Linux-audio-user February 2007

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[linux-audio-user] Sub-harmonic generator? (LADSPA or VST)

by Tim Howard

Hello, Does anyone know of a good plugin that will generate subharmonics? I would like to put a little more low frequency "oomph" into my bass track. Preferrable LADSPA, but VST would work, too. Thanks for any help! -TimH

7 years, 7 months

[linux-audio-user] Wiki for Linux Sound & MIDI Software

by Robin Gareus

With ongoing preparation to "Integrate End User and Developer Resources at linuxaudio.org" (workshop @ LAC2007) we are proud to announce a first version of Dave's linux-sound application index as public-wiki: http://apps.linuxaudio.org/ this is by far no cute end-user resource portal yet, but a first step in merging data and setting up a prototype back-end! We are looking for interested people to contribute at various levels and suggest to use the mailing list for general discussion while keeping dokuwiki and style related requests at http://apps.linuxaudio.org/wiki:open_discussion Further [major] back-end development on http://apps.linuxaudio.org/ will probably not happen until LAC2007, but we are interested to tweak the look and feel, fix bugs, and collect feedback. We're also looking for qualified LAU's and LAD's to verify and maintain the current content with editor privileges, responsibilities and deeds. next up: docs.linuxaudio.org: - static documentation (docbook, LateX, [x]html) - slides and presentations (PDF, ps, png jpg,..??) - music (collaborate with or outsource to freesound et al.) - include (external?) video presentations, movies, etc - source code (coding examples: wiki-page; svn-mirror/server ??) for each hosted documentation there will be an option for user annotation(s). eg. wiki-discussion page, blog-comments, email-notify[-mailing-list]? - some of it will be merged with apps.linuxaudio.org which will provide automatic indexing; details remain to be discussed. some of the intended supported formats imply moderation / maintained upload or installation of static documentation. - the ring of maintainers could evolve with key-signatures, and parts of the system may become completely open. - suggestions: http://apps-devel.linuxaudio.org/wiki:suggest_doc ico & robin

17 years, 1 month

[linux-audio-user] composing with trackers

by Dave Phillips

Greetings: I have no idea if anyone's ever used a tracker to create a hit song, but it is unfortunate that trackers are usually associated with a particular style of music. I have heard some very cool stuff in module formats, though I'll agree that most of the music-made-with-trackers that I've heard tends towards rather uninteresting dance beat music. I don't believe that trackers necessarily impose any kind of style restriction, you can bend them into doing non-beat oriented stuff. Kuno's "Substantia Grisea" is an excellent example. Developers are often surprised at what users wind up doing with their tools. Trackers seem to have come along at a time just before cheap samplers hit the market, which might have drawn attention away from the developing tracker communities. Nevertheless, those communities remain strong, a lot of people like to make music with trackers, and I don't think they're overly concerned with their lack of popular success. ;) Best, dp

17 years, 1 month

[linux-audio-user] Midi recording

by Bob van der Poel

Hi guys. Hope you can help me figure this all out ... I've been reading this list for awhile and, even though I figure I'm a not-so-bad musician and fairly computer literate ... I have to admit that half the comments/questions I read here just turn to jelly in my brain. Anyway, what I want to do is to create some decent recordings using MMA backing tracks and me playing sax. So, what I'm doing right now is to play the MMA midi file though a keyboard and record that onto a little multi-track recorder. Then, I listen to the background track and record myself playing sax. Next, I transfer the tracks to the computer and do some rudimentary mixing with Audacity. Honestly, it doesn't sound all that awful (for my latest effort, http://mellowood.ca/music/recordings/). Biggest problem I see with this is that I can't tweak just the (for example) bass or piano in audacity since all the background is "mixed" into a stereo track. But, I'd like to do better :) So, I see a need to be able to split the MMA track into several audio tracks ... one for each MIDI track. So, question 1: what linux software will act as a synth which will split the midi out into separate audio tracks? I looked at timidity, and it doesn't appear to have that feature. If I've missed something there, I still have a problem with the quite awful default sounds it has ... so if I need to use timidity, where would I get better sounds. Or would I be better off to play/record the background multiple times though the hardware synth ... But I don't see how I'd ever get that synchronized. Question 2: Assuming that I have recorded a decent multi-track background, can I use audacity to record my sax playing off a mixer board? I've got a ICE1712 - M Audio Audiophile 24/96 audio card. Question 3: what questions have I forgotten to ask? Thanks. -- Bob van der Poel ** Wynndel, British Columbia, CANADA ** EMAIL: bob(a)mellowood.ca WWW: http://www.mellowood.ca

