On 12/03/2019 06:38 PM, Doug McGarrett wrote:
On 12/03/2019 05:35 PM, David C. Rankin wrote:
On 12/03/2019 03:08 PM, Doug McGarrett wrote:
On 12/03/2019 05:07 AM, Kukuh Syafaat wrote:
You can try LMMS [0][1] on Tumbleweed. Try also BandLab [2], it is a web app.
Connect it to your MIDI controller and Have Fun!
[0] https://lmms.io/ [1] https://software.opensuse.org/package/lmms [2] https://www.bandlab.com/
Thank you! I will try those.
To answer Dave Rankin: I have a music keyboard, laid out like piano keys. I'm looking for some distinctive musical sounds, that perhaps a piano or organ doesn't produce. Just for my own amusement--I'm too old to gig out anymore!
--doug
Got it.
When midi was the rage they had all kinds of neat little synthesizer sounds in the different midi apps you could use. That's been years ago. No doubt they are still available, but I've not messed with them for eons. It would be cool to map you piano keys to a neat mix of drumbeats and sounds to see what you could come up with. (sounds like a challenge to put my kids on, but if the piano keys won't shoot back and you can't kill them -- they will tire of it quickly...)
Here's the error window for Qsynth--I managed to copy it:
19:24:32.092 Qsynth1: Creating synthesizer engine... 19:24:32.112 Qsynth1: Creating audio driver (jack)... 19:24:38.134 Qsynth1: Failed to create the audio driver (jack). Cannot continue without it. fluidsynth: error: Unknown integer parameter 'synth.dump' Cannot connect to server socket err = No such file or directory Cannot connect to server request channel exec of JACK server (command = "/usr/bin/jackd") failed: No such file or directory Cannot connect to server socket err = No such file or directory Cannot connect to server request channel Cannot connect to server socket err = No such file or directory Cannot connect to server request channel Cannot connect to server socket err = No such file or directory Cannot connect to server request channel Cannot connect to server socket err = No such file or directory Cannot connect to server request channel Cannot connect to server socket err = No such file or directory Cannot connect to server request channel jack server is not running or cannot be started JackShmReadWritePtr::~JackShmReadWritePtr - Init not done for -1, skipping unlock JackShmReadWritePtr::~JackShmReadWritePtr - Init not done for -1, skipping unlock fluidsynth: error: Failed to connect to Jack server. 19:32:44.040 Qsynth1: Destroying synthesizer engine... 19:32:44.043 Qsynth1: Synthesizer engine terminated.
In KDE3 the xsession error log is full of: jack_client_new: deprecated jack server is not running or cannot be started The best of my recollection, jack audio was replaced by alsa or one of the other sound libraries. I apologize for sending to you directly, I messed up the thread by forgetting to change the address. I'm sending this back to the list so others can help with the Qsynth jack issue. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 12/4/19 6:17 PM, David C. Rankin wrote:
On 12/03/2019 06:38 PM, Doug McGarrett wrote:
On 12/03/2019 05:35 PM, David C. Rankin wrote:
On 12/03/2019 03:08 PM, Doug McGarrett wrote:
On 12/03/2019 05:07 AM, Kukuh Syafaat wrote:
You can try LMMS [0][1] on Tumbleweed. Try also BandLab [2], it is a web app.
Connect it to your MIDI controller and Have Fun!
[0] https://lmms.io/ [1] https://software.opensuse.org/package/lmms [2] https://www.bandlab.com/
Thank you! I will try those.
To answer Dave Rankin: I have a music keyboard, laid out like piano keys. I'm looking for some distinctive musical sounds, that perhaps a piano or organ doesn't produce. Just for my own amusement--I'm too old to gig out anymore!
--doug
Got it.
When midi was the rage they had all kinds of neat little synthesizer sounds in the different midi apps you could use. That's been years ago. No doubt they are still available, but I've not messed with them for eons. It would be cool to map you piano keys to a neat mix of drumbeats and sounds to see what you could come up with. (sounds like a challenge to put my kids on, but if the piano keys won't shoot back and you can't kill them -- they will tire of it quickly...)
