/srv/irclogs.ubuntu.com/2012/08/26/#ubuntustudio-devel.txt

ailoholstein: I'm a little curious why you always seem to want to make a point to new users that they might not need low latency capability.15:02
ailoI'd say it's only a small amount of musicians who'd not need it15:02
smartboyhwailo: Maybe that he just likes the generic one:)15:02
ailosmartboyhw: Please. I wasn't asking you. And that's not why.15:03
smartboyhw:)15:03
ailoholstein: At least at some point, you need it15:04
ailoholstein: We can't help that that problem is as complicated as it is.15:06
ailoholstein: The easy answer to people is always, install Ubuntu Studio, right?15:06
ailoholstein: even at jack default settings, you might get xruns, if you're not running jack in realtime mode15:07
ailoI mean, qjackctl default settings15:08
ailoWhich is almost the same thing15:08
len-dtailo, remember he also suggests jack is not always needed either.15:09
ailoI don't believe that to be true for musicians, who will be using software that depend on jack15:09
len-dtYes.15:09
smartboyhwlen-dt: The main problems in the Ubuntu Studio section in Ubuntu Forums mainly involve Jack, that shows people using Ubuntu Studio do need Jack.15:10
len-dtHe has spent a lot of time helping people though and I think has found people who want to record some stereo sounds and think they need something really special rather than pulse and audacity.15:11
len-dtI see that when he is talking to people on the forum who have trouble, he is trying to find out what they are trying to do. If they are doing something that requires special SW.15:13
len-dtTrying to find the right tools to use match.15:14
len-dtlook at what he uses personally... it is low lat or RT.15:14
ailoIt's a little hard to double guess what people are after. If you don't ask them about it first.15:16
smartboyhwActually, then, a question: Is it possible for me NOW to install the generic kernel?15:16
len-dtyup15:16
ailoBut, if someone says "full music production", you kind of anticipate that this person will be using jack software, and requires a reliable platform15:16
len-dtyes to that too15:17
smartboyhwHmm, let me go and install a generic kernel and see if there's any diff:)15:17
ailoholstein: I think you've done an awesome effort helping people out in general. I've just seen this tendency from you lately, that I guess is because of what len said - that often people are looking to only do one thing, which they don't need jack for15:18
len-dthowever, if the person's understanding of production is that they have never done any... having to learn ardour and jack and all the stuff that goes with it be fore they record _anything_ is probably not the best starting point.15:19
ailoGood point15:20
len-dtmaybe recording the bands live gigs is a better start.... pulse and audacity15:20
len-dtstereo off the board.15:20
ailoI would still recommend for someone to learn the tools they are going to use, nevertheless15:21
ailoIf you need multitrack recording/mixing, you need to learn how to use a DAW15:21
len-dtyes15:21
ailojack is a separate issue though15:21
ailoYou can use Ardour with alsa15:21
ailoBut turning jack on is not that complicated after all15:22
ailoYou can even let Ardour do it15:22
smartboyhwailo: I do agree, strangely those guys in Ubuntu Forums seemed perplexed...15:22
ailosmartboyhw: I don't think turning jack on is the big problem15:22
smartboyhwailo: I said I don't think it is an problem, I said those guys in Ubuntu Forums has...15:23
len-dtailo, routing seems to be an issue for some though.15:23
ailolen-dt: To Ardour channels, or in general?15:24
len-dtFor those of use who have played with recording to tape, jack is wonderful15:24
ailolen-dt: I mean, if you're using routing with jack for other things, then there's no reason not to learn how that works15:25
len-dtlots of people just getting into audio now are from the it just works set.15:25
smartboyhwHmm, a LOL thing: When I look at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuStudio/Artwork/OfficialPrecise it's still not yet filled in. Real weird since it's already 12.04.1:)15:25
ailoI lied about ardour starting jack15:26
ailoMaybe A3. Some software will do it15:26
ailosmartboyhw: Maybe you can do it?15:26
ailosmartboyhw: How's your documentation work coming along?15:26
smartboyhwailo: What? I am not reponsible for artwork. On the documentation, I'm better free after coming Wednesday, and I will hand it in around Sat or Sun:)15:27
len-dtOf the linux music I have heard probably 75% of it is totally electronic... all synth. Many people seem to be looking for something more like LMMS15:27
ailosmartboyhw: IÍ„'m just making a point that this team is not big, and LOLing at unfinished work is not going to help finish it15:28
smartboyhwUh oh.15:28
ailosmartboyhw: So, if you feel something needs to be done, and no one's doing it, you can always pick it up yourself15:28
smartboyhwailo: But where do I find the artwork?15:28
ailosmartboyhw: Don't ask me. I don't care about that page15:28
knomesmartboyhw, if there is no artwork in the wiki, there is no artwork at all15:28
smartboyhwUh oh.15:29
knomefeel free to contribute, as ailo said.15:29
ailosmartboyhw: Also, I'm reorganizing the wiki later this fall15:29
smartboyhwailo: Really? How?15:29
ailosmartboyhw: It's in the blueprints15:30
smartboyhwUh oh, give me the blueprint link again:)15:30
knomesmartboyhw, can you find something yourself?15:30
ailosmartboyhw: https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/topic-quantal-flavor-ubuntustudio15:30
smartboyhwknome: Sorry.15:30
