On Friday 03 April 2009 11:02:51 David Baron wrote:
> On Thursday 02 April 2009 17:45:51 torbenh(a)gmx.de wrote:
> > On Wed, Apr 01, 2009 at 04:21:44PM +0300, David Baron wrote:
> > > >Made the kernel, booted fine. Once I got into the graphics kde4. The
> > > > text- mode bootup was completely kerlbooey!
> > > >
> > > >So what might I place in my lilo.conf to get this straightened out
> > > > (using an older matrox mila g200 at 1200x1065)? Currently has vga=6.
> > >
> > > This stuff was in the logs. Very interesting. How to get this stuff to
> > > Ingo? Apr 1 13:35:03 d_baron kernel: [drm] Initialized card for AGP
> > > DMA. Apr 1 13:35:04 d_baron kernel: platform mga_warp.0: firmware:
> > > requesting matrox/g200_warp.fw
> > > * * * [snip]
> > > Apr 1 13:35:04 d_baron kernel: [drm:mga_warp_install_microcode] ERROR
> > > mga: Failed to load microcode "matrox/g200_warp.fw"
> > > Apr 1 13:35:04 d_baron kernel: [drm:mga_do_init_dma] ERROR failed to
> > > install WARP ucode!: -2
> >
> > do you have the firmware installed ?
>
> OK, saw those two error message in the plain kernel as well.
> Found a debian firmware-linux package that lists matrox g200 so see if that
> helps!
>
> Thanks for the clue.
>rt kernel still unusable.
>will see have having firmware improves other things.
NEWS.
The kerbloooey last until the new console-setup for Xorg in Debian Sid runs.
Then the console is miraculously usable again.
This should give a solid clue as how to fix this problem! Please relay to
Ingo.
Hi list,
I have tried to change the range of the pitch bend in qsynth. In
ZynAddSubFx that can be done with PWheelB.Rng in the "Controllers"
windows, but I couldn't find something similar in qsynth.
Does anyone know how to do that?
Another topic: I have seen that documentation for most of the audio
software that I am using, is very poor (jackd, qsynth, etc). Is there
any wiki or something like that to take as a reference?. I would also
like to write about some of my experiences.
Thanks very much,
tizo
Hi,
I recently bought a U24XL as i'm after recording the S/PDIF in from both
the optical and coxial inputs. I'm not using it for anything special so
just running it through ALSA is fine (i don't need JACK or anything).
When plugged in it is picked up and the mixer for it can be accessed
from the speaker symbol on the task bar (i'm running KDE4.2 on openSUSE
11.1).
I installed audacity as this seemed to be the perfect application. It
installed fine, but whenever i try to record it just records a mid
frequency clicking on the right channel only. This is the same with the
U24 plugged in or out and whatever input device i select in the
preferences for audacity. I'm writing here as i'm not sure if it's an
ALSA problem an audacity problem?
Other information - i'm running it on a Dell Vostro 1500 with the
standard intel motherboard soundcard.
If anyone could help me sort this out i'd really appreciate it.
Andrew
Hi everyone,
After more than a year of development, I am pleased to announce the release of
Jackbeat 0.7.
Grab it from: http://jackbeat.samalyse.org
Jackbeat is an audio sequencer running on Linux and Mac OS X, for musicians
and sound artists:
* Drummachine interface with animations for easy and playful editing
* Built for both composition and live setups with high interactivity needs
* Extremely easy to use but yet powerful by connecting with other
applications and plugins using JACK and OSC
* Loads and saves .jab files, Jackbeat's xml+tar open file format
* Supports native audio devices, PulseAudio and JACK
NEWS:
* The GUI has been re-designed for a better look and improved user experience
* New shortcuts, audio widgets and waveform animation bring more interactivity
* OSC is now supported with a fair amount of methods and events
* Mac OS X integration has been much improved
* ALSA, CoreAudio and PulseAudio are now directly supported in addition to JACK
* Several bugs and usability issues have been fixed
* The internal architecture has been improved
Package maintainers will certainly want to have look at the ChangeLog to learn
about the new dependencies:
http://jackbeat.samalyse.org/browser/tags/release-0.7.1/ChangeLog
Enjoy
--
Olivier
hi,
i am not able to load the snd-mpu401-module ...
