Linux-audio-user November 2007

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[LAU] Free Sounds/Music for Videosand Games

by Michelle Konzack

Hello, I have some videos which need background sounds and something like this. Also I am working on a game which need sound too... I was already on <www.archive.org> and was "surfing" the servers <audio*.archive.org> for free stuff. But unfortunatly found nothing. My requiremenst are, that the Sounds/Music must be entirely free to fit the DFSG (Debian Free Software Guidelines). Can anyone telle me, where I can get such sounds (of any kind). Q: "Lunar Shuttle Disaster" WHO has written this pieces? Maybe the name of this guy is "Devaris" or something like this (can not remember sinde I have had no backup as the Drive crashed) and there is a realy great sound. Thanks, Greetings and nice Day Michelle Konzack Tamay Dogan Network Open Hardware Developer Debian GNU/Linux Consultant -- Linux-User #280138 with the Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org/ ##################### Debian GNU/Linux Consultant ##################### Michelle Konzack Apt. 917 ICQ #328449886 50, rue de Soultz MSN LinuxMichi 0033/6/61925193 67100 Strasbourg/France IRC #Debian (irc.icq.com)

18 years, 2 months

[LAU] how do I get muse to listen to my midi controller?

by Robert Persson

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I'm tearing my hair out trying to get muse to listen to my midi controller. It plays midi alright because when I enter notes in the piano roll I hear them, but nothing from the keyboard. I'm connecting my audigy2 port #0 (the one that works with other applications) to muse's port #0. I've twiddled with everything I can think of. I'm tearing my hair out because I desperately want to have a sequencer that actually works; rosegarden crashes every 20 minutes and I haven't yet been able to get anything working respectably in wine. So any help would be deeply appreciated! Robert -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFG/ZmyyQ3sfGecJBIRAlX4AKDreSuMnEPQZiuVEuGoabKJZFgQdACgr2qK NQibIpwzacpDDo8t/7q9UMA= =9D6U -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

18 years, 2 months

[LAU] : Jackd and Qjackctl precision...

by Mysth-R

Hi all, I would like to know some things that I never understood. And I would like to know exactly what are they. In qjackctl Settings, there are these parameters : * No Memory Lock * Unlock Memory * Soft Mode * Monitor * H/W Monitor * H/W Meter * Timeout * Start Delay Is there a very kind person here that could explain me in simple words (I am french) what are these settings for, and how can I set them in the best way ? :) :) :) I think that Memory lock refers to some libraries like GTK+, QT, wine, etc. But it is too theorical for me. I Know that Timeout refers to the clilents connexion, but I can't see exactly what does it meens. Thank you very much to enlighten me :) Cheers, Mysth-R -- {^_^} Mysth-R {^_^} http://myspace.com/mysthr http://myspace.com/aideauditive <A href= http://mysthr.free.fr/ErwanInyzant/>Gagner plein d'argent en restant chez soit</A>

18 years, 2 months

[LAU] splitting headphones output

by Atte André Jensen

Hi I have a technical question that's not directly related to linux, but my laptop (which is involved) is running debian and for this purpose csound... I'd like to have an ultra easy setup with my laptop/csound and three usb keyboards. Normally I drag three hardware keyboards, an external mixer and my two roland cube amps. The onboard soundcard in the laptop is good enough to be used in most situations, so I'm thinking: what would happen, hardware wise, if I split the mini-jack output of my laptop into two, one going to in-ears monitors, the other going to the PA? I expect the output level will be lower, but can it damage the laptop headphones amp, that's driving the mini-jack output? -- peace, love & harmony Atte http://atte.dk | http://myspace.com/attejensen http://anagrammer.dk | http://modlys.dk

18 years, 2 months

Re: [LAU] Any rhyming dictionaries please?

by Reuben Martin

I got one better. There is a free web app for this type of thing. From the FAQ: What is Rhyme & Reason? Rhyme & Reason is a suite of online tools for poets and lyricists. It includes an editor for writing verse, an integrated dictionary, rhyming dictionary and thesaurus for finding words, metrical scanning tools for identifying meter and rhyme scheme, as well as features that allow you to share your work with others and comment on other writers' poems or lyrics. http://rhymereason.net/ -Reuben On Nov 30, 2007 4:57 AM, tim hall <tech(a)glastonburymusic.org.uk> wrote: > david wrote: > > It's up to v0.9-6 in Debian Testing, according to my package manager. > > > > ka1iic wrote: > > > >> I found one a number of years ago and it has followed me from Slackware 8 > >> or 9 to today... > >> > >> It is simply called 'rhyme' sorry for no more than that but there is one > >> out there somewhere... > > Thanks, that was easy. ;) > With clever words and cunning hand, > I contrive to harmonise these verses bland. > I promise not to make Larry queasy with my cheesy rhyming structures. > I find constructions based on the timing of the line most pleasing. > I don't really care whether it scans, > now I understand how to find words on demand from the command line. > # apt-get install rhyme > This suits me just fine! > > cheers, > > tim > /|\ > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-audio-user mailing list > Linux-audio-user(a)lists.linuxaudio.org > http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user >