knomesmartboyhw, it's not helpful to ask others to fetch you everything and waste their time15:31
smartboyhwknome: Again, I'm sorry. ailo: OK, I read the blueprint about documentation, but then there's really a lot of TODOs...15:32
len-dtsmartboyhw, yes15:33
knomesmartboyhw, that's how things are when somebody hasn't seriously started working on them.15:33
len-dtpick one with no name beside it that interests you and go for it15:33
ailoHe's already working on one thing15:34
smartboyhwlen-dt: Almost all items has names:)15:34
smartboyhwLet me write back my publishing documentation down:)15:34
len-dtsmartboyhw, in your testing of 12.10 ISOs have you noticed scroll bars on the install slideshow?15:37
smartboyhwlen-dt: Yep, new thing in ubiquity, I think15:37
len-dtthey showed up in 12.04, but I personally have not seen scroll bars on any test install I have done.15:38
smartboyhwUh oh.15:39
len-dt^^^  for about a month or two15:39
knomelen-dt, i saw them when i installed xubuntu on my laptop15:39
knomelen-dt, i'm going to tweak the xubuntu slideshow for Q though15:39
len-dtthis is a good thingg15:39
knomelen-dt, but still don't know what causes that...15:39
smartboyhwI saw them in Ubuntu Desktop too.15:39
knomelen-dt, maybe cut the images to exact sizes, but i'm not sure how that relates, because xubuntu had them too even if the images were cut15:40
len-dtI was thinking that upstream had fixed it because I haven't seen it for a while.15:40
len-dteven testing 12.04.1, but I do get it on the original 12.0415:40
len-dtwhen installing from live... looking at the main menu made them vanish15:41
ailoI removed myself from some of the tasks. Don't even remember putting myself on them15:42
len-dtknome, when was the last date you installed a xubuntu ISO15:42
knomelen-dt, it's not too long ago15:43
knomelen-dt, but the last time i saw them was when installing my laptop, start of this month15:43
ailosmartboyhw: I would recommend you subscribe to the blueprints that you are interested in15:43
len-dt12.10 or 12.04?15:43
smartboyhwWait, I will subscribe them now:15:43
smartboyhw:)15:43
knomelen-dt, 12.0415:43
knomelen-dt, maybe it's fixed. i don't know. haven't done too many 12.10 tests yet15:44
len-dtYa, it was a problem there. I was just wondering because there is a blueprint item for that I was hoping to make DONE15:45
smartboyhwWait, I do see a fix scroll bar in ubiquity slide show item in the liveDVD blueprint15:45
len-dtYes smartboyhw 15:45
smartboyhwlen-dt: Sorry, I pressed enter a second after you15:45
len-dtThere have been a few things to fix that got fixed upstream.15:46
len-dtAs I said I haven't seen them for a while, so they may have been fixed. It is something all our alpha/beta tests should look for.15:47
smartboyhwOK.15:48
smartboyhwBTW, I think I will write a testcase soon for upgrading Ubuntu Studio, astraljava disabled it due to DE change, I think we can re-enable it for 12.10/15:53
smartboyhwlen-dt: I think I'll wait for a new build of Ubuntu Studio Quantal to test to see if scrollbars exist. Seems like there's build errors these days:(16:02
len-dtYes. 16:03
smartboyhwExcuse me, big bug: How come when I click "Help" in Ubuntu Studio 12.04.1 Firefox says it can't find it? I am reporting this:(16:04
len-dtIt may be because we don't include ubuntu-docs.16:05
smartboyhwTrue. Then what should we do? I'll report the bug now.16:05
len-dtIt is fixed in 12.1016:06
smartboyhwWait, what is this package named? I mean the help one.16:06
len-dtsmartboyhw, I think you mean the help icon on the main menu?16:07
smartboyhwYes16:07
len-dtThat is a different issue, it is fixed in 12.10 already16:07
smartboyhwI know, then should I still report it?16:07
len-dtNo,  I don't think so. I did do a patch of the file involved forr 12.04, but interest in including it was not there16:09
len-dtIt seemed that fixing it in 12.10 was acceptale.16:10
len-dthttps://code.launchpad.net/~ubuntustudio-dev/ubuntustudio-default-settings/UbuntuStudio.precise16:11
smartboyhwlen-dt: I'm seriously wondering: Maybe you didn't use an Launchpad account to do the patch?16:20
smartboyhwBecause I looked at the revisions part, and it sounds like you're not using an Launchpad account to upload the patch.16:20
knomesmartboyhw, seriously, that's the least of the worries. he HAD to use a launchpad account to be able to upload the branch.16:21
smartboyhwHmm, weird.16:21
knomelen-dt, 'bzr launchpad-login len-ovenwerks'16:22
smartboyhwBut why I can't even click on his link to his Launchpad profile in the Revisions part?16:22
knomesmartboyhw, because the launchpad integration isn't working perfectly.16:23
smartboyhwlen-dt: Use 'bzr launchpad-login' first to check if you are using launchpad.16:23
smartboyhwknome: Uh oh, that's why16:23
knomesmartboyhw, but please, stop wasting peoples' time. he was able to push, so what if his nick isn't linked?16:23
smartboyhwOh.16:23
knomethanks for understanding16:24
smartboyhwSorry again knome. :(16:24
holsteinailo: i dont know that you do need lowlatency23:14
holsteinsometimes i do sand sometimes i dont23:14
holsteini feel like its a waste of time for me to show someone, and for someone to care about how to get lowlatency for 90% of what we all do23:15
holsteinits really just live soft synths and live effects that need "realtime" ish latency23:15
holsteinother than than, its a non-issue23:15
holsteinailo: i feel like the out-of-the-box config is something we all have thought long and hard about, and its good for most tasks23:17

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