cp /usr/share/doc/jackd1/examples/asound.rc ~/.asoundrc Make sure to get rid of pulseaudio and other audio software Use qjackctl to debug audio (start it right now and watch what happens) jack.play /usr/share/sounds/speech-dispatcher/dummy-message.wav In Supercollider make sure to not assign the variable "s" but just do s.boot http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Features/Sculpting-Sound-with-SuperCollider http://designingsound.org/2013/04/a-quick-introduction-to-supercollider/ Start the idea of Supercollider with scide (or scvim)