How to configure Jack Audio
Install
Jack
- If not installed, fetch latest version from jackosx.com
Start JackPilot
Important to prevent audio loop: In
Preferences, set Built-in Input (not
microphone) as Input Device
Start
Jack
- From JackPilot,
click Start. Now Jack server is running.
- Open OSX System Preferences / Sound, and select JackRouter as audio output.
Connect
SoundPimp and Jack
- Click the Refresh button
on the SoundPimp dashboard.
- In JackPilot
click Routing and verify that
SoundPimp is listed in connection manager.
- Start an audio app, for example iTunes, and verify that it
is listed in connection manager.
- In Send Ports,
single click to mark system with blue and connect to iTunes only, i.e.
- in Receive ports, double click iTunes to mark it with red (active).
- In Send Ports,
single click to mark iTunes with blue and connect to SoundPimp only, i.e.
in Receive ports, double click SoundPimp to mark it with red (active).
- In Send ports,
single click SoundPimp to mark with blue. Now connect to system only, i.e.
in Receive ports, verify that system is in red text, double
click to change from black.
Start playing some music in iTunes. There should be sound accompanied by
indications
in the SoundPimp peakmeter. To save this configuration, click JackPilot File/Save Studio Setup
For further tutorials on Jack setup, please visit Soundpimp.com