JackLab

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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 integration, 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. 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.

News

• 08/07/10 "Three Steps" updated

Updated JackLab/3 Steps to JAD for Beginners 2 for the use with openSUSE 11.0 32bit and 64bit.

• 08/03/29 JAD Documentation added

Added the documentation & the howtos from [1] --Keitekk 16:22, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

• 08/01/09 JAD 1.1 development started

Added two new pages: > > JackLab/KnownBugs and JackLab/InstallationSources

• 07/09/17 JAD 1.0 final release

Read the whole story at openSUSE News

• 07/01/26 JAD Alpha1 released

The JackLab Team ist proud to present the first public alpha release of the JackLab Audio Distribution (JAD) The 1,2GB DVD iso can be downloaded from jacklab.org

• 06/02/14 JackLab YAST repository available. See Additional_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

JackLab documentation

If you are want to use the latest JAD 1.0 DVD, read the JackLab/JAD Introduction (a beginners guide for JAD 1.0 - under construction)

If you would like to easily upgrade your SUSE Linux Box into a Digital Audio Workstation, please follow the JackLab/3 Steps to JAD for Beginners tutorial.

If you want more information about this project, please visit jacklab.org

If you would like to support the project in any way (donations, testing, translations, technical) please contact us. (See below)

If you are looking for support, or how to turn openSUSE Linux into a music studio please read the tutorials and then visit our forum.

Additional Jacklab repositories

Version: JAD 1.1

http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/jacklab/openSUSE-10.3/RPMS/

Version: JAD 1.0

http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/jacklab/SUSE-10.2/RPMS/

Beginners Guides

• JackLab/3 Steps to JAD for Beginners 2 Turn opensuse 11.0 into an audio workstation
• JackLab/3 Steps to JAD for Beginners Turn opensuse 10.2 into an audio workstation
• JackLab/3 Steps to JAD for Nerds Turn suse 10.0/10.1 into an audio workstation

Frequently asked questions

• JackLab/FAQ

Applications

• JackLab/JAD Introduction
• JackLab/JACK first steps
• JackLab/JAD Getting Started

• JackLab/FX

• JackLab/SamplePlayer
• JackLab/Sequenzer
• JackLab/SoftSynthesizer

Ardour

Audio recording: and soon midi recording

• JackLab/Ardour
• JackLab/Ardour Techniken
• JackLab/Ardour with VST
• JackLab/Assigning real-time priorities with PAM

Rosegarden

Midi recording Audio recording Score type setting

• JackLab/Rosegarden SuSE 10.2
• JackLab/Rosegarden system timer resolution

Window Manager Themes

Setting up de window manager

• JackLab/Basic Theming Tutorial
• JackLab/Entrance
• JackLab/JAD Themes Documentation
• JackLab/JAD Menu Documentation

Interfacing to the world

How do we get the sounds into the computer

• JackLab/Jack/Alsa
• JackLab/Firewire
• JackLab/Midiman Midisport 2x2
• JackLab/USB Midi
• JackLab/Useful Hardware

Optimising with JAD

• JackLab/Mastering

Setting up Video

The standard procedures are not fit for the real time kernel

• JackLab/NVidia driver for the JAD Kernel

Networking

• JackLab/Networks

The Kernel

What makes our system real time  : Why and how

• RT Kernel Instructions
• JackLab/RT Kernel
• JackLab/PAM for rtprios
• JackLab/Rt-lsm
• JackLab/Change inst-sys and control.xml in alpha2 for kernel-rt and network

Software Constuction

The tools we need so we can make toys to play

• JackLab/How to setup a build environment for JAD
• JackLab/Subversion
• JackLab/Subversion:extra-desktop

• JackLab/How to remaster the JAD DVD

• JackLab/Installation on USB Drive

Why Wine & VST

Why do we spill Wine On Jacklab

• JackLab/VST Tutorials
• JackLab/VST working on openSUSE
• JackLab/WineAsio guide

• JackLab/DSSI-Host

Software for Pro's

• JackLab/ProAudio Software

Towards JAD 2.0

• JackLab/How to build a KIWI JAD

Contact

• Project manager: Michael Bohle Metasymbol
• Development: Oliver Bengs Appleonkel

Links

• jacklab.org: JAD product page

• jacklab.net: JackLab network portal

• JackLab user Support forum

• jacklab e.V. papers: Wiki

• Known Bugs Check for known bugs, and report.