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octaver plugin ?

by Fero Kiraly

Hi friends, is there some good octaver (transpose) plugin for realtime processing ? fk.

12 years, 9 months

Re: [LAU] So what do you think sucks about Linux audio ?

by Jörn Nettingsmeier

On 02/10/2013 01:59 AM, gerald.mwangi(a)gmx.de wrote: hi gerald! <strong disagreement next 5 miles, and likely some alligators crossing> > What sucks: the workflow does not feel organic! Can you say that > bringing down an idea alone with multiple instruments (sequentially > recording all instruments, including synths) to disk is as easy as > recording it with a band on an 8track machine? No! as someone who has done his share of 8track reel-to-reel recording: BWAHAHAHAHAAAHAAAA. compare: * clean and degauss tape heads * find some empty tape (at something like 90 € per half hour) * thread the tape * lay down test tones * (optional) wrestle with your noise reduction * level, arm, roll to: * start jack * start ardour with 8-track template * level, arm, roll when it comes to editing and mixing, the whole comparison becomes ridiculously unbalanced. and i'm not even talking sound quality yet. and if you want to include the setup and configuration of a bare-bones machine, then please also include the soldering iron and oscilloscope :) don't get me wrong, gerald, this isn't meant as personal criticism, and your input is certainly appreciated, but this statement just doesn't hold water. > And just saying that > it is not possible with other OS's is no excuse. The linux audio > experience has to feel like just picking up an instrument (complex > synths included) and a band to jam in the idea. <snip> > But, and this a big but: as I don't need nor want documentation to get a > tone out of my guitar/ my voice, I don't want documentation to handle > linux audio! dude. you have practised your guitar for years. at some point, that surely involved reading documentation, or at least very thorough and systematic exploration on your part. if you were to claim that guitars are needlessly complex and you are entitled to just grab one and go, hard-working guitarists would be rightfully offended and laugh at you. a studio workflow is no different. it takes practice and respect to master. why does everybody and their grandma just assume that when they suck at recording, it must be the studio's fault? that is kind of offending to hard-working recording engineers. ;) > The whole ecosystem has to be integrated and simple to be > operated at the ease of a few clicks with no prior knowledge! To the > same extent as it is open to all. no. no. no. i don't want to be limited to a three-stringed guitar because people can only count "one, two, many". stuff that works without prior knowledge or some will to study is usually boring, and ineffective. it's cool for a week, and then you outgrow it. now i'm all ears when it comes to discussing workflow and how to streamline stuff - after all, professional studio work is all about workflow. but i don't like blanket statements that threaten to make software too simplistic for more demanding work. best, jörn -- Jörn Nettingsmeier Lortzingstr. 11, 45128 Essen, Tel. +49 177 7937487 Meister für Veranstaltungstechnik (Bühne/Studio) Tonmeister VDT http://stackingdwarves.net

12 years, 9 months

Re: [LAU] Fuck your sexism

by Ralf Mardorf

On Sun, 2013-02-10 at 20:49 +0000, James Mckernon wrote: > http://terriblelinuxwallpaper.tumblr.com/ Perhaps something for a Britney fan from this mailing list: http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mctr8icHUE1rknxvto1_1280.jpg I Bcc this mail to the fan. FWIW, IMO this Britney picture isn't sexist, but indeed there are a lot of ugly pictures. However, they are ugly, but as long as they aren't a default, they are still not sexist. Most of those pictures aren't mangas, and the few pseudo or real mangas are completely different to the wallpaper of the virtual singer.

12 years, 9 months

1936 is calling

by Dave Phillips

Greetings, Still powerful and inspiring : http://www.zakros.com/mica/soundart/s04/varese_text.html Or as a PDF if you prefer: http://music.arts.uci.edu/dobrian/CMC2009/Liberation.pdf Much has been written of Varese's prescience regarding music and machines. I've read The Liberation Of Sound many times through the years, and it still amazes me, as does his wonderful music. Highly recommended reading. Best, dp

12 years, 9 months

Re: [LAU] So what do you think sucks about Linux audio ?

by Paul Davis

On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 5:48 PM, <gerald.mwangi(a)gmx.de> wrote: > Hi > > > > > -- Sent from my HP TouchPad > ------------------------------ > On 10.02.2013 23:30, Paul Davis <paul(a)linuxaudiosystems.com> wrote: > > > On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 5:05 PM, <gerald.mwangi(a)gmx.de> wrote: > >> Auto mode for JACK latency is a good idea. >> I have another proposition: a dedicated graphical front-end for jack >> session. It could help users setup their workflow , by providing a list of >> all the jack aware programs installed, categorized by type (sampler, daw, >> synth). The program should aid in setting up a project , eg firing up >> ardour with several tracks, firing up synths (lv2 instruments/hosts incl) >> with presets selectable from the front-end with a preview sound. The >> front-end could trigger the synth in question with a midi note when >> selecting a preset. Lv2 plugins, that is pure audio effects, could also >> listed with the ability to directly send a signal from the audio interface >> through the selected plugin to quickly hear what it does. One could then >> associate the selected plugin with, say a track in ardour, and another >> plugin with a track in hydrogen or so. >> > > what you are describing is basically the "monolithic app" experience (from > a user perspective) but created using a set of independent applications and > processes. > > speaking personally, i think there are better things to do with our time. > > > Well just for the initialization of the project. The diversity experience > of the multiple programs , ecosystem shall still be preserved > (1) your HTTP-only email confuses even gmail, and is probably inappropriate for a technically oriented mailing list like this one. (2) i'm not really that interested in preserving the "diversity experience". i think it is much more valuable for developers, who get to work on their own custom, standalone apps rather than being forced into a framework as happens with plugin developers. there are a LOT of "linux audio apps" that would be much more useful as plugins than they are as standalone JACK clients. but this is only helpful for users, and puts limitations on developers. look around you to see the result ....

