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Oh no! Although I'm not able to contribute, I'm learning lots. - --Bob. On 15/12/15 11:24 AM, Blaise Alleyne wrote: > Hi Karen, > > Thanks for the additional details! > > I'm Debian-based these days, with the KXStudio repositories for > current audio production software and a low latency liquorix > kernel, though I'm also still running Ubuntu Studio on my home > desktop. > > > One thing that may be a challenge (for which others on the list > might have more knowledge) is your issue with speech in > post-Squeeze Linux kernels. For pro audio work, the standard > Squeeze kernel isn't going to be great... you want a low latency > kernel if you want notes to play when you press them on a MIDI > keyboard, or to be able to play back audio from several instrument > sources at the same time reliably, nevermind to record any audio > reliably. > > So I'm not sure how you solve that problem -- an older low latency > kernel perhaps, which supports your speech hardware requirements > but also pro audio? I'm not quite sure. > > (Also, are you using JACK yet? That may be another challenge with > speech software, though an ALSA or Pulseaudio bridge may do the > trick.) > > > Beyond that, maybe best to take the discussion off-list? Feel free > to email me at [email protected]. > > > Blaise > > > On 15/12/15 01:11 AM, Karen Lewellen wrote: >> Hello Blaise, Thanks so very much in advance for the wisdom I >> feel sure you can provide. I honestly admit to being a touch of >> a singer snob who imagines one can only perform live with well >> other live people smiles. So when Bob wrote of your creating, I >> confess I got rather curious as well. As for command line music >> making tools, there are actually rather a few I am learning. I >> am compiling a list with links, since I do not know yet your >> distribution of preference, or exactly how you work. Articulating >> my desires musically may make more sense than the ssh telnet >> aspect truth be told. In all honesty however, I cannot say with >> hands on firmness that I can drive the car where I wish to go. I >> was more of a singer / arranger than a songwriter until the past >> few years. Now I have all this music I desire moving from the >> studio in my head and heart onto sheet music, into performing >> form, as I am sure you can understand. Since I am writing full >> arrangements, all the parts with my lyrics, I want to play all of >> the parts, piano, strings, guitar etc., that are in my head and >> then get the completed work into sheet certainly both audio and >> sheet possibly. How I imagine doing this, is with a quality >> piano / keyboard that also has several additional instrument >> options to simulate sound wise for composition only for now at >> least, the other instrument's for which I am writing. <Still >> awake?> Now, this is where my visual memory, blended with my lack >> of first hand Linux experience starts to get a bit...well >> hopeful. I imagine connecting said piano / keyboard to the >> m-audio audiophile 2496 sound card I have in mind, using any one >> of the dozen or so tools for the command line I am finding are >> included in Debian, writing each part one at a time, putting the >> piece together, and transferring the completed work to a >> composing package, you referenced Lillypoind, which is terrific, >> but there are a couple more. I am hunting the instrument along >> with the talent for the Linux side of my desire. The older the >> better in a way, I tend to be a buttons kind of girl, not a touch >> screen one. Granted I know some keyboards have multi-track >> sequencers built in. Letting me <I think? compose entirely on >> said keyboard and transfer the finished product...strong emphasis >> on the I think. There may be another way that I have not >> considered, I mean besides the traditional way of doing the >> recording, I am a radio producer too, so have pro tools, a mac a >> control surface etc. etc. Still I would rather use Linux because >> I know the composition programs exist, that i may be able to >> script in Linux some of what I need...not me, but tap into some >> sources for this. There is no real program for composition mac >> wise, certainly not going back to the edition I am using to run >> my pro tools setup. The ssh-telnet aspect simply lets me treat >> the Linux box like a server, running the commands from my main >> computer where I am already comfortable, both with my speech >> synthesizer, and in a small way with the command line based on >> my daily use of a comparative Linux shell. Oh