i tried a few parameters (p.e. "modprobe snd-mpu401 port=0xb000 irq=11") but
always get the message:
FATAL: Error inserting snd_mpu401
(/lib/modules/2.6.25.8/kernel/sound/drivers/mpu401/snd-mpu401.ko): No such
device
FATAL: Error running install command for snd_mpu401
lspci sais:
00:07.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 AC97
Audio Controller (rev 50)
Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. MS-6330 Onboard Audio
Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort-
<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Interrupt: pin C routed to IRQ 11
Region 0: I/O ports at ac00 [size=256]
Region 1: I/O ports at b000 [size=4]
Region 2: I/O ports at b400 [size=4]
Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA
PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Kernel driver in use: VIA 82xx Audio
Kernel modules: snd-via82xx
which parameters do i have to use?
Hi
I'm on a dualcore CPU (intel) here.
Running chuck and ams (and others, these are just examples) I see both
processors being used with about the same load. Shouldn't it be on just
one core, with multiple instances sharing the power of the two cores
together?
1) Is it my system that is set up wrong?
2) If somethings wrong with the programs, what could it be (I like to
hack...)
--
Atte
http://atte.dkhttp://modlys.dk
OK, I know this is a 3rd level niche question, but if anybody has a clue it
would be helpful.
I can bind the expression pedal to any of the sliders in jack-rack. For
example, I bind one of the expression pedals which is set to send midi CC 27
events to the Cutoff Frequency slider of the Glame Butterworth X-over Filter
and I've got a wah-wah pedal.
This is great, but the other thing that I want to be able to do is bind some
of the footswitches to the Enable button for this and other jack-rack
filters. This would be very useful in a live situation to be able to punch
filters out and into the chain. It sounds like it ought to be easy, but I've
been knocking my head over it. I have set two footswitches to send CC-26 1
and CC-26 0 respectively. Then in jack-rack I bind the Enable button to MIDI
Controller 26 Min Value 0, Max Value 1. The good news is that when I hit the
CC 26 0 switch, if the enable switch for the filter is active, it goes off.
Half the battle won. But, I can't get the filter enable to go on with
anything I've tried. Using PD I've verified that the pedal is sending the CC
26 1, but still no joy.
Any clues or helpful hints?
Regards,
Bill
I'm still on Debian "etch" here, getting ready to upgrade to lenny, and
I have noticed many here talking about audio work on lenny.
However, apparently Ardour is no longer in the distro, and Jack is a
version which is considered buggy upstream according to the
recommendations on the Ardour download page online. (And presumably
every Jack-enabled audio app in Debian is compiled against this buggy
version...yuck.)
What's the most common/recommended way for Debian users to keep their
DAW working these days on lenny? I can't switch the machine over to
Ubuntu right now because I need to upgrade in place with no reinstalls.
It was encouraging to see some of you talking about audio work on lenny,
so I assume there is some way around this?
--
+ Brent A. Busby + "We've all heard that a million monkeys
+ UNIX Systems Admin + banging on a million typewriters will
+ University of Chicago + eventually reproduce the entire works of
+ Physical Sciences Div. + Shakespeare. Now, thanks to the Internet,
+ James Franck Institute + we know this is not true." -Robert Wilensky
Great job!
Really appreciate it!
\r
On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 9:47 AM, Marc Hohl <marc(a)hohlart.de> wrote:
> Hello tablature users,
>
> after sending my first version of a tablature.ly-file, I got a lot of
> positive resonse,
> and a lot more of corrections/improvements. Thank you all!
>
> Now, there is a (hopefully) better file which includes the following
> features/changes:
>
> 1) the palmmute/deadnote stuff is the same, only the code has been
> simplified, thanks to Neil's proposals
>
> 2) the \tabNumbersOnly settings are now the default, so when tablature.lyis included, the stems etc. are gone
> (as proposed by Grammostola Rosea)
>
> 3) the modern tab clef is now available as any other clef by typing \clef
> "moderntab"
>
> To implement (3), there is another function necessary, which will be in
> future releases of lilypond, but
> for now, you have to insert the following lines into scm/parser-clef.scm:
>
> ;; a function to add new clefs at runtime
> (define-public (add-new-clef clef-name clef-glyph clef-position octavation
> c0-position)
> "Append the entries for a clef symbol to supported-clefs and
> c0-pitch-alist"
> (set! supported-clefs
> (acons clef-name (list clef-glyph clef-position octavation)
> supported-clefs))
> (set! c0-pitch-alist
> (acons clef-glyph c0-position c0-pitch-alist)))
>
> Otherwise the new clef definition won't work.
