No I am not asking if audio over WIFI is a good idea :)
But I thought some might be interested in this:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/432967670/jack-the-wifi-guitar-cable
I note that the actually latency as a number is not mentioned anywhere.
There are this many times shorter than something else kinds of things, but
not a number of ms from end to end.
They suggest that they have "a total re-engineering of Wi-Fi to suit real
time audio" yet at the same time they managed to "keep it compatible with
existing devices meaning no changes to your PC or mobile device."
BTW, Linux is not mentioned anywhere and neither is open (source or
otherwise). However, I posted this because someone was asking about
running a few more audio lines wirelessly and the common thought is that
it can't be done with reasonable latency for monitoring. These people seem
to think it can. They are talking compatible with a wide range of devices
(android included) so the drivers are not being redone either.
Auto-seeking low traffic wifi channels might be a part of it, but from
what I have seen, scanning channels takes more time than anyone wants for
a gap in audio.
--
Len Ovens
www.ovenwerks.net
On Sat, Jan 3, 2015 at 1:12 PM, Albert Graef <aggraef(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Linux Audio Conference 2015 - Call for Participation
Another quick follow-up with the latest news and bits of information
about the upcoming LAC 2015:
Our friends at Grame recently initiated their first Faust Open-Source
Software Competition. The results will be announced during LAC 2015.
The submission deadline for the competition is March 15, 2015; the
winning software will receive a 2000 Euro prize. Please check
http://faust.grame.fr/index.php/component/content/article/7-news/82-faustaw…
for details.
MOD (http://www.portalmod.com/) will sponsor the Linux Sound Night at
LAC 2015, which will take place on Sat, April 11 10 pm at the "Baron"
on the university campus. Our thanks go to the MOD team for their
support! LAC 2015 is mostly publicly funded, and registration and
admittance to the conference is free (gratis). Hence our resources are
limited and support by private, public and corporate sponsors is much
appreciated.
Finally, a friendly reminder that the LAC 2015 deadline for all
submission types is approaching: February 1st. Your contributions make
the conference what it is, so please check
http://lac.linuxaudio.org/2015/participation for more information and
links to our online submission system. Note that as usual we have
created two different OpenConf instances: one for the submission of
regular papers, lightning talks and poster sessions, and a second one
for music, installations and workshop proposals. If you have any
questions concerning your submission, please don't hesitate to contact
us at lac -at- linuxaudio.org, or through our #lac2015 irc channel on
freenode.
Sincerely,
The LAC 2015 Organizing Team
--
Dr. Albert Gr"af
Computer Music Research Group, JGU Mainz, Germany
Email: aggraef(a)gmail.com
WWW: https://plus.google.com/+AlbertGraef
Hello
I am an Ubuntu 12.04 user in an 7yr old laptop.
At this moment I urge a hardware improvement for my work which is: sound
synthesis and processing controlled by external data via USB (kinect sensor
and customa arduino based sensors) and WiFi (osc data).
So i have to make an investment in a powerful laptop with the proper
configuration for my needs which could be translated into:
* very powerful processor for the dsp algorithms
* 3+ usb ports (not hubs) so i can connect the external sensors and an
external soundcard
* a good wireless card that would not use any resources from the main
processor
* a video card that would not interfere with the main processor
Although I think i know the basic needs, I can not name the manufacturers
or models of the processor, board, video and wireless card that would make
my system work the best.
It would be of great help if you could help me choose these elements based
on your positive experience on any of them and even more it would be great
if you could recommend a specific commercial laptop that could have these
features/elements already packed.
Thanks for your help
Daniel
On Sat, 17 Jan 2015 20:21:17 -0500, Gene Heskett wrote:
> Yup, I grew up with tubes
I don't remember the type designation of those tubes, but Dirk Brauner
owned many of very small tubes, aged, but still very good. I guess
most people think that tubes are as big as a bulb, actually some tubes
are not much larger than a few transistors. While I don't remember the
type designation of those tubes, I still remember the awesome audio
sound quality.
