Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-11-13 Thread Christian Henz
On Tue, Nov 12, 2002 at 09:48:00PM -0500, David Gerard Matthews wrote: D R Holsbeck wrote: I guess stability is not an issue? It's not the potential drawing card that it once was. OSX is as stable as Linux, and even 'doze XP is getting there, from what I hear. -dgm Also, with much

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-11-12 Thread Len Moskowitz
Taybin Rutkin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think that it's a prime cause. I'd say that it takes a company with commercial interests to see a product through development to the point where it is ready to release to customers for sale. We must be misunderstanding each other. You seem to be

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-11-12 Thread Len Moskowitz
Simon Jenkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But where would they have been now if they had taken the fully open route? Somewhere better? Somewhere worse? Where could a hypothetical competitor who started now, from scratch, with a fully open model get to? Would they catch up and overtake? Would

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-11-12 Thread Len Moskowitz
Mark Knecht [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...Are you saying you can't find developers to hire? Or are you saying you only want to hire them for the duration of the project design? The former take a real monetary commitment to put people on staff. That's pretty difficult financially. Most audio

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-11-12 Thread Len Moskowitz
Paul Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] nobody has ever offered or even talked about hiring me as an employee. only 2 companies have talked about using me as a consultant. i think its reasonable to conclude that the offers of work are not out there at this point in time. For DAW applications, you're

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-11-12 Thread Richard Bown
On Tuesday 12 November 2002 16:00, Len Moskowitz wrote: I don't know about many but it's happened to me. I've looked for software engineers to assist in developing a Linux-based audio product and had difficulty finding development/consulting help. And this was for a funded project. Yeah so

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] helpfor a levelmeter]

2002-11-12 Thread D R Holsbeck
I guess stability is not an issue? To attract commercial attention, a Linux audio application would have to offer either a unique feature (or group of features) that's commercially attractive or a significant customer base unreached by Windows/OS products. Len Moskowitz Core Sound

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-11-12 Thread Paul Davis
I don't know about many but it's happened to me. I've looked for software engineers to assist in developing a Linux-based audio product and had difficulty finding development/consulting help. And this was for a funded project. Yeah so you keep on saying but when I send you an email saying

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-11-12 Thread Richard Bown
On Tuesday 12 November 2002 17:05, Len Moskowitz wrote: To attract commercial attention, a Linux audio application would have to offer either a unique feature (or group of features) that's commercially attractive or a significant customer base unreached by Windows/OS products. I don't think

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-11-12 Thread Paul Davis
nobody has ever offered or even talked about hiring me as an employee. only 2 companies have talked about using me as a consultant. i think its reasonable to conclude that the offers of work are not out there at this point in time. For DAW applications, you're probably right. that's not

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-11-12 Thread Steve Harris
Or price? Hopefully it should be possible for vendors (including Paul :) to ship preconfigured linux boxes with wodges of software and without any licensing costs. - Steve On Tue, Nov 12, 2002 at 12:28:28 -0600, D R Holsbeck wrote: I guess stability is not an issue? To attract commercial

RE: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-11-12 Thread Mark Knecht
SNIP that's not really what i meant. anybody who has read this list over a reasonably period of time or who conducts a rudimentary lookup on my name using google will very rapidly get the impression that i'm probably available for any consulting projects related to linux, audio and MIDI. and

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] helpfor a levelmeter]

2002-11-12 Thread Simon Jenkins
Len Moskowitz wrote: Simon Jenkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But where would they have been now if they had taken the fully open route? Somewhere better? Somewhere worse? Where could a hypothetical competitor who started now, from scratch, with a fully open model get to? Would they catch up and

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help fora levelmeter]

2002-11-12 Thread David Gerard Matthews
D R Holsbeck wrote: I guess stability is not an issue? It's not the potential drawing card that it once was. OSX is as stable as Linux, and even 'doze XP is getting there, from what I hear. -dgm To attract commercial attention, a Linux audio application would have to offer either a