that reminds me, I >> spoke of issues with speech in more current Linux Kernels. This >> is because the ability to use a hardware source for speech no >> longer exists in the new ones, like in Jessie. Only software >> speech which for me is out of the question. One can compile the >> new distribution with the older Kennel, but that. is. way!!! >> beyond me laughs. Is all this making more sense? Will have those >> programs for you tomorrow. Thanks for joining the adventure! I >> likewise thank you Bob for inviting Blaise to the party. Kare >> >> >> >> On Mon, 14 Dec 2015, Blaise Alleyne wrote: >> >>> Hi Karen, >>> >>> I don't have very much experience with command line tools for >>> music in GNU/Linux, barring some pretty simple uses (encoding, >>> monitoring MIDI notes, making minor edits to sheet music >>> typeset in Lilypond generated by Rosegarden). But I have taken >>> a head-first dive into audio production in GNU/Linux over the >>> past few years, and I use it for live performance and for >>> composition and home recording. I'd also be personally >>> interested in at least some command line tools for doing some >>> of the things I currently do in GUIs. >>> >>> I don't think I fully understand what you're trying to do (both >>> musically, or with the SSH component), but hopefully I can be >>> of some assistance. Very curious to learn more about what >>> you're hoping to do in case I can help! >>> >>> Regards, Blaise >>> >>> ps thanks for pinging me, Bob! >>> >>> >>> On 11/12/15 06:38 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: >>>> Wow that must have been amazing. The Linux audio list at >>>> yahoo groups is full of people mostly in Europe who use >>>> command line Linux tools for their music work, some of them >>>> are authors of packages included. Still it would be fun to >>>> witness it firsthand. Kare >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, 11 Dec 2015, Bob Jonkman wrote: >>>> >>>> At Software Freedom Day we had a great presentation on using >>>> Free Software for Musical Performance by Blaise Alleyne. He >>>> was using graphical tools for his performance, but has the >>>> Music-On-Linux part covered. He may have expertise in >>>> command-line musical performance tools too. I'll ping him >>>> with this message. >>>> >>>> I wonder what it would take to convince Blaise to haul his >>>> studio equipment up to the room at Ryerson to do his >>>> presentation for GTALUG... :) >>>> >>>> --Bob. >>>> >>>> SFDToronto: >>>> http://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/2015/Canada/Toronto/LibrePlanet >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Bob Jonkman <[email protected]> Phone: +1-519-635-9413 >>>> SOBAC Microcomputer Services >>>> http://sobac.com/sobac/ Software --- Office & Business >>>> Automation --- Consulting GnuPG Fngrprnt:04F7 742B 8F54 >>>> C40A E115 26C2 B912 89B0 D2CC E5EA >>>> >>>> >>>> On 10/12/15 07:17 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: >>>>>>> greetings everyone, My name is Karen. I have only >>>>>>> recently found this LUG, and joined the talk list. I am >>>>>>> a professional singer/ songwriter and media producer >>>>>>> with a unique Linux goal. I wish to make use of the >>>>>>> varied console or command line based tools in Linux for >>>>>>> my composition work, and if possible for accessing >>>>>>> media materials too. I use adaptive technology, which >>>>>>> is part of why my desire is to ssh telnet into my Linux >>>>>>> box rather than work with it directly. I tend to prefer >>>>>>> more traditional tools. for example one sound card in >>>>>>> this box will be an m-audio audiofile 2496 production >>>>>>> card to which I will be attaching my music keyboard. >>>>>>> In any case while I have some of the tools I require, >>>>>>> and firm knowledge that my goals are possible. I have >>>>>>> not, at least not until now, found a Linux users group >>>>>>> in Toronto where I can get the extra wisdom required. I >>>>>>> am very used to Linux and UNIX based shell structures. >>>>>>> I am using one at this moment based in freedsb, to >>>>>>> draft my email, and use another based in Ubuntu for my >>>>>>> nonprofit media newsroom's hosting account. Such is >>>>>>> also part of why I want to start with a comparative way >>>>>>> to use my Linux box. I would rather begin with a >>>>>>> foundation where I can make use of and learn more right >>>>>>> away, than fail to use the Linux box well at all. Let >>>>>>> me be sure my post is suitable before both asking and >>>>>>> answering questions. 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