Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio Handbook

2019-02-22 Thread lukefromdc
A worry in any distro including WINE in thr default install would be that the distro would no longer be immune to Windows malware, at least not to those varients that run in WINE. A single report of a user's audio files getting encrypted with ransomware would be very bad for the whole distro.

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio Handbook

2019-02-22 Thread Ross Gammon
On 2/20/19 6:28 PM, Erich Eickmeyer wrote: > Well, the good news with this is that Carla is very close to being > included. If nothing else we're putting it in the backports PPA. While > the Windows bridges won't be included if you just install Carla, the > bridges are available as separate sub-pac

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio Handbook

2019-02-20 Thread Erich Eickmeyer
Hi Peter! Good to hear from you! On Wed, 2019-02-20 at 11:59 -0500, Peter Reppert wrote: > > Hi, everyone. Just a note to say I saw the discussion. I haven't > looked at version 19.04 - any and all helpful updates to the Audio > Manual are encouraged! I finally got around to trying out LinVST

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio Handbook

2019-02-20 Thread Peter Reppert
Hi, everyone. Just a note to say I saw the discussion. I haven't looked at version 19.04 - any and all helpful updates to the Audio Manual are encouraged! I finally got around to trying out LinVST and that was a huge disappointment, first because it's a very messy install that stumped me, and se

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio Handbook

2019-02-19 Thread Len Ovens
On Tue, 19 Feb 2019, Erich Eickmeyer wrote: On Tue, 2019-02-19 at 10:31 -0800, Len Ovens wrote: aside, these plugins even when properly packaged, do sometimes cause crashes in combination with other plugins which use the same GUI lib but different version (gtk2 vs gtk3). My understanding is th

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio Handbook

2019-02-19 Thread Erich Eickmeyer
On Tue, 2019-02-19 at 10:31 -0800, Len Ovens wrote: > On Tue, 19 Feb 2019, Erich Eickmeyer wrote: > > > The entire problem with the calf plugins stems from bad packaging > > of > > the calf-ladspa plugins, which comes in the lmms package and was > > never > > meant to be exposed to the rest of th

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio Handbook

2019-02-19 Thread Len Ovens
On Tue, 19 Feb 2019, Erich Eickmeyer wrote: The entire problem with the calf plugins stems from bad packaging of the calf-ladspa plugins, which comes in the lmms package and was never meant to be exposed to the rest of th esystem. bacically, Ardour will Not true. Only one of the problems comes

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio Handbook

2019-02-19 Thread Ross Gammon
On 2/19/19 5:47 PM, Erich Eickmeyer wrote: > Yet the problem with LMMS using calf-ladspa as a dependency persists, > and while Ross was able to fix the Debian package upstream, there have > been some build issues with the ppc64 build, which Ross is working on > to correct, before it can land in 19.

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio Handbook

2019-02-19 Thread Erich Eickmeyer
Hi Ralf On Tue, 2019-02-19 at 09:30 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > Hi, > > [snip] Your message was a little long, so I snipped the entire thing. I hope what I write here addresses it. The entire problem with the calf plugins stems from bad packaging of the calf-ladspa plugins, which comes in the

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio Handbook

2019-02-19 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Tue, 19 Feb 2019 09:30:45 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote: >There were a lot of discussions related to Calf >plugins, perhaps the AudioHandbook should take them into account, for >example >http://lists.ardour.org/pipermail/ardour-users-ardour.org/2018-November/date.html. Oops, this is the link where

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio Handbook

2019-02-19 Thread Ralf Mardorf
Hi, I found something that I don't want to edit without your agreement. "Having tried out a few of these tools, my favorites list ended up with mostly standard Calf plugins. They come with an intuitive GUI and get the job done." - https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuStudio/AudioHandbook/Mixin

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio Handbook

2019-02-18 Thread eylul
An epub file is essentially a zipped box of xhtml files. So you can open it with ark and extract the html from it in a trivial way. :) There was some changes done to the epub from the wiki in terms of regularizing formatting and making the whole thing mobile friendly (and converting the whole thin

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio Handbook

2019-02-18 Thread Ross Gammon
On 2/18/19 4:23 PM, Erich Eickmeyer wrote: > Hi Ross, > > On 2/18/2019 6:12 AM, Ross Gammon wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I finally got my Ubuntu Studio test machine up an running two weekends >> ago (there was a problem with my plugin video card which I haven't >> solved yet). With a fresh install of US 18

