3 Dec
2004
3 Dec
'04
4:24 p.m.
Beyond that I
can't help you much. SB cards are an absolute nightmare.
Perhaps somebody else on this list who has a SB card can offer more
help. The Alsa Wiki can sometimes help.
This is a well known problem. The emu10k1 needs an hwdep mixer app,
like on Windows. It's just too complex for a generic mixer API.
We get a lot of complaints about the mixer but not a lot of suggestions
to improve it. A good way to start it to open an ALSA bug report like
"emu10k1: mixer sux0r" and suggest how we could improve it. 
3 Dec
3 Dec
4:52 p.m.
New subject: [linux-audio-user] newbie trying to record
On Fri, 2004-12-03 at 14:24 -0600, Reuben Martin wrote:
The Sound Blaster / Audigy, AC97, and Nvidia related cards or chips
are becomming a real pain in the ass. Something needs to be done to
make the configuration of these idiot proof. (Not that I'm calling
anybody with said hardware an idiot.) I try to help out people on
the Gentoo Multimedia forums and there must be several posts a day
reading something like "I can't get this POS audio device to work with
Alsa".
The SBLive is not a POS, it works well, but the mixer is a mess. The
AC97 and Nvidia cards I can't comment on.
Beyond that I can't help you much. SB cards are an
absolute nightmare.
Perhaps somebody else on this list who has a SB card can offer more
help. The Alsa Wiki can sometimes help.
This is a well known problem. The emu10k1 needs an hwdep mixer app,
like on Windows. It's just too complex for a generic mixer API.
We get a lot of complaints about the mixer but not a lot of suggestions
to improve it. A good way to start it to open an ALSA bug report like
"emu10k1: mixer sux0r" and suggest how we could improve it. Since most of the noobs to linux are comming from a
windows background,
wouldn't it help if the mixer app was modeled after the mixer app used
for these cards / chips on windows? i.e. no learning curve. (maybe it
already is, I've tried to stay away from them)
Yes but this is harder than you think and requires time and a lot of
work.
Lee
6 p.m.
New subject: [linux-audio-user] newbie trying to record
>>>> "Lee" == Lee Revell
<rlrevell(a)joe-job.com> writes:
> Since most of the noobs to linux are comming from
a windows
> background, wouldn't it help if the mixer app was modeled after
> the mixer app used for these cards / chips on windows? i.e. no
> learning curve. (maybe it already is, I've tried to stay away
> from them)
Lee> Yes but this is harder than you think and requires time and a
Lee> lot of work.
And still wouldn't help those of us who've never used the Windows
mixer.
Does anyone know of an SBLive explanation anywhere? Attached is the
amixer output:
I understand how to use amixer to change any one of those 300+ lines,
but which one do I change to use the microphone, or to play the MIDI?
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7:18 p.m.
New subject: [linux-audio-user] newbie trying to record
Laura Conrad wrote:
Does anyone know of an SBLive explanation anywhere?
No Starch Press published The Sound Blaster Live Book, it has more info
on that card than you'll ever want or need.
Attached is the amixer output:
I think attachments are not allowed here...
Best,
dp
7:30 p.m.
New subject: [linux-audio-user] newbie trying to record
On Fri, 03 Dec 2004 17:00:50 -0500
Laura Conrad <lconrad(a)laymusic.org> wrote:
Hmm, you might ty these pages:
http://alsa.opensrc.org/index.php?page=emu10k1
http://alsa.opensrc.org/index.php?page=SbLiveMixer
http://alsa.opensrc.org/index.php?page=SbLiveMixerControls
http://alsa.opensrc.org/index.php?page=SbLiveCapture
flo
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>>>> "Lee" == Lee Revell <rlrevell(a)joe-job.com> writes:
> Since most of the noobs to linux are comming
from a windows
> background, wouldn't it help if the mixer app was modeled after
> the mixer app used for these cards / chips on windows? i.e. no
> learning curve. (maybe it already is, I've tried to stay away
> from them)
Lee> Yes but this is harder than you think and requires time and a
Lee> lot of work.
And still wouldn't help those of us who've never used the Windows
mixer.
Does anyone know of an SBLive explanation anywhere? Attached is the
amixer output: 
6:38 p.m.
New subject: [linux-audio-user] newbie trying to record
Since most of
the noobs to linux are comming from a
windows background, wouldn't it help if the mixer app was
modeled after the mixer app used for these cards / chips
on windows? i.e. no learning curve. (maybe it already is,
I've tried to stay away from them)
Yes but this is harder than you think and requires time and
a lot of work. 
4 Dec
4 Dec
11:59 a.m.
New subject: [linux-audio-user] Re: Preach it! (late response)
Hi, sorry i am so late in responding to queries about my original 2
cents of OS usage and all, apparently there was a power outage back in
Oakland (i'm in germany right now) and my office computer rebooted and
collected my mail for a day! that took some ssh work to get it back
here!
anyway:
> first off, i use os x more than i use linux. this
is because i carry
a
> powerbook on tour with me and perform with it
every night. when i
can i
> also carry my sharp/planet-ccrma laptop
How do you transfer data between the different
platforms?
i.e.: projects from Rosegarden to ... (your Mac sequencer), or audio
tracks between Ardour and ... (corresponding Mac thing), etc.
The common denominator would be:
- plain MIDI files for MIDI information
- WAV files for audio tracks
But i'm curious what is your way to deal with this issue.
exactly, that is what i do, and smb file transfer within the house.
and yes, if your start times for multiple files are the same.
what about OMF transfer? can Ardour open an OMF file?
///
Hmm... I wonder if Tape Op (a great FREE magazine
http://tapeop.com/ )
would accept articles about linux.
in fact, Larry Crane is a friend of mine. I recently did interviews for
Tape Op, wherein i definitely mention using Linux. i think an article
for them would be great, and they would probably print it. we could try
a letter first, they print a lot of them. also i just turned in an
interview for http://www.bbspot.com/ about music, and what systems i
use...
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