2 Jan
2003
2 Jan
'03
5:45 a.m.
Hello all,
Can anyone recommend a simple low-on-resources program that will allow me to
select a midi bank or patch from those available on the soundcard? I don't
need sequencing abilities, I just need to be able to select 'piano' or
'organ' or whatever for live playing. Preferably without KDE or Gnome
dependencies - I'd like to save resources while recording with Audacity
running under the Blackbox window manager.
Cheers
Daniel
2 Jan
2 Jan
10:32 a.m.
Hi,
Daniel James hat gesagt: // Daniel James wrote:
Can anyone recommend a simple low-on-resources program
that will allow me to
select a midi bank or patch from those available on the soundcard? I don't
need sequencing abilities, I just need to be able to select 'piano' or
'organ' or whatever for live playing. Preferably without KDE or Gnome
dependencies - I'd like to save resources while recording with Audacity
running under the Blackbox window manager.
I attached one to be used with Pd, that I designed for someone's kid.
Sorry, I don't know who I did this for anymore...
Start "pd -noaudio pgmchanger.pd" if you don't need Pd's audio
capabiliities.
ciao
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6:55 a.m.
New subject: [linux-audio-user] poor audio quality in tX?
I'm just testing out terminatorX as I need to get some more soundfiles
in the mix these days. However the first problem I run into is all the
sound files it plays have scratchy sound quality.
I have verified that it is not the device or oss emulation so I'm
wondering if libaudiofile has been known to have problems with certain
files? Or if this is a known problem in tX that has an easy fix?
I am using different files recorded on protools, edited via sweep using
libsndfile, ripped from cd. tX will read them and display them but
playback quality is shite. I haven't had this before in tX :(
TIA
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Http://www.djcj.org - The Linux Audio Users guide
========================================
Being on stage with the band in front of crowds shouting, "Get off! No!
We want normal music!", I think that was more like acting than anything
I've ever done.
Goldie, 8 Nov, 2002
The Scotsman
7:47 a.m.
New subject: [linux-audio-user] poor audio quality in tX?
On Fri, 03 Jan 2003 19:37:15 +0900
Patrick Shirkey <pshirkey(a)boosthardware.com> wrote:
I'm just testing out terminatorX as I need to get
some more soundfiles
in the mix these days. However the first problem I run into is all the
sound files it plays have scratchy sound quality.
I have verified that it is not the device or oss emulation so I'm
wondering if libaudiofile has been known to have problems with certain
files? Or if this is a known problem in tX that has an easy fix?
I would be money on it that terminator X does poor quality interpolation
rather than the high quality interpolation of something like Secret Rabbit
Code:
http://www.mega-nerd.com/SRC/
Maybe terminator X could be modified to use the rabbit but then it may have
trouble running on lower powered machines.
The basic rule is that good quality interpolation is not cheap.
Erik
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-- anonymous
4:30 p.m.
New subject: [linux-audio-user] poor audio quality in tX?
I don't think that's it. Maybe its the audio file type? tX just uses
libogg to playback ogg files and I've actually gotten really great audio
quality with ogg and mp3. Also with wave files, same deal. Sounds more
like a misconfiguration in the buffer in tX.
http://www.brianredfern.org
On Fri, 3 Jan 2003, Erik de Castro Lopo wrote:
On Fri, 03 Jan 2003 19:37:15 +0900
Patrick Shirkey <pshirkey(a)boosthardware.com> wrote:
I'm just testing out terminatorX as I need to
get some more soundfiles
in the mix these days. However the first problem I run into is all the
sound files it plays have scratchy sound quality.
I have verified that it is not the device or oss emulation so I'm
wondering if libaudiofile has been known to have problems with certain
files? Or if this is a known problem in tX that has an easy fix?
I would be money on it that terminator X does poor quality interpolation
rather than the high quality interpolation of something like Secret Rabbit
Code:
http://www.mega-nerd.com/SRC/
Maybe terminator X could be modified to use the rabbit but then it may have
trouble running on lower powered machines.
The basic rule is that good quality interpolation is not cheap.
Erik
--
+-----------------------------------------------------------+
Erik de Castro Lopo nospam(a)mega-nerd.com (Yes it's valid)
+-----------------------------------------------------------+
"Two hands working can do more than a thousand clasped in prayer."
-- anonymous
4 Jan
4 Jan
12:35 a.m.
New subject: [linux-audio-user] poor audio quality in tX?
Brian Redfern wrote:
I don't think that's it. Maybe its the audio
file type? tX just uses
libogg to playback ogg files and I've actually gotten really great audio
quality with ogg and mp3. Also with wave files, same deal. Sounds more
like a misconfiguration in the buffer in tX.
