KVR Audio

glokraw · Post by **glokraw** » Sun Jul 08, 2012 11:38 pm

http://www.rncbc.org/drupal/node/503

new instruments, updates to qtractor and qjackctl,
some of the linux guys don't need much sleep!

glokraw · Post by **glokraw** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 6:54 am

http://wootangent.net/2012/05/ruis-new- ... d-samplv1/

A little review info on synthv1-and-samplv1 from 'woo, tangent'

synthv1 allows two full instances in one.
Cheers

glokraw · Post by **glokraw** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 11:20 pm

http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-audi ... 85215.html

message from Patrick Kunz about his arm based Panda setup using TAL Noisemaker.

Good to see linux arm support. Should be useful SOC audio devices
if this trend grows.

Cheers

glokraw · Post by **glokraw** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 2:40 am

pasted from new kvr fx page topic:

Plug is now a debian package, no compiling needed,
you can edit the 24 Mustang 1 presets, and choose among
the 12 Fender amp models, cabs, fx etc

http://packages.debian.org/unstable/mustang-plug

http://piorekf.org/plug/ homepage

A lone debian file outside of repositories can be installed with

sudo dpkg -i /home/username/mustang-plug_1.1-1_i386.deb

and will fail and prompt you if it needs some of the listed dependencies.

Mustang amps all include Amplitube Fender LE, which provides
Twin Reverb, Supersonic, and Metalhead amps, that are a nice
addition to Custom Shop 3.8

for those with a solid wineasio installation.

Really, a fine guitar setup, especially for older
computers, and tight budgets. Works as a usb input device,
super ez to configure in most any linux qjackctl gui

glokraw · Post by **glokraw** » Sat Aug 11, 2012 1:32 am

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions ... -13-37-99/

This is the link to the new forum for Studio4 and Studio1337
usbstick linux DAW distributions. The author/maintainer and others
should be around for questions that arise.
Cheers

briandc · Post by **briandc** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 5:42 pm

I've been using Linux for a couple of years now, mostly for work and spare time.

But recently I decided to make an audio workstation using a basic desktop PC.

So I installed Ubuntu Studio, and then KXStudio on top.

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!!!

I have hundreds of synths to use (mostly VST instruments I downloaded, but work fine in KXStudio), other Linux-based synths, drum machines, soundfont players, .wav/.gig file players, DAWs, samplers..... Incredible!

AND, to top it off: I use a RealTime kernel!!! -Something you'll never get on a Windows or Mac.

I love Linux because it puts the power and creativity in the hands of the people. With Linux, you can do what you want, the way you want.

brian

riffmaker57 · Post by **riffmaker57** » Tue Sep 18, 2012 10:02 am

DiLate wrote:what about OpenSUSE? i hear its much more tweakable than the more user friendly ubuntu

I'm new to Linux audio so I'm not sure I should even comment on this, but I've recently seen an introduction to AV Linux 6.0 on You Tube. The video is over an hour long and made by the guy who heads the project. AVL6.0 features a very lightweight window manager and it seems to do the job very well. I may use it instead of my Ubuntu setup because I'm having trouble with JACK. Audio works fine until I start JACK - then I get nothing!

I've tried Ubuntu Studio but the install was disastrous and the distro just didn't work at all past the splash screen. This is not to say that US is useless - it wouldn't have been developed if it were - it just didn't suit my computer for some reason.

Stay away from Gentoo unless you're an expert Linux user - even experts have trouble with it.

The only argument that I'm aware of with AV Linux is the fact that it comes bundled with Libre Office (Why???) and Iceweasel as a browser but it might be worth trying.

I notice that your entry is dated 2006 - did you find a solution since then?

riffmaker57 · Post by **riffmaker57** » Tue Sep 18, 2012 10:21 am

[quote="briandc"]
... I installed Ubuntu Studio, and then KXStudio on top.

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!!!

AND, to top it off: I use a RealTime kernel!!! -Something you'll never get on a Windows or Mac.

brian[/quote]

I'm interested in this post because Ubuntu Studio was troublesome for me.
I may try it again, now that I've actually installed a Sound Card - albeit a cheap one - instead of relying on the onboard sound chips on the motherboard. I've also got a bit more RAM (2.5Gb).

If I get a good, working install, I'll also try KXStudio. Thanks for the pointers. Any further advice you can give would be very much appreciated.

P.

briandc · Post by **briandc** » Tue Sep 18, 2012 2:51 pm

riffmaker57 wrote:
briandc wrote: ... I installed Ubuntu Studio, and then KXStudio on top.

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!!!

AND, to top it off: I use a RealTime kernel!!! -Something you'll never get on a Windows or Mac.

brian
I'm interested in this post because Ubuntu Studio was troublesome for me.
I may try it again, now that I've actually installed a Sound Card - albeit a cheap one - instead of relying on the onboard sound chips on the motherboard. I've also got a bit more RAM (2.5Gb).

If I get a good, working install, I'll also try KXStudio. Thanks for the pointers. Any further advice you can give would be very much appreciated.

