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

[Russell Hanaghan]

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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