digital audio -> USB
** cross posted ** with an XL7 that supports S/PDIF and AES pro digital outputs, can anyone recommend a good way to get that digital audio into a linux machine? thanks... -- ...atom http://atom.smasher.org/ 762A 3B98 A3C3 96C9 C6B7 582A B88D 52E4 D9F5 7808 - "There ought to be limits to freedom." -- George "dubya" Bush, 21 May 1999 "I'm sure your kids, they're wondering, why would you hate America? We didn't do anything to anybody. Well, they hate America because we love freedom." -- George "dubya" Bush, 2 Sep 2002 -- 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
lmms - questions and problems
* can i use an external MIDI controller to record an automation track? * when i left-click a beat/bassline in the song-editor to change its name, lmms loses focus. i have to alt-tab to another window and back to lmms to regain focus. is there a better way? * in the piano-roll, i can't edit the note volumes. any ideas what i'm doing wrong? thanks... -- ...atom http://atom.smasher.org/ 762A 3B98 A3C3 96C9 C6B7 582A B88D 52E4 D9F5 7808 - "TELEVISION IS DRUGS" -- Bumper Sticker -- 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
ubuntu studio on a netbook?
aside from a smaller screen, are there any concerns about running ubuntu-studio on a netbook? thanks... -- ...atom http://atom.smasher.org/ 762A 3B98 A3C3 96C9 C6B7 582A B88D 52E4 D9F5 7808 - "God save the queen and her fascist regime" -- Sex Pistols -- 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
tapco Link.MIDI - works
here's one for the archives. last i checked, there was no info about using this with ubuntu-studio. http://www.tapcoworld.com/products/linkmidi/index.html i just got a chance to test this out, and it "just works". all 4 ports show up. for the price ($50-60 US) it seems to beat anything else i've seen, especially since it doesn't require any extra (proprietary) packages. i even upgraded the firmware without any problems: download the windows installer; unzip; use amidi to send the sysex file; wait for the lights to turn off; unplug; re-plug; done. i haven't done any torture-testing, just midi dumps. i'm planning on just using it for backing up midi stuff to the computer, so for me it passed the test. -- ...atom http://atom.smasher.org/ 762A 3B98 A3C3 96C9 C6B7 582A B88D 52E4 D9F5 7808 - "You don't have a peaceful revolution. You don't have a turn-the-other-cheek revolution. There's no such thing as a nonviolent revolution. Revolution is bloody. Revolution is hostile. Revolution knows no compromise. Revolution overturns and destroys everything that gets in its way." -- Malcolm X -- 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: usb/midi adapter - which ones work well?
i could be wrong here, someone feel free to jump in and correct what i think i've found... it seems like the m-audio (2x2, 4x4) adapters work, but require drivers that aren't supported by the manufacturer. it seems like the tapco link.midi 4x4 works out of the box, and the street price is close to (or less than) the m-audio 2x2. it also seems a little bit tougher (recessed front/rear panels, rubber padding) and a little better designed, overall (different color LEDs for input/output/power, kensington lock hole). of course, i'm just looking at pictures on the 'net, so i could be off by a tad ;) ideologically, i'm also leaning towards the mackie because it seems to "just work". i'd rather spend my money with a company that's following standards, rather than a company that uses proprietary drivers and merely tolerates linux users developing an independent driver, with no company support (if i understand it correctly). it even looks like the tapco firmware upgrades are just a sysex file... so i wouldn't expect any problems using amidi to upgrade the firmware. that's actually two points they've scored; in addition to using sysex for upgrades, they have upgrades!! like i said, this is based on a few minutes googling, and may not accurately reflect reality. if anyone can comment on these (or other!) usb/midi adapters... please do... thanks... -- ...atom http://atom.smasher.org/ 762A 3B98 A3C3 96C9 C6B7 582A B88D 52E4 D9F5 7808 - "The most important thing is for us to find Osama bin Laden. It is our number one priority and we will not rest until we find him." -- George "dubya" Bush, 13 Sep 2001 "I don't know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and really don't care. It's not that important. It's not our priority." -- George "dubya" Bush, 13 Mar 2002 -- 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
usb/midi adapter - which ones work well?
