I am very proud to announce 2 new releases: alsaplayer-0.99.80-rc1 and
fftscope-1.0.5
The main added feature in those 2 packages is a new GTK2 interface.
I must thank Madej. He done most of the job and is still working to improve it.
Alsaplayer-0.99.80-rc1
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AlsaPlayer is a new type of PCM player. It is heavily multi-threaded and tries
to excercise the ALSA library and driver quite a bit. It has some very
interesting features unique to Linux/Unix players.
This is a major feature enhancement release.
The player has now a fully working GTK2 interface.
It includes the same functionality as the GTK1 interface and some new
functions. The playlist window has been completely rewritten and is inside the
main window. The scopes plugins have been migrated too.
A lot of debugging has been made.
Every user is encouraged to upgrade AlsaPlayer and use the GTK2 interface.
We need your help with a few things:
* Bug reports
* Feature requests
* Artwork contributions
fftscope 1.0.5
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Fftscope is a nice fft scope plugin for Alsaplayer.
It is now 2 versions of this scope in the package: one with GTK1 interface, the
other with GTK2 interface.
This is a major feature enhancement release
Enjoy those 2 new releases!
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http://www.alsaplayer.org/http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=249
Dominique
CLAM 1.1, The `More eye-candy, please' release.
After a very intense development months since the last 1.0 release,
the CLAM crew is glad to announce that CLAM 1.1 is ready to
[1]download. It comes with many new features and code clean up.
Most
important improvements are found in the Visual Prototyping
front: new
3D-looking widgets, new data viewers and control surface; and a
simplified way to bind controls between the user interface and the
processing network.
To learn about CLAM: http://clam.iua.upf.edu
This release has been cooked-up under the umbrella of the
Interactive
Technology Group at the UPF lead by Josep Blat. So we thank their
support! It also features the work from contributors such as Zach
Welch; as well as the first patches from [2]Google Summer of Code
program --for example LADSPA and FAUST support and some work on
Annotator widgets.
A summarized list of changes follows. See also the [3]CHANGES files
for details. New audio related widgets were added to be used on the
NetworkEditor and the Prototyper. Such widgets include data
views such
as the BarGraph which can display LPC's, MFCC's. Nice control
widgets
were also added. The ControlSurface, for instance, to control two
scalar parameters by moving a point. Some widgets were gathered
from
the LAC community, such as [4]PkSampler [5]PovRay generated
widgets,
and nice knobs we enhanced from [6]QSynth and [7]Rosegarden.
Thanks to
the developers of those projects for making them GPL and being so
supportive while integrating them in CLAM. With all those widgets,
users now can visually build more appealing applications such
as the
new examples we include with Prototyper: A real-time gender
change, or
real-time spectral effects.
The TonalAnalysis (Chord extraction) now takes advantage of fftw3
performing 4 times faster! The KeySpace visualization was also
optimized so now tonal analysis runs even on very slow computers.
NetworkEditor and Prototyper usability have been enhanced. They
exploit the new in-control bounds parameters to automatically
set up
bounded control senders widgets. Also, NetworkEditor have proper
multi-processing selection features.
On different fronts, the code-base has been reduced by getting
rid of
Fltk and Qt3 modules since we are now focusing on Qt4, and the
documentation have been restructured and now it offers new
programming
how-tos.
The CLAM team
References
1. http://clam.iua.upf.edu/download.html
2. http://clam.iua.upf.edu/wikis/clam/index.php/GSoC_2007
3. http://clam.iua.upf.edu/doc.html#changes
4. http://www.patrickkidd.com/
5. http://www.povray.org/
6. http://qsynth.sourceforge.net/
7. http://www.rosegardenmusic.com/
Hi all,
I remember a while back someone posting results of a benchmark to
compare performance of pipes vs cond vs semaphores, but I can't find the
specific post or code in the archives for the life of me.
Does anyone have the /code/ for that benchmark (or anything similar I
can fiddle with to do some testing)?