Here's the error window for Qsynth--I managed to copy it:
19:24:32.092 Qsynth1: Creating synthesizer engine... 19:24:32.112 Qsynth1: Creating audio driver (jack)... 19:24:38.134 Qsynth1: Failed to create the audio driver (jack). Cannot continue without it. fluidsynth: error: Unknown integer parameter 'synth.dump' Cannot connect to server socket err = No such file or directory Cannot connect to server request channel exec of JACK server (command = "/usr/bin/jackd") failed: No such file or directory Cannot connect to server socket err = No such file or directory Cannot connect to server request channel Cannot connect to server socket err = No such file or directory Cannot connect to server request channel Cannot connect to server socket err = No such file or directory Cannot connect to server request channel Cannot connect to server socket err = No such file or directory Cannot connect to server request channel Cannot connect to server socket err = No such file or directory Cannot connect to server request channel jack server is not running or cannot be started JackShmReadWritePtr::~JackShmReadWritePtr - Init not done for -1, skipping unlock JackShmReadWritePtr::~JackShmReadWritePtr - Init not done for -1, skipping unlock fluidsynth: error: Failed to connect to Jack server. 19:32:44.040 Qsynth1: Destroying synthesizer engine... 19:32:44.043 Qsynth1: Synthesizer engine terminated.
In KDE3 the xsession error log is full of:
jack_client_new: deprecated jack server is not running or cannot be started
The best of my recollection, jack audio was replaced by alsa or one of the other sound libraries.
I apologize for sending to you directly, I messed up the thread by forgetting to change the address. I'm sending this back to the list so others can help with the Qsynth jack issue.
Jack is still used as an alternative to alsa and pulse, it is the only thing capable of doing low latency audio on Linux which you need for doing music / video production. It works best if you have a dedicated audio interface. Cadence [1] is still the easiest way to configure jack by a long way. If you have any issues I may be able to help, although currently I achieve what you want to do by using ableton on windows. 1. https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/multimedia:apps/Cadence -- Simon Lees (Simotek) http://simotek.net Emergency Update Team keybase.io/simotek SUSE Linux Adelaide Australia, UTC+10:30 GPG Fingerprint: 5B87 DB9D 88DC F606 E489 CEC5 0922 C246 02F0 014B
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>>>I have a music keyboard, laid out like piano keys. I'm >>>looking for some distinctive musical sounds, that perhaps a piano or organ >>>doesn't produce. Just for my own amusement--I'm too old to gig out anymore! >>> >>>--doug> >>19:32:44.040 Qsynth1: Destroying synthesizer engine... /snip/
Jack is still used as an alternative to alsa and pulse, it is the only thing capable of doing low latency audio on Linux which you need for doing music / video production. It works best if you have a dedicated audio interface. Cadence [1] is still the easiest way to configure jack by a long way. If you have any issues I may be able to help, although currently I achieve what you want to do by using ableton on windows.
1.https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/multimedia:apps/Cadence
-- Simon Lees (Simotek) http://simotek.net Emergency Update Team keybase.io/simotek SUSE Linux Adelaide Australia, UTC+10:30 GPG Fingerprint: 5B87 DB9D 88DC F606 E489 CEC5 0922 C246 02F0 014B
I have lmms installed. I need some instruction--it's pretty complicated for someone who has never used a music-making app before! A FURTHER COMPLICATION: my MIDI cable has two connectors on the end, I assume one is to be connected to the source, one to some sort of amplifier/speaker system. There are different numbers of pins in each of these round connectors. Which of them should be connected to the instrument keyboard? (I have sound out on the computer, going to a Logitech sound system, and that works on YouTube, or to play CDs, so that part should be OK.) Since I don't know how to make lmms work, I don't know if I have the right connector hooked up to the keyboard. Thank you folks for your assistance! --doug -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 12/5/19 3:36 PM, Doug McGarrett wrote:
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>>>>I have a music keyboard, laid out like piano keys. I'm >>>>looking for some distinctive musical sounds, that perhaps a piano or organ >>>>doesn't produce. Just for my own amusement--I'm too old to gig out anymore! >>>> >>>>--doug> >>19:32:44.040 Qsynth1: Destroying synthesizer engine... /snip/
Jack is still used as an alternative to alsa and pulse, it is the only thing capable of doing low latency audio on Linux which you need for doing music / video production. It works best if you have a dedicated audio interface. Cadence [1] is still the easiest way to configure jack by a long way. If you have any issues I may be able to help, although currently I achieve what you want to do by using ableton on windows.
