Linux-audio-user February 2013

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by Ralf Mardorf

On Sun, 2013-02-10 at 20:49 +0000, James Mckernon wrote: > http://terriblelinuxwallpaper.tumblr.com/ Perhaps something for a Britney fan from this mailing list: http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mctr8icHUE1rknxvto1_1280.jpg I Bcc this mail to the fan. FWIW, IMO this Britney picture isn't sexist, but indeed there are a lot of ugly pictures. However, they are ugly, but as long as they aren't a default, they are still not sexist. Most of those pictures aren't mangas, and the few pseudo or real mangas are completely different to the wallpaper of the virtual singer.

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[LAU] 1936 is calling

by Dave Phillips

Greetings, Still powerful and inspiring : http://www.zakros.com/mica/soundart/s04/varese_text.html Or as a PDF if you prefer: http://music.arts.uci.edu/dobrian/CMC2009/Liberation.pdf Much has been written of Varese's prescience regarding music and machines. I've read The Liberation Of Sound many times through the years, and it still amazes me, as does his wonderful music. Highly recommended reading. Best, dp

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Re: [LAU] So what do you think sucks about Linux audio ?

by Paul Davis

On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 5:48 PM, <gerald.mwangi(a)gmx.de> wrote: > Hi > > > > > -- Sent from my HP TouchPad > ------------------------------ > On 10.02.2013 23:30, Paul Davis <paul(a)linuxaudiosystems.com> wrote: > > > On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 5:05 PM, <gerald.mwangi(a)gmx.de> wrote: > >> Auto mode for JACK latency is a good idea. >> I have another proposition: a dedicated graphical front-end for jack >> session. It could help users setup their workflow , by providing a list of >> all the jack aware programs installed, categorized by type (sampler, daw, >> synth). The program should aid in setting up a project , eg firing up >> ardour with several tracks, firing up synths (lv2 instruments/hosts incl) >> with presets selectable from the front-end with a preview sound. The >> front-end could trigger the synth in question with a midi note when >> selecting a preset. Lv2 plugins, that is pure audio effects, could also >> listed with the ability to directly send a signal from the audio interface >> through the selected plugin to quickly hear what it does. One could then >> associate the selected plugin with, say a track in ardour, and another >> plugin with a track in hydrogen or so. >> > > what you are describing is basically the "monolithic app" experience (from > a user perspective) but created using a set of independent applications and > processes. > > speaking personally, i think there are better things to do with our time. > > > Well just for the initialization of the project. The diversity experience > of the multiple programs , ecosystem shall still be preserved > (1) your HTTP-only email confuses even gmail, and is probably inappropriate for a technically oriented mailing list like this one. (2) i'm not really that interested in preserving the "diversity experience". i think it is much more valuable for developers, who get to work on their own custom, standalone apps rather than being forced into a framework as happens with plugin developers. there are a LOT of "linux audio apps" that would be much more useful as plugins than they are as standalone JACK clients. but this is only helpful for users, and puts limitations on developers. look around you to see the result ....

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[LAU] Suck My Linux JACK Session

by Patrick Shirkey

Just for fun... -- Patrick Shirkey Boost Hardware Ltd

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Re: [LAU] Fuck your sexism

by Ralf Mardorf

-------- Forwarded Message -------- From: Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf(a)rocketmail.com> Reply-to: d-community-offtopic(a)lists.alioth.debian.org To: linux-audio-user(a)lists.linuxaudio.org Cc: d-community-offtopic(a)lists.alioth.debian.org Subject: Re: [D-community-offtopic] [LAU] Fuck your sexism Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2013 21:38:48 +0100 On Sun, 2013-02-10 at 15:21 -0500, Al Thompson wrote: > the person showing this intolerance is PREACHING > tolerance. (isn't that always the case?) At least it's true for this situation. On Sun, 2013-02-10 at 21:14 +0100, SxDx wrote: > How did you come to linux? or hacking? or computer science? > How does one human being come to that? Is there a special > pattern? > > My bet is: no. It's pure random. It's not by random in my case. > [snip] If this is right, why don't we find 50% of female humans, > as in the general population? First of all global population isn't fifty-fifty. I won't give the serious, long answer to this question, the short answer is, that women and men aren't equal. > There is no > point to fight with people who don't accept there is a problem. There's a problem, you don't explain what on this picture is porn or what at least is sexist. How about "Reply-To: d-community-offtopic(a)lists.alioth.debian.org"? To get this off-topic from this list? _______________________________________________ D-community-offtopic mailing list D-community-offtopic(a)lists.alioth.debian.org http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/d-community-offtopic

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[LAU] [LAD] So what do you think sucks about Linux audio ?

by Kjetil Matheussen

William Light: > it's interesting to me that free (source and/or beer) music software > on > OSX and windows has come further than it has on Linux. off the top of > my head: > > http://psycle.pastnotecut.org/portal.php > http://www.buzzmachines.com/ I'm very interested in knowing what you're missing from Psycle and Buzzmachines that Radium doesn't have...

