[17:36] <Kraus> I'm curious if anyone knows why certain applications hijack all sound resources for itself while Jack is running?
[18:09] <OvenWerks> Jack will take exclusive access to the device it uses
[18:10] <OvenWerks> if you start jack using studio-controls, it will tell pulse that jack is the _only_ "device". Both of these are by design
[18:11] <OvenWerks> allowing pulse to bridge to jack while pulse has access to any other device (even if not being used) will A) cause xruns in jack and B) prevent jack from properly entering freewheel mode.
[18:12] <OvenWerks> jack takes exclusive access to a device to prevent some other application from changing device setting while a jack application is recording your "next hit".