Hey,
I have to buyt several USB soundcards for a school I work in. The point
is I almost never used any USB device, except POD XT Pro (which I won't
recommend), and Fast Track Ultra, which is not built anymore, and which
have a big hardware problem when coming to use Phantom Power.
I'm looking for quite small soundcards, and I was thinking about the
Alesis io2 Express. I read some things about it, and it seems to work
out of the box, but as the Fast Track Pro also is supposed to work out
of the box, and finally isn't, and so on, I'd prefer to be sure.
So, does someone use this soundcard? Does it work well?
Thanks a lot.
Aurélien
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Aurélien
Hi,
If you utilise Linux Audio/Multimedia tools in your department at an
educational institution can you please send me the following details:
Institution Name
Department
Department website
Linux Facilities/Programs
Number of students in program
I'll add a section to the LAU Guide for promotional purposes.
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Patrick Shirkey
Boost Hardware Ltd
We are happy to share the following announcement with you,
setBfree v0.5.0 was just released under GPLv2.
setBfree is a MIDI-controlled, software synthesizer designed to imitate
the sound and properties of the electromechanical organs and sound
modification devices that brought world-wide fame to the names and
products of Laurens Hammond and Don Leslie.
Homepage: http://setBfree.org
Source & Issue-tracker : https://github.com/pantherb/setBfree
Will Panther succeeded where others have failed and made it possible to
adopt Fredrik Kilander's Beatrix in terms of the GPL. We have spent the
last weeks to update the code-base to meet requirements and are happy to
announce a first beta version.
The organ and effects as are available as LV2 plugins as well as a
standalone JACK application. We've reworked the engine to allow
arbitrary sample-rates, standardized interfaces, fixed various bugs,
added a build-system, man-pages, a simple GUI for testing, etc.
The sound is still pretty much the same as the original awesome Beatrix.
Next steps include adding end-user documentation, tweaking and honing
the synth-engine and fixing the bugs that you discover :)
This release features contributions from
Fredrik Kilander, Ken Restivo, Will Panther and Robin Gareus.
For discussion please use the linux-audio-user list, bug reports should
to the issue-tracker at github.
Feedback of any kind is welcome.
have fun,
robin & Will
One of the most compelling and attractive aspects of GNU/Linux and Free
software for me has always been portability and so to that I end I have
been striving for the last 16 years to make sure that I can do everything I
need to do with a computer with open, free software. My other main hobby is
music and so naturally these have converged with my focus being put on
testing free audio software for Linux.
My first foray into running Linux on a non-x86 machine was back in '99 when
I bought the original iMac mainly so I could install and play with Linux on
something that wasn't a PC. My first exposure to ARM Linux came in 2004/5
when I got hold of a Sharp Zaurus SL-C3000 which was a mighty impressive
device at the time as it was the first Linux PDA to have a HD, USB host
etc. The C3000 only has 64MB RAM but, as anyone who has run Linux on the
original XBOX will tell you, you'd be surprised at how much you can do
under Linux with only 64MB RAM. I managed to get JACK, specimen, seq24 and
a few of the Linux trackers running on the Zaurus.
Now its 2012 and I'm the proud owner of a Pandaboard - a mini ARM dev board
with a dual core ARM Cortex, 1GB RAM, SSD and HDMI output etc. Apart from
it 'not being a PC' - what I really like about this device is its low power
consumption and total lack of fans or other cooling methods hence its
totally silent. I've got Ubuntu 12.04 running Fluxbox on it and yesterday I
achieved one of my main Pandaboard goals as I'm very happy to report it is
possible to run at least one instance of the DISTRHO TAL Noisemaker LV2
plugin under qtractor (latest svn) on the Pandaboard with no xruns! As soon
as you add a second Noisemaker track the xruns start to appear but you can
of course mix NM down to audio tracks to get more instances that way.