12 years, 9 months

Suck My Linux JACK Session

by Patrick Shirkey

Just for fun... -- Patrick Shirkey Boost Hardware Ltd

12 years, 9 months

Re: [LAU] Fuck your sexism

by Ralf Mardorf

-------- Forwarded Message -------- From: Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf(a)rocketmail.com> Reply-to: d-community-offtopic(a)lists.alioth.debian.org To: linux-audio-user(a)lists.linuxaudio.org Cc: d-community-offtopic(a)lists.alioth.debian.org Subject: Re: [D-community-offtopic] [LAU] Fuck your sexism Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2013 21:38:48 +0100 On Sun, 2013-02-10 at 15:21 -0500, Al Thompson wrote: > the person showing this intolerance is PREACHING > tolerance. (isn't that always the case?) At least it's true for this situation. On Sun, 2013-02-10 at 21:14 +0100, SxDx wrote: > How did you come to linux? or hacking? or computer science? > How does one human being come to that? Is there a special > pattern? > > My bet is: no. It's pure random. It's not by random in my case. > [snip] If this is right, why don't we find 50% of female humans, > as in the general population? First of all global population isn't fifty-fifty. I won't give the serious, long answer to this question, the short answer is, that women and men aren't equal. > There is no > point to fight with people who don't accept there is a problem. There's a problem, you don't explain what on this picture is porn or what at least is sexist. How about "Reply-To: d-community-offtopic(a)lists.alioth.debian.org"? To get this off-topic from this list? _______________________________________________ D-community-offtopic mailing list D-community-offtopic(a)lists.alioth.debian.org http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/d-community-offtopic

12 years, 9 months

[LAD] So what do you think sucks about Linux audio ?

by Kjetil Matheussen

William Light: > it's interesting to me that free (source and/or beer) music software > on > OSX and windows has come further than it has on Linux. off the top of > my head: > > http://psycle.pastnotecut.org/portal.php > http://www.buzzmachines.com/ I'm very interested in knowing what you're missing from Psycle and Buzzmachines that Radium doesn't have...

12 years, 9 months

Re: [LAU] So what do you think sucks about Linux audio ?

by Ralf Mardorf

On Sun, 2013-02-10 at 12:06 +0000, Fons Adriaensen wrote: > On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 12:17:34PM +0100, Jörn Nettingsmeier wrote: > > > and if you want to include the setup and configuration of a > > bare-bones machine, then please also include the soldering iron and > > oscilloscope :) > > And a calibrated test tape [snip] That's why calibration at home usually is limited to premagnetisation. Another issue for hobby engineers is to get the service manual. However, for some humans it's hard to spend much time with the computer, but it's easy for them to use stand alone devices. I guess the original comparison (8 track analog vs a Linux computer) is about the difference between a computer and (analog + digital) stand alone devices. Regards, Ralf

12 years, 9 months

Fwd: So what do you think sucks about Linux audio ?

by drew Roberts

Oops, mistakenly replied direct instead of to list. Forwarding. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: drew Roberts <zotzbro(a)gmail.com> Date: Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 8:55 AM Subject: Re: [LAU] So what do you think sucks about Linux audio ? To: Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf(a)alice-dsl.net> On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 8:37 AM, Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf(a)alice-dsl.net> wrote: > On Sun, 2013-02-10 at 12:17 +0100, Jörn Nettingsmeier wrote: >> On 02/10/2013 01:59 AM, gerald.mwangi(a)gmx.de wrote: >> snip > > Using Linux, keeping the workflow can become a PITA, just by updating > the DE ;), there are no updates for a 8 track analog recorder. So just buy an already setup, tested, and warranted computer from someone who knows what they are doing. Then, ***do not update it yourself*** - use it as is just like a dedicated piece of equipment. Down the road, get that same person who knows what they are doing to update it for you or build you a new one. I am not saying that these problems do not exist, and things can get better for those who don't mind knowing a bit. I am saying thought that for the person who does not want to know anything, they can avoid the knowing somewhat if they will take an approach along the lines mentioned. > > IMO the issue is "stand alone" vs "computer". > > Regards, > Ralf all the best, drew -- http://freemusicpush.blogspot.com/

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