Linux-audio-user September 2024

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by Will Godfrey

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.

1 year, 2 months

[LAU] pipewire: How can I exclude a device?

by Michael Jarosch

Hi! I'm using Linux-Show-Player (LiSP). LiSP allows you to make use of any audio port there is with the jack-output-plugin but, unfortunately, under pipewire it just doesn't. (There seems to be a bug in gstreamer-jack.) So, I have to switch to jack, from time to time. There is a cool configuration-script in Ubuntu-Studio on my main multimedia-workstation, which allows switching from pipewire to another config where I can start jackd - and going back without any hassle. But on my laptop I'm running Debian. It's said that pipewire works great with jackd. Unfortunately, it's not self-explaining… Under Gnome - what steps do I need to take without de- and reinstalling anything… Keeping pipewire alive, but excluding a sound device, f.e. the one that I normally plug on the USB bus and then starting jackd on it. Should not be too hard, is it? Greets! Mitsch

1 year, 3 months

[LAU] [ANN] Qsynth 1.0.2 - An Early-Fall'24 Release

by Rui Nuno Capela

Howdy! Qsynth 1.0.2 (early-fall'24) is out! Qsynth is a FluidSynth [2] GUI front-end application written in C++ around the Qt framework [3] using Qt Designer. Change-log: - Peppino knob graphic style refined to follow designated palette color theme (and not being such an ugly style anymore;)). 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-1.0.2.tar.gz - source package: https://download.sf.net/qsynth/qsynth-1.0.2-3.1.rncbc.suse.src.rpm - binary packages: https://download.sf.net/qsynth/qsynth-1.0.2-3.1.rncbc.suse.x86_64.rpm - AppImage [7] package: https://download.sf.net/qsynth/qsynth-1.0.2-3.1.x86_64.AppImage - Flatpak [8] package: https://flathub.org/apps/details/org.rncbc.qsynth Git repos: https://git.code.sf.net/p/qsynth/code https://github.com/rncbc/qsynth.git https://gitlab.com/rncbc/qsynth.git https://codeberg.com/rncbc/qsynth.git License: Qsynth [1] is free, open-source Linux Audio [4] software, distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2 or later [5]. References: [1] Qsynth - A fluidsynth Qt GUI Interface https://qsynth.sourceforge.io [2] Qt framework, C++ class library and tools for cross-platform application and UI development https://qt.io/ [3] FluidSynth - A SoundFont Synthesizer A real-time software synthesizer based on SoundFont 2 specifications https://www.fluidsynth.org [4] Linux Audio consortium of libre software for audio-related work http://linuxaudio.org [5] GPL - GNU General Public License https://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html [6] AppImage, Linux apps that run anywhere https://appimage.org/ [7] Flatpak, next-generation technology for building and distributing desktop applications on Linux https://flatpak.org/ See also: https://www.rncbc.org/drupal/node/2660 Enjoy && Keep having fun! - - - rncbc aka Rui Nuno Capela

1 year, 3 months

[LAU] Alter pipewire device names

by Michael Jarosch

Hi! Lately I discovered the "Pro" profile for my good old RME HDSP9652, which makes it finally working great with pipewire. There is just one thing: I dislike the counting of the channels starting at 0. Is there a possibility to make it start from 1? Greets! Mitsch