This is truely odd. It turns out that tX doesn't work well with my usb
device. Playing through the onboard chip gives perfect sound quality.
It's probably something to do with using a usb mouse.
Thanks for the insights.
--
Patrick Shirkey - Boost Hardware Ltd.
For the discerning hardware connoisseur
Http://www.boosthardware.com
Http://www.djcj.org - The Linux Audio Users guide
========================================
Being on stage with the band in front of crowds shouting, "Get off! No!
We want normal music!", I think that was more like acting than anything
I've ever done.
Goldie, 8 Nov, 2002
The Scotsman
1:38 p.m.
New subject: [linux-audio-user] poor audio quality in tX?
Patrick Shirkey wrote:
It's probably something to do with using a usb
mouse.
Now I'm trying to switch over to using the ps/2 port but I have a
problem with it which someone here may have encountered before. The
mouse seems to work fine in the terminal window but when I go into x the
pointer jumps all over the screen, brings up the desktop menu...
basically goes crazy.
I have looked into this for the past few hours and cannot find anything
specific to it online. I have tried every combination I can think of for
the XF86Config file too.
Has anyone encountered this and know the fix?
--
Patrick Shirkey - Boost Hardware Ltd.
For the discerning hardware connoisseur
Http://www.boosthardware.com
Http://www.djcj.org - The Linux Audio Users guide
========================================
Being on stage with the band in front of crowds shouting, "Get off! No!
We want normal music!", I think that was more like acting than anything
I've ever done.
Goldie, 8 Nov, 2002
The Scotsman
4:22 p.m.
New subject: [linux-audio-user] poor audio quality in tX?
On Sun, 5 Jan 2003, Patrick Shirkey wrote:
Now I'm trying to switch over to using the ps/2
port but I have a
problem with it which someone here may have encountered before. The
mouse seems to work fine in the terminal window but when I go into x the
pointer jumps all over the screen, brings up the desktop menu...
basically goes crazy.
I have looked into this for the past few hours and cannot find anything
specific to it online. I have tried every combination I can think of for
the XF86Config file too.
Has anyone encountered this and know the fix?
Likely causes:
gpm is configured and both x and gpm are using the same device
gpm is configured, X is using /dev/gpmdata and the repeat type
isn't raw, and X is getting the wrong mouse protocol
gpm is configured, the repeat type for gpm is raw, X is using
/dev/gpmdata, but protocol in XF86Config is incorrect.
Check /etc/gpm.conf repeat_type and device
Check /etc/XF86Config-4 Option "Device" and Option "Protocol"
If you are using gpm, it is recommended to set repeat_type=raw
and in XF89Config-4 use Option "Device" "/dev/gpmdata" and
Option "Protocol" whatever your mouse is.
Sam
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6 Jan
6 Jan
6:39 a.m.
New subject: [linux-audio-user] poor audio quality in tX?
Samuel S Chessman wrote:
Likely causes:
gpm is configured and both x and gpm are using the same device
gpm is configured, X is using /dev/gpmdata and the repeat type
isn't raw, and X is getting the wrong mouse protocol
gpm is configured, the repeat type for gpm is raw, X is using
/dev/gpmdata, but protocol in XF86Config is incorrect.
Check /etc/gpm.conf repeat_type and device
Check /etc/XF86Config-4 Option "Device" and Option "Protocol"
If you are using gpm, it is recommended to set repeat_type=raw
and in XF89Config-4 use Option "Device" "/dev/gpmdata" and
Option "Protocol" whatever your mouse is.
Hearty and helpful. I'll take another serving of that anytime please.
You da man Sam. You da fscking man :)
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Patrick Shirkey - Boost Hardware Ltd.
For the discerning hardware connoisseur
Http://www.boosthardware.com
Http://www.djcj.org - The Linux Audio Users guide
========================================
Being on stage with the band in front of crowds shouting, "Get off! No!
We want normal music!", I think that was more like acting than anything
I've ever done.
Goldie, 8 Nov, 2002
The Scotsman
5 Jan
5 Jan
11:12 a.m.
New subject: [linux-audio-user] poor audio quality in tX?
I have seen crazy mouse syndrome in X when switching from a wheel mouse
to a non-wheel mouse (and maybe the other way around too). It appears
that XF86Config (for XFree 4) needs
Option "Protocol" "imps/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
for a wheel mouse and
Option "Protocol" "ps/2"
for a non-wheel mouse.
On Saturday 04 January 2003 12:20 pm, Patrick Shirkey wrote:
Now I'm trying to switch over to using the ps/2 port but I have a
problem with it which someone here may have encountered before. The
mouse seems to work fine in the terminal window but when I go into x
the pointer jumps all over the screen, brings up the desktop menu...
basically goes crazy.
