| _raven | hi | 13:15 |
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| _raven | any plugin to adjust project/file loudness to ebu128? | 13:15 |
| ailo | _raven: Try #opensourcemusicians and #ardour | 13:28 |
| ailo | I've never come across that before, but could be it is something quite trivial | 13:29 |
| webjazz | hello yall | 21:27 |
| webjazz | hello anteye | 21:40 |
| anteye | Hey friend! | 21:43 |
| anteye | Getting into a lot here, but so far no problems. Just learning curve. Glad to know this group is here... | 21:44 |
| webjazz | trying out irc with xchat | 21:55 |
| anteye | My fav client mac or linux | 21:58 |
| webjazz | linux | 22:01 |
| webjazz | also trying ubuntu studio 12 for the 1st time by the way.. | 22:02 |
| anteye | Same here | 22:03 |
| anteye | Jack worked and i was vry happy | 22:03 |
| webjazz | i d like to do some simple midi sequencing. finding it hard | 22:05 |
| webjazz | which software package should i use to begin with? | 22:07 |
| webjazz | found qtractor but how to connect sounds and the virtual keyboard? | 22:09 |
| ailo | webjazz: qjackctl -> Connect -> alsa | 22:55 |
| ailo | There's two kinds of midi. Mostly everything supports alsa midi. There's also jack midi, which is under "Connect -> Midi" | 22:56 |
| ailo | To make the two talk to each other, there's something called a2jmidid | 22:57 |
| ailo | It needs to be run from the command line | 22:57 |
| webjazz | ran the command now in jack under midi i have a2j as readable and writable. and now? | 23:02 |
| webjazz | thx for the hints btw | 23:03 |
| ailo | webjazz: If you just want to connect the virtual keyboard with qtractor, I think both should be visible under the "Alsa" tab | 23:04 |
| ailo | Just select the two you want to connect, and click "Connect" | 23:04 |
| ailo | webjazz: Every alsa midi application will appear under the "a2j" readable and writable clients, making them connectable with jack midi applications | 23:07 |
| ailo | One application that only supports jack midi is Ardour 3 | 23:08 |
| ailo | However, qtractor and the virtual keyboard both use alsa midi, so you don't really need a2jmidid for them | 23:08 |
| webjazz | is there a tutorial about this somewhere cause i am not sure what i am doing.. | 23:09 |
| ailo | webjazz: Am I right in that you are using vkeybd and qtractor? | 23:09 |
| ailo | (Ubuntu Studio will probably have such tutorials ready, but not until next release :( ) | 23:10 |
| webjazz | yes id like those to talk to eachother and to a sound generator | 23:11 |
| ailo | webjazz: Under qjacktl -> Connect -> Alsa, you can connect them to each other | 23:11 |
| ailo | Select "Virtual Keyboard" from the left field, and "Qtractor" from the right field. Then hit "Connect" | 23:12 |
| ailo | The default qtractor midi port is 0:master | 23:12 |
| ailo | webjazz: If you create a midi channel in qtractor, and begin recording to that track, playing the vkeyb will create notes to it | 23:14 |
| webjazz | ok got the connecting bit | 23:14 |
| webjazz | so now i connect qtractor out to zynaddsubfx in? | 23:15 |
| ailo | webjazz: In qtractor, after creating a new midi track, press the "R" button on that track. Then press the record button in the transport controls. | 23:15 |
| ailo | You'll need to save a midi file somewhere, the one that will be written | 23:16 |
| ailo | Once you've saved it, and "Record" is selected from the transport, hitting play will start recording | 23:16 |
| ailo | When you play vkeyb, you'll see notes appearing in the clip that is created for the newly created track | 23:16 |
| webjazz | qtractor is prompting for session data...ok is grayed out | 23:18 |
| webjazz | all boxes filed out... | 23:18 |
| ailo | If you fill in a name, the ok should be un-greyed | 23:19 |
| webjazz | nope, still grey... | 23:20 |
| ailo | webjazz: All I did was fill in a name, and it worked | 23:21 |
| webjazz | anyways thx for all your help so far. Its getting late here. Are there any other sequencers you d recommend? | 23:22 |
| ailo | For midi, museE is a bit more similar to cubase, but the audio part is no fun | 23:22 |
| ailo | For audio, ardour is great | 23:23 |
| ailo | hydrogen is a terrific drum machine / tracker | 23:23 |
| ailo | As for synths and such, I don't use them much myself | 23:23 |
| ailo | yoshimi is popular though | 23:23 |
| ailo | webjazz: hydrogen is easily synced with either ardour or qtractor, using jack transport | 23:24 |
| webjazz | managed to save the session, had to choose home/music | 23:24 |
| ailo | There's a new project in the works too - openoctave, but it's not in the repo | 23:25 |
| ailo | rosegarden might be nice, if you find it works for you | 23:25 |
| ailo | That's another DAW | 23:25 |
| webjazz | DAW? | 23:26 |
| ailo | digital audio workstation | 23:26 |
| ailo | rosegarden has midi/audio and scoring | 23:26 |
| ailo | webjazz: Almost forgot lmms | 23:28 |
| webjazz | actually recorded some notes now...many thx | 23:28 |
| webjazz | not hearing any sound though....but i got 2 go...where do you live? | 23:29 |
| ailo | Er, Sweden. Being a night owl right now | 23:29 |
| webjazz | I am in Holland. hope to catch you later, u ve been a big help! | 23:30 |
| webjazz | cheers, Henk | 23:30 |
| ailo | webjazz: Thanks. Hope you find some useful tools | 23:30 |
| webjazz | bye! | 23:33 |
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