1 year, 3 months

[LAU] Call for Papers for JIMLAC-25

by Stéphane Letz

Hi folks, I must say that I feel a little bit ashamed to send this call right after Charles' official announcement of NIME 2025, which has potentially conflicting dates with the event presented below. Really sorry about that... After a few "quiet" post-covid years, Linux Audio Conference is returning in 2025 (https://jimlac25.inria.fr/lac/)! It will take place in Lyon (France) on June 26-28, 2025 under the hospices of Inria, INSA Lyon, and GRAME-CNCM. It will be preceded by the "Journées de l'Informatique Musicale (JIM)" which will also happen in Lyon (June 23-25, 2025). LAC 2025 welcomes scientific, technical, and artistic contributions. It is free and as open as possible. In that regard, we slightly adapted the call below to encourage submissions by people outside of the academic community. While it is possible to submit academic papers (that will be peer-reviewed and published in the LAC 2025 proceedings), open presentations, not necessarily connected to a paper, can be proposed as well. We look forward to seeing you in Lyon in June! Important Dates - March 24, 2025: Paper submission deadline - April 18, 2025: Review deadline - April 25, 2025: Notification of acceptance - May 23, 2025: Camera-Ready version deadline - June 23-25, 2025: Journées de l'Informatique Musicale (JIM) - June 26-28, 2025: Linux Audio Conference (LAC) Call for Papers / Presentations / Demos / Workshops LAC 2025 invites submissions of papers, presentations, and workshops addressing all areas of audio processing based on Linux and open source software. All submissions and presentations are in English. Submissions can focus on technical, artistic, and/or scientific issues and target developers and/or users. This includes (but is not limited to) the following categories: - Audio and Music Languages - Audio and AI - Audio Hardware Support - Audio Plugins - Drivers, System and Sound Architecture - Education and E-Learning - Games - Interactive Art - Interface Design - Live Coding - Live Performance - Media Art - MIDI, OSC... - Mobile Audio - Music Composition - Music Production - Networked Audio - Physical Computing - Projects Realized using Linux Audio - Realtime Kernel and Linux Distributions - Signal Processing and Sound Synthesis - Sound Spatialization - Standards and Protocols - Video - Etc. Full Papers Full papers must be written and presented in English. The length of papers is 4 to 8 pages, with up to 5 keywords, including an abstract of up to 200 words. The abstract will be published on the conference website once the paper has been accepted. Full papers will be available on the website during the conference, and after in the proceedings (which will be published with an ISBN number). All papers are peer reviewed by a committee of experts from different disciplines. Reviewers may suggest improvements to the author(s), require changes in order to accept the submission, or reject it. Full papers will be presented during the conference as in-person oral presentations. Presentations Without an Associated Paper LAC 2025 welcomes oral presentations not associated to a peer-reviewed paper published in the conference proceedings. Such presentations are selected by the scientific committee, based on a abstract up to 500 words, with up to 5 keywords. No full paper is required in this category. The abstract will be available on the website during and after the conference. Presentations in this category have the same format as full paper presentations and will hence be presented during the conference as in-person oral presentations. Demos Demos are informal project (e.g., plug-in, software, interface, idea, etc.) presentations that will be carried out between the papers presentation sessions. Workshops Workshop presentations (max duration of 2h) should be 1-4 pages, with up to 5 keywords, including an abstract of up to 150 words to be published on the conference website. Make sure that your proposal indicates if participants are expected to have a specific level, if there are prerequisites, if you'd like to limit the number of participants, if you have specific technical requirements, etc Call for Music We invite submissions of electronic, electroacoustic and mixed music as well as interactive art installations with an emphasis on open source software. A jury will select the compositions and performances to be included in the LAC 2025 conference program according to artistic merit and technical feasibility. Applicants should expect to perform their work themselves and have all resources needed to perform the piece if selected (e.g., instruments, props, other performers, etc.). Concert Venues The LAC 2025 musical program will consist of three concerts, two of which will take place at Le Théâtre Astrée (https://theatre-astree.univ-lyon1.fr/qui-sommes-nous/), a concert hall equipped with an 8.4 sound system. For this venue, we are particularly interested in electronic / computer music pieces that will leverage the multichannel set up. The third concert will take place at Le Sucre (https://le-sucre.eu/le-lieu/), an event that will host live coding sets and other performances devised for a night club setting with stereo diffusion. How to Submit Your Work? Please, visit the lac website for additional information on how to submit your contribution to LAC 2025: https://jimlac25.inria.fr/lac/ Contact For any questions, feel free to contact us at jimlac25(a)grame.fr

1 year, 3 months

[LAU] Yoshimi 2.3.3.1

by Will Godfrey

A bugfix release on the recent V2.3.3 The first was a failure to test a headless *build* and there was a detail we'd forgotten. The second was not accounting for some less common build environments. The third was a total surprise. It was a bug in effects that goes back at least 6 years and probably further, but only became obvious with the latest EQ display improvements we had made. Version 2.3.3 Configuration controls are better defined and saved ones isolated from CLI startup values. Improved theme control. Changes are now auto-detected, and there is a Monochrome setting. New instruments added to banks. Updates and improved descriptions in the User Guide. Further code improvements, particularly regarding memory safety. Various bugfixes - including a really obscure one! Full details are in /doc/Yoshimi_2.3.3_features.txt Yoshimi source code is available from either: https://sourceforge.net/projects/yoshimi Or: https://github.com/Yoshimi/yoshimi Full build instructions are in 'INSTALL'. Our list archive is at: https://www.freelists.org/archive/yoshimi To post, email to: yoshimi(a)freelists.org -- Will J Godfrey {apparently now an 'elderly'}

