View source for Jacktrip on OS X

This page describes how to set up Jacktrip on your Mac OS X machine for network performances.

==Get and Install Jack==

Find out about what Jack is here [http://www.jackosx.com/about.html]. It is essentially an application for connecting your sound card to 'Jack aware' audio programs like 'Jacktrip' with very low latency.   Download it here [http://www.jackosx.com http://www.jackosx.com].  Unzip the download and install by clicking the Mac OS X installer package.  Unless you know otherwise, just accept all the defaults for the install.  You will be required to reboot your computer after the install.  

<code>jackd</code>, the Jack application, will be installed here:

<pre>/usr/local/bin/jackd</pre>

Jack itself doesn't have a graphical user interface, so it can only be used from the command line.  But, see Qjackctl below for an essential GUI.  JackOSX comes with a GUI called JackPilot.   Best to use Qjackctl instead.

==Get and Install Qjackctl==

Qjackctl is a front end GUI for Jack (<code>jackd</code>).  It allows you to configure Jack parameters like sampling rate, buffer size, and to select an audio device.  It also provides a means to start and stop Jack, monitor its status, and make connections between applications (like Jacktrip) and audio devices.  A binary can be found here:  [http://ardour.org/osx_system_requirements].  Click on Qjackctl to download.  Install the Qjackctl by dragging the icon into the Applications folder.

==Get and Install Jacktrip==

You can find Jacktrip's homepage with documentation here: [http://ccrma.stanford.edu/groups/soundwire/software/jacktrip].  Download the latest binary here: [http://code.google.com/p/jacktrip/downloads/list] by clicking on:

<pre>jacktrip-<latest version>-osx.zip</pre>

Jacktrip is a simple unix binary which needs to be installed from the Terminal.app program.  The instructions can be found in the "INSTALL.txt" file, which comes with Jacktrip.  They are quoted here (<code>bin/</code> in the line "<code>go to bin/</code>" refers to the directory "<code>bin</code>" directory in the downloaded and unzipped file tree):

<pre>
To install (using Terminal): go to bin/ directory and type:

   sudo cp jacktrip /usr/bin/
   (enter your password when prompted)

   sudo chmod 755 /usr/bin/jacktrip
   (now you can run jacktrip from any directory using Terminal)
</pre>


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