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coelebshello09:38
coelebscan't get usb audio interface working with jack09:38
coelebsand what was the other channel, #opensourcemusician or something?09:47
SirRiffsAlotHey people! I've put E17 as the desktop environment on 14.04, but the Sound and Video-menu sometimes comes up empty (where ardour and all that should appear), and sometimes it works normally. Could this have to do with UbuntuStudio or the desktop environment? ... or both?12:36
coelebsbest way to reset pulseaudio and jack to factory default?12:41
zequencecoelebs: It's mainly about settings. Pulseaudio may have both user settings and system-wide settings14:39
zequence..while jack only has user settings14:40
zequencedelete ~/.jackdrc and ~/.config/jack to loose both jack1 and jack2 settings14:41
zequence(the second is a folder)14:41
zequenceqjackctl settings are at ~/.config/rncbc.org/QjackCtl.conf14:42
zequenceYou will only have ~/.pulse, or something like that, if you created it yourself14:43
zequencefor systemwide pulse settings, backup the folder /etc/pulse, remove the original, then reinstall pulseaudio14:43
zequenceTo reinstall a package, do: sudo apt-get install --reinstall <packagename>15:04
coelebsthx zequence i'm trying that now15:19
coelebshmm pulse is not working15:35
coelebsif i start jack with "/usr/bin/jackd -P80 -p2048 -t2000 -dalsa -dhw:CODEC -r48000 -p256 -n3 -s" i get the settings i want for jack15:36
coelebshow would i make jack start like that every time?15:37
coelebsthis pulseaudio issue is really annoying since i only need it for chrome... but i need it real bad :D15:40
holsteini would just stop jack, and use pulse15:54
holsteinyou should be able to just start jack, and route pulse sources..15:54
coelebsyeah i was15:55
coelebsthen i booted :/15:55
coelebsalso pulse doesn't care if jack is running or not15:56
holsteincoelebs: it actually does.. thats likely the issue you are having.. is it not?16:00
holsteini would test pulse without jack running, or having been running..16:01
coelebsi mean i stopped jack and tried to run pulse16:02
coelebsjack is not running at the moment and pulse wont start16:02
holsteincoelebs: try it with having *never* used jack16:02
coelebsjust booted a minute ago16:03
holsteinyou dont need to "start" pulse.. it'll just run, and be running, and restart automatically.. if not, how are you trying to start it? and what are the errors?16:03
coelebswell cannot open mixer16:03
holsteincoelebs: pavucontrol? what erros? what about alsamixer?16:03
holsteinerrors*16:04
coelebsconnection to pulseaudio failed. automatic retry in 5s16:04
holsteincoelebs: sure.. but that could be due to a jack start up that you tried.. are you autostarting jack?16:04
coelebshmm alsa/pulse plays now trough pc speaker16:05
holsteinsure,a nd thats how its meant to be.. by default, at startup16:05
coelebsno autostart16:06
coelebswell used to had but removed it16:06
holsteincoelebs: used to have autostarting jack?16:06
coelebsi used to route pulseaudio sink to jack all the time16:06
holsteinwhich is fine.. but, that can be causing issues with jack16:07
coelebsnow i want this with usb audio card too16:07
coelebsnever had issues with jack before this new audio interface16:07
holsteincoelebs: i would route the pulse source in qjackctl to the usb device im running jack on16:07
holsteincoelebs: it doesnt appear you are having issues with jack now on that interface..16:08
coelebswell whadda you say16:08
coelebsnow jack aint working anymore16:08
coelebssorry jack just needed to be started16:09
coelebsso jack is working on usb interface, pulseaudio is working on internal sound card, pulseaudio sink is not working and pulseaudio mixer is not opening16:10
coelebsi had them all working until reboot16:10
coelebsso maybe the mixer is the only real issue16:13
coelebsi'm lacking all pulse config files too16:14
holsteincoelebs: i would just relax about it16:17
holsteincoelebs: if i can, i'll just disable the insternal audio when i want USB interface only16:17
holsteinthose alsa labels can change between boots16:17
holsteincoelebs: when you say "pulse audio mixer", you mean, pavucontrol ? what do you mean it "isnt opening"? its not starting? or reaching a device?16:18
coelebslemme take a screenshot16:18
