Linux-audio-user July 2020

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[LAU] Steinway_IMIS2.2 soundfont (no loops fix)

by Roberto Gordo Saez

This is Steinway_IMIS soundfont, version 2.2. ftp://musix.ourproject.org/pub/musix/sf2/Steinway_IMIS2.2 This version fixes the issue with loops. I hope this is the good one and there are no more remaining major bugs. Marcos is a little busy right now, so he asked me to make this fix. He is thinking to make other improvements, so expect more updates soon.

2 years, 9 months

[LAU] Raspberry PI and PISound

by worik

Is anybody out here in LAU land have experience with PISound? https://www.blokas.io/pisound/ I have just bought one and am having quite sever teething problems with it. It keeps freezing for ~45 seconds when running X and I cannot get it to use the full display. cheers Worik -- If not me then who? If not now then when? If not here then where? So, here I stand, I can do no other root(a)worik.org 021-1680650, (03) 4821804 Aotearoa (New Zealand)

2 years, 11 months

[LAU] LinnStrument on Linux

by Thomas Poulsen

Dear list, I recently bought a LinnStrument from Roger Linn Design: http://www.rogerlinndesign.com/linnstrument.html It is a great isomorphic midi-controller, and as such it is immediately recognized on Linux. The distinguishing feature of the LinnStrument is that it senses 3 degrees of freedom on each note: x-direction, y direction and z-direction (pressure). The x-direction is mapped to pitch-bend, and y-direction to CC74. A cool feature is the "slide", where the pitch-bend is used to slide between all notes in a row. To allow individual pitch and CC74 values for each note, it sends each note on a separate midi-channel ("MPE"): http://www.rogerlinndesign.com/implementing-mpe.html Bitwig has added support for this, and there is 20 presets in version 1.3.11, where this is used (tag: linnstrument). The LinnStrument controller is not recognized automatically on Linux in version 1.3.11, but it can be configured manually, and then it works fine. Note that both midi-in and midi-out has to be configured, if not there is no sound! It should look like this: https://ibin.co/2msBJVgpKtf9.png Now I would like to also use it with the free Linux synths. Here's what I have been able to make work this far. Synthv1: PME works reasonably well: I can play polyphonic in MPE mode, but it tends to miss the "note off"s. I can get the slide to work, by setting <param index="36" name="DEF1_PITCHBEND">2</param> <param index="78" name="DEF2_PITCHBEND">2</param> is a preset. Zynaddsubfx: I can not get MPE to work. Sending only on one channel, and setting PWheelB.Rng to 2400 cents, I cant get the sliding to work, but only when playing with one finger. If I enable MPE on the LinnStrument there is only an occasional sound, when it happens to send on the channel, that Zyn is listening on. I'll love to hear if other LinnStrument users have been able to do more with any of the free synths on Linux. All the best, Thomas

3 years, 3 months

[LAU] Hardware Soundcard - MOTU 624 AVB Working with Gnu/Linux - Debian 8.7

by list

Hello. You know the AVB serie from MOTU. We've talked about the 1248 & the UTRALITE AVB previously on the Linux Audio Users list : http://lists.linuxaudio.org/pipermail/linux-audio-user/2017-May/108050.html http://lists.linuxaudio.org/pipermail/linux-audio-user/2017-March/107629.ht… Now the MOTU 624 AVB. Working with Gnu/Linux Debian 8.7. The same as 1248 & ULTRALITE AVB, «real» class compliant, and web app to control all the settings of the card from your browser. Update firmware with 0 trouble through the web app interface : http://achromatopsie.fr/list/00_installfirm.jpg http://achromatopsie.fr/list/01_verifyingfirm.jpg http://achromatopsie.fr/list/02_rebootfirm.jpg http://achromatopsie.fr/list/03_successfirm.jpg Some screen shot from the Routing menu (sorry need to zoom out, too much inputs ! AVB disabled so no stream appears on the screen) http://achromatopsie.fr/list/04_routing.jpg Screen shot from the Mixing menu : http://achromatopsie.fr/list/05_mixing.jpg http://achromatopsie.fr/list/06_mixingzoom.jpg http://achromatopsie.fr/list/07_mixingzoom1.jpg And from the Device menu : http://achromatopsie.fr/list/08_device.jpg http://achromatopsie.fr/list/09_device2.jpg Pluged with USB3, Gnu/Linux Debian 8.7 - Custom Kernel : Linux 4.9.3-amd-64-20170113 #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat Apr 8 17:30:25 CEST 2017 x86_64 GNU/Linux lsusb Bus 003 Device 002: ID 07fd:0005 Mark of the Unicorn lsusb -t /: Bus 03.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/2p, 5000M |__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Audio, Driver=snd-usb-audio, 5000M |__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 1, Class=Audio, Driver=snd-usb-audio, 5000M |__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 2, Class=Audio, Driver=snd-usb-audio, 5000M |__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 3, Class=Vendor Specific Class, Driver=, 5000M |__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 4, Class=Vendor Specific Class, Driver=, 5000M |__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 5, Class=Vendor Specific Class, Driver=, 5000M aplay -l **** Liste des Périphériques Matériels PLAYBACK **** carte 0: D624 [624], périphérique 0: USB Audio [USB Audio] Sous-périphériques: 0/1 Sous-périphérique #0: subdevice #0 Made some quick record (guitar from emulated output of an amp, microphone vocal) nothing to say, work perfectly. Nice preamp - for me - clean, no hiss, no background noise, nice dynamic, can hear all my bad notes and bad fingers on the guitar :) The line input - jack - work also perfectly, respect the color of my preamp (Warm Audio) Did not try the optical I/O as i do not have any devices for it. Thanks UC2, thanks MOTU. Anyone have access to the Alsa project card's list and update ? https://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Matrix:Vendor-Mark_Of_The_Unico… All the best !

