LMMS w/ Jack no synchronizing? (no connection?)

[rghvdberg]

Your doing nothing wrong.
LMMS is supposed to be an all-in-one solution, it is not designed to sync to any other software.

[rghvdberg]

You can connect the outputs of LMMS to other jack inputs or the system playback but other then that LMMS is not 'jack aware' like regular linux DAWs.

[rghvdberg]

I don't know any other program that does what LMMS does. Well .. FL Studio

I kinda given up on LMMS because of this and various other missing functionality.

[Luc]

I suggest Tracktion. Version 5 is freeware. Just make sure you save very often, because it crashes a lot.

You might also want to have a look at Qtractor. Apart from stability, I find Tracktion better.

[Luc]

But i like LMMS. For the bass line and extra sounds behind the drum beat, and it's simplicity.

I understand.

You can always redirect the audio output from LMMS to another program over JACK pipes and record it on the other program, or export .wav files and bounce them. I sometimes do that with an Android app that I like, plugging the tablet to the Line-In inputs on the USB interface and injecting the audio into Tracktion. It's a bit of a hack, "but I like the app."

[rghvdberg]

maybe some type of tracker would work ?

[Luc]

A tracker is a specific kind of DAW, such as Renoise or ProTrekkr. The notes/tracks scroll down like an old piano roll. Here:
https://www.renoise.com
http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=50409

[tavasti]

But i like LMMS. For the bass line and extra sounds behind the drum beat, and it's simplicity.

If no other similar options, perhaps i'll keep it and struggle some with counting the song.
Starting with the beat and bassline to record on, and then counting where the extra sounds have to come. Or make the sounds apart and fill them in in Ardour. I'll be thinking about it.

And yelling similar options which do work with jack is always welcome....

I'm quite much in the same with you. Jack sync to LMMS, or proper audio recording & handling are what I would need. I bet making lmms more jack aware would be much easier. Unfortunately, I don't have time for even that...

[rghvdberg]

https://github.com/LMMS/lmms/issues/1467

Seems proper jack support is on the to-do list

[rghvdberg]

That means it can't be connected with QJackCTL? Why is that option there then in the settings? (version 0.4.10 for Ub.12LTS)

wow .. that's on old LMMS , current stable is 1.1.3
updating won't fix the jack sync problem though

[rghvdberg]

build LMMS from git
I think it looks sexy

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[folderol]

Never mind colours, what about greyscale? I'd find that quite unusable. Once I'm in the 'zone' I'll happily spend hours working on an idea. That screen would cause me so much eye strain that after 15 minutes I would have totally lost inspiration and be reaching for the pain killers

[tavasti]

https://github.com/LMMS/lmms/issues/1467

Seems proper jack support is on the to-do list

It is requested, but doesn't look like somebody is working on it?