Glad tidings I bring the free audio realm for 2012!
After seeming years of guru meditations on this problem, I have
finally come across a method of easily using a folder of wav samples
to create sfz drum kits that can be used with Linuxsampler under
qtractor, A3, OOM or what haveth ye for DAW!!
I came across a perl script that almost sounded like it would do what
I want here http://www.drealm.info/sfz/ but I failed to get that to
work and I don't know perl to fix it yet and nor do I think I'll
bother but I will write a bash script to create a .sfz looking like so
by simply running said script in the folder containing the wav files
for your kit. Hence if you ran makesfz.sh within a dir containing
001-bassdrum.wav and 002-snaredrum.wav we would get the following
output:
<region>
sample=001-bassdrum.wav
key=0
lovel=0 hivel=127
<region>
sample=002-snaredrum.wav
key=1
lovel=0 hivel=127
I do expect someone here will have wrote such a script and added bells
already so may they be so kind as to share it so then we may add it to
the LinuxSampler online resources or get it bundled with the app
itself?
All the best for 2012!
danboid
Hi, list!
I tested Loomer Sequent demo, and it looked quite a nice piece of
software. Is there any Sequent users on the list to answer my
questions?
I want to use it on live situation and of course want it to syncronize
with current tempo when needed. How this can be done? Does it support
Jack Transport? (I think it doesn't but maybe I'm wrong?) I succeeded
to sync it with JOST's global tempo, so at least it can take the host
tempo. I tried also with Qtractor, but didn't work. Does Qtractor send
the tempo information to Linux VST plugins? I have version 0.5.1
installed.
I'd like to sync Sequent with Jack Transport or alternatively midi
clock received from another laptop running Ableton, so I guess I would
need a plugin host that could receive tempo either from midi or from
Jack Transport and emit it to the Sequent. Does Ardour support sending
tempo information to Linux VST plugins? I know Ardour has a quite
stable Jack Transport support, and I have used it as a live mixer
sometimes.
Heikki Ketoharju
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http://heikki.ketoharju.info
On Sun, 2012-01-22 at 12:00 +0000,
linux-audio-user-request(a)lists.linuxaudio.org wrote:
> Message: 6
> Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:14:55 +0200
> From: Yosef Werner <yw.werner(a)gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [LAU] Hardware: Drum pad
> To: "rosea.grammostola" <rosea.grammostola(a)gmail.com>
> Cc: linux-audio-user(a)lists.linuxaudio.org
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> I am still enthusiastic about this solution:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJrO9VYEoGQ
>
> There is a possibility of using PD to generate the trigger for MIDI.
> Unfortunately
> I have not the knowledge to do it, but maybe someone in the list, can
> help
> with PD.
>
> I'm thinking also about to do something like this.
>
> Yosef
If you've got something like an elCheapo Alesis D4 with what ever
software version, you even can use headphones to trigger MIDI data, if
the self build pads won't bounce, you can get bouncing drum sticks, but
in the end you'll have something like a Roland V snare and you
especially will have a good food pedal from the 70s or early 80s for
what ever kick pad.
Don't confuse additional e-pads used with a real drum set, with
something that should replace your keyboard to play MIDI drums. The
Roland V drums are amazing. I don't have the money to get them, but IMO
any other thingy that should replace the keyboard will dry very soon.
Don't spend too much money for testing such solutions.
Btw. how much or less MIDI jitter do you get? You might record similar
flam rolls as http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pIN1I63oTw [1] by audio
and MIDI and then play them in unison ;).
2 Cents,
Ralf
[1] *lol* Seemingly he didn't use the drill to protect the Cym, when
there was a rip.
Hi, I'm getting a consistent crash in ams I'd like to report, but for it
to be useful I think I have to provide a backtrace, right?
How do I compile ams to get that? I don't see any "debug" option or
similar in ./configure --help...
best wishes,
renato
Here it is, a new QMidiArp version has arrived! The main new features are JACK MIDI,
which is the default backend now, JACK Session support, and a new in-sequence loop
marker that can be used to bounce the play direction or to loop at a mouse-clicked
position in the sequence. Note that you can still get the alsa backend by starting with
qmidiarp -a .
The full list of noticeable changes is below.