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel]help for a levelmeter]

2002-11-12 Thread D R Holsbeck
Well considering OSX runs on top of BSD I am not surprised. As for windoze XP, I dont see it, maybe if you compare it to the rest of the windoze long line of garbage. But that would not take much, though DOS was pretty stable ;-) On Tue, 2002-11-12 at 20:48, David Gerard Matthews wrote: D R

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] helpfor a levelmeter]

2002-11-10 Thread Simon Jenkins
Paul Davis wrote: If they're unable or unwilling to tell the difference between free software and software that is written for free then there's probably never going to be a linux sdk for their hardware. Its just too specialised and complex for someone to do it for free, or to modify anything

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-11-10 Thread G. M. Bodnar
Paul Davis is on permanent record as saying: : :and lets suppose they did so. how many extra units would they actually :sell? my guess is less than a dozen or so in a given year. notice that :i said extra. the chameleon doesn't run linux, we're talking about :developers who want to work on linux

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-11-09 Thread Steve Harris
OTOH On Fri, Nov 08, 2002 at 07:06:47PM -0500, David Gerard Matthews wrote: I would shell out for a fully-functional version of Ardour if Paul decided to charge $400 for it, I doubt that many people who are not already running Linux would be. Hell yeah. If it was still GPLd, and especially

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-11-09 Thread Steve Harris
On Sat, Nov 09, 2002 at 07:15:02AM +, Simon Jenkins wrote: Audio-related examples might include things like: Making a multi effects rack unit with pro-audio i/o, a heap of DSP power, front panel display and controls, and filling it with the pick of the available open source algorithms

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-11-09 Thread Paul Davis
I really dont see much point in going from using Logic on a Mac to Logic on Linux. for MacOS pre-X, stability and performance would be a great pair of reasons to do this. but now that OS X is here, and apps like logic are more or less available for it, no, i don't see much point in doing that

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-11-09 Thread Paul Davis
Another way a company can make money off free software is to embed it, with suitable modification, in custom hardware. Audio-related examples might include things like: [ ... ] When enough end-user linux audio apps are ready for prime-time somebody should be able to make a lot of money

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-11-09 Thread CK
Thanks paul, I have this problem once in a while as a die hard opensource fan I didn't go out and buy software for years now and - a point that even in the linux community many people don't seem to understand - not because I'm a cheap- skate or ex-w4r3z kid that doesn't understand how commercial

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] helpfor a levelmeter]

2002-11-09 Thread Simon Jenkins
Steve Harris wrote: On Sat, Nov 09, 2002 at 07:15:02AM +, Simon Jenkins wrote: Audio-related examples might include things like: Making a multi effects rack unit with pro-audio i/o, a heap of DSP power, front panel display and controls, and filling it with the pick of the available open

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-11-09 Thread Paul Davis
Like the soundart chamelon http://www.soundart-hot.com/ [ ... ] That's exactly the kind of hardware I was thinking of... and exactly the kind of business model I *wasn't* thinking of. Maybe they, or someone like them, could sell more hardware if they let go of the software? (They'd certainly

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-11-09 Thread Paul Davis
Not to be sarcastic, but I'm pretty sure that LAD programmers refusing offers of work isn't the cause of the lack of linux-based audio products. I think that it's a prime cause. I'd say that it takes a company with commercial interests to see a product through development to the point where it

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] helpfor a levelmeter]

2002-11-09 Thread Simon Jenkins
Paul Davis wrote: Like the soundart chamelon http://www.soundart-hot.com/ [ ... ] [ ... ] Maybe they, or someone like them, could sell more hardware if they let go of the software? (They'd certainly sell one to me). And that's how they actually make their money, right? By making

RE: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-11-09 Thread Mark Knecht
PROTECTED] [mailto:linux-audio-dev-admin;music.columbia.edu]On Behalf Of Simon Jenkins Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 9:22 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter] If they're unable or unwilling to tell the difference

