Sean's email reminded me to ask if anyone knows of any Linux utilities
to use with a Line6 POD or POD 2.0 for manipulating, saving, and
loading settings?
The pre-XT PODs don't have USB ports and the software available from
Line6 is Java-based, but only for Mac and Windows.
I have never reverse-engineered a file format before, and I wouldn't
even know where to start, but there are lots of files available to
download for the Line6 gear, and it would be nice to be able to use
them. I'm not willing to install Windows to deal with it.
Even if there was an app to just modify and load and save presets for
just Linux users, it wouldn't have to inter-operate with existing
files to be useful. You only have so many hardware preset slots to
use, and remembering the settings is impossible.
So, does anyone know if such a beast exists, or if anyone is working on one?
Dana
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> Has anybody successfully compiled Free V-Amp?
>
> http://www.nongnu.org/freevamp/
>
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Hi
I cannot make my edirol ua-1a sound under 2.6.15. I have patched with
the rt-21 patch, which otherwise work fine, but the problem is the same
with an unpatched 2.6.15. And the problem is the same under
debian/stable and debian/unstable. Same with multimedia-kernel from
demudi. I was starting to suspect that is was dead, since everything
looked fine, apps (audacity, aplay, csound) ran happily, nothing in
dmesg. But as a last desperate atempt I booted in a plain debian/stable
install with debian kernel 2.6.8, and it just worked.
To test I run: aplay -D hw:1 test.wav
And I have:
[atte@aarhus atte]$ cat /proc/asound/cards
0 [SI7012 ]: ICH - SiS SI7012
SiS SI7012 with ALC200,200P at 0xdc00, irq 10
1 [UA1A ]: USB-Audio - EDIROL UA-1A
Roland EDIROL UA-1A at usb-0000:00:03.2-1, full speed
2 [keyboard ]: USB-Audio - MK-249C USB MIDI keyboard
Evolution Electronics Ltd. MK-249C USB MIDI
keyboard at usb-0000:00:03.1-2.1, f
3 [keyboard_1 ]: USB-Audio - MK-249C USB MIDI keyboard
Evolution Electronics Ltd. MK-249C USB MIDI
keyboard at usb-0000:00:03.1-2.2, f
4 [Keyboard ]: USB-Audio - MK-449C USB MIDI Keyboard
Evolution Electronics Ltd. MK-449C USB MIDI
Keyboard at usb-0000:00:03.1-2.3, f
So now (before I post my kernel .config and all) I'm wondering, could it
be a simple something that needs to be flipped somewhere? Where to look
for additional information?
I tried installing udev, but that didn't change anything...
--
peace, love & harmony
Atte
http://www.atte.dk
Dear List,
whenever i connect my faderbox via usb-midi to my debian box, the device
shows up as a different device-no (using it with pd).
Is there a way to set the hot-pluggable device order in /etc/alsa.conf?
thanks for any suggestions!
Peter
>We can, however, put a nice frame around our art. If we are artists we
>will know if it hurts our art or not and we can easily find out which
>type of frame that will be perceived as 'honorable'. Personally, I find
>there is a great depth of that kind of art available in the commercial
>music field. They sure know how to frame things.
Absolutely! Images sell!
This is *so* important in modern culture, where even our brocolli has to be
dyed a perfect green and packaged up in PET plastic so that it 'looks
really good'.
People are buying images not just the product.
They believe their purchases define them as an individual, and want to put
their money into images that they feel they can relate to or are suggestive
of how they would *like* to see themselves.
Visual imagery can convey so much of where the music is coming from, as
well as what the people making it are about.
To this end, I have been carefully studying web sites to get good ideas on
how to carry this out.
I have a bookmark folder of what I call 'prototype' web sites - those that
have very high visual impact (in a classy, artistic way), and seem to be
very effective in drawing you into their site, stimulating your curiousity
about the content and the people behind it, and at the same time conveying
to you a sense of the *value* of what they have to offer.
It is quite an art, and clearly takes a lot of work, but I think it really
pays off.
I have definitely noticed, as Carlo has mentioned, that images - especially
high resolution *photographs* have the highest impact.
The background and layout can be very stark and simple, as long as there
are numerous interesting photographs to catch the eye and draw you in. ("A
picture is worth a thousand words", etc.)
>Point I'm making. Perhaps we need to explain to people what exactly to
>think as long as they're not going to take the trouble to find that out
>themselves.
>The first two CDs were like "Hi, I'm Carlo, what's your name?"
>
>Pure genius if you ask me. They went out and, as a CD, interacted with
>people who didn't know what they were all about. And rather than getting
>irritated about that they just went out and introduced themselves.
