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More specific audio connection names when using a Multi-Output Device on macOS
It would be extremely beneficial on macOS (I'm using Mojave) if the input ports could be named more specifically if using a Multi-Output Device, corresponding to the respective device. For example, if I have a Multi-Output Device that is my built-in output (MacBook Pro Speakers) + Soundflower, specify the input ports as such (i.e. writable client system has input ports MBP_speaker_1 MBP_speaker_2 and soundflower_1 ... soundflower_X, instead of playback_1 ... playback_X+2)
I understand it is probably for portability's sake that by default the input ports are named playback_X, but chances are, if someone is using a Multi-Output Device as their "soundcard", they want to know which port is which.
The same argument is likely applicable to Aggregate Devices in general on macOS
you'll have to rename one and each port manually, on Connections or Graph.
make sure you have the most recent jackd2 and qjackctl then have this enabled: Setup > Display > Connections Windows: Enable JACK client/port pretty-names (metadata)
this applies to GNU/LInux, of course; I don't have a clue whether it works at all on any other proprietary systems.
hth. cheers
Thanks for that tip. There’s a similar setting on Mac Enable client/port aliases editing (rename)
Unfortunately that still doesn’t help if I don’t know which channels are which with an aggregate device.
If there is a better place/repo to ask this, please let me know. Hopefully it can be considered for a later revision here or elsewhere