[06:16] <hole_>  if anyone here would be available to help me out i have choppy sound from my usb sound devices
[06:17] <hole_> trying to run timecodes on mixxx and i have bad choppy sound so it makes the timecode not work
[06:18] <hole_> trying to run timecodes on mixxx and i have bad choppy sound so it makes the timecode not work
[06:19] <cfhowlett> hole_, do not cross post.  stay in main channel for more eyes on this issue.  it is not ubuntustudio specific
[06:19] <hole_> it was an accident
[06:20] <hole_> it affects all ubuntustudio output from usb sound cards
[06:20] <cfhowlett> ... main channel ...
[06:33] <hole_> ok i need to change my alsa and pulseaudio sample rates to 44100 can anyone tell me where the config files for these are by default?
[06:48] <hole_> please help me
[11:09] <ubuntu-studio> quick question should i use current or lts, with ubuntu studio?
[17:10] <erick_> Hi, I have a quick question. I have been using Debian based OS for seven years now. However, I notice that for seven years my VLC would continue to be 2.1.6 Rincewind.
[17:11] <erick_> I know I can add PPA, but why won't the more recent version of VLC be in "Ubuntu Software Center". I hope someone can help.
[17:12] <cfhowlett> !latest | erick_
[17:13] <erick_> You meant it is much more stable if I choose the one from Ubuntu?
[17:13] <cfhowlett> yes
[17:14] <cfhowlett> bleeding edges are bloody.
[17:14] <erick_> I thought someone might forget. It was the same version for six years though.
[17:15] <erick_> How do I make sure someone won't forget to do it?
[17:15] <krytarik> !info vlc
[17:15] <krytarik> !info vlc unstable
[17:16] <erick_> I am usint ubuntu Studio 14.04 now.
[17:16] <erick_> using*
[17:16] <krytarik> !info vlc trusty
[17:16] <erick_> I see.
[17:16] <erick_> I hope to use Ubuntu Studio 16.04 this Summer. Thanks.
[17:16] <krytarik> !14.04
[20:38] <Hazward> Hello! I'm really new to linux and I recently bought a keyboard with midi support but unfortunately in MIDI tab in the connect section of qjackctl, my keyboard doesn't show up, but in windows I just plug it and it works, is there something I can do?
[20:44] <SonikkuAmerica> Hazward: How does it plug in?
[20:44] <SonikkuAmerica> USB? MIDI interface?
[20:44] <Hazward> usb
[20:44] <SonikkuAmerica> [ lsusb ] please? ( !pastebin )
[20:49] <Hazward> when I type lsusb and amidi -l here's the output: http://pastebin.com/ra3HFzjF
[20:50] <OvenWerks> Hazward: a2j_control ehw start should work.
[20:51]  * OvenWerks is assuming that your keyboard does show up in the "ALSA" tab.
[20:52] <SonikkuAmerica> Yeah, check in ALSA.
[20:54] <Hazward> thanks a lot I works now! is it because my keyboard is considered a legacy midi device?
[20:59] <OvenWerks> Hazward: no, it is just that the jackd2 devs have not seen fit to include the a2j code in jack.
[21:00] <OvenWerks> (jackd1 does)
[21:00] <Hazward> ok so using jack1 instead of jack2 should fix this issue?
[21:01] <OvenWerks> Hazward: most people add the above line to their qjackctl config in the options tab for Execute script after startup
[21:01] <OvenWerks> jack1 on ubuntu will remove a pile of stuff and break other things.
[21:02] <Hazward> oh ok thanks thas pretty simple, I'm not using ubuntu, I just came here because I know the people here are really good with audio on linux
[21:03]  * OvenWerks waits for jackd3 to finally come out and replace both.
[21:03] <OvenWerks> Hazward: no problem, any debian derived system may have similar issues.
[21:04] <Hazward> any linux distro you should say, I'm running Arch and I've been having major issues with MIDI devices and Ardour
[21:16] <Hazward> OvenWerks: last question, in Ardour, when I press on some keys I see the volume level move (up and down) but there's not sound, I'm using the calf plugins
[21:17] <OvenWerks> Hazward: are the meters moving?
[21:17] <Hazward> yes
[21:17] <OvenWerks> where is the output routed?
[21:18] <OvenWerks> Do you see meters on the master channel move too?
[21:18] <Hazward> yes
[21:19] <Hazward> MIDI -> Organ(Calf) -> Ardour Master -> System Playback
[21:19] <OvenWerks> at the bottom of the mixer strip there is a button just above the comment (cmt) button. WHat does it say?
[21:20] <OvenWerks> system playback is which card?
[21:20] <Hazward> In qjackctl it only say system so I guess it's pulseaudio
[21:21] <OvenWerks> Are you by chance using one card for input and another to listen?
[21:21] <OvenWerks> No it is not PA
[21:21] <OvenWerks> Jack will only connect to a real hw device.
[21:22] <Hazward> Nope i'm only using one card for output, the only input I have is the organ controlled by my keyboard
[21:34] <OvenWerks> not really sure where to go at this point ... make sure alsa mixer is not turned down/muted... but if desktop sound was working it should be fine.
[21:35] <OvenWerks> type cd /tmp && wget http://jackaudio.org/downloads/adevices.sh && bash ./adevices.sh
[21:36] <OvenWerks> into a terminal and use pastebin to put it in and give me the pastebin url
[21:37]  * OvenWerks is not sitting for long at his computer but doing othger things too.
[21:42] <Hazward> the output: http://pastebin.com/nMq4R9as
[21:43] <OvenWerks> Jack was not running when you did that.
[21:44] <OvenWerks> Oh, ya it is but using the dummy backend :)
[21:44] <OvenWerks> You need to configure qjackctl right.