--
"Can you remember the future? Forget it!"
7:53 p.m.
New subject: [linux-audio-user] poor audio quality in tX?
Yikes, yeah I imagine a lot of bugs are still being worked out with usb
audio and how it works with other usb devices. I tried to install a usb
trackball and wound up having to use a ps/2 adaptor cause my machine was
freezing up on boot up.
http://www.brianredfern.org
On Sat, 4 Jan 2003, Patrick Shirkey wrote:
Brian Redfern wrote:
I don't think that's it. Maybe its the
audio file type? tX just uses
libogg to playback ogg files and I've actually gotten really great audio
quality with ogg and mp3. Also with wave files, same deal. Sounds more
like a misconfiguration in the buffer in tX.
This is truely odd. It turns out that tX doesn't work well with my usb
device. Playing through the onboard chip gives perfect sound quality.
It's probably something to do with using a usb mouse.
Thanks for the insights.
--
Patrick Shirkey - Boost Hardware Ltd.
For the discerning hardware connoisseur
Http://www.boosthardware.com
Http://www.djcj.org - The Linux Audio Users guide
========================================
Being on stage with the band in front of crowds shouting, "Get off! No!
We want normal music!", I think that was more like acting than anything
I've ever done.
Goldie, 8 Nov, 2002
The Scotsman
7:54 p.m.
New subject: [linux-audio-user] poor audio quality in tX?
It makes sense, though, as tX is using the heck out of the mouse driver, I
bet it'll work ok if you switch the mouse to a ps/2 adaptor.
http://www.brianredfern.org
On Sat, 4 Jan 2003, Patrick Shirkey wrote:
Brian Redfern wrote:
I don't think that's it. Maybe its the
audio file type? tX just uses
libogg to playback ogg files and I've actually gotten really great audio
quality with ogg and mp3. Also with wave files, same deal. Sounds more
like a misconfiguration in the buffer in tX.
This is truely odd. It turns out that tX doesn't work well with my usb
device. Playing through the onboard chip gives perfect sound quality.
It's probably something to do with using a usb mouse.
Thanks for the insights.
--
Patrick Shirkey - Boost Hardware Ltd.
For the discerning hardware connoisseur
Http://www.boosthardware.com
Http://www.djcj.org - The Linux Audio Users guide
========================================
Being on stage with the band in front of crowds shouting, "Get off! No!
We want normal music!", I think that was more like acting than anything
I've ever done.
Goldie, 8 Nov, 2002
The Scotsman
3 Jan
3 Jan
4:27 p.m.
New subject: [linux-audio-user] poor audio quality in tX?
I find I have to run tX as root to get good audio quality (even with the
low latency patches in place), I get good audio quality with ogg files. If
I run it as a regular user i still get some crackles and pops.
http://www.brianredfern.org
On Fri, 3 Jan 2003, Patrick Shirkey wrote:
I'm just testing out terminatorX as I need to get
some more soundfiles
in the mix these days. However the first problem I run into is all the
sound files it plays have scratchy sound quality.
I have verified that it is not the device or oss emulation so I'm
wondering if libaudiofile has been known to have problems with certain
files? Or if this is a known problem in tX that has an easy fix?
I am using different files recorded on protools, edited via sweep using
libsndfile, ripped from cd. tX will read them and display them but
playback quality is shite. I haven't had this before in tX :(
TIA
--
Patrick Shirkey - Boost Hardware Ltd.
For the discerning hardware connoisseur
Http://www.boosthardware.com
Http://www.djcj.org - The Linux Audio Users guide
========================================
Being on stage with the band in front of crowds shouting, "Get off! No!
We want normal music!", I think that was more like acting than anything
I've ever done.
Goldie, 8 Nov, 2002
The Scotsman
15 Jan
15 Jan
11:11 a.m.
A solution I've found is to use vkeybd to select the patch, reverb, sustain
etc, then use aconnect to connect the external midi keyboard to the same
hardware output. When changing patches (called 'presets' in vkeybd) you have
to click on the virtual keyboard before the sound from the external keyboard
changes - but it works.
How should I record live midi input to audio? On the mixer for this SB Live,
there is no record button on the fader for pcm output, and no fader/record
button for synth output.
Cheers
Daniel
1:49 p.m.
On Wednesday 15 January 2003 17:08, Daniel James wrote:
How should I record live midi input to audio? On the
mixer for this SB
Live, there is no record button on the fader for pcm output, and no
fader/record button for synth output.
Cheers
Daniel
I'm on my laptop now so I can't check but
iirc, there is a fader called 'wave' for pcm and
'music' for sblive's wavetable synth,
which both have a capture switch.
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