P.

Hi riffmaker57,

I think that 9 times out of 10, the problem is just finding the right settings for your particular hardware. I installed Ubuntu Studio, and afterwards I added the KXStudio repositories to Synaptic Manager and then downloaded the packages.
You can find direct help with KXStudio from the guy who developed it, here:
http://linuxmusicians.com/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=8012

Another option might be this: http://www.getstudio1337.com/features-2/
This is a linux OS made for audio production, and everything is already installed on a USB stick. You have to purchase it, but you certainly don't need to purchase anything to get your PC the way you want it.

Let me know if I can help further.

brian

SE_Newbie · Post by **SE_Newbie** » Mon Oct 08, 2012 10:17 pm

glokraw wrote:
Puppy linux stores files in a squash file system, .sfs
so I then used the Puppy utility to resize that .sfs file twice,
each time adding eight gig, to hold the vst collection and samples.

You could have saved yourself a lot of trouble and available RAM by simply keeping your VST collection in a separate .sfs file or even in a normal directory with a simlink to it in /root. Would even be good on a large thumbdrive installation (>=16GB). Putting all that stuff in the main squashfs means that it all has to reside in RAM or it runs very inefficiently. With separate directories, it will only load the VSTs and samples you are currently working with into RAM instead of them all, saving you resources. Not to mention, if something were to corrupt your personal save file and you cannot recover it, you could lose a lot of data -- including projects. In light of that, I would consider placing your VST collection, samples, and projects in folders outside that personal storage and symlinking them into your /root directory. You will not have to make it so big that way either.

BTW: If you have the hard disc space, a full install (installed as a normal Linux distro) would run way more efficiently.

glokraw · Post by **glokraw** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 3:09 am

Puppy has more ways to skin a cat, than fleas have legs

Ram is cheap, and vsts use very little. I looked at
the free command output in Studio 1337, and reaper and each vst nibble
off only about 100K. I backup everything of value. Twice.
Thats a good list of options you provided!
I may well have one setup of each

In addition
to Studio 1337, the older Puppy Studio versions, Macpup's,
a few Dpup Exprimo;s, Lighthouse 64, P_ssy, Razor-KDE4 'and more'.
But time is not allocated based on the number of linux setups

Cheers

grymmjack · Post by **grymmjack** » Mon Oct 15, 2012 10:43 pm

Hi guys!

Recently installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.

Is Ubuntu studio the same stuff minus the packages and maybe the desktop? Seems so.

Anyone got a Novation nio 2|4 USB driver for Linux?

Thanks!

glokraw · Post by **glokraw** » Tue Oct 16, 2012 6:36 am

grymmjack wrote:Hi guys!

Recently installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.

Is Ubuntu studio the same stuff minus the packages and maybe the desktop? Seems so.

Anyone got a Novation nio 2|4 USB driver for Linux?

Thanks!

Yes, the studio is a collection of packages on top
of the standard Ubuntu. The way drivers are handled, is through
kernel support via alsa. If the Novation is class compliant, it should work
for midi i/o.

Open qjackctl, the gui for connecting hardware and software. It may be
listed as jackconnect in Ubuntu menus. Press the
Setup button, on the right side are the input and output devices,
which have a drop-down list opened by clicking on an icon: >

if you see a novation named item, select it. Or it may be assigned an ID like
hw:0,0 or hw:1 etc

(the wiki link below, uses connecting to zynaddsubfx as the example)

To easily see what devices your kernel sees,
simple commands list them, and items in brackets or quotes,
can be entered (sans brackets) in the device dialog, click the little
triangle icon, to open the list.

In a terminal, run these three commands, and compare the output

cat /proc/asound/cards

bash-4.1$ cat /proc/asound/cards
0 [M2496 ]: ICE1712 - M Audio Audiophile 24/96
M Audio Audiophile 24/96 at 0xac00, irq 17
aplay -l

bash-4.1$ aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: M2496 [M Audio Audiophile 24/96], device 0: ICE1712 multi [ICE1712 multi]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

aconnect -i

bash-4.1$ aconnect -i
client 0: 'System' [type=kernel]
0 'Timer '
1 'Announce '
client 14: 'Midi Through' [type=kernel]
0 'Midi Through Port-0'
client 16: 'M Audio Audiophile 24/96' [type=kernel]
0 'M Audio Audiophile 24/96 MIDI'

So I can choose either M Audio Audiophile 24/96, ICE1712 multi, or
the assigned ID of hw:0,0

Your output hopefully will have your devices. If you have a separate
souncard for playback, that should be chosen in the Output Device > setup.

caveats: in the Setup page, 'none' is the right choice for midi driver.
Periods/Buffer setting should be 3 for usb devices.

Press the Connect button on the main gui, a three tabbed panel opens, Audio, Midi,
and Alsa. The midi i/o is in the Alsa tab, the souncard i/o is in the Audio tab.
(the Midi tab is only for jackd midi, different than systemwide Alsa midi)

Basically, select items on both the left and right side of each tabs display,
and press the Connect button on this connection panel,
not the Connect button on the main gui. A line will be drawn between connected items, both hardware and software.

