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Re: [linux-audio-dev] Poll: Distro for audio and MIDI development
On Wed, 23 Jul 2003, Ismael Valladolid Torres wrote: > Matt Gerassimoff escribio el 23/07/03 19:46: > > Try gentoo. It is the reasons you describe why I switched. I get the > > latest updates as soon as there available. Sometimes, I can't wait and > > just update the ebuild scripts (you'll read about them on the web site: > > www.gentoo.org). I have since replaced all my production servers to use > > gentoo. It's great. It takes a little more to install on the front end, > > which will be taken care of on the next major release (due Aug 5), but > > it's worth it because of the ease of maintainance. > > I am afraid that I would feel more "unstability" over Gentoo than over > Debian whichever the flavour. Thanks for the suggestion, I think I will > be trying someday. Anyway, nothing surpasses Debian stable for > production servers... :P As far as the stablilty, you need to try it first. But, when you ask for conflicting features, one is always going to suffer. Stability or lastest releases of software. There are differing levels of stability for gentoo. It depends on how stable you want it. You can also, choose stability for some packages and development versions for others. The system is setup to handle both seemlessly. Matt
Re: [linux-audio-dev] Poll: Distro for audio and MIDI development
On Wed, 23 Jul 2003, Ismael Valladolid Torres wrote: > Hi, > > I am somewhat new to Linux low-level development. I have developed for > other UNIX systems before, and also for Windows NT and for JavaCard > compatible smartcards. > > I have used (and enjoyed) Debian for a long time as a Linux user and for > web development. Getting into low-level development, I find Debian sid > slightly more unstable than I would find myself entirely comfortable > programming with. I have tried Mandrake for Intel and PowerPC platforms > and also enjoyed it as an user. Unluckily, latest Mandrake is not very > well supported for PowerPC platforms, and my computer at home is an > Apple G3 (even now, I know Mandrake 9.1 will be the last PowerPC > version). There is no Red Hat for us (though I know about but not tried > Yellow Dog). > > I dream about a development setup as stable but also as updated as posible. Try gentoo. It is the reasons you describe why I switched. I get the latest updates as soon as there available. Sometimes, I can't wait and just update the ebuild scripts (you'll read about them on the web site: www.gentoo.org). I have since replaced all my production servers to use gentoo. It's great. It takes a little more to install on the front end, which will be taken care of on the next major release (due Aug 5), but it's worth it because of the ease of maintainance. Matt Gerassimoff
Re: [linux-audio-dev] wxWindows and Linux distros ?
On Wed, 16 Jul 2003, Dave Phillips wrote: > Greetings: > > I couldn't find the answer to this one on Google, so: > > Which Linux distributions include wxWindows in their default > installations ? gentoo has wxGTK which is the wxWindows version using GTK. It also has wxPython available. It's not really sure it is a default installation but a simple "emerge wxGTK" will install it. Any packages (.ebuilds in gentooeze) that require it will also install it. Is that what your looking for? Matt
[linux-audio-dev] Linux Audio Hardware Selection
Hello, I've been watching the mail on this list for some time. I've looked at as much documentation on the web as I can find. From alsa's web site to the linux audio developers web site. What I would like to know (or see in a FAQ or HOWTO) is how to setup a linux pro audio system. With different levels of price/performance issues. Things like: sound cards necessary external equipment (amplifiers/interfaces) speaker systems cpu cases with low sound midi interfaces usb interfaces dat interfaces I'm pretty savvy when it comes to computer hardware but the audio hardware is where I'm lacking knowledge. Currently I have a Korg Triton keyboard and a SoundBlaster Live! card. I'm looking at upgrading to a more professional quality setup to handle: multi-track recording/mastering realtime synthesis audio sound/music development/programming possibly portable (19" rack mounted stuff) for live performance I've seen discussions on Digital Audio cards like the RMU Hammerfall and Digi series and the MidiMan Delta series. Some have S/PDIF interfaces and other digital interfaces. What and how do connect to these? What equipment is necessary/recommended? How do you choose one card from the other? Is there a good web page to find this information? Should there be one? A nice page describing various setups for different levels of pro to semi-pro audio systems would be handy. What do you guys suggest? Thanks, Matt Gerassimoff
Re: [linux-audio-dev] GUIless friendly applications
