JACK_NETSOURCE(1)

NAME
jack_netsource - Netjack Master client for one slave

SYNOPSIS
jack_netsource [ -H hostname ] [ options ]

DESCRIPTION
jack_netsource The Master side of a netjack connection. Represents the slave jackd -dnet in the master jack graph. Most connection parameters are configured via the netsource, and the slave will set itself up according to the commandline option given to jack_netsource.
Netjack allows low latency audio connections over general IP networks. When using opus for compression, it is even possible to establish transatlantic links, with latencies not much over the actual ping time.
But the main usecase is of course a LAN, where it can achieve one jack period of latency.

OPTIONS

-h this help text

-H slave host
    Host name of the slave JACK

-o num channels
    Number of audio playback channels

-i num channels
    Number of audio capture channels

-O num channels
    Number of midi playback channels

-I num channels
    Number of midi capture channels

-n periods
    Network latency in JACK periods

-p port
    UDP port that the slave is listening on

-r reply port
    UDP port that we are listening on

-B bind port
    reply port, for use in NAT environments

-b bitdepth
    Set transport to use 16bit or 8bit

-P kbits
    Use Opus encoding with <kbits> per channel

-m mtu
    Assume this mtu for the link

-R N
    Redundancy: send out packets N times.

-e
    skip host-to-network endianness conversion

-N jack name
    Reports a different client name to jack

-s, --server servername
    Connect to the jack server named servername

-h, --help
    Display help/usage message

-v, --version
    Output version information and exit

EXAMPLES

run a 4 audio channel bidirectional link with one period of latency and no midi channels. Audio data is flowing uncompressed over the wire:
On hostA:

    jackd -d alsa
    jack_netsource -H hostB -n1 -i4 -o4 -I0 -O0

On hostB:

    jackd -d net