>
> Thanks again to Carl and Neil for their help!
>
> There is one problem now with the settings in tablature.ly: I simply made
> ties transparent, but
> then, the fret number appears as it were a note to be played. Hopefully
> somewhere in the future,
> I will find a possibility to let the fret number disappear, but as David
> Stocerk pointed out,
> some cases had to be distinguished (the following is a quote from a former
> posting from David):
>
> (quote...)
>
> It should be noted that a publishing standard is when there is a Note Staff
> + Tab Staff, tied notes (that is, the notes that are 'held') in the Tab
> Staff are indicated by parenthesizing the tab number(s). There are several
> conventions that are related to tied notes in a Notes+Tab situation:
>
> * Tab numbers that are 'tied to' are sometimes parenthesized,
> sometimes hidden.
> * In the case that 'tied to' notes are hidden, a parenthesized tab
> number is usually forced if the 'tied to' note is at the beginning
> of a line (i.e., the note is tied over a system break).
> * Likewise, parenthesized tab numbers are forced when a 'tied to'
> note begins a 2nd ending or Coda section.
> * A parenthesized chord in the Tab Staff are indicated with a single
> pair of parentheses surrounding all of the notes in the chord (as
> opposed to as single pair of parentheses around each individual
> note in the chord).
>
> (...quote)
>
> So this seems to be a difficult task, but somehow to manage.
>
> Marc
>
>
>
>
> %%%% tablature.ly
> %%%%
> %%%% source file of the GNU LilyPond music typesetter
> %%%%
> %%%% (c) 2009 Marc Hohl <marc(a)hohlart.de>
>
>
> % some publications use the triangled note head
> % for palm mute, so here we go:
> palmMuteOn = { \set shapeNoteStyles = #(make-vector 7 do) }
> palmMuteOff = { \unset shapeNoteStyles }
> % for single notes (or groups of notes within { ...} :
> palmMute = #(define-music-function (parser location notes) (ly:music?)
> #{
> \palmMuteOn $notes \palmMuteOff
> #})
>
> % x-tab-format uses a "x" instead of the fret number:
> #(define (x-tab-format str context event)
> (make-whiteout-markup
> (make-vcenter-markup
> (markup #:musicglyph "noteheads.s2cross"))))
>
> % dead notes are marked with a cross-shape note head,
> % both in normal notation and in tablature:
> deadNotesOn = {
> \override NoteHead #'style = #'cross
> \set tablatureFormat = #x-tab-format
> }
> deadNotesOff = {
> \unset tablatureFormat
> \revert NoteHead #'style
> }
> % for single notes or groups of notes within {...}:
> deadNotes = #(define-music-function (parser location notes) (ly:music?)
> #{
> \deadNotesOn $notes \deadNotesOff
> #})
>
> % definitions for the "moderntab" clef:
> % the "moderntab" clef will be added to the list of known clefs,
> % so it can be used as any other clef:
> %
> % \clef "moderntab"
> %
> #(add-new-clef "moderntab" "markup.moderntab" 0 0 0)
>
> % this function decides which clef to take
> #(define (clef::print-modern-tab-if-set grob)
> (let* ((glyph (ly:grob-property grob 'glyph)))
> ;; which clef is wanted?
> (if (string=? glyph "markup.moderntab")
> ;; if it is "moderntab", we'll draw it
> (let* ((staff-symbol (ly:grob-object grob 'staff-symbol))
> (line-count (ly:grob-property staff-symbol
> 'line-count))
> (staff-space (ly:grob-property staff-symbol
> 'staff-space 1)))
> (grob-interpret-markup grob (make-customTabClef-markup
> line-count staff-space)))
> ;; otherwise, we simply use the default printing routine
> (ly:clef::print grob))))
>
> % define sans serif-style tab-Clefs as a markup:
> #(define-markup-command (customTabClef layout props num-strings
> staff-space) (integer? number?)
> (define (square x) (* x x))
> (let* ((scale-factor (/ staff-space 1.5))
> (font-size (- (* num-strings 1.5 scale-factor) 7))
> (base-skip (* (square (+ (* num-strings 0.195) 0.4))
> scale-factor)))
> (interpret-markup layout props
> (markup #:vcenter #:bold
> #:override (cons 'font-family 'sans)
> #:fontsize font-size
> #:override (cons 'baseline-skip base-skip)
> #:left-align
> #:center-column ("T" "A" "B")))))
>
> % commands for switching between tablature with numbers only...
