Re: [linux-audio-dev] Soundcards: USB, Firewire, PCI, PCMCIA

2002-01-21 Thread David Gerard Matthews Jr.
Paul Davis wrote: > there are much better cards than the Event series. The Midiman Delta's > would be the most obvious choice. well engineered, well documented, > well liked, and pretty well supported under Linux. > In fact, the guy who sold me my Delta told me specifically to stay clear of the

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Streaming client for JACK

2002-01-18 Thread David Gerard Matthews Jr.
Paul Davis wrote: > > me too, except that a LADSPA solution to this would be a very useful, > modular solution for many different contexts. > Indeed it would. The possibilities of a LADSPA- (or even JACK) based sampler are (from the user's perspective) incredible. By building the program aroun

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Creamware Pulsar

2002-01-11 Thread David Gerard Matthews Jr.
iriXx wrote: > > in the rather remote and bizarre world of electroacoustic / academic composition and >research... which i guess is where i belong... there is a huge demand for apps like >Sculptor, jMax, pd, etc > logic and cubase are for me "too commercial"... my professional work require

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Creamware Pulsar

2002-01-11 Thread David Gerard Matthews Jr.
Max Kovgan wrote: > > am i in the wrong place ... You're not. > i thought this list is for people who try to add professional audio > appliances into linux. It is. Joachim was just being cynical. Stick around a year or so, we'll have some pretty kicking software. -dgm

Re: [linux-audio-dev] another MuSE

2002-01-03 Thread David Gerard Matthews Jr.
Well, has anyone sent them mail to invite them to the party? Sounds like their insight would be useful! -dgm Paul Davis wrote: > > >I've just seen this new version of MuSE on freshmeat: > >http://muse.dyne.org/ > > i have this sinking feeling that nobody at dyne.org is on LAD. these > folks h

Re: [linux-audio-dev] The fastest desktop environment?

2002-01-02 Thread David Gerard Matthews Jr.
"DeMeo, William" wrote: > > "David Gerard Matthews Jr." wrote: > > > please elaborate on why KDE is too bloated for audio. I'm > using KDE with 256MB and two 400 MHz processors and X averages > > > about 10% > of system memory and about 1%

Re: [linux-audio-dev] The fastest desktop environment?

2002-01-02 Thread David Gerard Matthews Jr.
I run a really stripped-down Blackbox when doing audio work. For general tasks (websurfing, etc.) I usually use Gnome, but as you pointed out, it's way too bloated for audio (and KDE is even worse). Some people also like XFCE or IceWM. -dgm Joachim Backhaus wrote: > > Hi there, > > I don't if

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Which Linux Distribution For ALSA?

2001-12-30 Thread David Gerard Matthews Jr.
SuSE installs "stable" alsa by default, and automatically configures it. (Or at least 7.2 did. I have no experience with 7.3, the most recent version.) It also includes some alsa packages, and is just an all-around good newbie distro. -dgm Len Moskowitz wrote: > > Thanks to all who responded t

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Live Two Channel Recording Appplication?

2001-12-22 Thread David Gerard Matthews Jr.
It sounds like arecord (included with alsa) will do what you need. For editing, I like Snd, but there are a lot of othere worthy (2-channel) apps out there. -dgm Len Moskowitz wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm new to this list. > > I'd like to record two channel audio from two microphone

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Still I cannot understand why...

2001-12-19 Thread David Gerard Matthews Jr.
Jussi Laako wrote: > I still use Windows for making music because there is no suitable software > available. > > - Jussi Laako Obviously not, if you insist on using OSS. -dgm

Re: [linux-audio-dev] So,what to do about it? (was: Still I cannotunderstand why...)

2001-12-18 Thread David Gerard Matthews Jr.
dave willis wrote: > > On Mon, 17 Dec 2001, Paul Davis wrote: > > ??? dats are 48000, and cds are 44100. doesn't some sort of resampling > need to occur here? Every pro DAT I've ever used has had the option to run at 44100, an option I always to take advantage of to avoid resampling or multiple

Re: [linux-audio-dev] So,what to do about it? (was: Still I cannotunderstand why...)

2001-12-14 Thread David Gerard Matthews Jr.
Paul Davis wrote: > > >Ok. Could we gather what we already have and what we need to get? In > >which directions should we push which people? For example, we're getting > >the glue (jackit) but what do we need to glue together? Is there > >something nobody has started to make, even if it's clearly

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Still I cannot understand why...

2001-12-14 Thread David Gerard Matthews Jr.
Paul Davis wrote: > > >Who says you need ProTools? > > its cheaper than drugs, though in the long run, it may screw up your > life more, particularly if you decide to try to reimplement it ;) > Well, despite my earlier comments, I really appreciate your efforts in that direction:) I should als

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Still I cannot understand why...

