[02:11] <Technicus> Hello . . . I am attempting to configure a "Tascam US-122L USB Audio/MIDI Interface" to work with Jack.  I am having minimal success, do any of you here have experience setting up this type of software/hardware configuration?
[02:52] <meganerdca> never played with that myself
[03:58] <holstein> Technicus: YO
[03:58] <holstein> you still there?
[03:59] <holstein> jackd -RP50 -dalsa -dusb_stream:1 -r44100 -p256 -n2
[03:59] <holstein> ^ thats how you start JACK with the us-122l
[04:00] <Technicus> I'll try this . . .
[04:00] <holstein> Technicus: i have MUCH better luck and less xruns with a generic kernel
[04:03] <Technicus> Well . . . it looks like there are new problems, Jack won't even start a server with the default settings using the onboard hardware which was working just fine before I tried configuring it to work with the Tascam.
[04:04] <Technicus> The settings you just provided yeilded no success.
[04:04] <holstein> Technicus: yeah
[04:04] <holstein> it works for me
[04:05] <holstein> so, i would double check some things
[04:05] <Technicus> Thanks though . . . I have to keep looking into this further.
[04:05] <holstein> try starting JACK as root
[04:05] <holstein> gksudo qjackctl
[04:05] <holstein> ^using the internal card
[04:05] <holstein> i have the unit plugged in at boot
[04:06] <holstein> using a current 10.04 up to date -generic kernel
[04:06] <holstein> i use that line
[04:06] <holstein> jackd -RP50 -dalsa -dusb_stream:1 -r44100 -p256 -n2
[04:06] <holstein> i mess with the -p256 setting
[04:06] <Technicus> Overall operation failed.
[04:07] <holstein> Technicus: you should be able to see the device in the alsa tab already
[04:08] <holstein> this is where i got the info
[04:08] <holstein> http://www.linuxmusicians.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1073
[04:08] <holstein> the other suggestions didnt work for me though
[04:09] <Technicus> What hardware are you using?
[04:10] <holstein> Technicus: that thing
[04:10] <holstein> the tascam us-122l
[04:10] <Technicus> How long have you been using it?
[04:10] <Monona> Hey all.
[04:10] <holstein> well, its been sitting around here for a while
[04:10] <holstein> Monona: o/
[04:10] <holstein> Technicus: i got it from a friend
[04:10] <holstein> plugged it in
[04:11] <holstein> and it didnt 'just work'
[04:11] <Monona> Ahoy, holstein.
[04:11] <Technicus> Same story . . .
[04:11] <holstein> so, i put off tech-ing it out for a bit
[04:11] <holstein> i dug it out a couple weeks ago
[04:11]  * Technicus waves to Monona.
[04:11] <holstein> and have been using it with my sooperlooper rig
[04:12] <Monona> And I wave back.
[04:12] <holstein> Technicus: i set it up
[04:12] <holstein> let JACK run for like 3 days
[04:12] <holstein> with a realtime kernel
[04:12] <holstein> and about 5 xruns happened
[04:12] <holstein> with the generic one
[04:12] <holstein> only like 2 in 3 days or more
[04:12] <Monona> So, I'm using pulse-jack, and rhythmbox will just drop out periodically.  I can see from my system monitor panel that there's some process running in the background.  I can't tell what it is from top, which is running in the terminal.
[04:13] <holstein> Monona: i use audacious
[04:13] <holstein> in JACK
[04:13] <holstein> or just pulse when im playing music
[04:13] <Monona> Never tried audacious.
[04:13] <holstein> [lsd] over in #opensourcemusicas was saying the same thing
[04:13] <holstein> Monona: let falk know if you see him
[04:13] <Technicus> I don't even listen to music . . . aside from streams via VLC.
[04:14] <Monona> I was using just regular pulse, but the sound would just stop.  At least with pulse-jack it'll come back after 15 seconds or so.
[04:14] <holstein> Monona: yeah?
[04:14] <Monona> Technicus: That's something.  Could never do that myself.
[04:14] <holstein> that makes me think its something with alsa
[04:15] <Monona> Hmm.  How could I figure that out?  I think it has to do with something running in the background, cuz I can see it taking up 50% of one of my processor.
[04:15] <holstein> eh
[04:15] <Monona> It's just kinda random.
[04:15] <holstein> its just playing some audio
[04:16] <holstein> shouldnt matter right?
[04:16] <holstein> its not like you're compiling something
[04:16] <Monona> I like it better when things just work or don't.
[04:16] <holstein> anyways, i would look at the alsa verion
[04:16] <holstein> and maybe the kernel you are using too
[04:19] <Monona> Alsa is 1.0.22, I think.  Kernel is 2.6.33.29-realtime.
[04:19] <Monona> It's funny, I closed firefox and there haven't been any dropouts since.
[04:20] <Monona> What suggested alsa to you as the problem?
[04:22] <holstein> Monona: ive just read about alsa updates fixing such issues
[04:23] <Technicus> What kiind of music do you focus on holstein ?
[04:23] <Monona> Hm.  As far as I know, it's updated.  How do I make sure the music PPA (that's falk's right?)  is updated?  Or will that happen along with the other repositories with apt-get update?
[04:24] <holstein> Technicus: im a jazz musician mostly
[04:25] <holstein> but i play all kinds of styles really
[04:25] <holstein> and compose jazz and non-jazz
[04:25] <holstein> Monona: should just happen
[04:25] <Monona> That's the way I like it.
[04:25] <holstein> http://holstein.shacknet.nu:8227/stream.ogg
[04:26] <Monona> Technicus:  What are you into?
[04:28] <Technicus> Dam!  Audio is not avaliable for me to hear your music :(
[04:28] <Technicus> I should stay on task and get this configured.
[04:29] <Monona> holstein:  Sounds great!  That's real instrument, not synth, right?
[04:29] <Technicus> I need to take a breah though . . .
[04:30] <holstein> Monona: sounds like it right?
[04:30] <holstein> its pianoteq
[04:30] <holstein> the rhodes sound
[04:30] <holstein> i got a nice weighed controller recently too
[04:30] <holstein> :)
[04:30] <holstein> weighted*
[04:31] <Technicus> If you are able, will you please point me to some references you used to get thing going on your setup?
[04:31] <holstein> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1172535/pictures/studio/IMG_20110323_151328.jpg
[04:31] <holstein> Technicus: that tascam?
[04:31] <Technicus> Yes.
[04:32] <holstein> http://www.linuxmusicians.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1073
[04:32] <holstein> thats it
[04:32] <holstein> i use that JACK line
[04:32] <holstein> start JACK from command line
[04:32] <Technicus> It's drivn' me nuts!
[04:32] <holstein> THEN, i launch qjack
[04:32] <holstein> Technicus: i'll try it in 10.10 here in a bit
[04:33] <Technicus> What OS do you have it on?
[04:34] <Monona> holstein: Excellent.  That's a really nice sound.  I've the pianoteq stuff is good.  I'm not much for actually playing keyboards, alas, so I haven't gotten much into that.
[04:35] <Monona> Is it sampled, or modeling?
[04:35] <holstein> Monona: sampled?
[04:35] <holstein> not sure actually...
[04:35] <holstein> its nice though
[04:36] <Technicus> That's an excellant pic.
[04:37] <Monona> As in, sampled middle C at a bunch of different velocities and attacks, or using models of the physical instrument to amek the sound.  Just curious.  Sure sounds nice.
[04:38] <holstein> i think its modeling then
[04:39] <Monona> Cool.  I've been reading up a little on how that sort of software works.
[04:39] <Monona> Interesting stuff, but way over my head.
[04:39] <Monona> So far.