18 years, 2 months

[LAU] Best NON-RT kernel settings

by Mark Constable

If I use a non-rt 64bit kernel I can start, say, konsole in 1 second, if I boot into a 32bit version of the same distro on the same hardware starting konsole takes 2-3 seconds, if I run my self made rt kernel (2.6.23.1-rt1 to 2.6.23.9-rt11) it takes up to 10 seconds to start konsole. My whole desktop experience feels sluggish under an rt kernel and Blender takes about 50% longer to render the same image. I absolutely need Jack for interconnection but I don't really need 1ms, or even less than 20ms, latency for heavy duty multitrack recording and I don't have the hardware to do so anyway. My question is; would anyone have any suggestions how to get the best Jack-savvy audio settings out of recent 2.6.23 to 2.6.24rc kernels without using the rt patchset ? --markc

18 years, 2 months

[LAU] chrt not sudo'ing?

by Ken Restivo

This isn't really a linux audio question, but it's related to getting my system going. My /etc/sudoers has this in it: %cdrom ALL= NOPASSWD: /sbin/shutdown %cdrom ALL= NOPASSWD: /bin/mount %cdrom ALL= NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/chrt With this, shutdown and mount will both work without adking me for a password. However, chrt WILL NOT work without a password. It insists. It insists obnoxiously. What could I possibly be doing wrong here? chrt is where it says it is supposed to be: -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 9280 2006-11-15 00:01 /usr/bin/chrt* And yet I keep getting asked for my password, whereas shutdown and mount work just fine without it. -ken

18 years, 2 months

[LAU] Realtime, but many xruns when jack is started. Debian Etch

by Nigel Henry

On Debian Etch, using kernel 2.6.18-5-686, which I presume is a realtime one, as when I start jack with qjackctl, and with the realtime box checked, jack doesn't complain. Looking at messages though, shows lots of xruns, although no music apps are being used. I had this problem on Fedora 7. I'd installed the low latency kernel, and associated packages from planetccrma, and again jacks messages were showing lots of xruns. There was an updated pam that came with the kernel download, which left an /etc/security/limits.conf.rpmnew, and Fernando suggested adding the changes to the existing file, as the default setup for jack-audio-connection-kit in the limits.conf file set rtprio at 20. That resolved the problem on Fedora 7. No more messages about xruns. I tried the same few lines, as below, in the limits.conf file in Etch, but to no success, and there are no default priorities for jack there anyway. # limit realtime and memory locking access to users in the group audio # there is no way to say "allow locking all memory", 4G should be enough # #* - rtprio 0 #* - nice 0 # #@audio - rtprio 99 #@audio - nice -10 #@audio - memlock 4000000 # or (default) allow everyone access * - rtprio 99 * - nice -10 * - memlock 4000000 I don't have the realtime-lsm package installed on Etch yet, as I wanted to get opinions from the list first. Thanks for any help/suggestions. Nigel. jackd is version 0.101.1-2 on Etch qjackctl is version 0.2.21-1

18 years, 2 months

[LAU] Synths and sequencers again

by Simon Williams

Does anyone know of a good tutorial on how to make use of a synth? I know how to work it from a user manual perspective, but I have no idea what to do to get a reasonable sound out of it. What I really want isn't so much a full blown synth. Take any of the sequencers which play soundfonts. For any given instrument (piano, strings, etc), there are many many different versions (e.g. grand piano, bright piano, electric piano, etc, or even several different sounding grand pianos for example). What I'm looking for is something which will allow me to make small alterations to any given instrument. I'm particularly thinking of strings- take a "string ensemble" soundfont. Firstly, there must be all sorts of small variations you could do to make it sound a bit different. Secondly, these are incredibly difficult to control. Mainly because of the way they will sustain forever- it would be useful to have more sane handling of the pedal and ADSR (plus a bit more) manipulation. Any ideas if this is possible? I noticed the other day that attack and decay time are defined as standard midi controls. Does anyone know if things like fluidsynth pay any attention to these? Thanks Simon

18 years, 2 months

[LAU] anybody know anything equivalent to this for linux?

by Paul Davis

http://www.livelab.dk/tablet2midi.php

18 years, 2 months

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Linux-audio-user November 2007