Re: music maker
On Thu, 2004-01-29 at 21:33, Roy Pluschke wrote: > On January 29, 2004 06:05 am, Stephen Turner wrote: > > > Hi R.J.P, > > > > Ok. thanks. but i install the unrar. tried unrar eaqpats12_fullxyz, but > > i get a huge list of options. i tried -e -y but i keep getting the list > > of options. This being the first i have even heard of unrar, what should > > i do next? > > Read the man page!! From "man unrar" > > After the program name comes a command and then optional switches > with dashes before them. A summary of commands is included below. > For a complete description, run unrar without options. > > therefore the command would be: > > unrar e -y whatever.rar > > the "e" being a command, the "-y" is a switch. It looks like whatever you > downloaded "eaqpats12_fullxyz" with might have stripped the ".rar" extension. > You might have to tack it back on. > > R.J.P. Dear R.J.P, Thanks for all your help. I finally got unrar to work. I did read the man page. I did ' unrar -e -y xyz. that one dash made all the diffence. Noteedit is up and running. So hopefully, that should be it. :) Thanks again. > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: music maker
On 29. January 2004 at 3:05PM +0100, Stephen Turner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [...] > Ok. thanks. but i install the unrar. tried unrar > eaqpats12_fullxyz, but i get a huge list of options. i tried -e > -y but i keep getting the list of options. This being the first > i have even heard of unrar, what should i do next? I had the same experience the three or foru times I used it. unrar is not a GNU program. IRC the argument and option ordering is stricter. You just can't stuff it anywhere like you would "tar -xzvf foo.tgz" or "tar -f foo.tgz -xzv". -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: music maker
On January 29, 2004 06:05 am, Stephen Turner wrote: > Hi R.J.P, > > Ok. thanks. but i install the unrar. tried unrar eaqpats12_fullxyz, but > i get a huge list of options. i tried -e -y but i keep getting the list > of options. This being the first i have even heard of unrar, what should > i do next? Read the man page!! From "man unrar" After the program name comes a command and then optional switches with dashes before them. A summary of commands is included below. For a complete description, run unrar without options. therefore the command would be: unrar e -y whatever.rar the "e" being a command, the "-y" is a switch. It looks like whatever you downloaded "eaqpats12_fullxyz" with might have stripped the ".rar" extension. You might have to tack it back on. R.J.P. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: music maker
On Wed, 2004-01-28 at 23:36, Roy Pluschke wrote: > On January 28, 2004 09:12 am, Stephen Turner wrote: > > > Hi R.J.P, > > > > I got the message:- > > > > midia.cfg no such file or directory > > > > timidity can't read any configuration file > > > > pleae check /etc/timidity.cfg > > > > I have alsa installed. I shall read the noteedit website in the > > meantime. > > > > It seems that in testing/unstable the timidity-patches are missing, perhaps > there was some licencing issue. > > I installed timidity a long time ago -- probably on Ham. At that time the > patches that came with timidity weren't very good so I installed the > "eawpats" myself. They are available here > > http://www.stardate.bc.ca/eawpatches/eawpats12_full.rar > > You will need to "unrar" them (apt-get install unrar) > > I placed them in /usr/share/timidity/eawpats/ > > my timidity.cfg file looks as follows > > # start > dir /usr/share/timidity/eawpats/ > source gravis.cfg > source gsdrums.cfg > source gssfx.cfg > source xgmap2.cfg > # end > > That should get you running :) > > R.J.P. Hi R.J.P, Ok. thanks. but i install the unrar. tried unrar eaqpats12_fullxyz, but i get a huge list of options. i tried -e -y but i keep getting the list of options. This being the first i have even heard of unrar, what should i do next? Thanks again. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: music maker
On January 28, 2004 09:12 am, Stephen Turner wrote: > Hi R.J.P, > > I got the message:- > > midia.cfg no such file or directory > > timidity can't read any configuration file > > pleae check /etc/timidity.cfg > > I have alsa installed. I shall read the noteedit website in the > meantime. > It seems that in testing/unstable the timidity-patches are missing, perhaps there was some licencing issue. I installed timidity a long time ago -- probably on Ham. At that time the patches that came with timidity weren't very good so I installed the "eawpats" myself. They are available here http://www.stardate.bc.ca/eawpatches/eawpats12_full.rar You will need to "unrar" them (apt-get install unrar) I placed them in /usr/share/timidity/eawpats/ my timidity.cfg file looks as follows # start dir /usr/share/timidity/eawpats/ source gravis.cfg source gsdrums.cfg source gssfx.cfg source xgmap2.cfg # end That should get you running :) R.J.P. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: music maker