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio Handbook

2019-02-18 Thread Erich Eickmeyer
Hi Ross, On 2/18/2019 6:12 AM, Ross Gammon wrote: > Hi, > > I finally got my Ubuntu Studio test machine up an running two weekends > ago (there was a problem with my plugin video card which I haven't > solved yet). With a fresh install of US 18.10, I started following the > Audio Handbook. Natural

[ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio Handbook

2019-02-18 Thread Ross Gammon
Hi, I finally got my Ubuntu Studio test machine up an running two weekends ago (there was a problem with my plugin video card which I haven't solved yet). With a fresh install of US 18.10, I started following the Audio Handbook. Naturally, I jotted down some TODO items. Where is the source stored

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio Kit

2018-07-06 Thread preppert
Ralf, Thanks for the thoughtful response to a poor post on my part. That looks like an incredible synth and my main thought was how great it would be if it was available for Linux. Apparently a large number of developers are working on it, and although I haven't seen any mention of it, hopef

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio

2017-01-18 Thread Ross Gammon
Maybe I have just been lucky - or uncomplicated :-) On 16/01/17 20:10, Len Ovens wrote: On Mon, 16 Jan 2017, Ross Gammon wrote: To my way of thinking, Ubuntu Studio has pretty good defaults. I can install Ubuntu Studio and get straight into audio work. Just try doing that with a standard Debi

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio

2017-01-16 Thread Len Ovens
On Mon, 16 Jan 2017, Ross Gammon wrote: To my way of thinking, Ubuntu Studio has pretty good defaults. I can install Ubuntu Studio and get straight into audio work. Just try doing that with a standard Debian or Ubuntu install! Yes and no. It is hard enough to get going that some people will g

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio

2017-01-16 Thread Ross Gammon
Hi All, I have just come to this thread now, and gave up trying to find all the bits of the thread that I wanted to comment on, so I will chime in with a clean sheet. It seems that most of the debate is around having sane defaults, and confusing users with too many options. Perhaps our featu

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio

2017-01-15 Thread Hank Stanglow
On 01/15/2017 01:10 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: The clueless user wants the Apple approach, the experienced user wants the Linux approach. Both have in common to follow a clear KISS principle. If you mix both approaches, the result is crap. I must agree with Ralf on his assessment. When I first cam

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio

2017-01-15 Thread eylul
Hi! Sorry I noticed your email only after sending this one. So a few quick additions even through I assume discussion will keep going :) On 01/16/2017 01:02 AM, Hank Stanglow wrote: > On 01/15/2017 01:10 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: >> The clueless user wants the Apple approach, the experienced user >

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio

2017-01-15 Thread eylul
Ok I think I see better what your objection is. I do fully agree with keeping the interface as simple as possible. The main concern i have is that, for the basic user, there is a fine line between keeping it simple and user getting stuck in presets that doesn't work for them with no recourse excep

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio

2017-01-15 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sun, 15 Jan 2017 21:59:01 +0300, autumna wrote: >Alright I'll change the text to being only the sample rate. This is what I recommend to do, because nothing else, but jack#s default 32-bit float matters. >I was wondering about that 192k, but turns out it was a >miscommunication. 48k default

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio

2017-01-15 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sun, 15 Jan 2017 22:16:40 +0300, eylul wrote: >I'd rather not call inexperienced users, or people who don't have a lot >of time to go read "lazy". They are users all the same. Not everybody >has to become experts. Correct and that's why those users want an easy to use GUI, without cryptic optio

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio

2017-01-15 Thread eylul
I'd rather not call inexperienced users, or people who don't have a lot of time to go read "lazy". They are users all the same. Not everybody has to become experts. Anyway the solution for such users is profiles (from your suggestion we will have 2 or 3). Ideally a beginner user will not have to c

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio

2017-01-15 Thread autumna
I was only gone for dinner. :D First of all, a reminder to everyone to please remember being constructive rather than negative as it was the case in this email. While I know Ralf enough to not take the tone of his email personally, I have already heard from several people that this is the type of

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio

2017-01-15 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sun, 15 Jan 2017 17:22:12 +0100, Dennis Schulmeister-Zimolong wrote: >Hi Ralf, > >On Sun, 15 Jan 2017 16:56:52 +0100 >Ralf Mardorf wrote: > >> For experienced audio users and novices willing to learn your app is >> crap. The target group are users who don't have a clue and who are >> unwilling