4 years, 11 months

[LAU] [LAA] Mamba - Virtual Midi keyboard for Jack Audio Connection Kit release 1.1

by Hermann Meyer

Hi Mamba release v1.1 is out Mamba - Virtual Midi keyboard https://github.com/brummer10/Mamba Mamba features * Virtual Midi Keyboard for Jack Audio Connection Kit <https://jackaudio.org/> * including NSM <https://linuxaudio.github.io/new-session-manager/> support * Channel selector * Bank and Program selector * Keyboard mapping for qwertz, qwerty and azerty selectable from menu * PC Keyboard mapping selector from C0 to C4 * Pitchbend, Balance, Modwheel, Detune, Expression, Attack, Release, Volume and Velocity controllers * Sustain and Sostenuto switches * Midi Through: forward midi input to output * Midi input highlighting * resizable to a full range 127 key view * Midi live recording and looping Mamba is released under the 0BSD license regards hermann

5 years, 4 months

[LAU] [ANN] The QStuff* Summer'20 Release batch #1

by Rui Nuno Capela

Greetings Here goes the first bunch of 'QStuff*', QjackCtl [1], Qsynth [2], Qsampler [3], QXGEdit [4], QmidiCtl [5] and QmidiNet [6], all bumped to **version 0.6.3** while on this (Northern) Summer'20 season. ** QjackCtl - JACK Audio Connection Kit Qt GUI Interface [1] ** QjackCtl 0.6.3 (summer'20) is out! QjackCtl is a(n ageing yet modern, not so 'simple' anymore) Qt [7] application to control the JACK [8] sound server, for the Linux Audio [12] infrastructure. Website: https://qjackctl.sourceforge.io http://qjackctl.sourceforge.net Project page: https://sourceforge.net/projects/qjackctl Downloads: https://sourceforge.net/projects/qjackctl/files - source tarball: https://download.sf.net/qjackctl/qjackctl-0.6.3.tar.gz - source package: https://download.sf.net/qjackctl/qjackctl-0.6.3-43.rncbc.suse.src.rpm - binary package: https://download.sf.net/qjackctl/qjackctl-0.6.3-43.rncbc.suse.x86_64.rpm - AppImage [20] package: https://download.sf.net/qjackctl/qjackctl-0.6.3-43.x86_64.AppImage Git repos: https://git.code.sf.net/p/qjackctl/code https://github.com/rncbc/qjackctl.git https://gitlab.com/rncbc/qjackctl.git https://bitbucket.com/rncbc/qjackctl.git Change-log: - Clock source and Self connect restriction options have been added to Setup / Settings / Advanced (only enabled when JACK D-BUS control interface is in effect). - Added preliminary support for JACK CV signal-type ports and JACK OSC event-type ports (Graph only). - Left-clicking on the system-tray icon now simply toggles the main widget visibility, disregarding if already hidden undercover to other windows. - Graph nodes and ports are now presented with some gradient background. - Fixed Setup dialog Cancel (or close) behavior when Settings > Parameters > Frames/Period (aka. buffer-size) it's the only setting that's changed. - Early fixing to build for Qt >= 5.15.0. ** Qsynth - A fluidsynth Qt GUI Interface [2] ** Qsynth 0.6.3 (summer'20) is out! Qsynth is a FluidSynth [10] GUI front-end application written in C++ around the Qt framework [7] using Qt Designer. Website: https://qsynth.sourceforge.io http://qsynth.sourceforge.net Project page: https://sourceforge.net/projects/qsynth Downloads: https://sourceforge.net/projects/qsynth/files - source tarball: https://download.sf.net/qsynth/qsynth-0.6.3.tar.gz - source package: https://download.sf.net/qsynth/qsynth-0.6.3-43.rncbc.suse.src.rpm - binary package: https://download.sf.net/qsynth/qsynth-0.6.3-43.rncbc.suse.x86_64.rpm - AppImage [20] package: https://download.sf.net/qsynth/qsynth-0.6.3-43.x86_64.AppImage Git repos: https://git.code.sf.net/p/qsynth/code https://github.com/rncbc/qsynth.git https://gitlab.com/rncbc/qsynth.git https://bitbucket.com/rncbc/qsynth.git Change-log: - Left-clicking on the system-tray icon now simply toggles the main widget visibility, disregarding if already hidden undercover to other windows. - Early fixing to build for Qt >= 5.15.0. ** Qsampler - A LinuxSampler Qt GUI Interface [3] ** Qsampler 0.6.3 (summer'20) is out! Qsampler is a LinuxSampler [11] GUI front-end application written in C++ around the Qt framework [7] using Qt Designer. Website: https://qsampler.sourceforge.io http://qsampler.sourceforge.net Project page: https://sourceforge.net/projects/qsampler Downloads: https://sourceforge.net/projects/qsampler/files - source tarballs: https://download.sf.net/qsampler/qsampler-0.6.3.tar.gz - source package: https://download.sf.net/qsampler/qsampler-0.6.3-43.rncbc.suse.src.rpm - binary package: https://download.sf.net/qsampler/qsampler-0.6.3-43.rncbc.suse.x86_64.rpm - AppImage [20] package: https://download.sf.net/qsampler/qsampler-0.6.3-43.x86_64.AppImage Git repos: https://git.code.sf.net/p/qsampler/code https://github.com/rncbc/qsampler.git https://gitlab.com/rncbc/qsampler.git https://bitbucket.com/rncbc/qsampler.git Change-log: - Early fixing to build for Qt >= 5.15.0. ** QXGEdit - A Qt XG Editor [4] ** QXGEdit 0.6.3 (summer'20) is out! QXGEdit is a live XG instrument editor, specialized on editing MIDI System Exclusive files (.syx) for the Yamaha DB50XG [14] and thus probably a baseline for many other XG devices. Website: https://qxgedit.sourceforge.io http://qxgedit.sourceforge.net Project page: https://sourceforge.net/projects/qxgedit Downloads: https://sourceforge.net/projects/qxgedit/files - source tarball: https://download.sf.net/qxgedit/qxgedit-0.6.3.tar.gz - source package: https://download.sf.net/qxgedit/qxgedit-0.6.3-33.rncbc.suse.src.rpm - binary package: https://download.sf.net/qxgedit/qxgedit-0.6.3-33.rncbc.suse.x86_64.rpm - AppImage [20] package: https://download.sf.net/qxgedit/qxgedit-0.6.3-33.x86_64.AppImage Git repos: https://git.code.sf.net/p/qxgedit/code https://github.com/rncbc/qxgedit.git https://gitlab.com/rncbc/qxgedit.git https://bitbucket.com/rncbc/qxgedit.git Change-log: - Early fixing to build for Qt >= 5.15.0. ** QmidiCtl - A MIDI Remote Controller via UDP/IP Multicast [5] ** QmidiCtl 0.6.3 (summer'20) is out! QmidiCtl [5] is a MIDI remote controller application that sends MIDI data over the network, using UDP/IP multicast. Inspired by multimidicast [15] and designed to be compatible with ipMIDI [15] for Windows. QmidiCtl [5] was long ago designed for the Maemo [17] enabled handheld devices, namely the late Nokia N900 [18] and promoted to the Maemo Package [18] repositories. Nevertheless, QmidiCtl [5] may still be found effective as a regular desktop application and recently as an Android application as well. Website: https://qmidictl.sourceforge.io http://qmidictl.sourceforge.net Project page: https://sourceforge.net/projects/qmidictl Downloads: https://sourceforge.net/projects/qmidictl/files - source tarball: https://download.sf.net/qmidictl/qmidictl-0.6.3.tar.gz - source package: https://download.sf.net/qmidictl/qmidictl-0.6.3-23.rncbc.suse.src.rpm - binary package: https://download.sf.net/qmidictl/qmidictl-0.6.3-23.rncbc.suse.x86_64.rpm - AppImage [20] package: https://download.sf.net/qmidictl/qmidictl-0.6.3-23.x86_64.AppImage - Android packages: https://download.sf.net/qmidictl/qmidictl-0.6.3-23.armeabi-v7a.apk