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-11-09 Thread John Lazzaro
Paul Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: OS X is a major challenge to the linux audio religious faithful. It's an opportunity, too, though -- there's a segment of the Mac population that can barely justify the cost premium for Mac hardware, because they use the hardware for recreation or

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help fora levelmeter]

2002-11-09 Thread David Gerard Matthews
Paul Davis wrote: OS X, despite being unix, actually promotes/requires that applications are written using an API (i.e. a set of libraries) that bear little resemblance to anything traditionally called unix. so even this will not help the porting effort. in theory, the gnustep people have a

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-11-08 Thread Len Moskowitz
Patrick Shirkey wrote: So what products would core-sound be willing to invest in? This is a topic better discussed privately. My point was that if Linux audio developers had the time and inclination to offer their design and/or consulting services to commercial companies, it's likely that more

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-11-08 Thread Taybin Rutkin
On Fri, 8 Nov 2002, Len Moskowitz wrote: My point was that if Linux audio developers had the time and inclination to offer their design and/or consulting services to commercial companies, it's likely that more Linux-based audio products would come to market. Not to be sarcastic, but I'm

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-11-08 Thread Len Moskowitz
Taybin wrote: My point was that if Linux audio developers had the time and inclination to offer their design and/or consulting services to commercial companies, it's likely that more Linux-based audio products would come to market. Not to be sarcastic, but I'm pretty sure that LAD

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-11-08 Thread Taybin Rutkin
On Fri, 8 Nov 2002, Len Moskowitz wrote: Taybin wrote: My point was that if Linux audio developers had the time and inclination to offer their design and/or consulting services to commercial companies, it's likely that more Linux-based audio products would come to market. Not to

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-11-08 Thread Steve Harris
On Fri, Nov 08, 2002 at 12:45:30 -0500, Taybin Rutkin wrote: On Fri, 8 Nov 2002, Len Moskowitz wrote: My point was that if Linux audio developers had the time and inclination to offer their design and/or consulting services to commercial companies, it's likely that more Linux-based audio

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-11-08 Thread Paul Winkler
On Fri, Nov 08, 2002 at 03:18:54PM -0500, Len Moskowitz wrote: I think that it's a prime cause. I'd say that it takes a company with commercial interests to see a product through development to the point where it is ready to release to customers for sale. Who are these audio companies that

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help fora levelmeter]

2002-11-08 Thread David Gerard Matthews
PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter] Taybin wrote: My point was that if Linux audio developers had the time and inclination to offer their design and/or consulting services to commercial companies, it's likely that more Linux

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-11-08 Thread Paul Winkler
On Fri, Nov 08, 2002 at 07:06:47PM -0500, David Gerard Matthews wrote: not true. And of course, there is the whole (somewhat discredited by present economic circumstances) argument that you *can* make money of off free software. there are some business models that seem to work. Zope

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] helpfor a levelmeter]

2002-11-08 Thread Simon Jenkins
Paul Winkler wrote: On Fri, Nov 08, 2002 at 07:06:47PM -0500, David Gerard Matthews wrote: not true. And of course, there is the whole (somewhat discredited by present economic circumstances) argument that you *can* make money of off free software. there are some business models that

RE: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-10-30 Thread Patrick Shirkey
IMO it would be much better if the link to details about the card would not say Install' but instead indicate that details about the card can be found there (alsa soundcard matrix), I mean the column is named appropriately driversdocs but the item in column is always 'Install'. It has mostly

RE: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] hel p for a levelmeter]

2002-10-30 Thread STEFFL, ERIK (SBCSI)
-Original Message- From: Patrick Shirkey [mailto:pshirkey;boosthardware.com] IMO it would be much better if the link to details about the card would not say Install' but instead indicate that details about the card can be found there (alsa soundcard matrix), I mean the

RE: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] hel p for a levelmeter]

2002-10-28 Thread STEFFL, ERIK (SBCSI)
-Original Message- From: Patrick Shirkey [mailto:pshirkey;boosthardware.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 1:49 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] hel p for a levelmeter] this is what's on the page: Creative

