[linux-audio-user] VST_SERVER and Edirol Hypercanvas?

Fri Aug 6 18:49:04 EDT 2004

On Fri, 2004-08-06 at 14:00, Russell Hanaghan wrote:
> On Fri, 2004-08-06 at 11:26, Dave Phillips wrote:
> > Hi Russell:
> > 
> >   What version of WINE is installed ? Here are some details about my system:
> > 
> >     WINE 20031118
> >     libfst 1.6
> >     jack_fst 1.2
> >     JACK 0.98
> >     ALSA 1.0.4
> 
> Hmmm...Wine 20040614 I believe
> libfst came from thac's but I think is 1.5
> jack_fst 1.2
> Jack .98.8
> Alsa 1.0.5a
> > 
> >   Check for earlier versions of things, i.e., in both the /usr and 
> > /usr/local hierarchies. I know people like package managers, I like them 
> > too, but this stuff is likely to be a "best fit" if you compile and 
> > install it yourself. And as you probably know, the version of WINE can 
> > make a difference.
> 
> Yeah the older version of wine I had was a little steadier out of the
> box. Only ran progman, winecfg, etc but it did work. Just uninstalled
> and reinstalled Wine from Thac's and now the bugger don't work at all!
> 
> Will keep trying. Might need to comile my own Fst but get Wine working
> first obviously.

Ok...onward...

I installed an older version of wine from the Mandrake contribs...one I
knew worked. And it does...brings up all the Windows apps from
Wine-utils package no problem. So I got wine!

THought I'd build Jack_fst and fst from scratch...

So I unpack the hairball...er tarball for fst 1.6. I do configure and
that goes amazingly well. I do "make" and that goes well!  I su and then
do "make install". That dies with something like...

no such file or directory. Theres other stuff but I think what it's
doing is trying to install to /usr/local/lib/pkg-config with the config
file. MDK does not use this directory. It uses /usr/lib/pkg-config
instead.

I think there's just an environment variable to be set here but I hunted
thru the makefiles, aclocal, etc where usually I find some option I can
change specific paths in. No luck. Am I on the right track here?

Thanks

> 
> R~
> 
> > 
> > Best,
> > 
> > dp
> > 
> > 
> > Russell Hanaghan wrote:
> > 
> > >So I got Jack_fst built last night...after going thru the usual
> > >./configure nightmares. These mainly came down to not having devel
> > >packages installed on MDK. (takes that to get the "pkg-config" files in
> > >/usr/lib/pkg-config).
> > >
> > >I already had Thac's "libfst" installed so I built Jack_fst. I used the
> > >"fixheaders" script on the afectfx.h or whatever it is that was
> > >installed from the fst rpm. It5 seemed to work as it allowed "make" to
> > >do just that; Make! :)
> > >
> > >So...it's showtime.....I run Jack up in the usual manner. I hold my
> > >breath anf in a terminal i run "jack_fst Hyper Canvas. I see it
> > >hesitating and comes back with " "no such file or directory". Ok...at
> > >least it didn't esplode! :) So I specify the full path. (I copied all my
> > >.dll vst's into /usr/lib/wine) I run 'jack_fst Hyper Canvas'...{still
> > >holding breath} It now returns "cant load Hyper". Hmmm...Well at least
> > >it sees it but does not like the space in the file name. 
> > >
> > >So I truncate the file name by renaming it "HyperCanvas". I run it again
> > >in same manner...Pauses {face is now blue}...Pops up several windows
> > >registry errors in a box labelled "Edirol Hyper Canvas" 
> > >
> > >"Cannot open registry."
> > >{1E711428-673C-ETC,ETC,ETC}
> > >	OK
> > >
> > >Then terminal responds with;
> > >
> > >"fst signal handler 11, thread=0x4095c260"
> > >"fst signal handler 11, (TEB=0x40a22000)"
> > >
> > >And then dies....and I finally take a breath! :)
> > >
> > >I'm so close I can SMELL it!  Is this just a permissions issue? fst is
> > >clearly talking to Hyper canvas. I tried some othe vst's. Also sometimes
> > >get something like "Could not talk to GUI thread" or such in terminal?
> > >
> > >Thanks
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >On Thu, 2004-08-05 at 19:38, Dave Phillips wrote:
> > >  
> > >
> > >>Hi Russell:
> > >>
> > >>  Well, I have only a Casio CZ101 for a MIDI keyboard, it doesn't have a 
> > >>mod wheel but its pitch bend seems to work fine with HC. Program change 
> > >>works too. I like HC's ability to shut down certain channels, that's 
> > >>very handy for me. The instrument edit panel opens fine and seems to 
> > >>behave correctly.
> > >>
> > >>  I should also note that its redraws were quite sluggish on my 800 MHz 
> > >>machine, and if its graphics were disturbed during play they weren't 
> > >>redrawn until play ended. The sound was uninterrupted, but I was not 
> > >>encouraged to do a lot of realtime parameter changes. I'm sure a faster 
> > >>machine would yield better results.
> > >>
> > >>  Now, for big fun you should try running Softwerk with the Crystal 
> > >>VSTi... hoots galore !
> > >>
> > >>Best regards,
> > >>
> > >>dp
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>Russell Hanaghan wrote:
> > >>
> > >>    
> > >>
> > >>>KOOL!!   
> > >>>
> > >>>I gave up on this thread...thought no one knew or cared!
> > >>>
> > >>>Does all of the midi functionality work too? And also tone adjust on
> > >>>individual instruments?
> > >>>
> > >>>Guess I'd better try harder at getting Jack_fst to work. Never have had
> > >>>any luck with it or VSTserver...
> > >>>
> > >>>Thanks for letting me know.
> > >>>
> > >>>Russell
> > >>>
> > >>>On Wed, 2004-08-04 at 17:51, Dave Phillips wrote:
> > >>> 
> > >>>
> > >>>      
> > >>>
> > >>>>Hi Russell:
> > >>>>
> > >>>> It works for me. I'm using HyperCanvas 1.02, it seems to be working 
> > >>>>perfectly, though I haven't exactly stress-tested it.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>   jack_fst HyperCanvas.dll
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Best regards,
> > >>>>
> > >>>>dp
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Russell Hanaghan wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>   
> > >>>>
> > >>>>        
> > >>>>
> > >>>>>There is a killer Soft synth under <place favorite pseudonym for
> > >>>>>proprietary monopolistic OS here>  win-dohs! It comes in VST and DXi
> > >>>>>format. It is Edirols Hyper canvas that runs to GM2 spec and has good
> > >>>>>control and functionality in the likes of Steinberg, Cakewalk, etc.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>I'm wondering if it could be run under FST or VST_server and used in
> > >>>>><place favorite Open Source OS distro here> Linux in conjunction with
> > >>>>>Muse or Rosegarden or other sequencer apps?
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>Anyone by remote chance messed with this?  I will be doing some
> > >>>>>experimenting but I have not even got VST server to work properly yet.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>Thanks
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