You could also try keykit which has both a GUI and non-GUI interface. It's at http://www.nosuch.com/keykit Matt On Tue, 5 Nov 2002, Mario Lang wrote: > Hello. > > I'm a blind Linux user since 1997, and I'm also > interested in doing music on Linux. > > Since I'm the synth-type-of-guy, I'd really love > to be able to play with software based synths, a little > bit of step seuqencing, and some sample based stuff. > Controlling my SuperNova DrumMachine via MIDI (and being able > to sequence it) would also be nice. > > Well, since blind people are still very GUIdisabled in Linux, the only things I can >use are those which are either > CLI or curses based, > or expose their functionality through a easily programmable > API. > > If only choice number two is available, that isn't that nice, because I'd like to > be productive sometimes, and if you have to write yourself > every little bit of convenience thing, you are not really making music, you're >programming :). > THe biggest problem there is that you actually > dont do much realtime modifications. And realtime > changes to sequences or parameters of things are very important > for experimental type of electronic music. > > SO I've looked around, and found some stuff, but > still have nothing really useful. > Here is the list of software which is nicely > done, and GUIless friendly: > > Ecasound!!! Kai, cool done! But its not the thing I need > unfortunately. > > GDAM. Looks promosing because the workhorse > code is nicely separatedd from the GUI, and I already > managed to program gdam123 a bit to allow rate control, > but again, its not really what I'm looking for although > it seems nice. > > Ardour is also somewhat accessible from what I hear, but > again, its a multitrack recorder, not what I need. > > > SSM: I looked at the code, and it seemed quite > horrible to me. GUI and workhorse code are tightly coupled, I see > no way for me to get to the underlying functionality. > > What I'm really missing is: > > Some Sequencer which is capable of MIDI out and in > > Some Synth software which is controllable through that > sequencer. SSM seems nice, but its a GUI-only thing, > PD is even more GUI... > > Some LADSPA plugins seem promising, but again its too much > putting-things-together work. > > Can anyone add anything to that list? > > Can anyone help with the listed problems? > > Is some software author (i.e., the SSM author) interested > to work with me on getting GUIless controllability? > I'm not a good C programmer, but I'm at least > familiar with what we'd need to work efficiently... > > Or am I missing anything completely? Some trick > to circumvent the need for some GUIs? Can anyone > give an example on how to create a short trtack > with some samples and a synth line without X? > > -- > CYa, > Mario | Debian Developer http://debian.org/> > | Get my public key via finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] > | 1024D/7FC1A0854909BCCDBE6C102DDFFC022A6B113E44 >
Re: [linux-audio-dev] GUIless friendly applications
What about csound? This is a command line and text based program for handling synth stuff. Check out http://www.csounds.com Matt On Tue, 5 Nov 2002, Mario Lang wrote: > Hello. > > I'm a blind Linux user since 1997, and I'm also > interested in doing music on Linux. > > Since I'm the synth-type-of-guy, I'd really love > to be able to play with software based synths, a little > bit of step seuqencing, and some sample based stuff. > Controlling my SuperNova DrumMachine via MIDI (and being able > to sequence it) would also be nice. > > Well, since blind people are still very GUIdisabled in Linux, the only things I can >use are those which are either > CLI or curses based, > or expose their functionality through a easily programmable > API. > > If only choice number two is available, that isn't that nice, because I'd like to > be productive sometimes, and if you have to write yourself > every little bit of convenience thing, you are not really making music, you're >programming :). > THe biggest problem there is that you actually > dont do much realtime modifications. And realtime > changes to sequences or parameters of things are very important > for experimental type of electronic music. > > SO I've looked around, and found some stuff, but > still have nothing really useful. > Here is the list of software which is nicely > done, and GUIless friendly: > > Ecasound!!! Kai, cool done! But its not the thing I need > unfortunately. > > GDAM. Looks promosing because the workhorse > code is nicely separatedd from the GUI, and I already > managed to program gdam123 a bit to allow rate control, > but again, its not really what I'm looking for although > it seems nice. > > Ardour is also somewhat accessible from what I hear, but > again, its a multitrack recorder, not what I need. > > > SSM: I looked at the code, and it seemed quite > horrible to me. GUI and workhorse code are tightly coupled, I see > no way for me to get to the underlying functionality. > > What I'm really missing is: > > Some Sequencer which is capable of MIDI out and in > > Some Synth software which is controllable through that > sequencer. SSM seems nice, but its a GUI-only thing, > PD is even more GUI... > > Some LADSPA plugins seem promising, but again its too much > putting-things-together work. > > Can anyone add anything to that list? > > Can anyone help with the listed problems? > > Is some software author (i.e., the SSM author) interested > to work with me on getting GUIless controllability? > I'm not a good C programmer, but I'm at least > familiar with what we'd need to work efficiently... > > Or am I missing anything completely? Some trick > to circumvent the need for some GUIs? Can anyone > give an example on how to create a short trtack > with some samples and a synth line without X? > > -- > CYa, > Mario | Debian Developer http://debian.org/> > | Get my public key via finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] > | 1024D/7FC1A0854909BCCDBE6C102DDFFC022A6B113E44 >
