Please help me get ubuntu studio!

2008-03-15 Thread theboss
Hi, my name is Nico, and I’m a linux user from South Africa. I was intro’d to Linux in 2005 and since just loved it. I use Blender and graphic software mainly and now looking for ubuntu studio in South Africa, but don,t know where to get it. Not able to download, “no private internet connection”.

Re: Jack and SB-awe soundcard

2008-03-15 Thread D. Michael McIntyre
On Friday 14 March 2008, Gary Ball wrote: * Starting TiMidity++ ALSA midi emulation...[fail] Hard to say why this is, but it looks like either the snd-seq-midi module isn't loading, or maybe it's a problem like JACK is having. Sorry. The audio interface hw:0

Re: Jack and SB-awe soundcard

2008-03-15 Thread Gary Ball
Thanks for your help! This Ubuntustudio User help is a great community Although it looks as if I'm going shopping for a new soundcard today. I'm a graphic designer, so the sound mixing element of my day isn't huge. But that's about half of what this flavour of Linux is supposed to excel in

Re: Jack and SB-awe soundcard

2008-03-15 Thread Mark Stuart Burge
Hi Gary, Were you able to get sound to work before running Jack or installing ubuntustudio ? Gary Ball wrote: Hi All. Forgive me, But I'm a linux-ly challenged old fart who left the cushy world of Mac OSX and I am currently trying to set up the sound in UbuntuStudio. Two issues:

Re: Jack and SB-awe soundcard

2008-03-15 Thread Gary Ball
Yes, the sound eventually did work (after a lot of trial error self help on the internet) using the SB-awe alsa driver, just not anything to do with JACK. Regards, Gary Ball Tel.: 905-632-6263 • Cell:905-580-0587 [EMAIL PROTECTED] home.cogeco.ca/~gball On 15-Mar-08, at 12:35 PM, Mark

Fwd: [ubuntu-marketing] Sheffield University music department switching to Ubuntu Studio

2008-03-15 Thread Toby Smithe
Yo: -- Forwarded message -- From: Chris Warburton [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 11:18 AM Subject: [ubuntu-marketing] Sheffield University music department switching to Ubuntu Studio To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello, I'm a student at Sheffield University in the UK (and

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Sheffield University music department switching to Ubuntu Studio

2008-03-15 Thread Toby Smithe
Hi Chris, This is excellent to hear! I have forwarded your mail to the Ubuntu Studio Users' list, and I invite you to participate in the discussion that'll undoubtedly emerge there. I'm very pleased to see that Ubuntu Studio is gaining a larger audience, and this will be especially good in that

Re: Jack and SB-awe soundcard

2008-03-15 Thread D. Michael McIntyre
On Saturday 15 March 2008, Gary Ball wrote: Although it looks as if I'm going shopping for a new soundcard today. I'm a graphic designer, so the sound mixing element of my day isn't huge. You probably don't need something as good as the Audiophile I suggested, but if you don't mind spending

Re: Jack and SB-awe soundcard

2008-03-15 Thread Ray Edester
I have used Creative's Sound Blaster cards for as long as I've had a PC and never a problem. DOS, Winsloth and several distros of Linux. The price is right here. (I have no association with the vendor) Ray http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16829102010 D. Michael

Re: Jack and SB-awe soundcard

2008-03-15 Thread Toby Smithe
On Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 8:03 PM, Ray Edester [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have used Creative's Sound Blaster cards for as long as I've had a PC and never a problem. DOS, Winsloth and several distros of Linux. The Audigy line are pretty good, and have a decent feature set. I'd recommend going for

OT: On soundcards and memory lane...

2008-03-15 Thread D. Michael McIntyre
One of the help-the-new-guy posts had a comment, let's see, from Ray, I have used Creative's Sound Blaster cards for as long as I've had a PC and never a problem. DOS, Winsloth and several distros of Linux. Me too (though their newest stuff doesn't look like they're playing ball with Linux

Re: Gary Ball - Look here for cheap stuff

2008-03-15 Thread Gary Ball
Thanks, I just bought a card from tiger direct that sez it works for linux systems (CMI-8738 chip) $12.98 (Can). I'll let you all know how it goes... Gary Ball Tel.: 905-632-6263 • Cell:905-580-0587 [EMAIL PROTECTED] home.cogeco.ca/~gball On 15-Mar-08, at 8:43 PM, jth1 wrote: Gary, I'm