RE: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] hel p for a levelmeter]

2002-10-28 Thread STEFFL, ERIK (SBCSI)
-Original Message- From: Paul Davis [mailto:paul;linuxaudiosystems.com] [ re: OSS ] code. It will soon be available only through emulation. It forces use of the blocking model. actually, it doesn't. nothing would stop the implementation of an OSS driver/client for

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] hel p for a levelmeter]

2002-10-28 Thread Paul Davis
that's ok, I don't think everything has to be understandable by a newbie, it's not the wording of what's there that is a problem, it's the missing information that's a problem (I just sent an update about what functionality I have found missing in sb live, I guess more of that should be

RE: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] hel p for a levelmeter]

2002-10-28 Thread STEFFL, ERIK (SBCSI)
-Original Message- From: Paul Davis [mailto:paul;linuxaudiosystems.com] that's ok, I don't think everything has to be understandable by a newbie, it's not the wording of what's there that is a problem, it's the missing information that's a problem (I just sent an update about

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-10-25 Thread Paul Winkler
On Fri, Oct 25, 2002 at 11:54:40AM -0400, Len Moskowitz wrote: Are you making an offer? ;) Yes, I am now and I have in the past. It's not easy to find takers. Sorry, I didn't understand this exchange. What's being offered? Nice to see you here, Len. (We met at that NYLXS audio-related

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-10-25 Thread Len Moskowitz
Paul Winkler wrote: Sorry, I didn't understand this exchange. What's being offered? Compensation for assistance with Linux audio-related product development. Nice to see you here, Len. Thanks -- nice to see you too, Paul. (We met at that NYLXS audio-related meeting a while back. Geez,

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-10-25 Thread Paul Winkler
On Fri, Oct 25, 2002 at 02:00:54PM -0400, Len Moskowitz wrote: Paul Winkler wrote: Sorry, I didn't understand this exchange. What's being offered? Compensation for assistance with Linux audio-related product development. What a radical concept! :-} too bad /me is too busy with endless

Re: [Alsa-user] Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re:[Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-10-25 Thread Kai Vehmanen
Takashi, thanks for these corrections! It'd be great to see yet more reports about successes, failures, suspected problems, etc, etc concerning different soundcards and chipsets on alsa-user (and other lists)! It's much easier to make purchasing decisions if you know that at least someone has

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] helpfor a levelmeter]

2002-10-24 Thread Patrick Shirkey
Len wrote: If you will be making money from a Linux-based product, then you *should* be investing your own money for promotion. I am. What's your point? Other people (people who are not in business) need not and likely won't invest money to promote Linux Audio. People here invest their time

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] helpfor a levelmeter]

2002-10-24 Thread Kjetil S. Matheussen
On Tue, 22 Oct 2002, Peter L Jones wrote: On Tuesday 22 Oct 2002 17:42, Paul Winkler wrote: On Tue, Oct 22, 2002 at 11:14:52AM +0100, Steve Harris wrote: I can't answer this properly, but there is some issue to with mmap mode I believe. It is a very small number of cards that dont

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-10-24 Thread Peter L Jones
On Thursday 24 Oct 2002 18:32, Kjetil S. Matheussen wrote: On Tue, 22 Oct 2002, Peter L Jones wrote: [snip] I don't want to have to learn about DSPs and stuff to be able to identify a _good_ sound card. I've currently got a shortlist for my next machine: * MidiMan Delta Audiophile 2496

[linux-audio-dev] Re: Music N style sw w/ JACK-support (was: Re: [linux-audio-dev]Re: image problem)

2002-10-24 Thread Patrick Shirkey
Reiner wrote: - there's patch for PD that provides JACK-support - http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=1169519 Actually, this is no longer current. Check the pd list archive for newer approaches to pd jackification. Personally, I now use Günther Geiger's patch applied to pd

Crappy Soundchips [was Re: [Alsa-user] Re: [linux-audio-dev] ]Re: image problem...

