Re: What would you change in the audio app list?
On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 7:36 PM, Cory K. wrote: > We've done minor changes to the list of audio applications since Feisty. > But over 2 years things can pop up that we miss. > > So, we're asking you guys are there any new apps or replacements for old > stand-bys out there? Can you Add QJackMMC to the audio apps list? ( http://jackctlmmc.sourceforge.net/ ) It's pretty useful for controlling JACK-based apps with external MIDI devices, or even ALSA programs that use MMC, such as Ecasound, as discussed in this thread: http://eca.cx/ecasound-list/2009/01/0088.html -- Alex -- Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users
Re: Jack patchbay
> But, I don't grock the patchbay. > > Can't seem to get it to show connections except between system node and > ardour node. > > Doesn't show connections between in & outs. > > Add new and select snapshot and doesn't restore what I've wired in > connections. > > What am I missing? I'm not an expert on patchbay, but I'll tell you what I use it for and what my experience has been. Patchbay is mainly used for defining/naming your own virtual devices and automatically making connections between them. For example, my audio card (Hammerfall light) has 18 outputs, and I use outputs 9 - 16 as 4 pairs of headphones. Not only is it annoying to remember what channel numbers correspond to a particular pair of headphones, but I also have to break the automatic connections most applications make to outputs 1 & 2 (I don't currently use them) and make connections to outputs 9 & 10 (my first set of headphones). Patchbay allows me to create 4 separate stereo devices to represent my four headphones, and to create connections between programs and those headphones that are automatically set up whenever I open up the applications. Patchbay lets you create custom devices and add sockets/plugs to them. Then you can make connections between these devices so that QJackCtl will automatically connect the actual devices / programs whenever they appear. When you click "Add" on either the input socket side or the output socket side, you are creating a virtual device to which you can add an arbitrary number of plugs, ALSA sound, ALSA Midi, or JACK Midi, which are selected from the currently available ports on your system. This means that if you want to create a virtual device for Ardour's master output, Ardour needs to be open when you're making the patchbay. You can then connect that Ardour master device that you've made to any other devices you've made, and whenever they're both present, (i.e. Ardour is open as is whatever program or sound device you've connected it to) patchbay will automagically make connections between them. Hope this helps, -- Alex -- Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users
packages
I have a couple questions about Ubuntu studio package oddities: 1) Why is Hydrogen compiled with Lash support (and will in fact delay startup by a couple seconds and spew messages about not being able to connect to port 14541) even though there's no Lash package as part of the standard distribution or even present in the apt repository? I understand that Lash is still young, but can't you include a package for users to use at their own risk? If not, can you remove the Lash dependency from hydrogen so it doesn't delay? 2) Could we please have a package for jackctlmmc? ( http://apps.linuxaudio.org/apps/all/jackctlmmc ) It's an extremely useful but tiny application that many audio engineers are using. It's literally one tiny source file and should be easy enough to build and add to the repository. I've never made an Ubuntu package, but I can try my hand at it if you'd like. The reason I ask is that it's annoying for the average user to have to install / configure all the development packages just to get this little app working. I'm new to Linux audio, but not to audio engineering or Linux itself, so I'd like to lend a hand where I can. Ubuntu Studio is an incredible distro, thanks for all the good work! -- Alex -- Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users
Re: Removing Timidity
I tried removing timidity but apparently hydrogen depends on it, and will segfault without it. I removed both timidity and hydrogen and then reinstalled hydrogen (in case it was a dependency problem) but hydrogen still segfaults. Looks like I need to keep timidity after all. -- Alex On Nov 1, 2008, at 1:34 AM, Alex Montgomery <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > I couldn't find this info in the mailing list archive, but excuse me > if I've managed to repeat someone else's question. > Is there a good reason for me to keep timidity on my system if I > only intend to do Midi through rosegarden and Qsynth? Is there a > reason why that combo is an inferior choice? > > Thanks, > -- Alex -- Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users
Removing Timidity
Hello, I couldn't find this info in the mailing list archive, but excuse me if I've managed to repeat someone else's question. Is there a good reason for me to keep timidity on my system if I only intend to do Midi through rosegarden and Qsynth? Is there a reason why that combo is an inferior choice? Thanks, -- Alex -- Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users