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Re: [LAU] So what do you think sucks about Linux audio ?

by Ralf Mardorf

On Sun, 2013-02-10 at 12:06 +0000, Fons Adriaensen wrote: > On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 12:17:34PM +0100, Jörn Nettingsmeier wrote: > > > and if you want to include the setup and configuration of a > > bare-bones machine, then please also include the soldering iron and > > oscilloscope :) > > And a calibrated test tape [snip] That's why calibration at home usually is limited to premagnetisation. Another issue for hobby engineers is to get the service manual. However, for some humans it's hard to spend much time with the computer, but it's easy for them to use stand alone devices. I guess the original comparison (8 track analog vs a Linux computer) is about the difference between a computer and (analog + digital) stand alone devices. Regards, Ralf

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[LAU] Fwd: So what do you think sucks about Linux audio ?

by drew Roberts

Oops, mistakenly replied direct instead of to list. Forwarding. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: drew Roberts <zotzbro(a)gmail.com> Date: Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 8:55 AM Subject: Re: [LAU] So what do you think sucks about Linux audio ? To: Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf(a)alice-dsl.net> On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 8:37 AM, Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf(a)alice-dsl.net> wrote: > On Sun, 2013-02-10 at 12:17 +0100, Jörn Nettingsmeier wrote: >> On 02/10/2013 01:59 AM, gerald.mwangi(a)gmx.de wrote: >> snip > > Using Linux, keeping the workflow can become a PITA, just by updating > the DE ;), there are no updates for a 8 track analog recorder. So just buy an already setup, tested, and warranted computer from someone who knows what they are doing. Then, ***do not update it yourself*** - use it as is just like a dedicated piece of equipment. Down the road, get that same person who knows what they are doing to update it for you or build you a new one. I am not saying that these problems do not exist, and things can get better for those who don't mind knowing a bit. I am saying thought that for the person who does not want to know anything, they can avoid the knowing somewhat if they will take an approach along the lines mentioned. > > IMO the issue is "stand alone" vs "computer". > > Regards, > Ralf all the best, drew -- http://freemusicpush.blogspot.com/

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[LAU] OT: So what do you think sucks about Linux audio ?

by Ralf Mardorf

On Sun, 2013-02-10 at 06:45 -0800, Louis Gorenfeld wrote: > Haha, good thing you didn't see the Vocaloid booth at NAMM! Oh man. > > But I do agree it's unprofessional for a Linux distribution to default > to that wallpaper (and are there copyright issues?). I'm not sure if this really is OT, since for me it isn't. Linux audio is about freedom and a harmless default wallpaper about something from a creative commons music community inflame passions of some Linux users. Why? It's free from porn, showing a virtual "school girl" singer. And other wallpapers are more professional, just because this default wallpaper does show a "school girl"? Why should there be copy right issues? The idea of creative commons is to avoid copyright issues. http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/35879 For me it's very strange that it's classified as porn. It doesn't fit to my taste, there is some commercial background, but it's about creative commons music and free from porn. Even the minimal erotic is that harmless, that in Germany you're allowed to show this picture in a kindergarten or elementary school. Most default wallpapers I've seen are much more worse, completely without erotic, but instead of that unskilled art, that I would protect children against those unaesthetic wallpapers. Regards, Ralf

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Re: [LAU] So what do you think sucks about Linux audio ?

by cunnilinux himself

> So what do you think sucks about Linux audio ? well, at last i know. that's the overall approach to grow the community by any means. which is about quantity, but not quality. so, there's too much attraction for people that want to be unlike the others, but can't motivate their choise in any other way. needless to say that they are doomed to be forever unhappy with their choise, since what they really want is another clone of win and/or mac way. and why do we need growing the community by any means? that's the most obvious way to show to the others that we're respectable too. but that's the dead end. and that's all. the next message will be what i like about linux audio as THE DIFFERENT approach (as i promised :))

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Linux-audio-user February 2013