linux. However, not all applications are compatible with all session managers, though some managers do provide limited support for apps not designed to work with that particular session manager.
Overview of Session Managers
Session management is integration of multiple elements of MIDI and audio input, production, modification, and output.
GUI Session Managers
Session Management Using the Command Line
Quite a few folks are using scripts with tools developed for this purpose.
- Unordered List Itemaj-snapshot is a command-line tool and background service which can serve as the foundation for a complete semi-manual session management system. One such implementation is documented here.
- Another command-line session manager framework is Chino.
Links
A selection of links providing further information about Linux audio session management.
Linux Weekly News: A Brief Survey of Linux Audio Session Managers by Dave Philips (January 2013)
The Penguin Producer: The LADI Session Handler