>
>I mean when you think about it it's kind of OBVIOUS, now isn't it!
I agree wholeheartedly with this as well - that's another thing I've been
noticing about popular and succesful web sites.
They give you a glimpse of the people behind the scenes - let you know who
they are, what they think and are trying to accomplish.
This humanizes the whole (hopefully very classy) presentation, reminding
you that there are real people behind it all - (and they could really use
your support!)
People seem to really love this and respond to it.
We are so disconnected in this modern industrial world - this creates a
means of reconnecting on a personal level.
>And then when Richard Stallman's essays have been song over again, and
>our philosophy is clear to everyone, and we all have a full belly and a
>warm fire, then may we get back to getting REALLY crazy (like telling
>people THEY can actually make it as well.
That is what is so great about it - lighting that fire in others and
watching the fires spread.
This is how the world changes.
>Yep! That's pretty much it! Just because we're not CHARGING doesn't mean
>we don't need to MARKET our music (MARKETING=Telling people what to
>think favourable to us). We also need to make it a social standard that
>musicians on the Internet are to be tipped, and everything else is
>simply a question of horrific manners.
>
>Repetition. Repetion. Repetion. Over, and
>over again. We've got to hook these people. Why? Because other people
>have already hooked them. They want to be hooked. We're not going to
>milk them, we will treat them very well. But if we don't tell them what
>to think, somebody else will. And they can think whatever they want
>except for one thing: Internet musicians are to be TIPPED and their
>music is to be LISTENED TO.
> . . .
>I think we gotta do the same. We know things. These things are good and
>very wise. We need to explain them in a catchy way.
:)
>* VERY spiffy web sites, like animated CD covers
>* Marketing tactic guerilla information ambush strategies
> (Like the 'Creative Commons' Button)
>* Song content that does not fight against anything, but simply IMPLIES
> that the truth is that downloadable music is superior. That nobody
> should even bother listening to anything else because it will be
> biased by corporatocracy anyway (I really BELIEVE this, personally)
>* People will disagree with us but start to agree with us after about
> the third time we repeat what we say as 'Truth'
Very interesting ideas.
I don't agree with the 'downloadable music is superior' part - but it is
certainly not 'inferior'.
It has its own place, and deserves compensation (i.e. donations), just as
much as any other.
>Get the facts: downloadable music makes people happier! Independent
>studies*
>reveals that my sister wasn't satisfied with bought cds, but now she's so
>happy with downloaded music! Oh my ogg!:)
:D
- Maluvia
This may sound ridiculously trivial suggestion, but have you tried running
hdspmixer and making sure that the channels are not muted and that their
levels are up?
Also, when using Pd with hdsp, try running it via jackd. I found that this
combination required less low-level setup (if we do not take into account
installing realtime module).
Best wishes,
Ico
> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-audio-user-bounces(a)music.columbia.edu [mailto:linux-audio-
> user-bounces(a)music.columbia.edu] On Behalf Of we are
> Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 8:52 PM
> To: linux-audio-user(a)music.columbia.edu
> Subject: [linux-audio-user] hdsp pcmcia issues, again...
>
> hi crew, this issue is probably getting boring now but i've hit it.
>
> i am trying to get my Multiface PCMCIA card to work under linux and
> have tried many things but still a bit lost. i have it running on my
> windows setup on the same computer(another partition) without a hitch.
> for this reason i can't understnd why it would not function here in
> linux.
>
> i am running an Asus v6800v (v6v) laptop and would really appriciate
> some advice on where to move next...
>
> i have reached the point where alsa is set up
>
> .....
>
> localhost tom # cat /proc/asound/cards
>
> 0 [DSP ]: H-DSP - Hammerfall DSP
>
> RME Hammerfall DSP + Multiface at 0x54000000, irq 17
>
> 1 [ICH6 ]: ICH4 - Intel ICH6
>
> Intel ICH6 with ALC650F at 0xdffff800, irq 17
>
> .....
>
> lspci | grep CardBus; lspci | grep RME
>
> 03:01.0 CardBus bridge: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c476 II (rev b3)
>
> 04:00.0 Multimedia audio controller: Xilinx Corporation RME Hammerfall
> DSP (rev 32)
> .....
>
> uname -a
>
> Linux localhost 2.6.14-gentoo-r5 #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Jan 17 05:35:27
> EST 2006 i686 Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1.73GHz GenuineIntel
> GNU/Linux
>
> .....
>
> i have tried using setpci latency scripts found on this thread http :
> lists.infradead.org/pipermail/linux-pcmcia/2004-April/000750.html
>
> However, i must admit i'm a really lost when it comes to this level of
> computing. so i'm stabbing in the dark and currently trying to learn
> about what all this means.