https://download.sf.net/qmidictl/qmidictl-0.6.3-23.arm64-v8a.apk https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.rncbc.qmidictl Git repos: https://git.code.sf.net/p/qmidictl/code https://github.com/rncbc/qmidictl.git https://gitlab.com/rncbc/qmidictl.git https://bitbucket.com/rncbc/qmidictl.git Change-log: - Early fixing to build for Qt >= 5.15.0. ** QmidiNet - A MIDI Network Gateway via UDP/IP Multicast [6] ** QmidiNet 0.6.3 (summer'20) is out! QmidiNet is a MIDI network gateway application that sends and receives MIDI data (ALSA-MIDI [9] and JACK-MIDI [8]) over the network, using UDP/IP multicast. Inspired by multimidicast [15] and designed to be compatible with ipMIDI [16] for Windows. Website: https://qmidinet.sourceforge.io http://qmidinet.sourceforge.net Project page: https://sourceforge.net/projects/qmidinet Downloads: https://sourceforge.net/projects/qmidinet/files - source tarball: https://download.sf.net/qmidinet/qmidinet-0.6.3.tar.gz - source package: https://download.sf.net/qmidinet/qmidinet-0.6.3-23.rncbc.suse.src.rpm - binary package: https://download.sf.net/qmidinet/qmidinet-0.6.3-23.rncbc.suse.x86_64.rpm - AppImage [20] package: https://download.sf.net/qmidinet/qmidinet-0.6.3-23.x86_64.AppImage Git repos: https://git.code.sf.net/p/qmidinet/code https://github.com/rncbc/qmidinet.git https://gitlab.com/rncbc/qmidinet.git https://bitbucket.com/rncbc/qmidinet.git Change-log: - Early fixing to build for Qt >= 5.15.0. License: All of the Qstuff* are free, open-source Linux Audio [11] software, distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2 or later [12]. References: [1] QjackCtl - A JACK Audio Connection Kit Qt GUI Interface https://qjackctl.sourceforge.io [2] Qsynth - A fluidsynth Qt GUI Interface https://qsynth.sourceforge.io [3] Qsampler - A LinuxSampler Qt GUI Interface https://qsampler.sourceforge.io [4] QXGEdit - A Qt XG Editor https://qxgedit.sourceforge.io [5] QmidiCtl - A MIDI Remote Controller via UDP/IP Multicast https://qmidictl.sourceforge.io [6] QmidiNet - A MIDI Network Gateway via UDP/IP Multicast https://qmidinet.sourceforge.io [7] Qt framework, C++ class library and tools for cross-platform application and UI development https://qt.io/ [8] JACK Audio Connection Kit https://jackaudio.org [9] ALSA, Advanced Linux Sound Architecture https://www.alsa-project.org/ [10] FluidSynth - A SoundFont Synthesizer A real-time software synthesizer based on SoundFont 2 specifications https://www.fluidsynth.org [11] LinuxSampler - The Linux Sampler Project A modular, streaming capable, realtime audio sampler https://www.linuxsampler.org [12] Linux Audio consortium of libre software for audio-related work https://linuxaudio.org [13] GPL - GNU General Public License https://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html [14] Yamaha DB50XG (https://web.archive.org/web/20150607065739/) http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/1996_articles/may96/yamahadb50xg.html [15] multimidicast - sends and receives MIDI from ALSA sequencers over network https://llg.cubic.org/tools/multimidicast [16] ipMIDI - MIDI over Ethernet ports - send MIDI over your LAN https://nerds.de [17] Maemo.org - Home of the Maemo community https://www.maemo.org [18] Maemo.org Wiki - Nokia N900 https://wiki.maemo.org/Nokia_N900 [19] Maemo.org - Downloads: QmidiCtl https://maemo.org/downloads/product/Maemo5/qmidictl [20] AppImage, Linux apps that run anywhere https://appimage.org/ See also: https://www.rncbc.org/drupal/node/2108 Enjoy && Have fun! -- rncbc aka. Rui Nuno Capela rncbc(a)rncbc.org

