Sorry, this is probably a very newbie question, and I haven't lurked
very long or searched the archives (partly because I don't have a good
idea of keywords to search for).
I've used Linux for a few years, but sound isn't normally a concern. My
son is trying to make the switch from Windows to Linux (and has, for
some things) and now wants to play midi files.
His impression is that, on Windows, sound players use synthesizer's (and
"patches"/"samples") built into the sound card while on Linux those
patches/samples (??) have to be downloaded and he talks about 40 MB
worth of files in some cases.
Maybe the difference is that we also changed computers, and his current
computer has an on-board SiS 7018 sound thingie while his previous
computer (IIRC) had a separate sound card, possibly with something like
the Yamaha OPL xxx on it.
Any light anybody can shed on this would be appreciated. (I did skim
through a Linux Sound HOWTO (that was actually a little bit more like an
FAQ), and saw some hints, but I really don't know how to interpret
them.)
Keywords to use to search the archives or Google, or pointers to simple
documentation that focuses on this subject could also be helpful.
No doubt what ever I learn will end up on a WikiLearn page
(http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Wikilearn/WebChanges).
thanks,
Randy Kramer
Hi all,
TAP-plugins 0.4.0 is just released.
Check it out at: http://tap-plugins.sf.net
New plugins:
* TAP Pitch Shifter
Gives you the opportunity to change the pitch of individual tracks
or full mixes, in the range of plus/minus one octave. Audio length
(tempo) is not affected by this plugin, since audio is completely
resampled.
* TAP Rotary Speaker
Simulates the sound of rotating speakers. Two pairs of rotating
speakers are simulated, each pair fixed on a vertical axis, with
their horns spreading the sound in opposite directions.
* TAP Vibrato
Modulates the pitch of its input signal with a low-frequency
sinusoidal signal. It is useful for guitar and synth tracks, and it
can also come handy if a strange effect is needed.
Bugfixes:
* Fixed crashing bug in TAP Reverberator (this bug appeared with hosts
that call activate() before connect_port()).
* Fixed lock-up bug in TAP DeEsser (the bug appeared when an input
sample had +/- INF value).
* Various smaller bugfixes (almost all plugins locked up when control
input values of +/- INF were appiled).
A recommended upgrade ;-)
Enjoy,
Tom
Hi:
Hope this isn't off topic for this list. Would someone be
willing to suggest a Window Manager that would work well with a Linux
audio box using the Planet CCRMA images? I have used the Gnome and KDE
environments and just have come to feel that they are too bloated for
what I'm trying to do.
Does using a Window Manager instead of a full-blown desktop such
as Gnome mean that I can have more audio processing power since I am
giving up graphics overhead?
I am trying out fvwm and it is pretty sparse, but was wondering
what others might suggest as best for audio?
Many thanks,
gk
hi all,
sorry for cross-posting to multiple lists, but is there anyone, who has
a hdsp working on a fsc amilo D (preferable 1840W)?
thanks a lot ...
Tim mailto:TimBlechmann@gmx.de
ICQ: 96771783
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mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time,
the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn,
burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across
the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and
everybody goes "Awww!"
Jack Kerouac
I had to send my Audiophile back because it did not come with the
breakout cable, so while I am waiting for the new card to come I figured
I would experiment with the onboard sound (nforce2) and test the waters
a little. But I am having a problem capturing audio from it.
If I connect an audio source to the line-in, I can hear it playing
through my system. Then I start qjackctl and get jack going. Then in
ardour, I create a track and connect it to the alsa_pcm capture, but
there doesn't appear to be any signal coming in. I have recorded from
other jack clients (Hydrogen) so I think I have that part figured out,
but the capture is not working.
The whole time, I can still hear the audio source through my system.
Should I be hearing this? If I look at the jack connections, there is no
connection between the alsa_pcm capture clients and the alsa_pcm
playback clients.
Sorry for the noob questions, but I have never tried to capture audio
before. I promise once I get up to speed I will be on the other end
(helping out ;-)
Ok yeah I guess my semantics were wrong :)! Is there a way to
make other programs play nice?
I often day dream about writing a small (actually when I stop
daydreaming and start writing it down it becomes rather large) python
script that checks against a list of audio programs to see which are
running and uses the new functionality of qjackctl to restart and
reconnect them. (actually I don't know if you can query qjackctl for its
current setup, don't have the man pages here at work).