2002-10-23 Thread Werner Schweer
On Wednesday 23 October 2002 11:51, Takashi Iwai wrote: ... - SB AWE models (ugh, crap!) - Yamaha YMF7xx/DS-XG (some have reported that these work ok, but in any case they have a max 3 periods limitation similar to cs4281, which can confuse apps) no, instead, the interrupts are

Re: Music N style sw w/ JACK-support (was: Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem)

2002-10-23 Thread pdq808
Kai Vehmanen schrieb: - there's patch for PD that provides JACK-support - http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=1169519 Actually, this is no longer current. Check the pd list archive for newer approaches to pd jackification. Personally, I now use Günther Geiger's patch

Re: Crappy Soundchips [was Re: [Alsa-user] Re: [linux-audio-dev] ]Re: image problem...

2002-10-23 Thread Takashi Iwai
At Wed, 23 Oct 2002 15:16:08 +0200, Werner Schweer wrote: On Wednesday 23 October 2002 11:51, Takashi Iwai wrote: ... - SB AWE models (ugh, crap!) - Yamaha YMF7xx/DS-XG (some have reported that these work ok, but in any case they have a max 3 periods limitation similar to

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] helpfor a levelmeter]

2002-10-23 Thread Patrick Shirkey
Paul Winkler wrote: I can certainly sympathize with that one. Supposedly there is some work being done on supporting USB audio devices under ALSA; that may be our best hope. (Yes, I know USB has potentiall horrible latency. ) I have just this morning been able to get a pure ecasound sine wave

RE: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem

2002-10-23 Thread STEFFL, ERIK (SBCSI)
-Original Message- From: Anthony [mailto:avan;uwm.edu] Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 7:47 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem * Ivica Bukvic [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Oct 22 02 20:16]: I am thankful for Jack, but at the same time that does

RE: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-10-23 Thread STEFFL, ERIK (SBCSI)
-Original Message- From: Peter L Jones [mailto:peter;drealm.org.uk] On Tuesday 22 Oct 2002 20:27, Patrick Shirkey wrote: Peter wrote: All these things just make life _easier_. I want to get on with developing code, not wondering why my hardware isn't performing. I don't

RE: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-10-23 Thread STEFFL, ERIK (SBCSI)
-Original Message- From: Patrick Shirkey [mailto:pshirkey;boosthardware.com] Eric wrote: it is also pretty much useless for general users. I mean if I can't listen to mp3 and browse the web at the same time ... (without sound servers which were discussed recently and as far as

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] hel p for a levelmeter]

2002-10-23 Thread Bob Ham
On Tue, Oct 22, 2002 at 03:07:22PM -0500, STEFFL, ERIK (SBCSI) wrote: BTW creative provides some linux support. Heh, no, they don't. They've provided a paper on an FX8010, a chip that the emu10k1 implements or something, and they released some register info, and that's it. Basically, afaict,

RE: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] hel p for a levelmeter]

2002-10-23 Thread STEFFL, ERIK (SBCSI)
-Original Message- From: Patrick Shirkey [mailto:pshirkey;boosthardware.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 11:38 AM Plus the sound matrix at http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/ doesn't say there are problems getting docs from manufacturer. Perhaps someone should

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: Music N style sw w/ JACK-support (was: Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem)

2002-10-23 Thread Steve Harris
On Wed, Oct 23, 2002 at 08:09:24 +0200, Reiner Klenk wrote: I've used both (both are available as RPMs from Planet CCRMA), and they are good, but I think that the plugin~ object is a bit awkward, and I couldn't express all LADSPA ports in message objects (some problem with spaces I think).

