Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Feature Spec Discussion: introduce ubuntustudio-audio-minimal meta package

2014-05-22 Thread Jonathan Aquilina
If you are looking for a DAW and one that isnt to bulky why not look into LMMS. We are looking at getting 1.1 released this cycle sometime next month. It supports a number of back ends from alsa to pulse to jack as well as a wide range of plugins from LADSP zynsubaddfx and VST's and much more.

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Feature Spec Discussion: introduce ubuntustudio-audio-minimal meta package

2014-05-22 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Thu, 2014-05-22 at 08:03 +0200, Jonathan Aquilina wrote: If you are looking for a DAW and one that isnt to bulky why not look into LMMS. We are looking at getting 1.1 released this cycle sometime next month. It supports a number of back ends from alsa to pulse to jack as well as a wide

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Feature Spec Discussion: introduce ubuntustudio-audio-minimal meta package

2014-05-21 Thread Kaj Ailomaa
On Wed, May 21, 2014, at 12:49 PM, Kaj Ailomaa wrote: Out of the current packages available, I'm thinking: # audio plumbing and tools jackd a2jmidid alsa tools and utils (alsa-tools, alsa-tools-gui, alsa-utils) ffado (ffado-tools, ffado-dbus-server, ffado-mixer-qt4)

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Feature Spec Discussion: introduce ubuntustudio-audio-minimal meta package

2014-05-21 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Wed, 2014-05-21 at 14:43 +0200, Jimmy Sjölund wrote: So what would you do after installation? In my world I need an application to record something, otherwise I don't know what the use of the iso is? For what usage? To record audio only, to record MIDI only, to record audio and MIDI?

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Feature Spec Discussion: introduce ubuntustudio-audio-minimal meta package

2014-05-21 Thread Jimmy Sjölund
On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 3:03 PM, Ralf Mardorf ralf.mard...@alice-dsl.netwrote: On Wed, 2014-05-21 at 14:43 +0200, Jimmy Sjölund wrote: So what would you do after installation? In my world I need an application to record something, otherwise I don't know what the use of the iso is? For

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Feature Spec Discussion: introduce ubuntustudio-audio-minimal meta package

2014-05-21 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Wed, 2014-05-21 at 15:06 +0200, Jimmy Sjölund wrote: On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 3:03 PM, Ralf Mardorf ralf.mard...@alice-dsl.net wrote: On Wed, 2014-05-21 at 14:43 +0200, Jimmy Sjölund wrote: So what would you do after installation? In my world I need

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Feature Spec Discussion: introduce ubuntustudio-audio-minimal meta package

2014-05-21 Thread Len Ovens
On Wed, 21 May 2014, Kaj Ailomaa wrote: An ubuntustudio-audio-minimal package would make it easier for users to install only the core audio applications for the audio workflows. Also, it could be used in our suggested smaller ISO. What should it include? Out of the current packages available,

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Feature Spec Discussion: introduce ubuntustudio-audio-minimal meta package

2014-05-21 Thread Len Ovens
On Wed, 21 May 2014, Jimmy Sjölund wrote: Shouldn't there be a DAW of some kind? Ardour is the main that comes to mind, but I suppose is rather big?  No. Not in the audio-minimal. There are a number of daws around, but what we do want to include is enough so that any DAW will work. I am

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Feature Spec Discussion: introduce ubuntustudio-audio-minimal meta package

2014-05-21 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Wed, 2014-05-21 at 13:54 -0700, Len Ovens wrote: On Wed, 21 May 2014, Kaj Ailomaa wrote: pulseaudio-module-jack gladish I wouldn't include pulseaudio and especially not gladish. The only thing I can think that is missing is some kind of patch bay for jack. I would include

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Feature Spec Discussion: introduce ubuntustudio-audio-minimal meta package

2014-05-21 Thread Len Ovens
On Thu, 22 May 2014, Ralf Mardorf wrote: On Wed, 2014-05-21 at 13:54 -0700, Len Ovens wrote: On Wed, 21 May 2014, Kaj Ailomaa wrote: pulseaudio-module-jack gladish I wouldn't include pulseaudio and especially not gladish. Hard to take your idea about pulse seriously as your hate for both