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JACK Audio Connection Kit

A professional sound server API and pair of daemon implementations providing real-time, lo

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JACK Audio Connection Kit (JACK) is a professional sound server API and a pair of daemon implementations that provide real-time, low-latency connections for audio and MIDI data between applications. It addresses the need to route audio from one program into another, split a program's output to multiple destinations, and record the result, while also enabling device sharing and inter-application audio routing.

JACK offers a cross-platform API for programmers writing real-time audio and music applications, along with the daemon implementations that run the sound server. The project provides documentation through its API, FAQ, and wiki sections, and distributes its software through a downloads area, with source code hosted on GitHub. Community resources include news, an applications listing, and community channels.

JACK is aimed at developers building real-time audio and music applications as well as users who need to route audio and MIDI between programs. The pages do not state specific packaging details such as free plans, trials, editions, or seat-based and usage-based licensing.

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