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio

2017-01-15 Thread Dennis Schulmeister-Zimolong
Hi Ralf, On Sun, 15 Jan 2017 16:56:52 +0100 Ralf Mardorf wrote: > For experienced audio users and novices willing to learn your app is > crap. The target group are users who don't have a clue and who are > unwilling to learn. You need to make it easy for them, but actually > you make it harder,

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio

2017-01-15 Thread Ralf Mardorf
Hi Eylul, Jack is a sound server for audio production purpose. For good reasons it defaults to 32-bit float. There's nearly no good reason to decide against this default. The bit depth used by the sound server has nothing to do with e.g. CD compatibility. If this app should make setting up an aud

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio

2017-01-14 Thread Ralf Mardorf
Hi, this settings app makes things more complicated instead of making them easier. In parenthesis you mention "buffer 1024". Actually this should read "1024 frames". Take a look at QjackCtl, it's "Frames/Period", aka "Frames". If you want to let users chose the jack sample rate, don't provide e

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio plugins

2016-05-05 Thread Set Hallstrom
Ralf: i am not having the conversation of what is medicore bad or worst way between digital/analogue/harware/software to make music. It's ok to point out lacks and caveats, and thinker about where and how we can tackle them. But if the point is just to enumerate personal frustration, personal tech

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio plugins

2016-05-04 Thread lukefromdc
With a too-high Q in an audio amp but short of oscillation you would get "ringing" of the frequency in question and greatly increased amplification of that frequency from the input signal. The level just short of that ringing would be used by a CW (morse code) user in amateur radio to single out on

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio plugins

2016-05-04 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Wed, 4 May 2016 14:26:36 -0700 (PDT), Len Ovens wrote: >On Wed, 4 May 2016, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > Perhaps I should write a Wiki about the "Q" parameter of a parametric EQ ;). SICR. >>> >>> There isn't one? Q is for adding a sine wave generator to your board >>> in case it doesn't hav

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio plugins

2016-05-04 Thread Len Ovens
On Wed, 4 May 2016, Ralf Mardorf wrote: Perhaps I should write a Wiki about the "Q" parameter of a parametric EQ ;). SICR. There isn't one? Q is for adding a sine wave generator to your board in case it doesn't have one... For a parametric EO, the Q parameter determines how much frequencies

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio plugins

2016-05-04 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Wed, 4 May 2016 10:43:26 -0700 (PDT), Len Ovens wrote: >On Wed, 4 May 2016, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > >> On Wed, 4 May 2016 07:18:06 -0700 (PDT), Len Ovens wrote: >>> Fons famous parameteric EQ can be had with a GUI from the X42 set of >>> plugins which adds HPF,LPF and high/low shelving as well.

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio plugins

2016-05-04 Thread Len Ovens
On Wed, 4 May 2016, Ralf Mardorf wrote: On Wed, 4 May 2016 07:18:06 -0700 (PDT), Len Ovens wrote: Fons famous parameteric EQ can be had with a GUI from the X42 set of plugins which adds HPF,LPF and high/low shelving as well. Perhaps I should write a Wiki about the "Q" parameter of a parametri

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio plugins

2016-05-04 Thread lukefromdc
I've mostly done radio and news video, though back in the 1990's I was in a band mixing metal and medieval influences. Due to my economic situation, almost every piece of gear had to be bought by price, ruling out high-end stuff. I rebuilt an old rendal Marshall guitar amp (expensive enough) with

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio plugins

2016-05-04 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Wed, 4 May 2016 18:58:24 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: >On Wed, 4 May 2016 07:18:06 -0700 (PDT), Len Ovens wrote: >>Fons famous parameteric EQ can be had with a GUI from the X42 set of >>plugins which adds HPF,LPF and high/low shelving as well. > >Perhaps I should write a Wiki about the "Q" para

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio plugins

2016-05-04 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Wed, 4 May 2016 07:18:06 -0700 (PDT), Len Ovens wrote: >Fons famous parameteric EQ can be had with a GUI from the X42 set of >plugins which adds HPF,LPF and high/low shelving as well. Perhaps I should write a Wiki about the "Q" parameter of a parametric EQ ;). SICR. -- ubuntu-studio-devel ma