> tabNumbersOnly = {
> % no time signature
> \override TabStaff.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f
> % no stems, beams, dots, ties and slurs
> \override TabVoice.Stem #'stencil = ##f
> \override TabVoice.Beam #'stencil = ##f
> \override TabVoice.Dots #'stencil = ##f
> \override TabVoice.Tie #'stencil = ##f
> \override TabVoice.Slur #'stencil = ##f
> % no tuplet stuff
> \override TabVoice.TupletBracket #'stencil = ##f
> \override TabVoice.TupletNumber #'stencil = ##f
> % no dynamic signs, text spanners etc.
> \override DynamicText #'transparent = ##t
> \override DynamicTextSpanner #'stencil = ##f
> \override TextSpanner #'stencil = ##f
> \override Hairpin #'transparent = ##t
> % no rests
> \override TabVoice.Rest #'stencil = ##f
> \override TabVoice.MultiMeasureRest #'stencil = ##f
> % no markups
> \override TabVoice.Script #'stencil = ##f
> \override TabVoice.TextScript #'stencil = ##f
> }
> % and the full notation
> tabFullNotation = {
> % time signature
> \revert TabStaff.TimeSignature #'stencil
> % stems, beams, dots
> \revert TabVoice.Stem #'stencil
> \revert TabVoice.Beam #'stencil
> \revert TabVoice.Dots #'stencil
> \revert TabVoice.Tie #'stencil
> \revert TabVoice.Slur #'stencil
> % tuplet stuff
> \revert TabVoice.TupletBracket #'stencil
> \revert TabVoice.TupletNumber #'stencil
> % dynamic signs
> \revert DynamicText #'transparent
> \override DynamicTextSpanner #'stencil = ##f
> \revert TabVoice.DynamicTextSpanner #'stencil
> \revert TabVoice.Hairpin #'transparent
> % rests
> \revert TabVoice.Rest #'stencil
> \revert TabVoice.MultiMeasureRest #'stencil
> % markups
> \revert TabVoice.Script #'stencil
> \revert TabVoice.TextScript #'stencil
> }
>
> % the defaults for tablature:
> % the clef handler will be included and the tablature
> % is displayed \tabNumbersOnly-style:
> \layout {
> \context {
> \TabStaff
> % the clef handler
> \override Clef #'stencil = #clef::print-modern-tab-if-set
> \override TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f
> }
> \context {
> \TabVoice
> \override Stem #'stencil = ##f
> \override Beam #'stencil = ##f
> \override Dots #'stencil = ##f
> \override Tie #'stencil = ##f
> \override Slur #'stencil = ##f
> \override TupletBracket #'stencil = ##f
> \override TupletNumber #'stencil = ##f
> \override DynamicText #'transparent = ##t
> \override DynamicTextSpanner #'stencil = ##f
> \override TextSpanner #'stencil = ##f
> \override Hairpin #'transparent = ##t
> \override Rest #'stencil = ##f
> \override MultiMeasureRest #'stencil = ##f
> \override Script #'stencil = ##f
> \override TextScript #'stencil = ##f
> }
> }
>
> \version "2.12.2"
> \include "tablature.ly"
>
> % for testing purposes only; in newer versions of lilypond, they will be
> % already defined:
> #(define-public guitar-seven-string-tuning '(4 -1 -5 -10 -15 -20 -25))
> #(define-public guitar-drop-d-tuning '(4 -1 -5 -10 -15 -22))
> #(define-public bass-four-string-tuning '(-17 -22 -27 -32))
> #(define-public bass-drop-d-tuning '(-17 -22 -27 -34))
> #(define-public bass-five-string-tuning '(-17 -22 -27 -32 -37))
> #(define-public bass-six-string-tuning '(-12 -17 -22 -27 -32 -37))
>
> \markup{tablature.ly - second attempt.}
>
> alotofstuff = {
> \time 3/4
> c4^"test" d( e)
> f4\f g a^\fermata
> c8\< c16 c ~ c2\!
> c'2.
> \mark \default
> R2.