5 years, 5 months

[LAU] SoundTracker 1.0.1 released

by Yury Alyaev

Hi all! I have decided to release finally SoundTracker v1.0.1. Lacking feedback after the 1.0.1-pre1 release I had to spent enough time to test it thoroughly. During this testing, I have found and fixed numerous bugs. Now ST seems to be matured enough to be released. You can download it here: https://sourceforge.net/projects/soundtracker/files/ 1.0.1 release contains no new features compared to 1.0.1-pre1, it is the bugfixing release only. So its list of features is the same as for 1.0.1-pre1: Regards, Yury. What is new in soundtracker-1.0.1 (29-Jul-2020): * Improved mouse usage in the instrument editor (yaliaev) * Indication of pressed keys in the instrument editor (yaliaev) * Better look of the scopes (yaliaev) * Record indicator in the sampling monitor (yaliaev) * More configurable colors (yaliaev) * Logarithmic scale of the amplification slider; numeric entry in addition to the slider; ability to determine the optimal amplification (yaliaev) * Extended editor on the module info page with functions of exchanging and copying samples and instruments, mixing samples and tuning a sample using another one as a reference (yaliaev) * Different selection modes in tracker, selection can be extended with SHIFT (yaliaev) * A new method of waveforms' drawing in the sample displays in addition to the existing one (yaliaev) * Automatic file extension adding (optional) (yaliaev) * More convenient keybindings; new keybindings are added (see README) (yaliaev) * Some more keys are made configurable including that for song / pattern playback (yaliaev) * New playing modes are added: Playing selected block and Playng from cursor, playback looping control (yaliaev) * Facility for loading somewhat broken modules (yaliaev) * Stepping volume / FX parameter with mouse wheel (yaliaev) * Improved export to audio file (yaliaev) * Volume column can be displayed like in FT2, with letters, mnemonics and optional decimal volume representation (yaliaev) * Jack input driver (yaliaev) * Improved live recording using PC keyboard: better key pressing / releasing times are recorded using FXes (yaliaev) * Some other small improvements (GUI, usability) (yaliaev) * Some bugfixes including the CPU overhead with graphics (yaliaev)

5 years, 5 months

[LAU] split sound card into multiple cards

by Matt Zagrabelny

Hello, I've read that ALSA can split a sound card with multiple physical channels into separate "sound cards" within the system. Is that possible? I've searched the internet for examples but could not find definitive help. I have a: $ grep -i delta /proc/asound/cards 1 [M1010 ]: ICE1712 - M Audio Delta 1010 M Audio Delta 1010 at 0xc8a0, irq 16 which has 8 physical input ports and 8 physical output ports. Also, is it possible to switch input ports to be output ports with ALSA commands? Thanks for any help or insight. -m

5 years, 5 months

[LAU] update of jkmeter

by Fons Adriaensen

Hell all, jkmeter-0.8.0 is now available at the usual place: <http://kokkinizita.linuxaudio.org/linuxaudio/downloads> Changes: * some code cleanup, * added the -k12 option. Ciao, -- FA

5 years, 5 months

[LAU] Ambisonics microphone for Linux

by Michael Jarosch

Hi! I'm looking for a ambisonics recording option for a theater project. I would rent a microphone but it's my first ambisonics-project and I would feel save if I can repeat a recording any time I want. These points are on my list: * First order ambisonics (guess, I can't afford anything else) * not tooooo expensive (well, as cheap as it can be for an acceptable quality) * works with linux (I'm not learning another OS for that!) Guess I haven't so much variety to choose from… The microphones I know are: * Sennheiser Ambeo VR Mic * Zoom H3-VR * Sound-Core Tetramic The price for the Zoom is really pretty as there is also a mobile (!) recorder coming with it, but I haven't heard any statement from anyone if it's usable with linux. Same is true for the Sennheiser. And it's expensive. But maybe they're selling lots of units as the manufacturer is well known for its decent quality and I can get a good price on the second hand market. So, there's the Tetramic left. I know, there are Linux tools for it, which are just working. But I don't know, where to buy it in germany… Maybe Fons' TetraProc can also be used with other microphones? If yes: Any suggestions for another mic? Greets! Mitsch

5 years, 5 months

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