Does anyone know of software that can generate MIDI messages from a touchpad?
The idea would be to send CCs to a sequencer or soft synth, but being able to
send it to an external hardware device would also be very useful.
--
Will J Godfrey
https://willgodfrey.bandcamp.com/http://yoshimi.github.io
Say you have a poem and I have a tune.
Exchange them and we can both have a poem, a tune, and a song.
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.
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)
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
Hey hey,
Here's Hermann's mill:
https://youtu.be/1-HH60SABUk
OGG version:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ft63mul5qey7isz/hermanns_mill.ogg
First a big thanks to Fons for Aeolus and helping me with a preset file to
change stops via MIDI.
The inspiration for this was Philip Glass Music with changing parts. I'm not
into minimal music, I don't have the patience or ability for the kind of
trance. So I always waited for the "drop". I was always smitten though by the
beginning of the piece. So working from that, I came up with hHermann's mill.
The name is actually a bad musician's joke. :( At some point I use a chord
progression collectively known as an omnibus. This particular one has a German
name "Devil's mill". So I picked one devil that I could think of. It's
definitely mr Meyer, whose Guitarix plugins I very much love!
Other instruments used: Yoshimi for the synthesized organ, LinuxSampler for
the trumpets and hardware: Behringer Neutron and Arturia Minibrute 2 for the
synth basses and leads.
Cool your heels in the dark of the cave and enjoy! :)
Best wishes,
Jeanette
--
* Website: http://juliencoder.de - for summer is a state of sound
* Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMS4rfGrTwz8W7jhC1Jnv7g
* Audiobombs: https://www.audiobombs.com/users/jeanette_c
* GitHub: https://github.com/jeanette-c
But now I'm stronger than yesterday <3
(Britney Spears)
Hi all!
I have recently released the second preview of SoundTracker v1.0.3. Here
are new features of this pre-release:
* General:
- Copy / Cut buffers contents can be viewed (yaliaev)
- Quick instrument selection (yaliaev)
* Sample editor:
- Automatic Gain Control sample processing procedure (yaliaev)
- Selection from loop and to the left / right of the exising selection
(yaliaev)
- Navigation improved (yaliaev)
- Optional loop playback when playing selection (yaliaev)
- Waveform value indication (yaliaev)
- Loop Facility, an advanced tool for manipulations with sample loops
(yaliaev)
* Fixes and minor improvements (yaliaev)
I invite everyone to test this pre-release and look forward your
feedback (bug reports and feature requests). Also, with this release I
announce feature freeze, this means that pre2 includes all features of
the "mature" release.
Download: https://sourceforge.net/projects/soundtracker/files/
Regards,
Yury.
Hey hey,
my two old Delta 1010 cards are definitely dying now. So I need replacement
for all those analog I/Os. I have found three candidates: Behringer X Air
XR18, Presonus ARC16C and Tascam u16x08(?) and would be glad if anyone could
share experiences with them under Linux. I'm also looking for further
alternatives (see my minimum requirements below). I definitely need
multichannel audio coming from the device.
The Tascan appears to have many microphone inputs, which cannot serve for line
level input, if that really is so, it's out.
The Behringer requires the app, which I have not been able to test, but its
accessibility is not that important, if the XR18 will remember settings across
power cycles.
The ARC16C's description reads very well, but there are many dubious reviews,
perhaps it was an early "Monday" manufacturing problem though.
My requirements: one mic in (no need for +48V phantom power), one instrument
in (Clavinet, I think it needs extra amping), at least 12 line level ins, 14
preferred. Four outputs (main out and to "sends" to outboard). No DSP,
routing/bussing,... My workflow is purely centred in the box, using JACK for
all connections.
Based on the three candidates, I'd say my price range has to go up to 700 EUR.
Any experiences and further suggestions are very much appreciated!
Best wishes,
Jeanette
--
* Website: http://juliencoder.de - for summer is a state of sound
* Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMS4rfGrTwz8W7jhC1Jnv7g
* Audiobombs: https://www.audiobombs.com/users/jeanette_c
* GitHub: https://github.com/jeanette-c
But tell me what happens when it stops? <3
(Britney Spears)
I'm looking at the Casio WK 6600 keyboard and see that the old fashioned
MIDI connectors are replaced with a USB - B connector. Can anyone answer:
1. These connections are okay to connect my linux desktop computer to the
keyboard using a standard USB A-B cable?
2. How long can the MIDI cable be? I suppose if it's too short I could
always insert an extension cable?
3. Could I use a real MIDI cable from the computer and convert that to USB?
Thanks!
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**** Listen to my FREE CD at http://www.mellowood.ca/music/cedars ****
Bob van der Poel ** Wynndel, British Columbia, CANADA **
EMAIL: bob(a)mellowood.ca
WWW: http://www.mellowood.ca
