Configuring multiple devices through JACK, how to map ports with correct hardware inputs

I’m having difficulty figuring out which ports in the software (either qjackctl Connect or Ardour Routing Grid) map to which devices I have connected. This may sound simple, but I’m seeing more ports than I have connected devices…I think.

My system is Ubuntu Studio 19.10 and Ardour 5.12.0 with the following external connected devices

  • Behringer UMC1820 Audio Interface connected via USB (8 inputs)
  • Yamaha MG206C 20 Channel Mixer via USB (Ardour only sees left and right channels)
  • M-Audio ProKeys Sono 88

I have JACK configured to use the UMC1820 as the source device, and the Mixer as the output device. This all works swell.

$ arecord -l
**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC1220 Analog [ALC1220 Analog]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 2: ALC1220 Alt Analog [ALC1220 Alt Analog]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: UMC1820 [UMC1820], device 0: USB Audio [USB Audio]
  Subdevices: 0/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 3: CODEC [USB Audio CODEC], device 0: USB Audio [USB Audio]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 4: P88 [ProKeys Sono 88], device 0: USB Audio [USB Audio]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0</code>

$ arecord -L
    default
        Playback/recording through the PulseAudio sound server
    null
        Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
    jack
        JACK Audio Connection Kit
    pulse
        PulseAudio Sound Server
    sysdefault:CARD=PCH
        HDA Intel PCH, ALC1220 Analog
        Default Audio Device
    front:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
        HDA Intel PCH, ALC1220 Analog
        Front speakers
    dmix:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
        HDA Intel PCH, ALC1220 Analog
        Direct sample mixing device
    dmix:CARD=PCH,DEV=2
        HDA Intel PCH, ALC1220 Alt Analog
        Direct sample mixing device
    dsnoop:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
        HDA Intel PCH, ALC1220 Analog
        Direct sample snooping device
    dsnoop:CARD=PCH,DEV=2
        HDA Intel PCH, ALC1220 Alt Analog
        Direct sample snooping device
    hw:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
        HDA Intel PCH, ALC1220 Analog
        Direct hardware device without any conversions
    hw:CARD=PCH,DEV=2
        HDA Intel PCH, ALC1220 Alt Analog
        Direct hardware device without any conversions
    plughw:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
        HDA Intel PCH, ALC1220 Analog
        Hardware device with all software conversions
    plughw:CARD=PCH,DEV=2
        HDA Intel PCH, ALC1220 Alt Analog
        Hardware device with all software conversions
    usbstream:CARD=PCH
        HDA Intel PCH
        USB Stream Output
    sysdefault:CARD=UMC1820
        UMC1820, USB Audio
        Default Audio Device
    front:CARD=UMC1820,DEV=0
        UMC1820, USB Audio
        Front speakers
    surround21:CARD=UMC1820,DEV=0
        UMC1820, USB Audio
        2.1 Surround output to Front and Subwoofer speakers
    surround40:CARD=UMC1820,DEV=0
        UMC1820, USB Audio
        4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
    surround41:CARD=UMC1820,DEV=0
        UMC1820, USB Audio
        4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
    surround50:CARD=UMC1820,DEV=0
        UMC1820, USB Audio
        5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
    surround51:CARD=UMC1820,DEV=0
        UMC1820, USB Audio
        5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
    surround71:CARD=UMC1820,DEV=0
        UMC1820, USB Audio
        7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
    iec958:CARD=UMC1820,DEV=0
        UMC1820, USB Audio
        IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output
    dmix:CARD=UMC1820,DEV=0
        UMC1820, USB Audio
        Direct sample mixing device
    dsnoop:CARD=UMC1820,DEV=0
        UMC1820, USB Audio
        Direct sample snooping device
    hw:CARD=UMC1820,DEV=0
        UMC1820, USB Audio
        Direct hardware device without any conversions
    plughw:CARD=UMC1820,DEV=0
        UMC1820, USB Audio