>
> script written by Daniel Ritz
>
> > #!/bin/sh
>
> >
>
> > # set lateny timers for the bridges
>
> > CB=`lspci | grep CardBus | cut -d" " -f1`
>
> > for i in $CB; do
>
> > echo "setting latency timer for CB $i"
>
> > setpci -s $i 0x0d.b=0xff > /dev/null
>
> > setpci -s $i 0x1b.b=0xff > /dev/null
>
> >
>
> > # for EnE only, others should ignore it
>
> > setpci -s $i 0xc9.b=0x06 > /dev/null
>
> > done
>
> this script did something but i'm not entirely sure what? pd seems to
> detect audio input but can't output,(anyone know if i need to compile
> pd with rme support to make it work.)
>
> after doing this i can get sound but its all distortorted and
> horrible. it feels like on the right track here but i don't understand
> the jargon or where to go next with it?
>
> ......
>
> no problems loading hdsploader firmware
>
> ......
>
> localhost tom # hdsploader
>
> hdsploader - firmware loader for RME Hammerfall DSP cards
>
> Looking for HDSP + Multiface or Digiface cards :
>
> Card 0 : RME Hammerfall DSP at 0x54000000, irq 17
>
> Upload firmware for card hw:0
>
> Firmware uploaded for card hw:0
>
> Card 1 : Intel ICH6 with ALC650F at 0xdffff800, irq 17
>
> ......
>
> when trying to access change settings on hdspconf
>
> ......
>
> tom@localhost ~ $ hdspconf
>
> HDSPConf 1.4 - Copyright (C) 2003 Thomas Charbonnel <thomas(a)undata.org>
>
> This program comes WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY
>
> HDSPConf is free software, see the file copying for details
>
> Looking for HDSP cards :
>
> Card 0 : RME Hammerfall DSP + Multiface at 0x54000000, irq 17
>
> Multiface found !
>
> Card 1 : Intel ICH6 with ALC650F at 0xdffff800, irq 17
>
> 1 Hammerfall DSP card found.
>
> Error accessing ctl interface on card hw:0
>
> .....
>
> i have read that some people have had problems when modules are set on
> the same IRQ.
>
> i have no idea if this is a problem as my RME cardbus, wireless
> (ipw2200), onboard sound (AC97) and Yenta are all on IRQ 17. this is
> the same in windows and my bios is pretty limiting when it comes to
> changing this stuff around.
>
> /proc/interrupts
>
> CPU0
>
> 0: 700336 IO-APIC-edge timer
>
> 1: 6148 IO-APIC-edge i8042
>
> 9: 2885 IO-APIC-level acpi
>
> 12: 2177 IO-APIC-edge i8042
>
> 14: 4815 IO-APIC-edge ide0
>
> 16: 2 IO-APIC-level uhci_hcd:usb5, ohci1394
>
> 17: 97673 IO-APIC-level yenta, hdsp, Intel ICH6, ipw2200
>
> 19: 0 IO-APIC-level uhci_hcd:usb4, skge
>
> 20: 92955 IO-APIC-level ehci_hcd:usb1, uhci_hcd:usb2
>
> 21: 0 IO-APIC-level uhci_hcd:usb3
>
> NMI: 0
>
> LOC: 50568
>
> ERR: 0
>
> MIS: 0
>
> .....
>
>
>
> Any suggetions links greatly appriciated!
>
> thanks
>
> tom.
>
>
>
> also....
>
> have already tried pci=noacpi and acpi=off and there was no difference
> to the setups, irq and the like.
>
> bit worried about upgrading my bios as the new asus bios for the v6 is
> apparently noisy and has fan issues..... no good for my studio...
I have just tried to build netjack-0.7 and failed.
Here is what happened:
zebedee netjack-0.7 # scons \
jack_source_dir=../jack-audio-connection-kit-0.99.0
scons: Reading SConscript files ...
{'jack_source_dir': '../jack-audio-connection-kit-0.99.0'}
scons: done reading SConscript files.
scons: Building targets ...
gcc -I../../ -I../../config -DPIC -D_REENTRANT -D_POSIX_PTHREAD_SEMANTICS
-Wall -fPIC -I/usr/include/alsa
-I/usr/local/src/jack-audio-connection-kit-0.99.0
-I/usr/local/src/jack-audio-connection-kit-0.99.0/config -c -o net_driver.os
net_driver.c
net_driver.c: In function `net_driver_run_cycle':
net_driver.c:102: error: too many arguments to function
scons: *** [net_driver.os] Error 1
scons: building terminated because of errors.