> r4 d4 r8 r
> \times 3/4 { b4 c d c }
> c4. d-_( e\varcoda)
> ->f g~ a\prall g\thumb e-. f-. g-.
> \times 3/4 { b4 c d c }
> \bar "|."
> }
>
> \score {
> <<
> \new Staff { \clef "G_8" \alotofstuff }
> \new TabStaff { \clef "tab" \alotofstuff }
> >>
> }
>
> \markup{When we invoke tabNumbersOnly, it looks better.}
>
> \score {
> <<
> \new Staff { \clef "G_8" \alotofstuff }
> \new TabStaff { \tabNumbersOnly \alotofstuff }
> >>
> }
>
> \markup{ tablature.ly supports an easy way to mark notes as played palm
> mute-style...}
>
> palmmute = \relative c, {
> \time 4/4
> e8^\markup { \musicglyph #"noteheads.u2do" = palm mute } \palmMuteOn e
> e \palmMuteOff e e \palmMute e e e
> e8 \palmMute { e e e } e e e e
> \palmMuteOn
> < e b' e>8 e e e <e b' e>2
> \bar "|."
> }
>
> \score {
> <<
> \new Staff { \clef "G_8" \palmmute }
> \new TabStaff { \clef "moderntab"
> \palmmute }
> >>
> }
>
> \markup {... or dead notes:}
>
> deadnotes = \relative c,, {
> e8. \deadNotesOn e16 \deadNotesOff g4 a b
> e8. \deadNotes e16 g4 a b
> e,4. \deadNotes { e8 e e } e4
> \bar "|."
> }
>
> \score {
> <<
> \new Staff { \clef "bass_8" \deadnotes }
> \new TabStaff { \set TabStaff.stringTunings =
> #bass-four-string-tuning
> \clef "moderntab"
> \deadnotes }
> >>
> }
>
> \markup { The new sansSerifTab-Clef supports tablatures from 4 to 7
> strings.}
> % some stuff
> bass = \relative c,, {
> e4 g a b
> b4 f g d'
> \bar "|."
> }
>
> \score {
> <<
> \new Staff { \mark \markup{4 strings}
> \clef "bass_8" \bass }
> \new TabStaff { \set TabStaff.stringTunings =
> #bass-four-string-tuning
> \bass }
> >>
> }
>
> % five strings, calculated clef
> \score {
> <<
> \new Staff { \mark \markup{5 strings}
> \clef "bass_8" \bass }
> \new TabStaff { \set TabStaff.stringTunings =
> #bass-five-string-tuning
> \bass }
> >>
> }
>
> guitar = \relative c {
> c4 d e f
> g4 a b c
> \bar "|."
> }
>
> % six strings, calculated clef
> \score {
> <<
> \new Staff { \mark \markup{6 strings}
> \clef "G_8" \guitar }
> \new TabStaff { \set TabStaff.stringTunings = #guitar-tuning
> \guitar }
> >>
> }
>
> % seven strings, calculated clef
> \score {
> <<
> \new Staff { \mark \markup{7 strings}
> \clef "G_8" \guitar }
> \new TabStaff { \clef "moderntab"
> \set TabStaff.stringTunings =
> #guitar-seven-string-tuning
> \guitar }
> >>
> }
>
> % seven strings, calculated clef
> \score {
> <<
> \new Staff { \mark \markup{7 strings, staff space 1.2}
> \clef "G_8" \guitar }
> \new TabStaff { \clef "moderntab" \override TabStaff.StaffSymbol
> #'staff-space = #1.2
> \set TabStaff.stringTunings =
> #guitar-seven-string-tuning
> \guitar }
> >>
> }
>
>
>
>
I used to put up with an occasional xrun with the older kernels. But I'm writing to
report that I just installed 2.6.29.1-RT4 from CCRMA on Fedora 10 and I didn't see a
single xrun. In case anyone is interested, I record 12 simultaneous mic'd inputs from
an Echo AudioFire12 to a Dell XPS laptop:
Dell XPS M1210 laptop
1GB RAM
Intel T5600 1.8GHz Core2Duo
Intel 945GM Video controller
Sigmatel 9220 internal audio controller
Internal Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller
http://tinyurl.com/clr43l
Echo Audio Audiofire12
http://www.echoaudio.com/Products/FireWire/AudioFire12/index.php
Thanks to the kernel team for making such an awesome product!
-Scott