17 years, 1 month

[linux-audio-user] Thickness envy

by Chris McCormick

Hey All, I listened to the tracks that Leonard Ritter posted recently and then listened to my own latest track immediately after, which made me realise how innadequate it sounds, no matter how loud I turn it up. Does anyone have any mastering tips? I have no idea about mastering. Leonard, how do you get your stuff to sound so fat? Here's my track that doesn't sound fat enough: <http://www.sciencegirlrecords.com/chr15m/music/CD005/Chris%20McCormick%20-%…> It's also written in a tracker. Best, Chris. ------------------- chris(a)mccormick.cx http://mccormick.cx

17 years, 1 month

[linux-audio-user] lv2dynparam

by Atte André Jensen

Hi I wanted to try out the zyn in lv2, however first step (making lv2dynparam) fails (i did "bootstrap" + "./configure"): atte@ajstrup:~/music/seq/lovsang/mixes/mp3/zynjacku/lv2dynparam$ make make[1]: Entering directory `/mnt/data/atte/music/seq/lovsang/mixes/mp3/zynjacku/lv2dynparam' cd . && autoheader make[1]: Leaving directory `/mnt/data/atte/music/seq/lovsang/mixes/mp3/zynjacku/lv2dynparam' cd . \ && CONFIG_FILES= CONFIG_HEADERS=[config.h] \ /bin/sh ./config.status config.status: error: cannot find input file: [config.h].in make: *** [stamp-h] Error 1 Any ideas? -- peace, love & harmony Atte http://www.atte.dk | quintet: http://www.anagrammer.dk | compositions: http://www.atte.dk/compositions

17 years, 1 month

[linux-audio-user] Two other tracks

by yves＠jazzcomputer.org

Hi. Here are two other tracks : http://download.jazzcomputer.org/picklejar/light_of_lost_summers.ogg (22 Mo, 10'49") http://download.jazzcomputer.org/picklejar/caves2.ogg (14,5 Mo, 8'09") With the previous track and another one called Breathes that I've announced here a couple of mounths ago, they constitute the content of an album. Any comment, especially to improve the sound of all this stuff, would really be welcome. Thanks in advance, and good hearing, Y.

17 years, 1 month

[linux-audio-user] Audio Dropouts

by Gary Nored

I have a problem burning standard audio CDs. On Ubuntu (Dapper Drake), using K3b I am able to burn all variety of disks (wavs, mp3s, etc) but when I create a standard audio CD I get dropouts. They do not sound like a disconnect, but rather more like a controlled fade, followed immediately by a fade to full volume. The whole dropout usually lasts 1/4 sec or so, though occasionally a dropout is not restored for the remainder of the track. The format of the source material is irrelevant. (PS. The drive was taken from an XP box where it creates audio CDs perfectly.) I've looked about for answers, but have never heard this symptom described elsewhere. Does anyone have any ideas? Gary

17 years, 1 month

[linux-audio-user] dual-core and jack question

by Atte André Jensen

Hi I'm considering getting a dual-core desktop machine for audio work. But I'm wondering how well the two cores would be used for audio work. For instance can clients running on different cores connect to the same jack? Apparently I'm pretty ignorant concerning dual-core in the first place. Is there any online info I should/could read that would give some insight on how an audio environment is setup and performs on dual core? -- peace, love & harmony Atte http://www.atte.dk | quintet: http://www.anagrammer.dk | compositions: http://www.atte.dk/compositions

17 years, 1 month

Re: [linux-audio-user] composing with trackers

by Kjetil Svalastog Matheussen

Kjetil Svalastog Matheussen: > Sure, almost all of my music at > http://www.notam02.no/~kjetism/mp3/ are made with trackers, using > octamed or radium. There's no dance beat music in there. ^^^^^^^ The amiga version, that is. Not that useless windows version.

17 years, 1 month

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Linux-audio-user February 2007