1 year, 3 months

[LAU] Suggestions for minimal audio player?

by Kevin Zembower

Hello, all, I'm taking a course in Audio Production, that requires editing a number of audio files into a single piece. Think podcast or radio news segment. I need to efficiently listen to the individual files, and stop them to make notes and capture the location by time, for later reference when creating the final piece. So far, I'm just using the audio player that comes up automatically when I double-click on a .wav file in the files window. I think this is totem, based on running ps -aux. I'm dissatisfied with this because I have to carefully click a smallish button to stop and start the audio, and the time display disappears if the focus is off the window. (there's also an awful, loud burst of static at the end of each file, that isn't there when I load it into Audacity. Getting rid of this would be a bonus.) I guess I could load each file into Audacity for this initial review, but this seems like overkill and I'm not sure how small I could shrink the display down. Can anyone suggest a minimal audio player, that I could keep on top of the document that I'm taking notes on, and could be easily controlled and display the current location in the audio file? Is there any audio player used for transcription that would fit these specifications? Anyone use anything for tasks such as this that they'd recommend? All I think I need are basic transport controls (fast forward and back, jump forward or back X seconds, stop and play, wind to beginning or end) and the time display. An added bonus would be if I could load a whole playlist, or a directory of audio files, all in at once, and then go through them individually, one after the other. Thanks for your ideas and advice. -Kevin

1 year, 3 months

[LAU] Yoshimi 2.3.3 out now.

by Will Godfrey

Configuration controls are better defined and saved ones isolated from CLI startup values. Improved theme control. Changes are now auto-detected, and there is a Monochrome setting. New instruments added to banks. Updates and improved descriptions in the User Guide. Further code improvements, particularly regarding memory safety. Various bugfixes - including a really obscure one! Full details are in /doc/Yoshimi_2.3.3_features.txt Yoshimi source code is available from either: https://sourceforge.net/projects/yoshimi Or: https://github.com/Yoshimi/yoshimi Full build instructions are in 'INSTALL'. Our list archive is at: https://www.freelists.org/archive/yoshimi To post, email to: yoshimi(a)freelists.org -- Will J Godfrey {apparently now an 'elderly'} 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.