On Wed, 2004-01-28 at 15:09, Roy Pluschke wrote: > On January 28, 2004 04:31 am, Stephen Turner wrote: > > > > > i tried the options ( timidity -0s -iA -B2,8 & ) but it doesn't work. > > That i should check the timidety.cfg file. I read the file, but it does > > not make anything clear. > > > > How do i start imidity in server mode? > > > > That is the letter "O" not a zero in -Os as you have typed :) > > the output from ( timidity -Os -iA -B2,8 & ) should look something like > this: > > ALSA pcm 'default' set buffer size 2048, period size 1024 bytes > TiMidity starting in ALSA server mode > can't set sched_setscheduler - using normal priority > Opening sequencer port: 129:0 129:1 > > Note that you must be using alsa for this to work -- see the noteedit website. > > R.J.P. > Hi R.J.P, I got the message:- midia.cfg no such file or directory timidity can't read any configuration file pleae check /etc/timidity.cfg I have alsa installed. I shall read the noteedit website in the meantime. Cheers... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: music maker
On January 28, 2004 04:31 am, Stephen Turner wrote: > > i tried the options ( timidity -0s -iA -B2,8 & ) but it doesn't work. > That i should check the timidety.cfg file. I read the file, but it does > not make anything clear. > > How do i start imidity in server mode? > That is the letter "O" not a zero in -Os as you have typed :) the output from ( timidity -Os -iA -B2,8 & ) should look something like this: ALSA pcm 'default' set buffer size 2048, period size 1024 bytes TiMidity starting in ALSA server mode can't set sched_setscheduler - using normal priority Opening sequencer port: 129:0 129:1 Note that you must be using alsa for this to work -- see the noteedit website. R.J.P. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: music maker
On Wed, 2004-01-28 at 14:07, Roy Pluschke wrote: > On January 28, 2004 02:58 am, Stephen Turner wrote: > > Hi guys, > > > > I have search the debian webpage. Not completely, as there is a load of > > stuff. I am looking for a program, for debian. To make music, without > > the need to have some kind of input device for sounds. Is there such a > > thing? > > > > If so, could you recommend a easy to use one? > > > > Many Thanks > > noteedit - to graphically enter notes on a staff and playback with midi > rosegarden4 0.96 - sequencer / notation editor (Cubase clone) > soundtracker - the best tracker for linux IMHO > timidity - for midi if you don't have a hardware synth for playback > > Noteedit is probably the easiest to use. Start timidity in "server mode" > (timidity -Os -iA -B2,8 &) and then configure noteedit to use the softsynth > and you are set. > > Good luck > R.J.P. > Thanks R.J.P, i tried the options ( timidity -0s -iA -B2,8 & ) but it doesn't work. That i should check the timidety.cfg file. I read the file, but it does not make anything clear. How do i start imidity in server mode? Thanks again. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: music maker
On January 28, 2004 02:58 am, Stephen Turner wrote: > Hi guys, > > I have search the debian webpage. Not completely, as there is a load of > stuff. I am looking for a program, for debian. To make music, without > the need to have some kind of input device for sounds. Is there such a > thing? > > If so, could you recommend a easy to use one? > > Many Thanks noteedit - to graphically enter notes on a staff and playback with midi rosegarden4 0.96 - sequencer / notation editor (Cubase clone) soundtracker - the best tracker for linux IMHO timidity - for midi if you don't have a hardware synth for playback Noteedit is probably the easiest to use. Start timidity in "server mode" (timidity -Os -iA -B2,8 &) and then configure noteedit to use the softsynth and you are set. Good luck R.J.P. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
music maker
Hi guys, I have search the debian webpage. Not completely, as there is a load of stuff. I am looking for a program, for debian. To make music, without the need to have some kind of input device for sounds. Is there such a thing? If so, could you recommend a easy to use one? Many Thanks -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
