Linux-audio-user February 2010

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by Jordi Monge

Hi, Anyone knows how to configure the guitarface controller of miditech (for usb connection). I've been looking for and....in the matrix of alsa-projcet says that is not supported (http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Matrix:Vendor-Miditech). If anyone knows if it works with another supported chipset....and have gotten make it runs.....please tell me how....i need to make some noiseeee!!!!!!! I'm an ubuntu user in a dell inspiron 6000.... thank's a lot j

14 years, 3 months

1980's cds: analog to digital conversion

by Aaron L.

Hi all. Was just listening to Iron Maiden's 'Piece of Mind' on cd today. Sounds like absolute crap. I really liked the cassette as a kid...... Anyway, this got me thinking about a conversation I read regarding the process of analog-to-digital conversion on the first computers running 'capable' software......... I've noticed that I do indeed have some aversion to the cd-version of records I otherwise liked on another format (i.e. vinyl or cassette.) So why are there cds that I think actually *do* sound good? How has this process changed? Thanks.

14 years, 3 months

[Fwd: [Rosegarden-user] ROSEGARDEN 10.02 RELEASED!]

by david

In case you didn't already see this anywhere, the new QT4-based Rosegarden has been released! -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Rosegarden-user] ROSEGARDEN 10.02 RELEASED! Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2010 23:13:48 -0500 From: D. Michael McIntyre <michael.mcintyre(a)rosegardenmusic.com> To: rosegarden-devel(a)lists.sourceforge.net CC: rosegarden-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net ====== ROSEGARDEN 10.02, codename "Thorn" RELEASED ====== The Rosegarden team is proud to announce the release of version 10.02 of Rosegarden, an audio and MIDI sequencer and musical notation editor for Linux. This release on 14th February, 2010 marks five years to the day since the release of 1.0 (which would be be called 05.02 using our current numbering scheme). http://www.rosegardenmusic.com/ With this release, we finally bring an end to the long and difficult job of transforming Rosegarden from an obsolete KDE 3 application into a modern Qt 4 application. There was no precedent for an application following this upgrade path, and so we had to begin this process by writing our own custom porting tools. From there, we spent an entire year chipping away at an immense mountain of compiler errors before we could even get a glimpse to see if our new code was going to work. From that first peek until now swallowed the biggest part of a second year, digging into every dusty corner, and putting everything back in order. Along the way, we found plenty of opportunities to improve Rosegarden, and get this new codebase turned into an exciting landmark release that rivals 1.0 for the sheer amount of collective effort that went into its making. We have fixed hundreds of bugs, including many old bugs that had been around for years, and we have introduced dozens of new features. ===== Usability Enhancements ===== * With its bold new custom look, including hundreds of new icons, Rosegarden ensures all of its interface elements are usable, freeing you to configure the rest of your system any way you like * With its more compact, netbook-friendly interface, Rosegarden gets more done with less screen real estate * Rosegarden has a low installation footprint, and creates local, user-editable copies of all example and library files * Expanded translations (varies by language) put more of Rosegarden in your native language than has ever been possible before * You may now run as many instances of Rosegarden as you like, in parallel, and can even install and run different versions simultaneously * Enhanced device management support, including an all-new MIDI device manager, finally addresses a number of long-standing usability issues and bugs * Control rulers (notation and matrix) completely redesigned from the ground up to use primary editing tools (eg. pencil) and present controller data as a series of connected points that may be manipulated very fluidly and easily * Control rulers share a selection with their associated editor (notation or matrix), allowing control events to be cut, copied and pasted along with notes * A number of non-critical warning dialogs about system configuration issues have been moved out of your way, and onto a compact health indicator at the bottom right of the main window * You can add, display and access what we hope will prove to be an effectively unlimited number of MIDI controllers in the instrument parameters box, eliminating the need for an alternative tabbed layout mode * New streamlined interface merges the insertion cursor functions into the playback cursor, so Rosegarden has only one cursor at long last * All