What have I done wrong? Or am I just trying to do too much too soon?
Cheers
Robert
--
Robert Persson
Conspiracy Bears:
Once upon a time there were lots of conspiracy bears...
>Maluvia, you wouldn't believe me, but this time I agree on everything. :-)
I knew we were of the same mind in spirit, Cesare.
Sometimes words just really get in the way. [hug]
>About the definition, at least according to a google search I've been
>the first to use: 'web releasing musician'. I think it says it all.
>Music released on the web instead of in shops.
This is a perfectly sensible, honest, descriptive term - I just tend to
agree with Carotinho that it is not very 'catchy'.
(Just trying to think of a term that gets that idea across in shorter, more
memorable fashion.)
But I also realize you're not interested in 'gimmicky' marketing ploys,
either - and I respect that.
Unfortunately, it just seems that many people need an extra nudge of that
sort to feel like opening their wallets - to feel like they are buying into
a concept or image, not just a product.
I wish it was not that way.
Hollywood has insinuated its mentality into nearly every facet of modern
society, and a big part of that mentality is that glamour is the commodity
- and *they* get to define what is 'glamorous' - up to now.
>I started to see also website that proudly say 'not available in shops',
Actually, that sounds like a good phrase to put on one's site - where it's
applicable.
"Available only online" evokes the idea that someone might be missing out
on something if they rely only on bricks-and-mortar establishments to
purchase goods, and plays into that - to me utterly bizarre - mentality
that something has more value because it is 'scarce'.
>About your goal to earn a living with music, what I was trying to
>convince you all about is that it wasn't possible for non-commercial
>artists to do this before. I've grown up listening mostly to music from
>artists who had a day job. This could be possible now thanks to the Web.
I agree.
It is certainly not a technological barrier - we have all the tools to make
it happen.
It is a *psychological* barrier that we are challenged to overcome.
- Maluvia
----- Paul Davis <paul(a)linuxaudiosystems.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 2006-03-10 at 11:40 +1100, Loki Davison wrote:
> > actually feels like real equipment. Though really, YOU NEED A
> MIXER.
> > No, you can't use one in a program. No. You can't. End of story. No
> > mixer, in any software allows you to cue properly (listen to track
> not
> > currently going to master in headphones) or have nice smooth
> > eq/levels.
>
> with all due respect, although you might not consider it the right
> tool
> for the task, ardour will allow precisely that, and via h/w control
> if
> you want it. you just need an audio interface with at least 4 outs.
Since we're talking about it, has anyone used the MIDI mapping functionality of QAmix[1]? I use QArecord all the time to record a quick 16 bit stereo wav file through jack. QAmix supposedley can MIDI map any CC to any ALSA mixer control.
-lee
[1]http://alsamodular.sourceforge.net/
Yep, you heard me right. We need to MARKET our free music. Just because
it's free doesn't mean we don't have to work to make it acceptable to
the general public. And, we've got to convince people to press those
donation buttons once (preferably twice) a day.
Right now, as Cesare pointed out in a previous post, CDs are looked at
to have enough added value to pay 20 bucks to get a booklet and liner
notes. Clearly, it's not the booklet and the liner notes. It's a ritual.
a 'CD' is kind of like a diploma... We live in a culture where people
just don't believe in themselves anymore. They need proof that an
external authority has approved this whatchmahallit and hence it is
'good' (ie they may judge it 'good' and trust a lot of people will agree)
College degrees. Course diplomas. Organic food. Plastic toy safety.
Certificates, certificates, certificates, everywhere you look. It
appears people somehow have this mysterious 'them' in their heads and
believe they must appease them. As soon as you act like an authority you
become a part of the mysterious 'them' and hence have credibility.
Sad, but true.
Of course there's a bunch of people out there with a mission to change
that... There's Serge Kahili King (http://www.huna.org) and Neale Donald
Walsch (http://www.cwg.com) to name two. They're all about 'What do YOU
think? It's about you! Start thinking!' (actually speaking of thinking
there's also Bob Proctor (http://www.bobproctor.com) but watch out the
guys a REALLY GOOD salesperson.
So these guys are all working to create a free society and that's what
we should do to... A free society is one where people actually work to
find out what suits them, what they want in life, their personal taste,
etc. In other words, freedom of mental SERFDOM.
But I do find it helpful to work with what people believe NOW in order
to lead their minds somewhere. So we should create just that... logos,
logos, logos. Brands. Marketing.
We find our short, catchy message and then repeat it til the sun goes
down. And up. And down. And up. And down.