On Sun, 25 Jan 2009, Atom Smasher wrote: > and i recently bought what seems to be the worlds cheapest usb-midi > adapter. when i connect it to my pc1600x, i have to add >40uS delay per > byte, or else amidi doesn't get to see all of what's coming in. at > least, a delay of 40uS/byte lets the computer receive a complete sysex > dump (~19K), but i'm still loosing a lot of CC info when i move sliders > on the pc1600x (verified with a few different midi monitors). this seems > like a problem with the usb-midi adapter having too small a buffer... > even using amidi to monitor the input from the usb adapter (pc1600x --> > usb adapter), and using the pc1600x just to send control change > messages, a lot of it is not getting past the adapter. if i use the usb > port on my controller keyboard (bypassing the cheap usb-midi adapter), > and turn a knob, EVERYTHING comes through. so, what should i be looking > for in a low-end/entry-level usb-midi adapter that can handle large > sysex dumps and plays well with linux? it seems like that didn't get any attention with a subject "dumb midi questions", so here it is with a different subject. so, should i expect the problem, above, to disappear with a less crappy usb/midi adapter? which ones are ya'll happy with? thanks... -- ...atom http://atom.smasher.org/ 762A 3B98 A3C3 96C9 C6B7 582A B88D 52E4 D9F5 7808 - "It is not only [the juror's] right, but his duty... to find the verdict according to his own best understanding, judgment, and conscience, though in direct opposition to the direction of the court." -- John Adams, 1771 -- 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: dumb midi questions
On Mon, 26 Jan 2009, simone-www.io-lab.org wrote: > ...can you solder an smd chip? === if i have to. why? > On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 5:55 AM, Atom Smasher wrote: >> brief introduction: i've been playing with hardware synths for ~15 years, >> and i've been running freeBSD on my desktop for almost that long. i have >> ideological reasons for not using closed-source OSes. >> >> i recently installed ubuntu-studio on a desktop, and it seems like a step >> in the right direction for integrating my hardware synths with a (mostly) >> FOSS environment. >> >> i've got a very solid understanding of midi in the hardware world, but the >> software is new to me and i'm not sure where to start. i'm having a hard >> time finding any recent how-to guides and it seems like a steep learning >> curve to sort out alsa, dssi, vst, ladspa, jack, etc, and how they all fit >> in together... if anyone can point me to some current doco on "all that >> stuff"...? >> >> and i recently bought what seems to be the worlds cheapest usb-midi >> adapter. when i connect it to my pc1600x, i have to add >40uS delay per >> byte, or else amidi doesn't get to see all of what's coming in. at least, >> a delay of 40uS/byte lets the computer receive a complete sysex dump >> (~19K), but i'm still loosing a lot of CC info when i move sliders on the >> pc1600x (verified with a few different midi monitors). this seems like a >> problem with the usb-midi adapter having too small a buffer... even using >> amidi to monitor the input from the usb adapter (pc1600x --> usb adapter), >> and using the pc1600x just to send control change messages, a lot of it is >> not getting past the adapter. if i use the usb port on my controller >> keyboard (bypassing the cheap usb-midi adapter), and turn a knob, >> EVERYTHING comes through. so, what should i be looking for in a >> low-end/entry-level usb-midi adapter that can handle large sysex dumps and >> plays well with linux? >> >> thanks... -- ...atom http://atom.smasher.org/ 762A 3B98 A3C3 96C9 C6B7 582A B88D 52E4 D9F5 7808 - "Fascism is capitalism in decay." -- Nikolai Lenin -- 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
dumb midi questions
brief introduction: i've been playing with hardware synths for ~15 years, and i've been running freeBSD on my desktop for almost that long. i have ideological reasons for not using closed-source OSes. i recently installed ubuntu-studio on a desktop, and it seems like a step in the right direction for integrating my hardware synths with a (mostly) FOSS environment. i've got a very solid understanding of midi in the hardware world, but the software is new to me and i'm not sure where to start. i'm having a hard time finding any recent how-to guides and it seems like a steep learning curve to sort out alsa, dssi, vst, ladspa, jack, etc, and how they all fit in together... if anyone can point me to some current doco on "all that stuff"...? and i recently bought what seems to be the worlds cheapest usb-midi adapter. when i connect it to my pc1600x, i have to add >40uS delay per byte, or else amidi doesn't get to see all of what's coming in. at least, a delay of 40uS/byte lets the computer receive a complete sysex dump (~19K), but i'm still loosing a lot of CC info when i move sliders on the pc1600x (verified with a few different midi monitors). this seems like a problem with the usb-midi adapter having too small a buffer... even using amidi to monitor the input from the usb adapter (pc1600x --> usb adapter), and using the pc1600x just to send control change messages, a lot of it is not getting past the adapter. if i use the usb port on my controller keyboard (bypassing the cheap usb-midi adapter), and turn a knob, EVERYTHING comes through. so, what should i be looking for in a low-end/entry-level usb-midi adapter that can handle large sysex dumps and plays well with linux? thanks... -- ...atom http://atom.smasher.org/ 762A 3B98 A3C3 96C9 C6B7 582A B88D 52E4 D9F5 7808 - "I am a great mayor; I am an upstanding Christian man; I am an intelligent man; I am a deeply educated man; I am a humble man." -- Marion Barry Mayor, Washington, D.C -- 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
