[linux-audio-user] Audacity error

Gavin Stevens gavin-stevens at gavmusic.freeserve.co.uk
Wed Mar 23 18:40:24 EST 2005


I found the problem - Gnome starts its own sound server for system event
sounds - I hadn't realised this as I only have headphones connected to
my soundcard at the moment & I only wear them when I listen to music.

Anyway, I stopped the Gnome sound server & Audacity is happy once again.

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

Gavin.

> Hi Jan,
> 
> Thanks, but I am using Gnome 2.8 (standard with Ubuntu) & I don't have
> any KDE stuff on my system (I am not a fan of KDE).
> 
> Gavin.
> 
> So back to square one, I'm afraid..
> 
> > Message: 2
> > Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 18:25:09 -0600
> > From: Jan Depner <eviltwin69 at cableone.net>
> > Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] Audacity error
> > To: A list for linux audio users
> > <linux-audio-user at music.columbia.edu> Message-ID:
> > <1111451109.5277.7.camel at eviltwin> Content-Type: text/plain
> > 
> > My first guess would be that artsd or some other sound thing is
> > running.  Try killall -9 artsd and see if that helps.  If you're
> > using KDE even the stinking system beep starts up artsd.
> > 
> > Jan
> > 
> > On Mon, 2005-03-21 at 17:52, Gavin Stevens wrote:
> > > (de-lurk mode)
> > > 
> > > Hi all,
> > > 
> > > I keep getting an error when starting Audacity. It reads "There
> > > was an error initialising the audio i/o layer. You will not be
> > > able to play audio".
> > > 
> > > It then starts & works, apart from not being able to play what it
> > > is doing.
> > > 
> > > The strange thing is that it worked fine the first time I used it
> > > (I recently "rested" Debian in order to try Ubuntu, so it's a new
> > > installation). Every time since then, it has shown this error.
> > > 
> > > Everything else seems to be working fine on the audio front: XMMS
> > > is happy, MIDI is working, even Audacity is functioning, but I
> > > have to play files saved in Audacity via XMMS.
> > > 
> > > Is there something silly that I've missed? I can't work out why it
> > > would play audio once & then not subsequently.
> > > 
> > > Any help appreciated.
> > > 
> > > TIA
> > > 
> > > Gavin.
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 9
> Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 18:11:28 -0500
> From: John Check <j4strngs at bitless.net>
> Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] Hammond organ?
> To: A list for linux audio users <linux-audio-user at music.columbia.edu>
> Message-ID: <200503221811.28917.j4strngs at bitless.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
> 
> On Wednesday 23 March 2005 04:16 pm, philicorda wrote:
> > I wrote:
> > > It's also really worth playing with the LADSPA swh impulse
> > > convolver plugin. Guitar amps sound really good on hammond! Also
> > > the TAP preamps are nice. A bit of fuzz and grit+limited freqency
> > > range and odd resonances really brings it to life.
> > > The one thing no midi hammond can ever do is the way different
> > > tones come in at different times as you press down the key. This
> > > means you
> >
> > can
> >
> > > kinda flick the keys and just get the top drawbar to plip a little
> > > and the percussion to ping.
> >
> > John Check wrote:
> > "Can you elaborate on that? Is it an artifact of the differing
> > wavelengths or
> > the physical construction?"
> >
> > It's the way all the key contacts don't touch the bus bars at the
> > same time, so as you press down the key, the high drawbars and
> > percussion sound first, and then as you press down a tiny bit more
> > the other drawbars sound. I think my hammond's keyboard is probably
> > more knackered than most so I notice it/ use it more.
> 
> Gotcha. Thanks
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 10
> Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 15:21:55 -0800 (PST)
> From: R Parker <rtp405 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] "MusicPad Pro Plus": Linux-based
> 	notepad device
> To: A list for linux audio users <linux-audio-user at music.columbia.edu>
> Message-ID: <20050322232156.97599.qmail at web20924.mail.yahoo.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
> 
> that's excellent!
> 
> ron
> 
> --- Andreas Kuckartz <A.Kuckartz at ping.de> wrote:
> > For those interested in the use of Linux in more
> > traditional environments:
> > 
> > "Indianapolis High School Band Makes History by
> > Performing First Paperless
> > Concert
> > 
> > "Instead of reading their music from printed sheets
> > during their performance,
> > the band members used a Linux-based notepad device
> > from Freehand Systems called
> > the MusicPad Pro Plus. This was the first time in
> > history that a high school
> > band gave a concert using digital music notation in
> > place of sheet music."
> > 
> >
> http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=83186
> > 
> > ---
> > 
> > On their website FreeHand Systems does not seem to
> > mention that their product is
> > Linux-based:
> > http://www.freehandsystems.com/
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > Andreas
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
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