It should be noted that I have had to use an external USB soundcard to get
JACK running on the Pandboard as the current ALSA driver for the Panda's
onboard audio isn't working with JACK yet - in fact the onboard audio isn't
working at all with the latest TI kernel and I also had to set the CPU
governor to performance to get xrun free performance for Noisemaker. It
goes without saying that the Pandaboard is not cut out for forming the
basis of a pro-audio DAW and will not be replacing your i7 rig any time
soon but its literally sooo much cooler!
Greetings,
With the versions from Thorsten and Julien the total is now ten. I think
more are on the way, and the session and stem files are still available
on request, if anyone else wants to join in.
You can hear all the mixes, including the original, in this thread at
KVR Audio :
http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=351849&start=0&postdays=0&pos…
(Sorry about any line breaks.)
I'll continue to update that thread as I receive new mixes.
Monstrous thanks to everyone who has participated so far, including
commentators. I hope you're all having as much fun as I've been having. :)
Best,
dp
On 07/20/2012 10:45 PM, Len Ovens wrote:
>
> On Fri, July 20, 2012 12:58 pm, Robin Gareus wrote:
>
>>> I have no real suggestions for the
>>> bass, but with only bass and vocals, it could use some more high end.
>>> I'd prefer to hear it with the funky guitar playing. :-)
>>
>> I'm not happy with the playing and mix, yet, but there you go:
>> http://robin.linuxaudio.org/rg1-get_on_board_the_blues.ogg
>
> That sounds really good. I think I am used to a little roughness and in
> general prefer live and rough over studio and dead (sterile or whatever).
> The guitar adds just enough to make it work. It doesn't have to have any
> more, but there is space to add to it too without breaking things.
>
I can imagine adding shaker, but I think I'll go for a Cabasa (if and
when my box with percussion instruments shows up again, that is). The
latter allows to emphasize the swing rhythm more than a shaker would.
As for the guitar: I'm not sure. I did 15 takes of it today and a rough
mix after that. I need fresh ears to decide; at the moment I do favor
the D&B version without guitar + Cabasa to come.
What still nags me is how to best mix this fake upright bass.
thanks for all the feedback,
robin
I have a few low-level questions which I am a bit
embarrassed by, though hopefully with your help, I can
figure a few things out.
I recently installed Fedora17 on my machine with the XFCE window
manager and I am now just trying to play a sound file with "aplay".
The command executes but no sound comes out of my speakers.
In addition of the NVidia sound chip on my mother
board, I have a M-Audio Audiophile 2496 which is
the card that is hooked up to my amplifier/speakers.
In the "Applications Menu" there is a "mixer" applications
with a "Sound card": drop box with the following options:
> HDA NVidia (Alsa mixer)
> FG0560 Live! Cam Optia AF (Alsa mixer)
> M Audio Audiophile 24.96 (Alsa mixer)
> Playback: ICE1712 [Envy24] PCI Multi-Channel I/O Controller Analog Stereo (PulseAudio Mixer)
> Playback: Internal Audio Analog Stereo (PulseAudio Mixer)
> Capture: VF0560 Live! Cam Optia AF Analog Stereo (PulseAudio Mixer)
> Capture: Monitor of ICE1712 [Envy24] PCI Multi-Channel I/O Controller Analog Stereo (PulseAudio Mixer)
> Capture: ICE1712 [Envy24] PCI Multi-Channel I/O Controller Analog Stereo (PulseAudio Mixer)
> Capture: Monitor of internal Audio Analog Stereo (PulseAudio Mixer)
> Capture: Internal Audio Analog Stereo (PulseAudio Mixer)
I assume I don't want the NVidia choice, but which of the
others do I choose and why?
Also, in the "Applications Menu" there are the following:
"ALSA Mixer"
"Envy 24 Control"
"Pulse Audio Volume Control"
Do I want to adjust any of these so that I can hear
audio out of my sound card?
Thank you.
Hello everyone!
It had been sitting here, since there was one last instrument to add. But
since Nama is changng a great deal right now, preparing for the next stage,
I'd rather not touch the piece. So dear friend, who is not in yet, excuse me.
It will come!
