[linux-audio-dev] soundcards

2001-10-15 Thread dave willis
On Mon, 15 Oct 2001, David Gerard Matthews Jr. wrote (edited): > I'm looking to replace my SBLive with a "pro" device. Basically, it > boils down to an RME Hammerfall or a Delta 1010. The biggest problems > I see with the Hammerfall are the lack of onboard midi (could I use > the midi port from

[linux-audio-dev] surround encoding

2001-10-15 Thread Paul Davis
whats the legal status of surround encoding? are we free to write GPL'ed software that encodes 6 streams of audio data into DTS or Dolby digital? --p

Re: [linux-audio-dev] single-instance LADSPA plugins useful?

2001-10-15 Thread Paul Winkler
On Mon, Oct 15, 2001 at 05:06:22PM -0700, John Lazzaro wrote: > OK, good enough, as long as someone will actually be using it I'll > look into it further ... Well, I don't want you to spend a whole lot of time on it solely on my behalf! Is anybody else interested in SAOL -> LADSPA? If so, are an

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Laptops for audio - useful comparison table

2001-10-15 Thread David J. Topper
jon soong wrote: > i really don't know about running audio thru a laptop, > there are a lot of problems . one of the main ones is > the hdd's just don't run fast enough! I've done some pretty standard stuff through my HP Omnibook 6000 + Docking station + RME Digi96/8. I would suspect the Hammer

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Laptops for audio - useful comparison table

2001-10-15 Thread jon soong
I have a sony vaio z505 p3 750 and i tried to use pro tools free on it (the cracked 32 track version) and it is crash CITY - this is with Win ME Acid works good on it though i really don't know about running audio thru a laptop, there are a lot of problems . one of the main ones is the hdd's

Re: [linux-audio-dev] What about OpenML? Some questions

2001-10-15 Thread Paul Davis
>I've been checking out OpenML[1], and I was wondering what, it could mean to >linux audio development? it looks largely irrelevant to me. or to put it another way, its relevant in the same way that ASIO is relevant: it might shape the h/w designs that some manufacturers use, but nothing more. i

Re: [linux-audio-dev] single-instance LADSPA plugins useful?

2001-10-15 Thread John Lazzaro
> Paul Winkler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > > On Sat, Oct 13, 2001 at 06:24:24PM -0700, John Lazzaro wrote: >> Let me know, if there's no user interest in >> a single-instanced LADSPA, I won't spend cycles >> doing one ... there are enough audio and control >> drivers in sfront that no one

Re: [linux-audio-dev] jack name

2001-10-15 Thread Paul Davis
>how irritating! a package has just shown up on debian by the name of jack, a >cd-ripper. can you send me a URL or email address? we'll see if we can nip this in the bud ... >one, however, would like a new release with a new, final name (jack, laaga, >foolib, whatever, I have my preferences but

Re: [linux-audio-dev] What about OpenML? Some questions

2001-10-15 Thread D. Stimits
Jelle wrote: > > hi all. > > I've been checking out OpenML[1], and I was wondering what, it could mean to > linux audio development? > > Is OpenML a "universal" media driver uberprotocol, to simplify driver issue > and to have a single interface for audio video etc devices? > > Should OpenML b

[linux-audio-dev] jack name

2001-10-15 Thread Andy Wingo
how irritating! a package has just shown up on debian by the name of jack, a cd-ripper. people with more of a stake in the issue, do what you like with the name. I for one, however, would like a new release with a new, final name (jack, laaga, foolib, whatever, I have my preferences but they don'

Re: [linux-audio-dev] is there a hammerfall dsp driver in the works?

2001-10-15 Thread Jelle
On Mon, Oct 15, 2001 at 01:59:20PM -0400, Richard C. Burnett wrote: > Now in MIDI land, the XT > midi controller from Motu is MUCH better than the MAudio equivalent. I > don't know if those have Linux drivers (USB midi ports). I doesn't, neither have the midiman USB midi interfaces, which is a s

[linux-audio-dev] What about OpenML? Some questions

2001-10-15 Thread Jelle
hi all. I've been checking out OpenML[1], and I was wondering what, it could mean to linux audio development? Is OpenML a "universal" media driver uberprotocol, to simplify driver issue and to have a single interface for audio video etc devices? Should OpenML be used with JACK to provide media

Re: [linux-audio-dev] is there a hammerfall dsp driver in the works?

2001-10-15 Thread Paul Davis
>external add-on for this weighs in against it.) The biggest problems I >see with the Hammerfall are the lack of onboard midi (could I use the >midi port from my SB or even my crummy motherboard sound card and have >audio go through the Hammerfall) and the fact that I hear it's somewhat >hard to

RE: [linux-audio-dev] is there a hammerfall dsp driver in the works?

2001-10-15 Thread Dan Hollis
On Mon, 15 Oct 2001, Fred Gleason wrote: > You might also want to check out Digigram's PCXPocket product line. Last > I spoke to them (about a year ago) they had no Linux support but were > considering adding it. http://www.digigram.com/ That is interesting because when we last spoke to them (a

Re: [linux-audio-dev] is there a hammerfall dsp driver in the works?

2001-10-15 Thread David Gerard Matthews Jr.
While on the subject of the relative merits of various audio interfaces, I'd like to pose a question. I'm looking to replace my SBLive with a "pro" device. Basically, it boils down to an RME Hammerfall or a Delta 1010. I've done my homework on the two cards, but I've never seen either of them i

RE: [linux-audio-dev] is there a hammerfall dsp driver in the works?

2001-10-15 Thread dave willis
i just remembered that latency information for mac and windows does not neccessarily pertain to linux, considering i get better latency in linux than i do in windows. fwiw, dave

RE: [linux-audio-dev] is there a hammerfall dsp driver in the works?