1 year, 3 months

[LAU] [ANN] Vee One Suite 1.1.1 - An End-of-Summer'24 Release

by Rui Nuno Capela

Greetings everyone, The 'Vee One Suite', the so called 'gang-of-four' 'old-school' software instruments, * synthv1 [1] as a polyphonic subtractive synthesizer; * samplv1 [2] a polyphonic sampler synthesizer; * drumkv1 [3] as yet another drum-kit sampler; * padthv1 [4] a polyphonic additive synthesizer. Are here released as the northern Mid-Summer'24 season... All four delivered in dual form, still: - a pure stand-alone JACK client with JACK-session [5], NSM (Non/New Session Management [6]) and both JACK MIDI and ALSA MIDI [7] input support; - a LV2 instrument plug-in [8]. Change-log: - Fixed sample loop/offset-start/end state save and restore (samplv1 [2] and drumkv1 [3] resp.) - NSM: prevent loading any preset(s) given on command line. The 'Vee One Suite' are free, open-source Linux Audio [10] software, distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) [11] version 2 or later. **synthv1 - an old-school polyphonic synthesizer [1] ** synthv1 1.1.1 (end-of-summer'24) is out! synthv1 is an old-school all-digital 4-oscillator subtractive polyphonic synthesizer with stereo fx. LV2 URI: http://synthv1.sourceforge.net/lv2 website: https://synthv1.sourceforge.io http://synthv1.sourceforge.net project page: https://sourceforge.net/projects/synthv1 downloads: https://sourceforge.net/projects/synthv1/files - source tarball: https://download.sf.net/synthv1/synthv1-1.1.1.tar.gz - source package: https://download.sf.net/synthv1/synthv1-1.1.1-3.1.rncbc.suse.src.rpm - binary packages (openSUSE Tumbleweed): https://download.sf.net/synthv1/synthv1-jack-1.1.1-3.1.rncbc.suse.x86_84.rpm https://download.sf.net/synthv1/synthv1-lv2-1.1.1-3.1.rncbc.suse.x86_84.rpm - AppImage [9] package (JACK stand-alone only): https://download.sf.net/synthv1/synthv1-jack-1.1.1-3.1.x86_64.AppImage git repos: https://git.code.sf.net/p/synthv1/code https://github.com/rncbc/synthv1.git https://gitlab.com/rncbc/synthv1.git https://codeberg.org/rncbc/synthv1.git **samplv1 - an old-school polyphonic sampler [2]** samplv1 1.1.1 (end-of-summer'24) is out! samplv1 is an old-school polyphonic sampler synthesizer with stereo fx. LV2 URI: http://samplv1.sourceforge.net/lv2 website: https://samplv1.sourceforge.io http://samplv1.sourceforge.net project page: https://sourceforge.net/projects/samplv1 downloads: https://sourceforge.net/projects/samplv1/files - source tarball: https://download.sf.net/samplv1/samplv1-1.1.1.tar.gz - source package: https://download.sf.net/samplv1/samplv1-1.1.1-3.1.rncbc.suse.src.rpm - binary package (openSUSE Tumbleweed): https://download.sf.net/samplv1/samplv1-jack-1.1.1-3.1.rncbc.suse.x86_84.rpm https://download.sf.net/samplv1/samplv1-lv2-1.1.1-3.1.rncbc.suse.x86_84.rpm - AppImage [9] package (JACK stand-alone only): https://download.sf.net/samplv1/samplv1-jack-1.1.1-3.1.x86_64.AppImage git repos: https://git.code.sf.net/p/samplv1/code https://github.com/rncbc/samplv1.git https://gitlab.com/rncbc/samplv1.git https://codeberg.org/rncbc/samplv1.git **drumkv1 - an old-school drum-kit sampler [3]** drumkv1 1.1.1 (end-of-summer'24) is out! drumkv1 is an old-school drum-kit sampler synthesizer with stereo fx. LV2 URI: http://drumkv1.sourceforge.net/lv2 website: https://drumkv1.sourceforge.io http://drumkv1.sourceforge.net project page: https://sourceforge.net/projects/samplv1 downloads: https://sourceforge.net/projects/drumkv1/files - source tarball: https://download.sf.net/drumkv1/drumkv1-1.1.1.tar.gz - source package: https://download.sf.net/drumkv1/drumkv1-1.1.1-3.1.rncbc.suse.src.rpm - binary package (openSUSE Tumbleweed): https://download.sf.net/drumkv1/drumkv1-jack-1.1.1-3.1.rncbc.suse.x86_84.rpm https://download.sf.net/drumkv1/drumkv1-lv2-1.1.1-3.1.rncbc.suse.x86_84.rpm - AppImage [9] package (JACK stand-alone only): https://download.sf.net/drumkv1/drumkv1-jack-1.1.1-3.1.x86_64.AppImage git repos: https://git.code.sf.net/p/drumkv1/code https://github.com/rncbc/drumkv1.git https://gitlab.com/rncbc/drumkv1.git https://codeberg.org/rncbc/drumkv1.git **padthv1 - an old-school polyphonic additive synthesizer [4]** padthv1 1.1.1 (end-of-summer'24) is out! padthv1 is an old-school polyphonic additive synthesizer with stereo fx. padthv1 is based on the PADsynth algorithm by Paul Nasca, as a special variant of additive synthesis. LV2 URI: http://padthv1.sourceforge.net/lv2 website: http://padthv1.sourceforge.net https://padthv1.sourceforge.io project page: https://sourceforge.net/projects/padthv1 downloads: https://sourceforge.net/projects/padthv1/files - source tarball: https://download.sf.net/padthv1/padthv1-1.1.1.tar.gz - source package: https://download.sf.net/padthv1/padthv1-1.1.1-3.1.rncbc.suse.src.rpm - binary package (openSUSE Tumbleweed): https://download.sf.net/padthv1/padthv1-jack-1.1.1-3.1.rncbc.suse.x86_84.rpm https://download.sf.net/padthv1/padthv1-lv2-1.1.1-3.1.rncbc.suse.x86_84.rpm - AppImage [9] package (JACK stand-alone only): https://download.sf.net/padthv1/padthv1-jack-1.1.1-3.1.x86_64.AppImage git repos: https://git.code.sf.net/p/padthv1/code https://github.com/rncbc/padthv1.git https://gitlab.com/rncbc/padthv1.git https://codeberg.org/rncbc/padthv1.git References: [1] synthv1 - an old-school polyphonic synthesizer https://synthv1.sourceforge.io http://synthv1.sourceforge.net [2] samplv1 - an old-school polyphonic sampler https://samplv1.sourceforge.io http://samplv1.sourceforge.net [3] drumkv1 - an old-school drum-kit sampler https://drumkv1.sourceforge.io http://drumkv1.sourceforge.net [4] padthv1 - an old-school polyphonic additive synthesizer https://padthv1.sourceforge.io http://padthv1.sourceforge.net [5] JACK Audio Connection Kit https://jackaudio.org/ [6] NSM, Non Session Management (legacy) http://non.tuxfamily.org/nsm/ New Session Manager https://new-session-manager.jackaudio.org/ [7] ALSA, Advanced Linux Sound Architecture https://www.alsa-project.org/ [8] LV2, Audio Plugin Standard, the extensible successor of LADSPA https://lv2plug.in/ [9] AppImage, Linux apps that run anywhere https://appimage.org/ [10] Linux Audio consortium of libre software for audio-related work https://linuxaudio.org [11] GNU General Public License https://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html See also: https://www.rncbc.org/drupal/node/2650 Enjoy && Keep having fun! - - - rncbc aka. Rui Nuno Capela