RE: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-10-23 Thread Patrick Shirkey
this is what's on the page: Creative Labs | Soundblaster Live Platinum | EMU10K1 | Install | (4)[A][B] bottom of the page: (4) Hardware mixing supported ... NOTE: Just because an I/O is listed does NOT mean it is guaranteed to be supported. Please check the mailing list archives before

Re: [Alsa-user] Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-10-23 Thread Takashi Iwai
At Wed, 23 Oct 2002 00:07:22 +0300 (EEST), Kai Vehmanen wrote: On Tue, 22 Oct 2002, Peter L Jones wrote: I don't want to have to learn about DSPs and stuff to be able to identify a _good_ sound card. I've currently got a shortlist for my next machine: * MidiMan Delta Audiophile 2496

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-10-22 Thread Richard Bown
On Monday 21 October 2002 20:21, Patrick Shirkey wrote: But am I just wasting my breath because the Agnula crew are going to do all the work for us? Oh well _now_ you come on to my pet subject. Anyone from the Agnula project have a position on this? A while ago I got involved in a flamespat

Re: Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-10-22 Thread Patrick Shirkey
On 10/22/2002 - 04:46:47, Richard Bown said: On Monday 21 October 2002 20:21, Patrick Shirkey wrote: But am I just wasting my breath because the Agnula crew are going to do all the work for us? Oh well _now_ you come on to my pet subject. Anyone from the Agnula project have a position

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] helpfor a levelmeter]

2002-10-22 Thread Kai Vehmanen
On Tue, 22 Oct 2002, Conrad Parker wrote: it might save you some hassles if you changed the intro to jack's web pages, which currently read: JACK is a low-latency audio server, written primarily for the GNU/Linux operating system. It can connect a number of different

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] helpfor a levelmeter]

2002-10-22 Thread Kai Vehmanen
On Mon, 21 Oct 2002, Paul Davis wrote: JACK *isn't* intended for general use, and i get tired of suggestions that it should be. there are lots of people working on solutions for general use. JACK is intended for people who are serious about audio. I'd like to add that not all JACK developers

RE: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem

2002-10-22 Thread Kai Vehmanen
On Mon, 21 Oct 2002, Ivica Bukvic wrote: And as long as you view JACK as that, it will have a very small user base and hence very small pool of audio apps that will support it. All this will lead to the fact that, no matter how good JACK is (or is supposed to be), it will be always a

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-10-22 Thread Paul Davis
JACK *isn't* intended for general use, and i get tired of suggestions that it should be. there are lots of people working on solutions for general use. JACK is intended for people who are serious about audio. I'd like to add that not all JACK developers are as strict about this as Paul ;),

RE: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-10-22 Thread STEFFL, ERIK (SBCSI)
-Original Message- From: Joshua Haberman [mailto:joshua;haberman.com] Paul Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So why, having studied the docs, am I completely stumped with jack? It refuses to play. I don't consider any solution based on a piece of software _I_ can't operate

RE: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] hel p for a levelmeter]

2002-10-22 Thread Taybin Rutkin
On Tue, 22 Oct 2002, STEFFL, ERIK (SBCSI) wrote: except of the blocking of sounds (the problem mentioned above) I am quite dissapointed by functionality of linux drivers I have tried, I have sb live platinum and (last time I checked): Maybe you should buy cards from companies that care

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] hel p for a levelmeter]

2002-10-22 Thread Paul Davis
[ re: OSS ] code. It will soon be available only through emulation. It forces use of the blocking model. actually, it doesn't. nothing would stop the implementation of an OSS driver/client for JACK. ALSA is very powerful and complete, but very complex. This will make rant it

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-10-22 Thread Len Moskowitz
Patrick wrote: If you will be making money from a Linux-based product, then you *should* be investing your own money for promotion. I am. What's your point? Other people (people who are not in business) need not and likely won't invest money to promote Linux Audio. People here invest

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] helpfor a levelmeter]

2002-10-22 Thread Patrick Shirkey
Eric wrote: it is also pretty much useless for general users. I mean if I can't listen to mp3 and browse the web at the same time ... (without sound servers which were discussed recently and as far as I can tell the general consensus is that they are bad and not to be used). This is a

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] hel p for a levelmeter]

