[PlanetCCRMA] status for updated jack-audio-connection-kit

[Paul Coccoli]

On 12/20/05, Rui Nuno Capela <rncbc@rncbc.org> wrote:
>[SNIP]
> OK. The main idea of the QjackCtl patchbay is all about making logical
> groups of JACK client ports into one said "socket" and actively
> maintaining logical connections whenever both ends show up in the JACK
> graph.
>
> A patchbay "socket" maps to one JACK client instance and is composed by
> one or more "plugs" which maps one-to-one to corresponding JACK ports. As
> I believe is the most common usage, you can specify a stereo channel as a
> socket (client) with two plugs (ports).
>
> On this patchbay model, you make connections between sockets. When two
> sockets are said connected, it is implied that each one of its plugs is
> about to be connected in turn, one by one, in a one-to-one basis.
>
> Take special note on the plug/port order in the socket plug list, as each
> plug of each other socket is about to be connected in the order they're
> listed on either end. For example, in the stereo case, you have to agree
> to yourself to list plugs _always_ in the very same order, either (L,R)
> _or_ (R,L), unless it is your intention to connect otherwise.
>
>[SNIP}

OMG I finally understand the patchbay!