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio plugins

2016-05-04 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Wed, 4 May 2016 07:18:06 -0700 (PDT), Len Ovens wrote: >Fons famous parameteric EQ can be had with a GUI from the X42 set In Germany we say "call a child by it's name", the English idiom seems to be "call a spade a spade". Since you mentioned Robin's plugin collection, btw. I never used it, I s

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio plugins

2016-05-04 Thread Len Ovens
On Wed, 4 May 2016, Set Hallstrom wrote: tisdagen den 3:e maj 2016 kl. 20:41:56 CEST, Len Ovens skrev: A basic LV2 plugins package with gate/compressor/limiter/EQ/reverb (think mixer input strip) would be nice. A package that is just intruments too, though there are fewer to begin with, woul

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio plugins

2016-05-03 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Wed, 2016-05-04 at 07:18 +0200, Set Hallstrom wrote: > i prefere my hardware, not for the sound, but the interface. having > dedicated knobs is a limiting factor that allows me to navigate the > infinity of sounds i can create. I bought a Korg nano Kontrol, it was and perhaps still is the cheap

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio plugins

2016-05-03 Thread Set Hallstrom
tisdagen den 3:e maj 2016 kl. 23:40:32 CEST, Ralf Mardorf skrev: My apologies, a last PS: The virtual Arturia Oberheim SEM vs a remake or the origuinal of the original Tom Oberheim SEM analog synth. I own a real Oberheim Matrix-1000 and a virtual Arturia Oberheim SEM. A real SEM in some aspects

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio plugins

2016-05-03 Thread Set Hallstrom
tisdagen den 3:e maj 2016 kl. 20:41:56 CEST, Len Ovens skrev: I am not sure what we can do with this... but: The audio plugins we have are kind of hard to navigate. There are a number of collections, but there is really nothing that just has the esential plugins for recording for example. Cal

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio plugins

2016-05-03 Thread Ralf Mardorf
My apologies, a last PS: The virtual Arturia Oberheim SEM vs a remake or the origuinal of the original Tom Oberheim SEM analog synth. I own a real Oberheim Matrix-1000 and a virtual Arturia Oberheim SEM. A real SEM in some aspects is much better then a real Matrix-1000, but regarding the sound eve

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio plugins

2016-05-03 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Tue, 3 May 2016 22:54:44 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: >PS: > >Regarding virtual analog devices, I should mention e.g. the Boss Turbo >Overdrive and the Ibanez Blubber, tow devices I own. There are much >better analog devices available, but non of the virtual Linux or even >proprietary emulations o

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio plugins

2016-05-03 Thread Ralf Mardorf
PS: Regarding virtual analog devices, I should mention e.g. the Boss Turbo Overdrive and the Ibanez Blubber, tow devices I own. There are much better analog devices available, but non of the virtual Linux or even proprietary emulations of the better devices, reach the amazing sound of those two an

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio plugins

2016-05-03 Thread Ralf Mardorf
I dislike several aspects of Fons personality, but in addition to Fons' amazing parametric EQ, that really does, what a parametric EQ should do for my taste, there is Fons' IR thingy, perhaps not available as a plugin, that is very good and even Fons' algorithm reverb is very good for the one and o

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio plugins

2016-05-03 Thread Ralf Mardorf
Len, are you kidding? You, several others and I'm are aware that we install zillions of plugins and then we need to separate the wheat from the chaff. I have tendencies to not use any Linux plugin, excepted of Fon's parametric EQ. Consider to read between the lines of Joe Hartley's report about

[ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio plugins

2016-05-03 Thread Len Ovens
I am not sure what we can do with this... but: The audio plugins we have are kind of hard to navigate. There are a number of collections, but there is really nothing that just has the esential plugins for recording for example. Calf tries to do this, but is well known for not being the best. (

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio System Mode selector

2014-06-09 Thread Scott Lavender
Len, I think this is a great idea! On Sun, Jun 8, 2014 at 8:46 PM, Len Ovens wrote: > For those who are interested. this: > http://www.ovenwerks.net/software/index.html > is what I have been playing with for a bit. Next step is to put it in a > PPA. It allows changing Jack's latency on the fly

[ubuntu-studio-devel] Audio System Mode selector

2014-06-08 Thread Len Ovens
For those who are interested. this: http://www.ovenwerks.net/software/index.html is what I have been playing with for a bit. Next step is to put it in a PPA. It allows changing Jack's latency on the fly as well as switching the CPU governor and loading/removing muduledetectjackdbus from pulse au