2002-10-22 Thread Paul Davis
There is this annoying kind of double talk in the OSS comunity: many people just talk about how great OSS are and how every body should start using it and all that kind of stuff, but as soon as you ask for some professional behaviour from the apps and from the developers the only answer one gets

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-10-22 Thread Paul Winkler
On Tue, Oct 22, 2002 at 11:14:52AM +0100, Steve Harris wrote: I can't answer this properly, but there is some issue to with mmap mode I believe. It is a very small number of cards that dont work. We should compile a list of them, and maybe put it in the JACK FAQ. --PW -- Paul Winkler Welcome

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem

2002-10-22 Thread Kai Vehmanen
On Tue, 22 Oct 2002, Sebastien Metrot wrote: There is this annoying kind of double talk in the OSS comunity: many people just talk about how great OSS are and how every body should start using it and all that kind of stuff, but as soon as you ask for some professional behaviour from the apps

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-10-22 Thread Peter L Jones
On Tuesday 22 Oct 2002 17:42, Paul Winkler wrote: On Tue, Oct 22, 2002 at 11:14:52AM +0100, Steve Harris wrote: I can't answer this properly, but there is some issue to with mmap mode I believe. It is a very small number of cards that dont work. We should compile a list of them, and maybe

RE: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-10-22 Thread STEFFL, ERIK (SBCSI)
-Original Message- From: Kai Vehmanen [mailto:kai.vehmanen;wakkanet.fi] On Tue, 22 Oct 2002, Conrad Parker wrote: it might save you some hassles if you changed the intro to jack's web pages, which currently read: JACK is a low-latency audio server, written primarily

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] helpfor a levelmeter]

2002-10-22 Thread Patrick Shirkey
Peter wrote: On Tuesday 22 Oct 2002 17:42, Paul Winkler wrote: On Tue, Oct 22, 2002 at 11:14:52AM +0100, Steve Harris wrote: I can't answer this properly, but there is some issue to with mmap mode I believe. It is a very small number of cards that dont work. We should compile a list of

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-10-22 Thread Peter L Jones
On Tuesday 22 Oct 2002 12:55, Kai Vehmanen wrote: [snip] JACK is not yet finished, and it has some definite usability issues that need to be resolved. but it is not, and i hope will never be (primarily) a general purpose sound server. In other words, developmenttesting help is welcome!

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] helpfor a levelmeter]

2002-10-22 Thread Kai Vehmanen
On Tue, 22 Oct 2002, Peter L Jones wrote: When I run latencytest0.42-png from [EMAIL PROTECTED], I get about 99% sub 2ms latency. But jack still complains of xruns of about 50ms. There's something here I'm simply failing to understand... but I don't know where to Are you running JACK as

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-10-22 Thread Anthony
* Kai Vehmanen [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Oct 22 02 16:09]: - snd-intel8x0 (nice chipset, is suitable for low-latency use) Actually, I've had terrible results with this. It could be due to the fact that it got pushed to a higher IRQ by my other card, however. --ant

RE: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-10-22 Thread Ivica Bukvic
JACK *isn't* intended for general use, and i get tired of suggestions that it should be. snip and then later... the reason for not doing this is that there isn't manpower to do it. i am focused on JACK as the engine for a set of apps that i want to be able use (and i want others to be

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-10-22 Thread Peter L Jones
On Tuesday 22 Oct 2002 20:27, Patrick Shirkey wrote: Peter wrote: All these things just make life _easier_. I want to get on with developing code, not wondering why my hardware isn't performing. I don't _want_ to have to learn _that_ part of the system. Because I'll only need to do it

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help fora levelmeter]

2002-10-22 Thread David Gerard Matthews
Ivica Bukvic wrote: That being said, I have been at least somewhat convinced that Jack is possibly the way to go, and after some thinking, I've decided to attempt porting RTcmix into the Jack framework. Only time will now tell whether this was worth it or not. Regards, Ico That was the

