[01:37] <oghenebrorhie> hello
[01:40] <oghenebrorhie> is anybody out here
[07:25] <nixnine> I have installed the 14.04 lts but am having difficulty setting up wireless. Can any assist me in this?
[07:27] <nixnine> lspci shows ethernet controller but not a network controller?  is that a prob there?
[18:07] <freshcutcandy> hi
[18:07] <freshcutcandy> i dont have a midi keyboard yet
[18:08] <freshcutcandy> getting one on monday
[18:08] <freshcutcandy> how do i grab the synth in ardour
[18:09] <freshcutcandy> what i mean is, the midi jack keyboard wont hold onto the synth so i can program it
[18:09] <freshcutcandy> XGrabKey() failed; keyboard grabbing not possible.  Maybe some other application grabbed the keyboard?
[18:17] <holstein> "grab the synth"?
[18:17] <holstein> hold onto the synth, so you can program it?
[18:18] <holstein> you want to, in ardour, map keys on the midi keyboard to functions inside ardour?
[18:22] <freshcutcandy> yes
[18:22] <holstein> freshcutcandy: try seaching for the term "mapping" then, even in the ardour manual.. that may to the trick for you, when you get the actual device
[18:23] <freshcutcandy> well i know how how to use a midi keyboard
[18:23] <freshcutcandy> mine broke hehe
[18:23] <freshcutcandy> so i wanted to use my typing keyboard
[18:23] <holstein> sure.. map what you like
[18:23] <freshcutcandy> mapping ok
[18:23] <holstein> though, i think you will find that more challenging, since, the implication is that its to be used as a qwerty keyboard..
[18:23] <holstein> you may find the current mappings to be enoudh
[18:23] <holstein> enough*
[18:24] <holstein> though, maybe i am completely mis-understanding what you are trying to "replace"
[18:24] <holstein> and, you may be just simplying wanting a virtual keyboard, that can be controled via qwerty
[18:24] <holstein> for that, i would use..
[18:24] <freshcutcandy> what i want to do is preview notes and program synth while playing the typng keyboard as a midi keyboard
[18:25] <holstein> !info vkeybd
[18:25] <freshcutcandy> yes
[18:25] <holstein> !info jack-keyboard
[18:25] <freshcutcandy> i want a virtual keyboard
[18:25] <freshcutcandy> i use that
[18:25] <freshcutcandy> it works
[18:25] <holstein> i would do that, in those applications, which, well just emulate the missing/broken midi keyboard
[18:25] <freshcutcandy> but it doesnt grab
[18:25] <holstein> you can route it, in jack, to ardour, or anywhere else
[18:25] <holstein> freshcutcandy: i dont understand what you mean by "grab"
[18:25] <freshcutcandy> klet me explain
[18:27] <freshcutcandy> if i load a synth and playing it the jack keyboard works but then if i want to play the synth and focus the the jack keyboard as soon as i clcik the synth gui the jack keyboard loses focus
[18:27] <holstein> right
[18:27] <holstein> so, start the recording, or whatever, and change the focus back, as you want
[18:27] <freshcutcandy> so i cant hld focus
[18:27] <holstein> right
[18:28] <holstein> thats understandable. you are basically juggling the tasks
[18:28] <freshcutcandy> on windows you can do that
[18:28] <freshcutcandy> are you sure its not possible
[18:28] <freshcutcandy> thats what the grab feature is for
[18:28] <holstein> freshcutcandy: im quite sure, i can do what you are trying to do
[18:28] <freshcutcandy> though it not working
[18:28] <freshcutcandy> how
[18:29] <freshcutcandy> what am i doing wrong
[18:29] <holstein> freshcutcandy: simply chage the focus back, after i start rolling
[18:29] <holstein> change*
[18:29] <freshcutcandy> ill try
[18:29] <holstein> you can also try disabling focus settings in the UI..
[18:29] <holstein> dont follow mouse, etc...