Thanks again to all having reported ideas and bugs and given their support.
Masters of the step sequencer, Enjoy!
-----------
Feedback as usual to qmidiarp-devel(a)lists.sourceforge.net
or on the IRC #qmidiarp
Website with documentation: http://qmidiarp.sourceforge.net
-----------
New Features
o Groove functions now work for all modules, not only Arps
o Effect of groove settings is displayed in the Arp/LFO/Seq screen
o LFOs can be triggered and restarted by the keyboard
o When reducing the size of LFO waves or Sequences, the original data
is kept in memory and is also saved to the session file as a whole
o LFO and Seq play direction can now be chosen, and bouncing loops are
possible
o New user positionable loop marker in Seq module. The marker is
placed by left or right mouse click on the bottom cursor line of the
sequencer and represents an additional return/loop point. It can be
removed again by clicking in the bottom left or right area of the
Seq screen.
o Triggered one-shot play of LFO and Seqs improved
o JACK MIDI backend available. This is now default, use the -a option
for getting the ALSA backend
o JACK Session support when using JACK MIDI backend
Fixed Bugs
o A rounding error led to desync when Arps were used with groove shift
o MIDI controls for Groove did not initialize upon "New..."
o MIDI Controllers assigned to multiple destinations stopped at the
first one encountered and ignored all others
General Changes
o JACK MIDI is now the default backend, -a option enables ALSA backend
o Obsolete .qma text file import removed
Hello
This may be a little bit belated, but nonetheless... I wanted to thank you
all for your friendship with my dad, Cal.
I can honestly say, that yes, you were his extended family and I don't
think you could possible know just how much you all kept him going at times
where things were pretty tough.
He talked (and talked and talked) with so much pride and excitement about
the projects he was working on, particularly Yoshimi, and I do believe a
fundamental in keeping him going much longer than anyone expected.
He passed peacefully in July, and whilst it was sudden I was with him and
there was no pain or suffering, it was just time for him to rest.
He'd be so happy to know yoshimi lives on in many ways, so thank you again.
x peta
*peta.calvert**
* *e* c <hello(a)peacal.net>alvert.peta(a)gmail.com
*w* www.peacal.net
On Sat, 2012-01-21 at 12:00 +0000,
linux-audio-user-request(a)lists.linuxaudio.org wrote
> Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:15:55 +0100
> From: "rosea.grammostola" <rosea.grammostola(a)gmail.com>
> Most people on the Internet seems to recommend Roland or Yamaha, but I
> saw the Alesis too, could be an interesting option...
If you ask for a recommendation, than Roland should be the No. 1 and of
cause a recommendation shouldn't be the cheapest solution offered by
Roland.
When I had no money a long time ago I bought a single Dauz pad to
trigger an Alesis D4 and later additionally a toy from Yamaha called
DD-11. My elCheapo solution shares the manifest destiny of even
expensive Yamaha solutions other people have got. It's not used anymore
and it never was used very much. People who own the Octapad and not the
cheapest Roland V-Drums, with an additional good food pedal for the
kick, will use their equipment. That's what I experienced in my social
environment.
YMMV,
Ralf
Am 21.01.2012 um 05:26 schrieb peta calvert <calvert.peta(a)gmail.com>:
> Hello
>
> This may be a little bit belated, but nonetheless... I wanted to
> thank you all for your friendship with my dad, Cal.
> I can honestly say, that yes, you were his extended family and I
> don't think you could possible know just how much you all kept him
> going at times where things were pretty tough.
>
> He talked (and talked and talked) with so much pride and excitement
> about the projects he was working on, particularly Yoshimi, and I do
> believe a fundamental in keeping him going much longer than anyone
> expected.
> He passed peacefully in July, and whilst it was sudden I was with
> him and there was no pain or suffering, it was just time for him to
> rest.
>
> He'd be so happy to know yoshimi lives on in many ways, so thank you
> again.
>
> x peta
>
> peta.calvert
> e calvert.peta(a)gmail.com
> w www.peacal.net
Thank you very much for writing.
You picked the moment you could write about what you had to tell us,
and did it so beautifully that now seems like just the right time to
do so.
I still miss reading his emails.
All the best to you. Have a good year 2012.
- Burkhard