RE: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem

2002-10-22 Thread Ivica Bukvic
This is a fair question. First, many people might promote OSS, but that doesn't mean unconditional surrender. ;) I mean, I was really quite offended by Ivica's message where he proposed that JACK developers are arrogant if they don't implement x and y. OSS or not, that's not very nice

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-10-22 Thread Paul Davis
When I run latencytest0.42-png from [EMAIL PROTECTED], I get about 99% sub 2ms latency. But jack still complains of xruns of about 50ms. There's something here I'm simply failing to understand... but I don't know where to Are you running JACK as root with -R or with -R --asio? Do these

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-10-22 Thread Paul Davis
Then explain it this way, and do not contradict yourself by initially saying Jack will never replace other sound daemons, and then mention yes, i think i wrote contradictory things. i sometimes do that. my original point was that JACK was not *intended* to replace other sound daemons. its design,

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help fora levelmeter]

2002-10-22 Thread David Gerard Matthews
Paul Davis wrote: i do know what RTcmix is. i've used it. its a really cool program. its not the sort of thing i would use for RTP. if you do, thats great, but most of the people who are buying software for RTP are also not looking for software like RTcmix. LADSPA plugin out there... Yet you

RE: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem

2002-10-22 Thread Kai Vehmanen
On Tue, 22 Oct 2002, Ivica Bukvic wrote: offended by Ivica's message where he proposed that JACK developers are arrogant if they don't implement x and y. OSS or not, that's not very nice considering how much free time we have spend on this. And what do you think how do I feel when I

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem

2002-10-22 Thread Joern Nettingsmeier
hey, stop whining. your contributions are very welcome and respected. as to your *feature requests*, well, go ahead and implement them or find someone who does. i think everyone appreciates food for thought, but (at least to me) the wording of some of the opinions in this thread was rather

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-10-22 Thread Paul Winkler
On Tue, Oct 22, 2002 at 07:15:39PM -0400, David Gerard Matthews wrote: I can certainly sympathize with that one. Supposedly there is some work being done on supporting USB audio devices under ALSA; that may be our best hope. (Yes, I know USB has potentially horrible latency. ) There have

RE: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem

2002-10-22 Thread Ivica Bukvic
You're right, I need a coffee break :-). But before I do that... i think everyone appreciates food for thought, but (at least to me) the wording of some of the opinions in this thread was rather suboptimal and might easily provoke some strong rhetoric in defense. let's just all take a deep

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem

2002-10-22 Thread Anthony
* Ivica Bukvic [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Oct 22 02 20:16]: I am thankful for Jack, but at the same time that does not mean there should be no criticism. If you are referring to me criticizing Paul's statements, then how do we dare criticize Linus Torvalds for letting OSS happen? After all, he is the

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] helpfor a levelmeter]

2002-10-22 Thread Kai Vehmanen
On Tue, 22 Oct 2002, Peter L Jones wrote: I don't want to have to learn about DSPs and stuff to be able to identify a _good_ sound card. I've currently got a shortlist for my next machine: * MidiMan Delta Audiophile 2496 (Envy24) * Creative SB PCI 128 (ES1371) I've used both of these

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] helpfor a levelmeter]

2002-10-21 Thread Patrick Shirkey
Steve Harris said something like: We run the risk of annoying people by starting an ad campaign now. This didn't sit with me when I read it. Now I think I know why. Why should we let these people who could get annoyed wait for us to polish the products to perfection. If they want to use them

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-10-21 Thread Peter L Jones
On Sunday 20 Oct 2002 21:38, Kai Vehmanen wrote: On Sun, 20 Oct 2002, Peter L Jones wrote: rant I also want to be able to do this on my current machine, a Celeron 400. Jack won't run - my machine's too slow. MPlayer won't run - my machine's too As for JACK requiring a +400Mhz machine,

Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

2002-10-21 Thread Paul Davis
So why, having studied the docs, am I completely stumped with jack? It refuses to play. I don't consider any solution based on a piece of software _I_ can't operate suitable for general use. JACK *isn't* intended for general use, and i get tired of suggestions that it should be. there are

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