I use Pure Data a lot, and you're right that it could certainly handle this kind of thing. I guess I was just hoping to find something with a different workflow, as imo pd isn't really geared up for the kind of semi-DAW-type work I have in mind. However, if I don't find another viable option, I may well end up hacking something together in pd.<br>
<br>You're also right that Ingen is ideal for this, but the last time I used it, I was frustrated by how unstable it seemed to be. Might give it another go soon and see if things have improved, though.<br><br>Hadn't considered Ardour, but you're right that the same sort of thing *could* be achieved with creative use of busses (I think?). Having said that, it seems a little less elegant, somehow.<br>
<br>Thanks for the suggestions, regardless.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 10:49 PM, Paul Davis <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:paul@linuxaudiosystems.com">paul@linuxaudiosystems.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="im">On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 5:43 PM, James Mckernon <<a href="mailto:jmckernon@gmail.com">jmckernon@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Relatedly, another thing I'd like to be able to do is a delay effect, with<br>
> effect(s) (i.e. filters or certain kinds of distortion, followed by a gain<br>
> reduction) applied 'inside' the delay loop, such that the effect is<br>
> recursively, cumulatively applied to the looped material. Might sound like a<br>
> strange requirement, I know, but it's actually a fairly central effect to<br>
> the kind of music I'd like to make (dub reggae). Unfortunately, this is<br>
> difficult to achieve easily in Linux.<br>
<br>
</div>its not difficult to achieve on Linux at all. it *might* be tricky to<br>
do it with the specific toolset that you seem to be thinking about<br>
(and maybe not even then - i don't know ecasound well enough to<br>
comment on).<br>
<br>
tools like Pure Data can do this easily. tools like Ingen could do it<br>
easily. you can even do this in ardour with a bit of thought (though<br>
its linear signal flow presentation in the GUI makes it trickier). you<br>
could do it using multiple instances of jackrack or newer jack LV2<br>
hosts.<br>
<br>
you could even load up the odd windows VST plugin (such as King Dubby)<br>
in a host that supported windows VST plugins and get the entire effect<br>
from a single plugin.<br>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
--p<br>
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