2001-10-15 Thread Fred Gleason
On Mon, 15 Oct 2001, Richard W.E. Furse wrote: > Decent multichannel audio on laptops is turning out to be rather annoyingly > difficult. I've been waiting for ages for the USB-based M-Audio 4in/4out > card. This has shipped for the Mac, but (nearly a year on) they've still not > released it for

RE: [linux-audio-dev] is there a hammerfall dsp driver in the works?

2001-10-15 Thread dave willis
On Mon, 15 Oct 2001, Richard W.E. Furse wrote: > > There are none. The VX Rocket is the only PCMCIA device that could be > > considered a serious audio interface, and it supports only 2 channels. > > > > --p > > I believe there is (was) a multichannel version of this around (may be > output only)

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Broadcast 2000 removed from public access

2001-10-15 Thread D. Stimits
Fred Gleason wrote: > > On Mon, 15 Oct 2001, Son of Zev wrote: > > > At this stage I am unaware of any precedent to this kind of claim. The claim > > against mp3/p2p software was an issue of music copyright and the illegal > > distribution of it - however no one ever sued anyone for making a rec

RE: [linux-audio-dev] is there a hammerfall dsp driver in the works?

2001-10-15 Thread Ivica Bukvic
My apologies for ignorantly stating Guenter as the author of the Hammerfall driver, I was incorrectly informed (seems like he did some kind of work [or at least was planning to] on the native interface, or something like that, so I mixed it all up in my head... DOH!). So again, my apologies. Ico

RE: [linux-audio-dev] Laptops for audio - useful comparison table

2001-10-15 Thread Ivica Bukvic
Here's an e-mail I got from RME support guy, as much as Inspiron 8000 is concerned (which is what I have and must say am very happy with it). If you read on their website, they claim that the cooling fan interrupt is what causes monstrous latency at the moment it gets engaged/disengaged (due to cr

RE: [linux-audio-dev] is there a hammerfall dsp driver in the works?

2001-10-15 Thread Richard C. Burnett
I was *not* happy with the MOTU 2408mkII on my windows machine. The firewire interface connector was very touchy to the slightest movement and when it pops out you get some loud noise out if you have things connected. I really liked some of the options on it but compared to the Delta 1010 which

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Broadcast 2000 removed from public access

2001-10-15 Thread Fred Gleason
On Mon, 15 Oct 2001, Son of Zev wrote: > At this stage I am unaware of any precedent to this kind of claim. The claim > against mp3/p2p software was an issue of music copyright and the illegal > distribution of it - however no one ever sued anyone for making a recordable > tape deck or video p

RE: [linux-audio-dev] is there a hammerfall dsp driver in the works?

2001-10-15 Thread Richard W.E. Furse
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Paul Davis > Sent: 15 October 2001 14:03 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] is there a hammerfall dsp driver in the > works? [...] > > >version for laptops) driver for linux at thi

[linux-audio-dev] Laptops for audio - useful comparison table

2001-10-15 Thread John Thaden
Greetings, I'm shopping for a laptop that I would like to use for audio recording/mixing. On 6 Jul 2001, John Lazzaro cc'd a letter originally sent to the [music-dsp] mail-list by Paul Russell that included this link to one man's evaluation of laptops for audio use. http://www.rme-au

Re: [linux-audio-dev] news on kernel pre-emption patch

2001-10-15 Thread Tobias Ulbricht
Hey, great interview. I wished to be a kernel hacker sometimes...sigh. Besides, great to see, that "merging" Andrew's and Robert's patches is possible and even in progress. Did anyone of you compare both patches or use Robert's preemption instead of the ll-patch? cheers, tobias. On Mon, 15 O

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Broadcast 2000 removed from public access

2001-10-15 Thread Paul Davis
>can't see that in the terms. (and a personal request to make it truly viable >for both audio and video put SMPTE/MMC sync functionality on to it... so it >can lock to external video and audio devices correctly - I know Paul - >wordclock would be paramount too) FYI: wordclock is a h/w issu

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Broadcast 2000 removed from public access

2001-10-15 Thread Son of Zev
Hi All Hey I know this is a rather late comment - but I read everyone elses contribution and I feel I should add. At this stage I am unaware of any precedent to this kind of claim. The claim against mp3/p2p software was an issue of music copyright and the illegal distribution of it - however

Re: [linux-audio-dev] is there a hammerfall dsp driver in the works?

2001-10-15 Thread Paul Davis
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>you write: >Does anyone know whether Gunther Geiger (the author of Hammerfall driver), >or anyone else for that matter, working on the RME's Hammerfall DSP (pcmcia Gunter is not the author of the hammerfall driver. Winfried Rietsch wrote the original "native" driver

[linux-audio-dev] news on kernel pre-emption patch

2001-10-15 Thread Jörn Nettingsmeier
hello * ! there is a very interesting interview with robert love at kerneltrap.com about the kernel pre-emption patch. see http://www.linuxdj.com/audio/lad/news.php3 . best, jörn -- Jörn Nettingsmeier home://Kurfürstenstr.49.45138.Essen.Germany phone://+49.201.491621 http://spunk.

Re: [linux-audio-dev] is there a hammerfall dsp driver in the works?

2001-10-15 Thread Jörn Nettingsmeier
Ivica Bukvic wrote: > > Does anyone know whether Gunther Geiger (the author of Hammerfall driver), > or anyone else for that matter, working on the RME's Hammerfall DSP (pcmcia > version for laptops) driver for linux at this time? If not, what are current > available solutions for the intel/amd l