new integrated project packager provides built-in, native support for Rosegarden project packages, eliminates a number of obscure dependencies, and provides a cleaner user experience * Document modified status is indicated in the title bar * Markers text entry fields have been renamed to make it more clear which of the two editable texts is the functional one * The simple event editor now handles notation-quantized notes more intelligently * All but a few keyboard shortcuts are now exposed through menu entries or tooltips, to facilitate learning * Improved controller manager dialog now opens the editor automatically after creating a new controller * Grace notes are scaled correctly relative to full-sized notes (in a way that may lead to true support of cue-sized notation in the future) ===== New Features ===== ==== General ==== * Most windows have special function-related icons associated with them, so it is easier to use your desktop task manager to find the window you seek * Improved flashing metronome mode and more realistic looking LEDs for the transport * Rosegarden comes bundled with a library of composition templates (.rgt files), and any file can be saved as a template with the new File => Save As Template option * New support for Frontier Design Group’s TranzPort™ contributed by Immanuel Litzroth * The MIDI device manager can now import bank and program information from LinuxSampler .lscp files * The automatic clef guessing feature (used in a variety of contexts, such as when importing MIDI or splitting a segment by pitch) now adds transposing clefs to its repertoire in order to avoid excessive ledger lines in parts that extend to the extremes of reproducible pitch ==== Notation ==== * Higher quality on-screen rendering removes the annoying chromatic artifacts that have afflicted all previous versions, and provides crisp, clear rendering * New pan and zoom allows you to move around quickly, and zoom the window contents as far in or out as you like, or zoom either axis independently * You can now add a layer to the part you're editing with just one click. The "Add Layer" function uses the currently active segment as a template for creating a new "layer" segment in the same place, with the same clefs and key signatures, but in a contrasting color * The segment changer (located with the pan and zoom controls) provides a visual indication of which segment is currently active for editing, even in continuous page layout mode, and allows you to change segments without removing your right hand from your mouse * Print and Print Preview are both performed through LilyPond, which provides extremely high-quality output * Expanded range of point sizes (from 6 to 30) available for LilyPond export * New interactive LilyPond Print/Preview allows you to configure your preferences for which applications you prefer to use for printing files and viewing PDFs, and compares the result of the LilyPond conversion operation against your LilyPond export options in order to offer intelligent suggestions for what steps to take when things go wrong * New support for notation symbols, giving Rosegarden the ability to display (non-operative) segno, coda and breath mark symbols * New marks for open, stopped/muted, and harmonic/flageolet * New cycle slashes function allows you to use the **/** shortcut or the new toolbar icon to cycle through from 0 to 5 slashes on selected notes * All marks are exported to LilyPond now, and mark placement has been aligned with LilyPond's placement rules, following the philosophy that they have spent vastly more time studying best notation practices than we have, and where we disagreed, we were wrong * Add Trill With Line moves from Note ==> Marks... and the marks toolbar to Phrase and the group toolbar, reflecting an internal change that transforms this from a mark attached to a single note into a more flexible indication that can span any number of (usually tied) notes. The mark version still exists internally to preserve compatibility with existing compositions * Even quicker and improved keyboard access to inserting notes and rests, with the default duration determined by the denominator of the current time signature * More compact notation toolbar layout combines note and rest entry in one place, freeing up space, and improving efficiency * When using the notation editor to insert notes, long notes are tied at barlines by default, so red barlines are less common ==== Matrix ==== * At long last it is possible to open multiple segments (from any number of different tracks) in the same matrix view * The pitch highlights on I III and V are now calculated relative to the key signature in effect, rather than being fixed against C major * Notes and pitch highlights are always displayed in concert pitch, allowing you to work with segments in many different transpositions simultaneously on the same grid, even though they