Thanks,
-DR-
Hello,
I wonder what is the best way to connect applications on the same
computer. Usually I use network and localhost plus custom protocols or
OSC to let them communicate but wonder if pipes are more efficient. The
data to be exchanged is usually control rate, not audio nor video streams.
So what are the pros and cons of pipes versus network?
Cheers,
Malte
--
Malte Steiner
media art + development
-www.block4.com-
The job announced below is basically my current position at UCSB so feel
free to also contact me for informal inquiries.
********************************************************************
(Apologies for cross-posting)
Research Director Position
Center for Research In Electronic Art Technology (CREATE)
http://www.create.ucsb.edu
Salary $69,800 - $78,000/yr
The Center for Research in Electronic Art Technology (CREATE)[1] at the
University of California Santa Barbara is a state-of-the-art facility
dedicated to the research and development of a new generation of
software and hardware tools to aid in media-based composition and
performance. The Center also serves as a laboratory for the creation of
electronic and electroacoustic music and multimedia works. Courses are
offered at the undergraduate and graduate levels in collaboration with
several departments.
The CREATE Research Director will manage research in digital audio with
an area of specialization in media systems engineering, 3D audio
spatialization and processing systems and music synthesis/processing
software development. The research director is responsible to the
facility's faculty director for the planning, development,
implementation and expansion of the Center for Research in Electronic
Art Technology (CREATE) and will also function as the music technical
director.
CREATE has expanded and now includes laboratories in the Graduate
Program in Media Arts and Technology (MAT)[2] in the California
NanoSystems Institute (CNSI)[3] as well as in the Music Department[4].
The CREATE Research Director will be responsible for the development of
the digital audio and music areas of all laboratories in both buildings.
The CREATE Research Director will manage CREATE music and audio r&d in
the form of grants, industry contacts, faculty/student groups. The
Research Director may also choose to teach graduate courses and seminars
in the Department of Music or the Graduate Program in Media Arts and
Technology (MAT), organize and participate in topical workshops and
symposia, and collaborate in the production of several concerts per year
of electro-acoustic music.
The CREATE Research Director will also collaborate with the Technical
Director of the Allosphere [5] Research Project and coordinate with the
faculty Director and Associate Director. The Allosphere, one of the
largest instruments in the world for scientific and artistic
visualization and sonification of multidimensional data sets, is a three
story immersive spherical laboratory that will allow for 360-degree
projection of visual and audio data in an intelligent, interactive
environment. The CREATE Research Director will lead the audio wing of
development for the Allosphere . The audio infrastructure will consist
of a 500 channel sound system that will be designed for special 3D audio
applications as well as the sonification of multidimensional data sets.
Minimum Requirements Ph.D. degree or ABD in EE, CS, Media Arts or Music
or equivalent combination of education and experience. Relevant
technical and organizational experience. Desirable Requirements MS/Ph.D.
in CS/ECE and MA in Music. Experience with grant-writing, project
management.
Areas of expertise that will be valued include (but are not limited to):
- Audio/Multimedia Systems Engineering
- Spatial Audio
- Music Analysis/Synthesis
- Scientific sonification
- Interfaces and HCI
For more details please contact CREATE Director JoAnn Kuchera-Morin
(jkm at create dot ucsb dot edu) or Associate Director Curtis Roads
(clangtint at earthlink dot net).
Read more/apply online at
jobs.ucsb.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=182003
[1] http://www.create.ucsb.edu
[2] http://www.mat.ucsb.edu
[3] http://www.cnsi.ucsb.edu
[4] http://www.music.ucsb.edu
[5] http://www.mat.ucsb.edu/allosphere
--
/*********************************
* Xavier Amatriain *
* Associate Director - MATi *
* Research Director - CREATE *
* UCSB, Santa Barbara CA *
* 1-(805)- 893 83 52 *
********************************/
The job announced below is basically my current position at UCSB so feel
free to also contact me for informal inquiries.
