[00:05] <greg__> @bluescream does it work with Ardour?
[01:16] <bluesscream> yes, you can control and play all your synthesizers and other midi apps live with your pc keyboard, connect and record them by jack to ardour.
[01:16] <bluesscream> http://ubuntu.pastebin.com/RwZnRT52
[01:20] <persia> That looks much nicer than vkeybd
[01:22] <bluesscream> don't follow this link I forgot how to work with pastebin
[01:24] <bluesscream> yes vmpk is much more elaborated
[01:26]  * persia wonders why it's "Priority: extra"
[01:32] <persia> Odd.  keyboard only seems to control one octave, split between two "hands".  With the "left hand", I seem to only be able to press three keys at once, and four with the "right hand"
[01:39] <bluesscream> no such limits here
[01:44] <persia> Pressing 'Z'+'X'+'C'+'S'+'D' gets you 5-note dischordant polyphony?
[01:45] <persia> I did find a second octave (more like 1.5 octaves) though: seems to be a 2-manual device (which is nifty in many ways)
[01:46] <persia> (from 'Q' and from 'Z')
[01:57] <bluesscream> you're right, these are limitations by these pc-keyboards. They are not constructed for this use. Same with virtualkeyboard. It's a poor substitute for real piano keys
[02:00] <bluesscream> you can modify settings like octave space, language specific keys etc
[02:14] <bluesscream> imo you will not use a pc keybord to perform live music with virtuosity. They are just useful for saving an idea or as an additional controller i.E. for a continuo in a complex performance
[02:41] <persia> Ah, so it's a PC keyboard limitation?  Using a fancier keyboard (e.g. a gaming keyboard) might allow wider use?  That sounds promising.
[02:41] <persia> (and yes, one hopes anyone serious about it is able to get a proper master keyboard)
[05:00] <Marians> Buenas noches! Alguien habla español?
[05:01] <persia> Some folks do, but the charter for this channel is English-only.
[05:01] <persia> !es
[05:01] <persia> You can ask a question in Spanish if you must, but no promises that anyone both knows the answer and reads+writes Spanish is around.
[05:03] <Marians> gracias!