"Downloadable music is superior to store-bought CDs"
"The OGG Vorbis file format is a sign of quality."
"Music that costs something is worthless."
"You are under a moral obligation to donate when you download music
for free and listen to it regularly."
OGG Vorbis needs a logo. "VORBIS Seal of quality." Kind of like 'Intel
Inside'. People don't exactly know what this 'Intel' is that is inside
but simply assume they need it. People don't know exactly what this
'VORBIS' is but assume it stands for freedom, love, good feelings...
I believe the best 'brand' and 'credible authority figure' we can create
is simply 'Free Music'. You get some free music and you know what to
expect, and you know what is expected from you. Like in a well-known
kingdom in the middle ages (some things never change).
So we have just created a music label that is truly free, that anyone
can participate in... That's pretty Sweet :) Now we're REALLY replacing
the middleman, not only in terms of distribution but in terms of authority!
Anyone wanna gimme a hand? What do YOU think of this long-ass post? :)
;)
Carlo
Hi Carlo,
I think that you have presented a couple valid points. This motion, however,
is something that will be only as successful as community wants it to be.
FWIW, we could talk about incorporating your idea into the Linuxaudio.org
mission as long as the two remain within the same scope. This way we the two
could mutually benefit and in the long-run through exposure encourage others
to adopt similar (or preferably same) strategy.
Best wishes,
Ico
> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-audio-user-bounces(a)music.columbia.edu [mailto:linux-audio-
> user-bounces(a)music.columbia.edu] On Behalf Of Carlo Capocasa
> Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 4:42 AM
> To: linux-audio-user(a)music.columbia.edu
> Subject: [linux-audio-user] Marketing Free Music
>
> Yep, you heard me right. We need to MARKET our free music. Just because
> it's free doesn't mean we don't have to work to make it acceptable to
> the general public. And, we've got to convince people to press those
> donation buttons once (preferably twice) a day.
>
> Right now, as Cesare pointed out in a previous post, CDs are looked at
> to have enough added value to pay 20 bucks to get a booklet and liner
> notes. Clearly, it's not the booklet and the liner notes. It's a ritual.
> a 'CD' is kind of like a diploma... We live in a culture where people
> just don't believe in themselves anymore. They need proof that an
> external authority has approved this whatchmahallit and hence it is
> 'good' (ie they may judge it 'good' and trust a lot of people will agree)
>
> College degrees. Course diplomas. Organic food. Plastic toy safety.
> Certificates, certificates, certificates, everywhere you look. It
> appears people somehow have this mysterious 'them' in their heads and
> believe they must appease them. As soon as you act like an authority you
> become a part of the mysterious 'them' and hence have credibility.
>
> Sad, but true.
>
> Of course there's a bunch of people out there with a mission to change
> that... There's Serge Kahili King (http://www.huna.org) and Neale Donald
> Walsch (http://www.cwg.com) to name two. They're all about 'What do YOU
> think? It's about you! Start thinking!' (actually speaking of thinking
> there's also Bob Proctor (http://www.bobproctor.com) but watch out the
> guys a REALLY GOOD salesperson.
>
> So these guys are all working to create a free society and that's what
> we should do to... A free society is one where people actually work to
> find out what suits them, what they want in life, their personal taste,
> etc. In other words, freedom of mental SERFDOM.
>
> But I do find it helpful to work with what people believe NOW in order
> to lead their minds somewhere. So we should create just that... logos,
> logos, logos. Brands. Marketing.
>
> We find our short, catchy message and then repeat it til the sun goes
> down. And up. And down. And up. And down.
>
> "Downloadable music is superior to store-bought CDs"
> "The OGG Vorbis file format is a sign of quality."
> "Music that costs something is worthless."
> "You are under a moral obligation to donate when you download music
> for free and listen to it regularly."
>
> OGG Vorbis needs a logo. "VORBIS Seal of quality." Kind of like 'Intel
> Inside'. People don't exactly know what this 'Intel' is that is inside
> but simply assume they need it. People don't know exactly what this
> 'VORBIS' is but assume it stands for freedom, love, good feelings...
>
> I believe the best 'brand' and 'credible authority figure' we can create
> is simply 'Free Music'. You get some free music and you know what to
> expect, and you know what is expected from you. Like in a well-known
> kingdom in the middle ages (some things never change).
>
> So we have just created a music label that is truly free, that anyone
> can participate in... That's pretty Sweet :) Now we're REALLY replacing
> the middleman, not only in terms of distribution but in terms of
> authority!
>
> Anyone wanna gimme a hand? What do YOU think of this long-ass post? :)
>
>
> ;)
>
> Carlo