appear as completely different notes in completely different keys in a notation view * Cleaner interface leaves the instrument parameters in the main window, so you have more room for editing what's important * New pan and zoom allows you to move around quickly, and zoom the window contents as far in or out as you like, or zoom either axis independently * The segment changer (located with the pan and zoom controls) provides a visual indication of which segment is currently active for editing, and allows you to change segments without removing your right hand from your mouse * Is is now possible to insert key changes from the matrix * The standard matrix now allows the possibility of opening the same segments in a percussion matrix, and vice versa * New Pitch Bend Sequence allows you to insert a series of calculated, machine-generated pitch bends to create a variety of vibrato effects * Translucent event bars make it easier to see and work with overlapping notes ==== Audio ==== * If the JACK audio server is not already running, Rosegarden will start it for you transparently * If you attempt to record to a document named "Untitled" you will be prompted to name your composition before continuing, so as to promote better housekeeping over time * New controls available from the main window and the audio mixer allow you to give audio and synth plugin instruments (eg. "Audio #3" or "Synth #5") custom names * When recording, the composition title and custom audio instrument name (if provided) are used in the filename in order to make it much easier to work with recorded audio files outside of their original context. Instead of **rg-20091123-102030-1.wav** you can now have something like **rg-[Jam Session 12]-[Bobs_Guitar]-2009-11-23_10.20.30-1.wav** ===== Available Languages ===== The following translations are complete and up to date for this release: * German * Spanish * Swedish * French The following translations are substantially complete for this release: * Finnish * Czech * Japanese * Italian =====The Porting Team===== We'd like to give special thanks to the following members and contributors, some old, some new, for their outstanding work on the long and difficult port. These brave few are the authors of a new chapter in our history. * Chris Cannam * Michael McIntyre * Julie Swango * Emanuel Rumpf * Yves Guillemot * Chris "CJ" Fryer * Heikki Junes * Shelagh Manton * Jani Frilander * Mikko Vepsäläinen * Ilan Tal ===== Thanks To ===== * Luis Garrido * David Willis * Queen Mary, University of London and Sonic Visualiser for all the useful code * Dave Plater * Michel Munnix * Mario Moles ==== Bug Fixes ==== * The project packager can now handle spaces in paths and filenames * Faders can now be moved in both directions with the mouse scroll wheel * Corrected LilyPond export of double octave clefs * Corrected rendering problem when moving expanded-height tracks * Controller editor dialog now keeps track of the color index properly * Newly created knobs of color "default" now display the correct color, rather than black * Rosegarden no longer creates useless, confusing extra devices, which solves many related problems * Percussion tracks now sound when importing broken MIDI files that use zero-length notes for percussion * The forward and back tab navigation buttons on the MIDI mixer work properly now * Problems with the "trill with line" mark solved through the new indication, which allows a trill to span multiple tied notes, and allows all of this to export to LilyPond correctly * Corrected export of sustain pedal notation for LilyPond 2.12 * The main window no longer expands horizontally upon loading files that were last saved with a high level of zoom * When grace notes occur at a height that requires ledger lines, the ledger lines are now drawn at the correct size * Notation staffs now respect user font configuration choices consistently ====Thanks to==== The KDE translation team took on an enormous number of difficult translations for us, and we are in their debt! ===Active translators for this release:=== * Heikki Junes * D. Michael McIntyre * Thorsten Alteholz * Yves Guillemot * Alexandre Prokoudine * Jani Frilander * Pavel Fric * Stefan Asserhall ===Other people who contributed to Rosegarden development:=== * Immanuel Litzroth * Thorsten Alteholz * Vladimir Savic * Alexander Kulikov * Stefan Asserhall ===People who contributed device files to the Rosegarden Library=== * Greg Lyons * Georg Balzer * Theo Smit * ADR * Sezer Dursun * Julie Swango * Geoff King * Pietro Pedrozzi * Alexander Methke * John Murphy -- D. Michael McIntyre _______________________________________________ Rosegarden-user mailing list Rosegarden-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net - use the link below to unsubscribe https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-user -- David gnome(a)hawaii.rr.com authenticity, honesty, community

