- If you want to use JACK, in general, it is sensible to start it <em>before</em> you run Ardour. This is not
- necessary, but will provide you with more control and options over JACK's operation.
- You can start JACK through its <abbr title="Command Line Interface">CLI</abbr>, or using a <abbr title="Graphical User Interface">GUI</abbr>
- program, like <a href="https://qjackctl.sourceforge.io/">QjackCtl</a> or <a href="http://kxstudio.linuxaudio.org/Applications:Cadence">Cadence</a>.
+ If JACK is needed, in general, it is sensible to start it <em>before</em>
+ Ardour is run. Though this is not strictly necessary, it will provide more
+ control and options over JACK's operation. JACK can be started through the
+ <abbr title="Command Line Interface">CLI</abbr> of a terminal, or by using a
+ <abbr title="Graphical User Interface">GUI</abbr> program, like <a
+ href="https://qjackctl.sourceforge.io/">QjackCtl</a> or <a
+ href="http://kxstudio.linuxaudio.org/Applications:Cadence">Cadence</a>.