1.https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/multimedia:apps/Cadence
-- Simon Lees (Simotek) http://simotek.net Emergency Update Team keybase.io/simotek SUSE Linux Adelaide Australia, UTC+10:30 GPG Fingerprint: 5B87 DB9D 88DC F606 E489 CEC5 0922 C246 02F0 014B
I have lmms installed. I need some instruction--it's pretty complicated for someone who has never used a music-making app before! A FURTHER COMPLICATION: my MIDI cable has two connectors on the end, I assume one is to be connected to the source, one to some sort of amplifier/speaker system. There are different numbers of pins in each of these round connectors. Which of them should be connected to the instrument keyboard? (I have sound out on the computer, going to a Logitech sound system, and that works on YouTube, or to play CDs, so that part should be OK.) Since I don't know how to make lmms work, I don't know if I have the right connector hooked up to the keyboard. Thank you folks for your assistance!
Standard midi is the larger round 5 pin connector, It is generally possible to link multiple midi devices together, my keyboard is just doing midi through a USB cable but I have other midi gear here, but thats mostly using midi for control. -- Simon Lees (Simotek) http://simotek.net Emergency Update Team keybase.io/simotek SUSE Linux Adelaide Australia, UTC+10:30 GPG Fingerprint: 5B87 DB9D 88DC F606 E489 CEC5 0922 C246 02F0 014B
On 12/05/2019 01:06 AM, Simon Lees wrote:
On 12/5/19 3:36 PM, Doug McGarrett wrote:
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>>>>> I have a music keyboard, laid out like piano keys. I'm >>>>> looking for some distinctive musical sounds, that perhaps a > piano or organ >>>>> doesn't produce. Just for my own amusement--I'm too old to gig > out anymore! >>>>> >>>>> --doug> >>19:32:44.040 Qsynth1: Destroying synthesizer engine... /snip/
Jack is still used as an alternative to alsa and pulse, it is the only thing capable of doing low latency audio on Linux which you need for doing music / video production. It works best if you have a dedicated audio interface. Cadence [1] is still the easiest way to configure jack by a long way. If you have any issues I may be able to help, although currently I achieve what you want to do by using ableton on windows.
1.https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/multimedia:apps/Cadence
-- Simon Lees (Simotek) http://simotek.net Emergency Update Team keybase.io/simotek SUSE Linux Adelaide Australia, UTC+10:30 GPG Fingerprint: 5B87 DB9D 88DC F606 E489 CEC5 0922 C246 02F0 014B
I have lmms installed. I need some instruction--it's pretty complicated for someone who has never used a music-making app before! A FURTHER COMPLICATION: my MIDI cable has two connectors on the end, I assume one is to be connected to the source, one to some sort of amplifier/speaker system. There are different numbers of pins in each of these round connectors. Which of them should be connected to the instrument keyboard? (I have sound out on the computer, going to a Logitech sound system, and that works on YouTube, or to play CDs, so that part should be OK.) Since I don't know how to make lmms work, I don't know if I have the right connector hooked up to the keyboard. Thank you folks for your assistance!
Standard midi is the larger round 5 pin connector, It is generally possible to link multiple midi devices together, my keyboard is just doing midi through a USB cable but I have other midi gear here, but thats mostly using midi for control.
Took a closer look at the connectors, One says MIDI IN, the other says MIDI OUT. I assume MIDI IN is the correct connector for the keyboard. (Both have 5 pins and either mates with the keyboard.) I have Jack installed. Tried lmms and Qsynth, and I haven't been able to get any sound from the keys. Obviously I'm missing something vital! Thank you folks for all assistance! --doug
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Doug, et al -- ...and then Doug McGarrett said... % % Took a closer look at the connectors, One says MIDI IN, the other % says MIDI OUT. I assume MIDI IN is the correct connector for the % keyboard. % (Both have 5 pins and either mates with the keyboard.) The 30-second MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) primer: - IN is the signal in (to your computer) from a MIDI device (your keyboard). Use the OUT or THRU jack on the other end. - OUT is the signal out (of your computer) to talk to a MIDI device (ie and cause it to make noise). Plug IN over there. - If you can play sounds on your keyboard alone, then your computer can cause it to do so via MIDI connection - By using the proper software, your keyboard can cause your computer to make sounds smiliarly - By using sequencing (aka MIDI signal recording but NOT NECESSARILY audio sound recording) software, you can play your keyboard and record those keystrokes to later cause those -- or other! -- sounds to come out of your keyboard and/or your computer and/or some other device(s) % I have Jack installed. Tried lmms and Qsynth, and I haven't been % able to get any sound from the keys. % Obviously I'm missing something vital! % Thank you folks for all assistance! Good luck :-) % --doug HTH & HAND :-D -- David T-G See http://justpickone.org/davidtg/email/ See http://justpickone.org/davidtg/tofu.txt -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
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