The WiFi thread reminds me of another E. Guitar issue.
In my experiences thick steel wounded strings produce the best sound,
but thin nickel wounded strings better keep in tune when using
old school whammy bars of the pre Floyd Rose area.
Any reports about different experiences are welcome.
Hello,
I am trying the KORG microStation editor (Windows app with Wine on
Linux Mint 17) and it has a connection with the synth and can change
some params, so that looks not too bad. I have a question regarding
those kinds of apps: it comes in one fix screen size. Is it possible
somehow with Wine to have it full screen or larger at least ?
Cheers.
Hi all,
This month I released my first solo album. It's been five years in the making
and recorded entirely with Ardour on Linux. Much like every other artist I
don't really like labelling myself but reviews so far usually refer to it as
Symphonic Prog like early Genesis, Yes and Camel.
Preview sampler: http://music.benjamesbell.com/patchwork.html
Now, I doubt this is going to raise much money, but as a thank you to the
Linux and Ardour communities and developers I've generated to discount codes
on Bandcamp. They're for a measly 5% off which is neither here nor there,
*BUT* more to the point, I'll track the sales which used it and donate $2
for each one to the Ardour project at the start of January.
The codes are "lad2014" for the digital version and "lad2014cd" for a
physical CD, and can be entered during the bandcamp purchase process.
The whole thing is also currently available for streaming if you're
interested but don't want to pay: http://patchworkcacophony.bandcamp.com/
Best of wishes,
Ben
Hi,
I wonder what headphone has a better sound quality than the
AKG K 240 DF and at the same time is that robust as this headphone.
I got my AKG around 30 years ago, when it was the most used and IMO best
studio headphone used in Germany. Within those decades there were
several better sounding headphones used in professional studios here
(but not in my home studio). All of them had a weak point. While you
can play soccer with the AKG K 240 DF without damaging it, those
headphones with a better sound quality, that still is relatively
neutral, so that they can be used for recording in addition to monitors
(not as a replacement for monitors ;), cause broken noise, once they
fall down from face value.
Is anybody aware about a modern headphone, that doesn't suffer from
fragileness and anyway sounds better than a 30 years old studio
headphone.
IIRC I asked this a few years ago on this list or somewhere else.
It's not Linux related, but at least related to audio production, so I
guess it's a valid request for this list ;).
I'm aware that the AKG K 240 DF and AKG K 240 still are used as
headphones in studios for the folks that make the music, but usually
it's not used by audio engineers any more. I can't pay for one of
those modern headphones that are often used, but get broken by soft
physical accidents.
Regards,
Ralf
PS: This request is related to a question from an audio consumer from
another Linux mailing list, asking me off-list, who wants to get a hint,
what headphone is a good headphone. In my experiences reliability and
best sound quality be in contrast. I don't know what headphone to
recommend. I stay with the AKG K 240 DF, if it should get
broken, I would buy the same headphone again, unless there's a
headphone with a better sound quality and that is as stable as old
headphones are. In my experiences the weakest point often is the
headphone amp, not the headphone, so what headphone to recommend might
also be related to the used gear.
Happily I just realized, that after ~six years xoscope has it's new
version announced a couple of hours ago, though not yet downloadable.
But it now offers alsa support.
That makes me wonder, wether there is a (lv2) plugin or jackified
programm, that is capable of live displaying of audiowaves in an
oscilloscope like fashion, even overlay two channels? I would not mind
if it is limited to audio use/range at all.
The Calf plugin suite has a nice analyzer, but it lacks this
oscilloscope like display of waveforms. And since I only need it for
audio, I would rather not buy a real one
Sure, I now could always dedicate the onboard soundcard to xoscope, but
maybe there is a more integrative way with the convenience of jack
routing. And I might want to use onboard sound for smpte one day as well.