holsteini would try and remove variables and test16:19
coelebsbut i'd need the sink... to listen music from youtube and play my guitar trough guitarix on it16:19
holsteinwow16:19
holsteincoelebs: i dont think you'll get an acceptable latency with either of those devices16:19
coelebsguitarix is acceptable already16:20
coelebsand pulseaudio latency doesn't matter16:20
holsteincoelebs: not with pulse routing trouhg it16:20
holsteincoelebs: pulse is going to route through jack.. so, the latency im talking about is the jack setup latency16:20
holsteincoelebs: but, the playback of the youtube vids are not the issue16:21
coelebshttp://imgur.com/Zkqc3E816:22
holsteincoelebs: sure.. and you shouldnt assume thats a problem with pulse16:22
holsteincoelebs: what would i do? what i sugested above was disable the internal audio device and try..16:22
coelebshmm i don't get it16:22
holsteincoelebs: i would *not* start jack, and try and get pulse running on the USB device16:23
holsteincoelebs: take the problem in parts.. not all at once16:23
holsteini like using "aplay -l" and "arecord -l" to see what alsa is using16:24
coelebswell what do i need to do to get pavumixer working?16:24
holsteincoelebs: its not that its not working, friend16:25
holsteincoelebs: its that something is not configured properly to do what you are trying to do..16:25
holsteinpavucontrol*16:25
holstein!info pavucontrol16:25
ubottupavucontrol (source: pavucontrol): PulseAudio Volume Control. In component universe, is optional. Version 2.0-2 (trusty), package size 111 kB, installed size 962 kB16:25
holsteinis that what you are talking about?16:25
coelebsyes16:25
holsteincoelebs: have you tried disabling the internal audio device in the bios? have you tried using pulse with the USB deivce *without* starting jack? have you tried using jack on the USB device with the pulse dbus and routing the pulse sources to the USB device in qjackctl?16:26
coelebsi'll try disabling the internal audio16:27
coelebslet's see where we get16:27
holsteinwhen you do, pulse will only see the one usb device. when you reboot the machine, *dont* start jack.. just test pulse on the USB device..16:28
holsteinif you cant disable the device in the bios, dont waste time on this.. its not a "Fix" for you.. its just a step for you to learn how to configure the devices16:28
coelebsdisabled internal but pulse is not co-operating16:35
holsteincoelebs: cool.. just ask a question if you have one16:35
coelebsat first it did16:35
holsteincoelebs: "pulse is not cooperating" is a statement16:36
holsteinif you had pulse working on the USB device, then, tried to start jack, then thats waht i would expect16:36
coelebsno audio and no pavucontrol16:36
coelebsjack is not running16:36
holsteincoelebs: "at first it did" implies to me that the audio *did* work?16:36
coelebsyes out of the box16:37
holsteincoelebs: what do you mean "no pavucontrol"?16:37
holsteinthe application wont start?16:37
coelebsyeah it can't connect to pulseaudio server16:37
holsteinits just a mixer.. if you say "no pavucontrol", to me, that implies it doesnt start.. is that the case?16:37
holsteincoelebs: ok.. then, *stop* using pavucontrol for now16:37
coelebsok16:38
holsteincoelebs: the creators of that USB device dont promise you to be able to use it with pulse, alsa, or control it with pavucontrol16:38
holsteincoelebs: pulse, alsa, pavucontrol, linux, ubuntu, and ubuntustudio are not doing anything to prevent it from working16:38
holsteincoelebs: so, to clarify, you reboot, with *only* the usb audio device, and things work fine?16:39
holsteinaudio and youtube and whatever else?16:39
holsteincoelebs: if so, please now try starting JACK with the usb audio device. *dont* test pulse sources, or youtube first.. please test something that uses jack like the guitarix setup.. and see that its working as expected16:40
coelebsi just rebooted, disabled internal audio and no sound on youtube16:40
holsteincoelebs: the "no sound on youtube" issue has more variables.. flash for example16:41
holstein*please* dont test youtube now.. just do pulse and jack.. with known good simple sources16:41
holsteinare you able to use the USB device with guitarix?16:41
coelebso16:42
coelebsno16:42
coelebsonly if i run "/usr/bin/jackd -P80 -p2048 -t2000 -dalsa -dhw:CODEC -r48000 -p256 -n3 -s"16:42