2001-12-14 Thread David Gerard Matthews Jr.
Bill Schottstaedt wrote: > > > do you think you could do even just a 16 track edit and > > mixdown with snd[...]? > > yes. But isn't 16 tracks a sign that something else is wrong? Possibly: The Beatles, "Sgt. Pepper": 2 x 4-track analog decks K. Stockhausen, "Gesang d

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Gibson develops audio over ethernet protocol

2001-12-05 Thread David Gerard Matthews Jr.
Paul Davis wrote: > as many people on slashdot pointed out, almost no (electric) guitarist > wants to send a digital signal from their instrument directly to a > mixer. almost everyone wants to "move air" via their chosen > amp/speaker combo and then mic it with their chosen mic before passing >

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Is there something like Band-in-a-Box?

2001-11-19 Thread David Gerard Matthews Jr.
Although, interestingly enough, it would probably be easier to implement a Band-in-a-Box like program on Linux than on other operating systems (provided one had both the necessary jazz expertise and the time - both very big assumptions). You could probably use PD or jMax for this sort of thing (a

Re: [linux-audio-dev] time stretching and compression under Linux ?

2001-11-11 Thread David Gerard Matthews Jr.
greetings, As the not-so-proud owner of an SBLive card, I thought I'd chime in. Your project sounds really cool, and I'm all in favor of highly unorthodox ideas. I'd be very interested in hearing the result, and if you do write some code, I'd love to see it. But please, do your

Re: [linux-audio-dev] multitrack and editor separate?

2001-10-29 Thread David Gerard Matthews Jr.
Paul Davis wrote: > it will be in ardour by the end of the day. i am even considering > adding direct support for a cd-burning sub-process (e.g. using > cdrecord or cdrdao). > > --p ROCK ON

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Support code for synthesis?

2001-10-29 Thread David Gerard Matthews Jr.
You might look into jMax and PD. jMax handles its actual DSP code through a library called FTS that can be separated from the Java-based jMax GUI. -dgm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm thinking of writing some audio synthesis code - I want to play > around with some ideas raised by the

[linux-audio-dev] Re: Something like Pythpn + Open GL for audio (was multitrack andeditor separate?)

2001-10-28 Thread David Gerard Matthews Jr.
Mark Constable wrote: > > On Sun, 28 Oct 2001 20:42, n++k wrote: > > [n++k <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] > > ... > > | merci. > > | > > | sir you have no clue. > > That is quite likely as I have only recently discovered the power > of using python and OpenGL (blows me away) and I'm hoping like crazy > to

Re: [linux-audio-dev] surround encoding

2001-10-18 Thread David Gerard Matthews Jr.
Steve Harris wrote: > > On Wed, Oct 17, 2001 at 11:21:01PM +0100, Do you know if its > posible to build a soundfield type mic using cheap elements, or does it > require really good ones? > > - Steve I read somewhere that you can buy a pair of cheapo PZM mics, and then mount them on a piece of f

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] LAAGA/JACK/LAIC

2001-09-30 Thread David Gerard Matthews Jr.
Marek Peteraj wrote: > > 3) Most people would have no idea how to say "LAIC" > Laic - of or relating to the laity - all those who are not members of a > profession or specialized field. I think it should be a symbolic word > for how LAAGA/JACK works (see above). It should not be a problem > for t

Re: STL / Qt flame-war (Re: [linux-audio-dev] Audio-relatedwidgetswith Qt ?)

2001-09-17 Thread David Gerard Matthews Jr.
I admit to not having seen benchmarks, but is QT really faster than GTK? At least on my system, GNOME (GTK) seems to run faster than KDE (QT), but I suppose that's not completely toolkit-dependent. FLAMEBAIT ALERT: But seriously, wouldn't the time and effort occupied by porting Ardour to QT be

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: lawsuit

2001-09-13 Thread David Gerard Matthews Jr.
Szervusz Mate! I wouldn't worry to much about the lawsuit. After all, there's so much GPL'd software out there already which attempts to replace or surpass the functionality of proprietary software that there's no way the big names can go after it all. (Is Linus afraid of a lawsuit from Microsoft

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

2001-09-11 Thread David Gerard Matthews Jr.
> If artists avoid to get contracts with this media industry, this industry will > eventually be useless. We made them as powerful as they are today, only > we can take away their power again. > If artists and consumers are happy (as it seems today) I see no way out > except for some niches. >

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

2001-09-11 Thread David Gerard Matthews Jr.
Is anyone planning on picking this up? I'd do it myself if I had a) time and b) better coding skills. BC2K is/was a fine piece of work. Ruben Merz wrote: > > Well, that's really sad. Let's hope that some people may go on with the > previous GPL code... > > RUben > > > Greetings: > > > > Se

Re: Fw: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] Anything like LISA for Linux?

2001-09-04 Thread David Gerard Matthews Jr.
I don't know of anything exactly like Lisa (a very cool program, I agree), but you might check out TerminatorX. AFAIK, it only handles pre-recorded soundfiles (unlike Lisa, which can handle real-time input), put you can "scratch" the files like virtual turntables and map mouse movements to a vari

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Phazor : Anybody know what happened to it?

2001-08-31 Thread David Gerard Matthews Jr.
> Would anyone be interested in this stuff? I don't think I'm alone in saying that I would be very interested in this stuff. -dgm I dont really have the time > to work on it any more but if anyone thinks they could use any of it > I'll see if I can resurrect it (should be able to GPL it I think