********************************************************************
(Apologies for cross-posting)
Research Director Position
Center for Research In Electronic Art Technology (CREATE)
http://www.create.ucsb.edu
Salary $69,800 - $78,000/yr
The Center for Research in Electronic Art Technology (CREATE)[1] at the
University of California Santa Barbara is a state-of-the-art facility
dedicated to the research and development of a new generation of
software and hardware tools to aid in media-based composition and
performance. The Center also serves as a laboratory for the creation of
electronic and electroacoustic music and multimedia works. Courses are
offered at the undergraduate and graduate levels in collaboration with
several departments.
The CREATE Research Director will manage research in digital audio with
an area of specialization in media systems engineering, 3D audio
spatialization and processing systems and music synthesis/processing
software development. The research director is responsible to the
facility's faculty director for the planning, development,
implementation and expansion of the Center for Research in Electronic
Art Technology (CREATE) and will also function as the music technical
director.
CREATE has expanded and now includes laboratories in the Graduate
Program in Media Arts and Technology (MAT)[2] in the California
NanoSystems Institute (CNSI)[3] as well as in the Music Department[4].
The CREATE Research Director will be responsible for the development of
the digital audio and music areas of all laboratories in both buildings.
The CREATE Research Director will manage CREATE music and audio r&d in
the form of grants, industry contacts, faculty/student groups. The
Research Director may also choose to teach graduate courses and seminars
in the Department of Music or the Graduate Program in Media Arts and
Technology (MAT), organize and participate in topical workshops and
symposia, and collaborate in the production of several concerts per year
of electro-acoustic music.
The CREATE Research Director will also collaborate with the Technical
Director of the Allosphere [5] Research Project and coordinate with the
faculty Director and Associate Director. The Allosphere, one of the
largest instruments in the world for scientific and artistic
visualization and sonification of multidimensional data sets, is a three
story immersive spherical laboratory that will allow for 360-degree
projection of visual and audio data in an intelligent, interactive
environment. The CREATE Research Director will lead the audio wing of
development for the Allosphere . The audio infrastructure will consist
of a 500 channel sound system that will be designed for special 3D audio
applications as well as the sonification of multidimensional data sets.
Minimum Requirements Ph.D. degree or ABD in EE, CS, Media Arts or Music
or equivalent combination of education and experience. Relevant
technical and organizational experience. Desirable Requirements MS/Ph.D.
in CS/ECE and MA in Music. Experience with grant-writing, project
management.
Areas of expertise that will be valued include (but are not limited to):
- Audio/Multimedia Systems Engineering
- Spatial Audio
- Music Analysis/Synthesis
- Scientific sonification
- Interfaces and HCI
For more details please contact CREATE Director JoAnn Kuchera-Morin
(jkm at create dot ucsb dot edu) or Associate Director Curtis Roads
(clangtint at earthlink dot net).
Read more/apply online at
jobs.ucsb.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=182003
[1] http://www.create.ucsb.edu
[2] http://www.mat.ucsb.edu
[3] http://www.cnsi.ucsb.edu
[4] http://www.music.ucsb.edu
[5] http://www.mat.ucsb.edu/allosphere
--
/*********************************
* Xavier Amatriain *
* Associate Director - MATi *
* Research Director - CREATE *
* UCSB, Santa Barbara CA *
* 1-(805)- 893 83 52 *
********************************/
jack_capture v0.9.4
===================
jack_capture is a program for recording soundfiles with jack. Its default
operation is to capture whatever sound is going out to your speakers into
a file. This is the program I always wanted to have for jack, but no
one made. So here it is.
Changes 0.9.3 -> 0.9.4:
*Fixed bug that caused max 2 channels to be recorded.
Download from http://www.notam02.no/arkiv/src/
On Sun, Jun 03, 2007 at 08:56:12PM -0700, Ken Restivo wrote:
> The highlight for me is the picture of J.S. Bach playing
> what looks like a 6-string bass guitar.
Bach is known to have played some instruments that were
considered 'odd' in his time. He had a Moog Modular as
well, see
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Switched_On_Bach.jpg>
The picture was taken in his study in Leipzig, around 1730.
--
FA
Follie! Follie! Delirio vano è questo !
