libpipew...k-tunnel(7) Miscellaneous Information Manual libpipew...k-tunnel(7)
NAME
libpipewire-module-jack-tunnel - JACK Tunnel
DESCRIPTION
The jack-tunnel module provides a source or sink that tunnels all audio
to a JACK server.
This module is usually used together with JACK DBus detect that will
automatically load the tunnel with the right parameters based on dbus
information.
MODULE NAME
libpipewire-module-jack-tunnel
MODULE OPTIONS
• jack.library: the libjack to load, by default libjack.so.0 is searched
in JACK_PATH directories and then some standard library paths. Can be
an absolute path.
• jack.server: the name of the JACK server to tunnel to.
• jack.client-name: the name of the JACK client.
• jack.connect: if jack ports should be connected automatically. Can
also be placed per stream.
• tunnel.mode: the tunnel mode, sink|source|duplex, default duplex
• midi.ports: the number of midi ports. Can also be added to the stream
props.
• source.props: Extra properties for the source filter.
• sink.props: Extra properties for the sink filter.
GENERAL OPTIONS
Options with well-known behavior.
• remote.name
• audio.channels
• audio.position
• node.name
• node.description
• node.group
• node.virtual
• media.class
• target.object to specify the remote node.name or serial.id to link to
EXAMPLE CONFIGURATION OF A DUPLEX SINK/SOURCE
# ~/.config/pipewire/pipewire.conf.d/my-jack-tunnel.conf
context.modules = [
{ name = libpipewire-module-jack-tunnel
args = {
#jack.library = libjack.so.0
#jack.server = null
#jack.client-name = PipeWire
#jack.connect = true
#tunnel.mode = duplex
#midi.ports = 0
#audio.channels = 2
#audio.position = [ FL FR ]
source.props = {
# extra sink properties
}
sink.props = {
# extra sink properties
}
}
}
]
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