1 year, 3 months

[LAU] Re: [ANN] QjackCtl 1.0.2 - An End-of-Summer'24 Release(Rui Nuno Capela)

by Susanne Schneider

Rui, another time: many thanks for this reliable piece of software, it's in use now for roughly 2 decades on my machines and I just love it, all the best to you, hope you are well, Suse Am 18. September 2024 12:00:06 MESZ schrieb linux-audio-user-request(a)lists.linuxaudio.org: >Send Linux-audio-user mailing list submissions to > linux-audio-user(a)lists.linuxaudio.org > >To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send a message with subject or >body 'help' to > linux-audio-user-request(a)lists.linuxaudio.org > >You can reach the person managing the list at > linux-audio-user-owner(a)lists.linuxaudio.org > >When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >than "Re: Contents of Linux-audio-user digest..." > >Today's Topics: > > 1. [ANN] QjackCtl 1.0.2 - An End-of-Summer'24 Release > (Rui Nuno Capela) > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Message: 1 >Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2024 18:12:28 +0100 >From: Rui Nuno Capela <rncbc(a)rncbc.org> >Subject: [LAU] [ANN] QjackCtl 1.0.2 - An End-of-Summer'24 Release >To: LAU <linux-audio-user(a)lists.linuxaudio.org> >Message-ID: <390963bf-d16e-4d12-9907-a3d0475d18bc(a)rncbc.org> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed > >Greetings everyone! > > QjackCtl 1.0.2 (end-of-summer'24) is released! > > QjackCtl [1] is an aged yet modern, not so 'simple' anymore, Qt [2] >application to control the JACK [3] sound server, for the Linux Audio >[4] infrastructure. > >Change-log: >- Graph: when visible the thumb-view may now be drag-moved over to a >different corner position anytime. >- Session: introducing new Save session name/directory dialog. >- Connections: connector line colors are now uniquely mapped on a >(readable/output) client name basis. > > >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-1.0.2.tar.gz >- source package: > https://download.sf.net/qjackctl/qjackctl-1.0.2-3.1.rncbc.suse.src.rpm >- binary packages: > https://download.sf.net/qjackctl/qjackctl-1.0.2-3.1.rncbc.suse.x86_64.rpm >- AppImage [6] package: > https://download.sf.net/qjackctl/qjackctl-1.0.2-3.1.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://codeberg.com/rncbc/qjackctl.git > > >License: > QjackCtl [1] is free, open-source Linux Audio [4] software, >distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) >version 2 or later [5]. > > >References: > > [1] QjackCtl - A JACK Audio Connection Kit Qt GUI Interface > https://qjackctl.sourceforge.io > > [2] Qt framework, C++ class library and tools for > cross-platform application and UI development > https://qt.io/ > > [3] JACK Audio Connection Kit > https://jackaudio.org > > [4] Linux Audio consortium of libre software for audio-related work > https://linuxaudio.org > > [5] GPL - GNU General Public License > https://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html > > [6] AppImage, Linux apps that run anywhere > https://appimage.org/ > >See also: > https://www.rncbc.org/drupal/node/2646 > > >Cheers! >- - - >rncbc aka Rui Nuno Capela > >------------------------------ > >Subject: Digest Footer > >_______________________________________________ >Linux-audio-user mailing list -- linux-audio-user(a)lists.linuxaudio.org >To unsubscribe send an email to linux-audio-user-leave(a)lists.linuxaudio.org > > >------------------------------ > >End of Linux-audio-user Digest, Vol 211, Issue 8 >************************************************

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