[21:45] <OvenWerks> Jack is not (right now) connected to any audio interface.
[21:46] <OvenWerks> so the sound is going to /dev/null or equiv.
[21:47] <Hazward> oh ok, I'll set it up corrently
[21:53] <reydempto> Hey there, is anyone here available to try to help me with a problem i have with Jack and pulseaudio?
[22:31] <zequence> reydempto: What kind of problem are you having?
[22:38] <reydempto> Whell mainly a problem with pulseaudio not letting go of my soundcard to allow jack to take control
[22:38] <reydempto> i just got some assistance in #jack
[22:38] <reydempto> trying it out right now, by installing cadence
[22:39] <reydempto> and woah zequence cadence sure didn't work
[22:40] <reydempto> here's the error log of my problem
[22:40] <reydempto> https://dpaste.de/WNHD
[22:42] <reydempto> I'm completely at a loss now, been 4 hours+ of troubleshooting this, just to make some hammond sounds for fun
[22:44] <reydempto> I am checking my country's equivalent of craigslist for cheap/free midi keyboards :P my recording studio consists of two reel to reel tape recorders and a drum machine and I was reluctant to bring any computers into the mix for exactly this reason hahaha
[22:45] <reydempto> so i am just gonna go for a crappy casio with a headphone jack or line out :)
[22:56] <zequence> reydempto: Are you running Ubuntu Studio?
[22:59] <zequence> pulseaudio normally lets go of the card in favor of jackd. There's some code in pulseaudio that makes that happen. Not sure though if that happens with jackd1. Checking now
[22:59] <zequence> But, it would help knowing which distro and release you are on in any case
[22:59] <zequence> A default Ubuntu Studio installation should not give you problems with pulse + jack, rather the opposite
[22:59] <reydempto> Nah, I am running xubuntu 14.04 LTS
[23:00] <zequence> Did you add yourself to audio group?
[23:00] <reydempto> I know I am in KINDA the wrong place, but i figured folks here and also in #jack would be generally knowledgable on the subject
[23:01] <zequence> reydempto: It's ok. You're in the right place here too
[23:01] <zequence> The problem is you're running jackd1
[23:01] <reydempto> I am?
[23:01] <zequence> Yep
[23:01] <reydempto> i am in the audio group btw
[23:01] <zequence> Good
[23:01] <zequence> I'm pretty sure you are running jackd1. You can try installing jackd2
[23:02] <reydempto> jackd2 is installed
[23:02] <reydempto> jackd2
[23:02] <zequence> Really?
[23:02] <reydempto> well i installed it myself with apt-get
[23:03] <reydempto> oh
[23:03] <reydempto> i installed just 'jackÄ
[23:03] <reydempto> 'jack'
[23:04] <zequence> reydempto: What does this command return: dpkg -s jackd2 | grep Status
[23:05] <reydempto> hold up i uninstalled jack and am installing jackd2 now
[23:05] <reydempto> i stand corrected
[23:05] <zequence> Ok. Should solve your pulseaudio problems
[23:05] <reydempto> we shall see!
[23:05] <reydempto> it is installed. i will try firing it up now..
[23:07] <reydempto> well, trying to start jack via qjackctl gave this error log https://dpaste.de/ymdL
[23:08] <zequence> reydempto: Try logging out and logging in again, or even a reboot, just to make sure nothing is running in the background making your life sour
[23:08] <reydempto> will do, brb!
[23:14] <reydempto> back, okay let's see what happens
[23:14] <reydempto> woah
[23:14] <reydempto> its active
[23:14] <reydempto> Fri Jan  8 00:14:17 2016: New client 'qjackctl' with PID 3561
[23:14] <reydempto> :D :D :D
[23:15] <zequence> If you want to connect pulseaudio to jack, you'll need to install pulseaudio-module-jack. But, you might not want that if playing soft synths at low latencies
[23:15] <zequence> Also, get linux-lowlatency for any realtime processing - i.e. playing soft synths with a keyboard
[23:16] <zequence> linux-lowlatency is more or less exactly like linux-generic, but with a few configs done differently. A bit poorer throughput, maybe a bit harder on battery life, but a lot better for realtime audio stuff
[23:18] <reydempto> I'll probably just be lining this out to speakers and putting my cardoid mics right up to em
[23:18] <zequence> reydempto: Oh, and if you ever do get problems with pulseaudio again, for whatever reason, you can always disable it. Even if just while you are doing other stuff.
[23:18] <zequence> The file /etc/pulse/client.conf, uncomment and change the line
[23:18] <zequence> ; autospawn = yes
[23:18] <reydempto> AH
[23:19] <reydempto> thats is what made it keep restarting immediately after i killed it huh?
[23:19] <zequence> Once you changed that config, you can kill pulse, and it won't autostart
[23:19] <zequence> Yep
[23:19] <reydempto> oh man, that messed with me so hard today
[23:19] <reydempto> zequence thank you so much for the assist, very awesome
[23:20] <zequence> reydempto: np. Have fun!
[23:20] <reydempto> now to learn how to properly configure jack :P
[23:21] <reydempto> I am installing linux-lowlatency now for the heck of it
[23:55] <reydempto> Hey, back again :P Even though everything seems to be working fine, and I made a connection between bristol and the pulse bridge via qjackctl, i still get no sound output! However if I look at my pulseaudio settings, i can see the bridge's 'vu meters' jumping when i press a key in the synth.
[23:55] <reydempto> I tested other things like vlc and youtube and nothig ngives audio, even though both pulse and jack seem to be sharing the video card fine
[23:56] <reydempto> sound card *
[23:57] <reydempto> so close