JackLab
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Contact: laney at gmx dot ch | Project manager: Michael Bohle (metasymbol) | irc.freenode.net #jacklab
News
06/02/14 JackLab YAST repository available. See Additional_YaST_Package_Repositories#JackLab
06/01/08 JAD kernel released, see: http://jacklab.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=29
05/12/16 Added a team list, some small corrections about the kernel
05/10/18 Added new documentation: "A little guide how to switch SL 10.0 to an audio workstation." RT Kernel Instructions
Project Description
JackLab supports openSUSE to have an extension (distribution) for audio/media and become a fast digital audio workstation with an audio-realtime-kernel and professional tools for music production up to VST instruments, similar to Planet CCRMA for Fedora Core, and aGNUla for Debian.
JackLab supports musicians/media artists by trying to find out the most user-friendly way - 1-click setups working for non-technical users, simple administration by YaST and optionally APT. Furthermore the optimization of the kernel, the audio drivers and the setting of proper rights is explored, which is not trivial concerning real-time audio processes controlled by Jack.
JackLab's principal aim is to watch current software, make recommendations to software packagers, test it, talk about it, offer tutorials and user4user support. Negotiations about a distribution of these upgrades e.g. with cd-roms as an downloadable image or in magazines have started.
OpenSUSE CD JAD image in detail: (in preparation)
- YaST controlled installation
An entire YaST enviroment including all graphic front-ends In addition, APT4RPM and the GUI Synaptic
- Ext3 as the default file system
Reiser journaling file systems can extremely negatively affect the cache behavior from jackd and can degrade system performance.
- Graphic basic system with e17 and some KDE apps
For maximal performance, audio systems need a minimal window manager. KDE consumes too much resources that are needed by the realtime audio processes. The WM should be preconfigured in such a way that all audio programs are arranged together clearly in the menu. Nevertheless, a file manager like Konqueror is essential for the GUI oriented user. (kde-base)
- RT audio kernel with PAM for SCHED_FIFO priorities
We're using a kernel according to the SUSE standard kernel with all patches. We're using realtime - preemt patches from Ingo Molnar. The patch broke, depends on the kernel version, some drivers. For SUSE 10.0 we have an fixed PAM 0.80 available, because for unknown reasons the orginal SUSE PAM didn't work with rt-prios for audio. 10.1 seemed to be right.
- Selected Pro Audio Media Software
JACK, qjackctl, Ardour, Hydrogen, MusE, rosegarden, seq24, sooperlooper, Alsamodular, ZynAddSubFX, Rezound, LADSPA, Alsatools-GUI, Linuxsampler/Qsampler, Qsynth, Freewheeling, speciman, mplayer (jack enabled), cinelerra... (and more)
- Internet basic system
Firefox, Thunderbird, Xchat
- Selected multimedia applications
XMMS, Gimp, k3b ... (and more).
This entrance system can be of course be easily extended to full openSUSE - either with YaST or APT. In addition, non-free extensions are offered in the APT repositories, like mp3 support, w32codecs and VST support.
Important links:
JackLab
JackLab user portal jacklab.net
JAD product page jacklab.org (Only a few graphics yet)
JackLab user Support forum and Wiki
openSUSE documentation
A little guide how to switch SL 10.0 to an audio-workstation. RT Kernel Instructions
How to setup a build server
openSUSE Package Wishlist
This page in russian ru-JackLab
The team:
Michael Bohle <laney at gmx dot ch> (metasymbol) Founder and project management, tester, RPM build and distribution, documentation, musician-
Renate Neike <r.neike at gmx dot de> (admine) Administration and RPM build
Oliver Bengs <appleonkel at flashgrafik dot de> (appleonkel) Distribution, RPM and Kernel build
Torben Hohn <torbenh at gmx dot de> Advice and VST integration, developer and musician
Translator/Proof reader/tester
Ingrid Renner <Ingrid.Renner at gmx dot de> (ingeborg) Tester and documentation, musician
Andrew Novikov <andronrus at gmail dot com> (AndronRus) Translator, russian documentation maintainer, tester and musician
Sponsors
Lars Rueger <lwr at lw-rueger dot de> Backup mirror
Thanks to:
Matthias Nagorni <mana at novell dot com> Developer and musician.
Eberhard Moenkeberg, Adminstrator of gwdg.de
Claus Riethmüller, ESI Germany.
Lost Souls
Larry Luer <larry_luer at yahoo dot de> Tester, musician
Jouni Aikio <jouniaikio at yahoo dot se> Translation and tester, musician
Craig Stenseth <cstenseth at wideopenwest dot com> Proof reader and tester, musician.
Jouni Aikio <jouniaikio at yahoo dot se> Translation and tester, musician
Geronimo <gerry at jacklab dot net> (gerry) Translation and tester, musician