So the music first:
http://juliencoder.de/nama/soit_il_la_vie.ogghttp://juliencoder.de/nama/soit_il_la_vie.mp3
This is the last piece of the album of almost the same title "Soit-Il La
Vie: Intense, Aimante?" It was recorded in december and january. First about
the people helping me on this: There's the unknown doner of the flute - yet to
come -, who also did a lot of listening for me throughout the album. there's
S. Massy, who also lent me a pair of ears. There was the great FA and two of
his students helping me with the Italian bits. My pronounciation - especially
in old Italian - is not good. :-) And all throughout there is Her!
It really is an orchestral poem, the basis being a sonnet. Each section is
dedicated to a couplet of this poem, trying as best as possible to represent
the contents. Either using a translation of letters into music, using sounds
as such to mirror mentioned images (the bell). Oh yes thanks to Fons and a few
other again for pointing me towards those websites dedicated to the
synthetical creation of bells. And then of course there's is harmony and
rhythm trying to convey meaning. It's all spaced throughout this piece,
whatever fits best, whereever it is needed.
Instruments used were the wonderful gigatron sample-library by q based on
the samples from Taiji-guy - if I remember correctly, a real triangle and
again my anonymous doner with a slide guitar. I'm so sorry! There's the
nordlead for the bowed contrabass, a string sample from my Korg synth and a
Solina String Ensemble sample as a gigasample.
As software Nama played the main roll - as ever! Thank you very much again
Joel for the tremendous work you put into it! Then there was LinuxSampler,
which also played a heavy part in it. Some LADSPA plugins for processing and
Fons' jconvolver, without which I couldn't work neither. I can't remember the
IRs used for this.
There is also one musical quotation from Leo Delibes ballet Sylvia, which is
connected to the textual citation.
Last but not least: the finished album consists of: "Shout - the song tat
shall", "Whisper - Since In Love, Verity Is Altering", "Lullaby -Singng In
Lullabies, Vowing In Adoration", "Raw Magic", "A Good Companion" and "Soit-il
la Vie: Intense, Aimante". The full album wold also comprise the original
poem, but you'll have to excuse me on that point. :-) the dedication of this
album is a simple one, since I'm not clever and only know a few tricks of the
art, which I tend to use over and over again. :-( I say: let it be a start, a
first chapter, that may have interesting chapters following it. Thanks to
everyone, who showed patience with me, answering stupid and clever questions,
listening, playing and contributing in any other way. That of course includes
very much all the developers from around here. You know wyo you are and
everybody else does too. :-)
Futuristically yours
Julien
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Such Is Life: Very Intensely Adorable;
Free And Jubilating Amazement Revels, Dancing On - FLOWERS!
====== Find my music at ======
http://juliencoder.de/nama/music.html
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"If you live to be 100, I hope I live to be 100 minus 1 day,
so I never have to live without you." (Winnie the Pooh)
Hello again!
Fons thanks for your post. Here is something I recorded back in 2003 or
there abouts. It was morning - I can remember that - and I was completely
sober. that-s probably, why I remember so clearly. Because a few people asked
afterwards, what I might have consumed in preparation of this musical exploit:
http://juliencoder.de/nama/bier.ogghttp://juliencoder.de/nama/bier.mp3
Eventhough years late, I'd still love feedback. :-)
Cheers
Julien
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Such Is Life: Very Intensely Adorable;
Free And Jubilating Amazement Revels, Dancing On - FLOWERS!
====== Find my music at ======
http://juliencoder.de/nama/music.html
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"If you live to be 100, I hope I live to be 100 minus 1 day,
so I never have to live without you." (Winnie the Pooh)
I have few doubts regarding compatibility between various audio parameters:
1. How can I determine sampling rate, audio bit depth, no of channels of
a already recorded audio sample.
2. Suppose I play this same recorded audio sample with my application
whose hardware parameters are different from the sample which I received.
So in this case what would be the impact on the sound quality.
3. What would be the impact of using different (at capture application
and playback application) sampling rate, audio bit depth, no of channels.
4. If possible kindly provide me a link which is related to my queries.