[18:31] <freshcutcandy> ok where is that located
[18:31] <freshcutcandy> i see focus zoom
[18:32] <holstein> xfce settings should have what you want to try tweaking
[18:32] <holstein> its tricky, since, you want dual-use from the hardware
[18:32] <holstein> but, you should be able to simply, start the recording, or whatever you are doing, with preloaded time, then simply click and have the vkeyboard in use with the qwerty as the controller
[18:33] <holstein> that what i have done, in the past, with yoshimi's included vkeyboard.. simply adjusting the focus manually, after beginning the tracking..
[18:35] <freshcutcandy> this is not working
[18:35] <freshcutcandy> it wont focus
[18:37] <holstein> freshcutcandy: what wont focus? and when?.. have you tried vkeybd ?
[18:38] <freshcutcandy> well i was using jack keyboard
[18:38] <freshcutcandy> vkeybd not yet
[18:38] <freshcutcandy> let me try v keyboard
[18:39] <holstein> freshcutcandy: do me a favor, and try vkeybd.. since, i have used it, in the past, with success..
[18:40] <freshcutcandy> virtual keyboard has no midi in
[18:41] <freshcutcandy> under midi utilities
[18:41] <freshcutcandy> are you talking about another virtual keyboar
[18:41] <freshcutcandy> i do appreciate your help though
[18:43] <holstein> freshcutcandy: you dont need "midi in", though, correct?
[18:44] <holstein> anyways, i use qjackctl to manage inputs and outputs to it. but, in the past, i literally open it, test that the qwerty keyboard controls it, which is the input to it
[18:44] <holstein> then, i route the output of vkeybd to whatever i want.. ardour, in your case.. the midi track
[18:45] <holstein> i dont need a midi input to vkeybd.. since, the reason im using it, is to control, in the absence of actual midi keyboard
[18:50] <freshcutcandy> how does one properly connect jack keyboard in qjacktl in the way you said you do
[18:50] <holstein> depends on how you have things configured
[18:50] <holstein> i used to have to use "a2jmidid" to have the sources show up in the tabs i needed
[18:50] <holstein> to have alsa midi and jack midi connectable..
[18:51] <freshcutcandy> i ned to ask this on a froum since nobody else is replying though ai preriate your hel this is not solved
[18:51] <freshcutcandy> thanx for thehelp though dude
[18:52] <holstein> freshcutcandy: sure. try #opensourcemusicians
[18:52] <holstein> and also, the #aroud channel
[18:52] <freshcutcandy> kk
[18:52] <holstein> #ardour
[18:52] <holstein> freshcutcandy: i assure you, i *have* done what you are trying to do
[18:52] <holstein> i understand, you want a more "turn key" setup. but, running a2jmidid is easy enough
[18:52] <freshcutcandy> how do i do that
[18:53] <freshcutcandy> ajmidid
[18:53] <holstein> a2jmidid
[18:53] <freshcutcandy> its not listed
[18:53] <holstein> i simply check that its installed.. "sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install a2jmidid".. then, i start it, in the terminal, then, i start vkeybd, and connect
[18:53] <freshcutcandy> ill install it
[18:54] <holstein> !info a2jmidid
[18:55] <freshcutcandy> i cant find where the ajm is located
[18:55] <holstein> freshcutcandy: as i stated above, i simply run it in the terminal, by actually, literally typing "a2jmidid" in the terminal
[18:56] <freshcutcandy> k ran
[18:56] <freshcutcandy> now what
[18:56] <holstein> freshcutcandy: again, as i stated above, i now open qjackctl "connect" and in the midi and alsa tabs, i look for what i want to connect, and connect them
[18:57] <freshcutcandy> ok i do see it
[18:57] <holstein> which is, vkeybd output to the track in ardour input
[22:00] <deliad> hi
[22:01] <deliad> my usb soundcard recognized but can't select in alsa mixer
[22:01] <deliad> how i can solve this