A souncard line-in, and output, will be in the Audio tab, left and right,
called System, with a widget to it's left, to expand the list of connections.

Lots of qjackctl video at youtube, search

qjackctl ardour hydrogen rakarrack zynaddsubfx, often showing the initial setup.
The wiki has config screenshots:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qjackctl

link 4 for jackd, link 8 for qjackctl.
HOOOOwaaaahhh

briandc · Post by **briandc** » Tue Oct 16, 2012 10:49 am

grymmjack wrote:Hi guys!

Recently installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.

Is Ubuntu studio the same stuff minus the packages and maybe the desktop? Seems so.

Anyone got a Novation nio 2|4 USB driver for Linux?

Thanks!

The easiest way to set up an audio environment at this point, is to go into Synaptic Package Manager. Click "reload" to update the lists. Click "mark all upgrades" to update your already-installed stuff. If it indicates stuff to be updated, update it.

Then put in the search field, "ubuntu studio." You should see a series of packages that you can choose to download or not. (Some of them may be video-oriented rather than audio, since Ubuntu Studio was designed to specialize in both audio and video production.)

Once you've checked the packages that you want installed (click "mark" if they require any dependency packages), then click "apply" and then "apply."

When the download and install is finished, you may need to reboot your computer (it will tell you if you need to do it).

Voilà!

brian

grymmjack · Post by **grymmjack** » Wed Oct 17, 2012 12:18 am

glokraw wrote:
grymmjack wrote:Hi guys!

Recently installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.

Is Ubuntu studio the same stuff minus the packages and maybe the desktop? Seems so.

Anyone got a Novation nio 2|4 USB driver for Linux?

Thanks!
Yes, the studio is a collection of packages on top
of the standard Ubuntu. The way drivers are handled, is through
kernel support via alsa. If the Novation is class compliant, it should work
for midi i/o.

Open qjackctl, the gui for connecting hardware and software. It may be
listed as jackconnect in Ubuntu menus. Press the
Setup button, on the right side are the input and output devices,
which have a drop-down list opened by clicking on an icon: >

if you see a novation named item, select it. Or it may be assigned an ID like
hw:0,0 or hw:1 etc

(the wiki link below, uses connecting to zynaddsubfx as the example)

To easily see what devices your kernel sees,
simple commands list them, and items in brackets or quotes,
can be entered (sans brackets) in the device dialog, click the little
triangle icon, to open the list.

In a terminal, run these three commands, and compare the output

cat /proc/asound/cards

bash-4.1$ cat /proc/asound/cards
0 [M2496 ]: ICE1712 - M Audio Audiophile 24/96
M Audio Audiophile 24/96 at 0xac00, irq 17
aplay -l

bash-4.1$ aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: M2496 [M Audio Audiophile 24/96], device 0: ICE1712 multi [ICE1712 multi]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

aconnect -i

bash-4.1$ aconnect -i
client 0: 'System' [type=kernel]
0 'Timer '
1 'Announce '
client 14: 'Midi Through' [type=kernel]
0 'Midi Through Port-0'
client 16: 'M Audio Audiophile 24/96' [type=kernel]
0 'M Audio Audiophile 24/96 MIDI'

So I can choose either M Audio Audiophile 24/96, ICE1712 multi, or
the assigned ID of hw:0,0

Your output hopefully will have your devices. If you have a separate
souncard for playback, that should be chosen in the Output Device > setup.

caveats: in the Setup page, 'none' is the right choice for midi driver.
Periods/Buffer setting should be 3 for usb devices.

Press the Connect button on the main gui, a three tabbed panel opens, Audio, Midi,
and Alsa. The midi i/o is in the Alsa tab, the souncard i/o is in the Audio tab.
(the Midi tab is only for jackd midi, different than systemwide Alsa midi)

Basically, select items on both the left and right side of each tabs display,
and press the Connect button on this connection panel,
not the Connect button on the main gui. A line will be drawn between connected items, both hardware and software.

A souncard line-in, and output, will be in the Audio tab, left and right,
called System, with a widget to it's left, to expand the list of connections.

Lots of qjackctl video at youtube, search

qjackctl ardour hydrogen rakarrack zynaddsubfx, often showing the initial setup.
The wiki has config screenshots:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qjackctl

link 4 for jackd, link 8 for qjackctl.
HOOOOwaaaahhh

Thanks for the awesome reply glokraw. I'm simply loving Ubuntu right now.

Got Renoise and EnergyXT setup so far, and my Korg padKONTROL works out of the box as does the APC-40! Amazing progress since the last time I've tried using Linux.

Now if I can get Ableton, Photoshop, and Xara Xtreme Pro to work through Wine, I'll be in heaven. (I know about XaraLX in Linux which is good but I'm spoiled by some newer features).

I will try your instructions soon.

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