14 years, 3 months

MMA 1.5c now up and testing

by Bob van der Poel

A development snapshot, version 1.5c, of MMA--Musical MIDI Accompaniment is available for downloading. Included in this release: - A new track, the Plectrum. This can generate a realistic MIDI guitar. Getting a realistic guitar sound using MIDI has been notoriously difficult as calculating the notes in each chord and strumming patterns can be very tricky. Now the MMA PLECTRUM pattern takes care of most of this for you so all you have to do is to enter the chords names and how when you want each string to be strummed or plucked. An example is availabe at: http://www.mellowood.ca/mma/examples.html#plectrum - A number of minor bug fixes. This is very close to a 1.6 release! Your bug reports and other input is needed. Get this version at: http://www.mellowood.ca/mma/downloads.html#developer MMA is a accompaniment generator -- it creates midi tracks for a soloist to perform with. User supplied files contain pattern selections, chords, and MMA directives. For full details please visit: http://www.mellowood.ca/mma/ If you have any questions or comments, please send them to: bob(a)mellowood.ca -- **** Listen to my CD at http://www.mellowood.ca/music/cedars **** Bob van der Poel ** Wynndel, British Columbia, CANADA ** EMAIL: bob(a)mellowood.ca WWW: http://www.mellowood.ca

14 years, 3 months

OT: Dub Fx

by Renato

Hello, this was posted on the freewheeling mailing list, really worth a watch (especially if you're into beatboxing and/or looping) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bioYs6oAD8g renato

14 years, 3 months

Yamaha AudioGram compatability with Ubuntu

by <-ANTZ->

Hi all, I'm selling my M-Audio 1814 because I never used it again after coming to Linux, one person is interested in a swap+cash for a Yamaha AudioGram 6, very little in answers online, best I can find is "should work in theory" - has someone seen this working on Linux? I'm on Mint 7 / Jaunty at present.

14 years, 3 months

Sooperlooper

by teza

Hi, thanks y'll for helping me, yes the trouble came from the filer with the T of Téléchargement, but not all the time, I think the version I had was a little bit bugy, so I compile the last release and everything seems to be ok now. Thanks again All the best Teza

14 years, 3 months

sooperlooper

by teza

Hi I check sooperlooper throught a terminal and here is the result and why I can't load loops. Any tricks to fix that? teza@UbuntuStudio:~$ slgui slgui: our URL is osc.udp://UbuntuStudio:19036/ execing: 'sooperlooper -q -U osc.udp://UbuntuStudio:19036/ -p 9951 -l 1 -c 2 -t 40 -m "/home/teza/.sooperlooper/default_midi.slb"' slgui: spawned new engine no message buffer overruns JACK server started slgui: remote looper is at osc.udp://UbuntuStudio:9951/ version=1.0.8c loopcount=1 ** (slgui:31500): CRITICAL **: murrine_style_draw_focus: assertion `height >= -1' failed ** (slgui:31500): CRITICAL **: murrine_style_draw_focus: assertion `height >= -1' failed error opening /home/teza/T_l_chargements/fk118bpm.wav ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:1008:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:1008:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave

14 years, 3 months

Sooperlooper

by teza

Hi all, I would like to use sooperlooper to play .wav loops, but I can't load the file. Any help? Regards Teza

14 years, 3 months

karmic gnome delta 1010lt audio

by Paris Treantafeles

hi, i'm new to this list. please pardon me if this isn't the place to ask questions like this :-) i have a delta 1010lt sound card and used to have it running nicely via envy24 with ubuntu 8.04 i recently upgraded my machine to karmic (9.10) and am having problems. i've seen various posts - some saying that pulse audio is the problem (well the implementation in karmic) and to remove it - others say pulse is ok. so i'm wondering if anyone has experience with this card on karmic and can share what works best. here's what i know .... 1. cat /proc/asound/modules gives 0 snd_ice1712 1 snd_via82xx i believe that 0 is my delta card , 1 is the built in audio on my motherboard. 2. aplay -l **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** card 0: M1010LT [M Audio Delta 1010LT], device 0: ICE1712 multi [ICE1712 multi] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 1: V8237 [VIA 8237], device 0: VIA 8237 [VIA 8237] Subdevices: 4/4 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 Subdevice #1: subdevice #1 Subdevice #2: subdevice #2 Subdevice #3: subdevice #3 card 1: V8237 [VIA 8237], device 1: VIA 8237 [VIA 8237] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 so again - the card is showing up. 3. System->Preferences->Sound then going to the hardware tab, only shows the internal audio on my motherboard - not the 1010LT Any advice very much appreciated! -p

14 years, 3 months

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Linux-audio-user February 2010