        Hardware device with all software conversions
    usbstream:CARD=UMC1820
        UMC1820
        USB Stream Output
    usbstream:CARD=NVidia
        HDA NVidia
        USB Stream Output
    sysdefault:CARD=CODEC
        USB Audio CODEC, USB Audio
        Default Audio Device
    front:CARD=CODEC,DEV=0
        USB Audio CODEC, USB Audio
        Front speakers
    surround21:CARD=CODEC,DEV=0
        USB Audio CODEC, USB Audio
        2.1 Surround output to Front and Subwoofer speakers
    surround40:CARD=CODEC,DEV=0
        USB Audio CODEC, USB Audio
        4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
    surround41:CARD=CODEC,DEV=0
        USB Audio CODEC, USB Audio
        4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
    surround50:CARD=CODEC,DEV=0
        USB Audio CODEC, USB Audio
        5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
    surround51:CARD=CODEC,DEV=0
        USB Audio CODEC, USB Audio
        5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
    surround71:CARD=CODEC,DEV=0
        USB Audio CODEC, USB Audio
        7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
    iec958:CARD=CODEC,DEV=0
        USB Audio CODEC, USB Audio
        IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output
    dmix:CARD=CODEC,DEV=0
        USB Audio CODEC, USB Audio
        Direct sample mixing device
    dsnoop:CARD=CODEC,DEV=0
        USB Audio CODEC, USB Audio
        Direct sample snooping device
    hw:CARD=CODEC,DEV=0
        USB Audio CODEC, USB Audio
        Direct hardware device without any conversions
    plughw:CARD=CODEC,DEV=0
        USB Audio CODEC, USB Audio
        Hardware device with all software conversions
    usbstream:CARD=CODEC
        USB Audio CODEC
        USB Stream Output
    sysdefault:CARD=P88
        ProKeys Sono 88, USB Audio
        Default Audio Device
    front:CARD=P88,DEV=0
        ProKeys Sono 88, USB Audio
        Front speakers
    surround21:CARD=P88,DEV=0
        ProKeys Sono 88, USB Audio
        2.1 Surround output to Front and Subwoofer speakers
    surround40:CARD=P88,DEV=0
        ProKeys Sono 88, USB Audio
        4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
    surround41:CARD=P88,DEV=0
        ProKeys Sono 88, USB Audio
        4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
    surround50:CARD=P88,DEV=0
        ProKeys Sono 88, USB Audio
        5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
    surround51:CARD=P88,DEV=0
        ProKeys Sono 88, USB Audio
        5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
    surround71:CARD=P88,DEV=0
        ProKeys Sono 88, USB Audio
        7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
    iec958:CARD=P88,DEV=0
        ProKeys Sono 88, USB Audio
        IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output
    dmix:CARD=P88,DEV=0
        ProKeys Sono 88, USB Audio
        Direct sample mixing device
    dsnoop:CARD=P88,DEV=0
        ProKeys Sono 88, USB Audio
        Direct sample snooping device
    hw:CARD=P88,DEV=0
        ProKeys Sono 88, USB Audio
        Direct hardware device without any conversions
    plughw:CARD=P88,DEV=0
        ProKeys Sono 88, USB Audio
        Hardware device with all software conversions
    usbstream:CARD=P88
        ProKeys Sono 88
        USB Stream Output

When I set this up originally everything was fine, I showed only the 10 capture ports from the UMC1820. Then recently I decided to try to expand my inputs by plugging in an old DigiDesign Digi002 Rack with 8 add’l inputs through ADAT to the UMC1820. That worked, I could now see 18 capture ports. I later found out that this device pretty much doesn’t work without ProTools, so I disconnected it, but the 18 ports are still there. I’m pretty sure these are “ghost” images, but I can’t seem to get rid of them, or find out if they belong to some other device.

I’ve tried removing and replugging everything, restarting, and everything else I can think of. I would love to be able to, say, right click on one of the capture ports in either qjackctl Connect or in Ardour somewhere to see the PCM associated with a particular port.

Would these captures have been written into some configuration file somewhere? I’m stumped!

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