[LAD] automation on Linux (modular approach)

[Ralf Mardorf]

Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Tuesday 23 March 2010, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
>   
>> James Morris wrote:
>>     
>>> I'm with Louigi on this - I'd like to set up a sequence in whatever
>>> sequencer I'm using and draw graphs to control cut-offs modulations etc
>>> etc in some softsynth BEFORE the sound is output/recorded.
>>>
>>> But because I can't do this, I have to settle with recording the audio of
>>> the synth into ardour, and then use automation to control the params of
>>> various LV2/LADSPA plugins. It has provided some interesting (to me)
>>> results :-)
>>>
>>>
>>> http://jwm-art.net/art/audio/qtest_fallibility.mp3
>>>
>>> but I doubt the engineers (or real musicians) amongst you will approve.
>>>
>>> James.
>>>       
>> Hi James :)
>>     
>
> Likewise, Hi James.  I thought the percussion was very good, but the keyboard 
> came in, then the mp3 distortion was obvious and I killed it.  But the kill 
> wasn't clean and I had to hunt the player down with htop and kill the top 
> copy of the player, it was left looping about a bar.  I wonder if a FLAC or 
> ogg would have torn up the keyboard sound like that?  I'd like to try one of 
> those formats myself as it did sound like the beginnings of something worth 
> listening to.
>
>   
>> very good composition, very good arrangement and a good recording. I
>> really do like it, a FLAC or WAV for private listening is welcome :).
>> I planed to do something similar using Linux. Using hardware synth
>> controlled by the ATARI ST Cubase SysEx Windows to record changes for
>> the filters etc. and using an anlog mixer a song like yours is easy to do.
>> Perhaps this SysEx thing is needed for Linux sequencers too.
>> Anyway, you were able to this recording using Linux.
>>
>> Cheers!
>> Ralf
>>     

The MP3 seems to be ok here, but I'm not comfortable with this codec in 
general. I guess everything for the keyboard should be as it is for the 
MP3. Anyway, I prefer FLAC and WAV.