holsteincoelebs: you should be able to use qjackctl for that16:46
holsteinotherwise, you may not be able to route pulse through jack using that custom startup16:46
holsteincoelebs: as i see it, thats the issue. you are starting jack manually.. and the pulse dbus is not running from that script16:47
coelebsaight16:47
holsteinthose settings are not going to be acceptable for guitarix, anyways16:47
holsteinthats going to be like 40+ms16:47
holsteinwhich is what i would expect16:47
holsteini must go.. you can try #opensourcemusicians16:48
coelebsthanks for help16:48
zequencecoelebs: If you want pulseaudio to work while running jack you have two choices. 1, use jackd2 with pulseaudio-module-jack18:01
zequence2, use jack on one audio device, and pulse on another18:02
coelebsit's magically working now even after boot18:02
zequenceAs for option one, you still need to select jack as the output source for pulseaudio, after starting jack18:02
coelebsi bruteforced myself right settings18:02
zequenceWell, I'm happy it's working then18:02
coelebsit says 16ms latency but my interface seems to have hot wired playtrough on mic18:03
coelebsthank you all who helped18:06
Jesse__Hello18:48
holsteino/18:48
Jesse__is it advisable to add in the KX Studio repos18:49
holsteinif you want them, go for it18:49
holsteinits not ubuntustuduio anymore, so you get support from falk at kx18:50
holstein!ppa18:50
ubottuA Personal Package Archive (PPA) can provide alternate software not normally available in the offical Ubuntu repositories - Looking for a PPA? See https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+ppas - WARNING: PPAs are unsupported third-party packages, and you use them at your own risk. See also !addppa and !ppa-purge18:50
holsteinnot that there is anything wrong with kx.. its just not ubuntustudio anymore.. thats al18:50
holsteinall*18:50
Jesse__Well I meant I am Installing Ubuntu Studio then adding the repos to perhaps add some of their apps not found in Ubuntustudio18:51
holsteinJesse__: correct18:51
holsteinJesse__: you will have ubuntustudio, then, add the repos that are not supported by US18:51
holsteinJesse__: if you want/need them, add them. but, you dont get ubuntustudio or ubuntu support.. you get support from kxstudio at that point18:51
holsteinas i said, nothing wrong with kxstudio.. its just not our product, and we dont/cant maintain it18:52
Jesse__By adding a single kx studio app you get no support or do you mean by adding the repos the system will change into kx studio during updates18:52
holsteinJesse__: what i mean is specifically what is stated..18:53
holsteinppa's are not supported.. officiall18:53
holsteinwe dont make the software in them, and cant support or guarantee them18:53
Jesse__Right but you will still support the rest of the system18:54
holsteinif you add the sources, you are running kxstudio.. which means that you get support from falk18:54
holsteinJesse__: its not ubuntustudio anymore18:54
holsteinJesse__: there are quite a few differences... and you would get support for kxstudio from kxstudio18:54
Jesse__Usually when someone adds a ppa which is commonly done they still get support from the base system18:55
holsteinJesse__: ppa's are not supported18:56
Jesse__not for the ppa itself but for everything else18:56
holsteinJesse__: thats why i say, you may have issue adding the unsupported sources.. if you are OK with that risk, as the ppas themselves will outline when you insatll them, go for it18:56
holsteinJesse__: the kxstudio ppas are responsible for *most* of the pacakges in your system at that point18:57
Jesse__ok thanks appreciate your help18:57
holsteinJesse__:  i happen to work with kxstudio as well, and im familiar with the process18:57
Jesse__ok so by adding their repo/ppa it supplants the US packages18:57
holsteinJesse__: if you add the kstudio ppa's, you will have *mostly* kxstudio pacakges, and be running kxstudio.. not ubuntustudio18:57
Jesse__I see18:58
holsteinif you want them, go for it18:58
Jesse__Ok rebooting, installation of US is complete take care :)18:58
holsteino/..18:58
SirRiffsAlotDoes anyone know which of the latency-kernels work best for a Komplete Audio 6 (USB-driven sound card)? In terms of xruns et cetera22:29

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