Ahh day dreams
m.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-audio-user-bounces(a)music.columbia.edu [mailto:linux-audio-
> user-bounces(a)music.columbia.edu] On Behalf Of Mark Knecht
> Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 11:31 AM
>
> I think it's the other way around, isn't it? The apps need to be
> rewritten to support LADCCA? Until the apps have LADCCA support I
think
> it jsut doesn't work with them.
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LADCCA is a pretty cool idea. It doesn't seem like it supports that many
apps though? Am I missing something or can you use it with more that
just jack rack, Muse, and the alsa patchbay?
m.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-audio-user-bounces(a)music.columbia.edu [mailto:linux-audio-
> user-bounces(a)music.columbia.edu] On Behalf Of Steve Harris
>
> Yeah, LADCCA - I was playing with it last night. It does a good job,
but
> each application needs a (little bit) of support.
>
> - Steve
>
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Hello All,
I had hopes that I would bring home the vxpocket plug it in and start
playing around.
Nope. Well, at least not with the guitar.
I have a Powerbook G4. 2.4 and 2.6 kernels, Alsa 1.0.2c. With both
kernels cardmgr segfaults when I insert the vxpocket. With the 2.6
kernel cardmgr will segfault at boot even without the card inserted but
just by having alsa load the snd-vxpocket modules before card-services
are started.
Are there any tricks to setting it up?
Seems like the problem spans several mailing-list so I thought I'd try
here first.
Thanks,
digger
Hi all,
Check out http://www.soundclick.com/bands/8/eastsidemilitiamusic.htm
After getting Specimen to an acceptable state, I threw together this
proper demo. It has no vocals since me and my larynx don't get along,
but I encourage anyone who so desires to rectify that deficiency.
I used Seq24 for MIDI sequencing, Specimen for sampling, and Ardour
for recording. Except for the guitars, everything in this song was
produced by Specimen+Seq24. Someone on this list asked me to keep a
detailed journal of the process by which I created this (unfortunately
I can't remember who). Well, as far as the Linux side of things goes,
it's not very interesting. I used the aforementioned tools in a
typical fashion. For general recording, any account I have to write
would be duplication of effort. Instead, check out:
http://www.tweakheadz.com/guide.htm
Oh, and give the song a listen beyond the cheesy introduction. That
part is meant to sound cheesy. If the rest of the song sounds cheesy,
then I'm a failure, but have patience with the intro ;-)
[pb]
I added lines that were in modules.conf to modprobe.conf.
Now and mpu401 driven devices is active!
The USB still is not, though snd-usb-audio is registering on boot and
deregistering on shutdown.
Both are listed in lsmod, similar to listing in 2.4.22:
# lsmod | grep mpu401
snd_mpu401 4224 0
snd_mpu401_uart 8352 2 snd_mpu401,snd_es1968
snd_rawmidi 25536 2 snd_usb_audio,snd_mpu401_uart
snd 55012 10
snd_mixer_oss,snd_mpu401,snd_usb_audio,snd_es19
68,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device
# lsmod | grep usb
snd_usb_audio 63968 0
usbcore 114652 1 snd_usb_audio
snd_pcm 104640 2 snd_usb_audio,snd_es1968
snd_rawmidi 25536 2 snd_usb_audio,snd_mpu401_uart
snd 55012 10
snd_mixer_oss,snd_mpu401,snd_usb_audio,snd_es19
68,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device
# lsmod | grep es1968
snd_es1968 34020 0
snd_ac97_codec 55556 1 snd_es1968
snd_pcm 104640 2 snd_usb_audio,snd_es1968
snd_page_alloc 12100 2 snd_es1968,snd_pcm
snd_mpu401_uart 8352 2 snd_mpu401,snd_es1968
snd 55012 10
snd_mixer_oss,snd_mpu401,snd_usb_audio,snd_es1968,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device
The snd-es1968 and snd_ac97_codec are similarly listed, even though this card
is also not active (the card has a AGOPO chip but different codecand there is
presently no ALSA driver for it).
Only the mpu401 is listed in cat /proc/asound/cards. Both the mpu401 and the
USB interface worked in 2.4.22.