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by thorgal
Sat Oct 04, 2008 8:00 pm
Forum: Linux Distributions & Other Software
Topic: DAW: Dynebolic or Ubuntu Studio with M-Audio sound device
Replies: 19
Views: 11990

Re: DAW: Dynebolic or Ubuntu Studio with M-Audio sound device

if the Delta 44 has the same chip as the 1010 (ice1712), you need the GUI app called envy24control (it's in alsa-tools-gui or alsa-tools, don't remember). This mixer is THE mixer for the Deltas, forget about generic GUIs like kmix or gnome-mixer. Of course, if the chip is not what I mentioned, I may...
by thorgal
Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:21 am
Forum: The Producer's Area
Topic: Doubletracking
Replies: 5
Views: 1436

Re: Doubletracking

I don't know if it's a well-known thing or not, I never dwelt around studios or music producers (remember, I improvised myself one only a year ago ;) ) but I do use this, I like the effect of singing the same part multiple times and align all the tracks. It gives an intense feeling of ... I don't kn...
by thorgal
Mon Sep 29, 2008 8:42 am
Forum: The Producer's Area
Topic: how do you record your bass guitar?
Replies: 13
Views: 2534

Re: how do you record your bass guitar?

SC4 mono (I suppose your bass preamp output is mono). as to the setting, it's really up to you. Compressing a bass is tough, depending on the style you play. Have you used a comp before ? in ardour, the SC4 comes with a meter display showing in realtime how much is compressed as you feed the plugin ...
by thorgal
Mon Sep 29, 2008 8:32 am
Forum: HOW TOs, Tips & Tricks
Topic: Hyper Low-Latency Audio with a Real-Time Kernel (video)
Replies: 7
Views: 7274

Re: Hyper Low-Latency Audio with a Real-Time Kernel (video)

as far as I know, the realtime priority sched is reserved for certain process threads, e.g. running the qjackctl GUI at high prio does not make sense, but allowing the jackd audio thread RT prio makes more sense. SO it could be that you see that the overall process you launched does not exhibit the ...
by thorgal
Sun Sep 28, 2008 3:16 pm
Forum: HOW TOs, Tips & Tricks
Topic: Hyper Low-Latency Audio with a Real-Time Kernel (video)
Replies: 7
Views: 7274

Re: Hyper Low-Latency Audio with a Real-Time Kernel (video)

at least in all debian based OSes, you don't use set_rtlimits, you use the PAM security module (which the guy mentions briefly in his video) and tune /etc/security/limits.conf In my DAW, I have this setting: @audio - rtprio 99 @audio - memlock unlimited @audio - nice -19 which globally (system-wide)...
by thorgal
Fri Sep 26, 2008 1:19 pm
Forum: HOW TOs, Tips & Tricks
Topic: Jamin tutorial by Ron Parker
Replies: 3
Views: 7101

Re: Jamin tutorial by Ron Parker

OK, considering the track he wants to master, he will apply input volume boosting fast lookahead limiter to increase loudness and kill possible clipping when he pushes the volume up then he lowers the volume again because of the input at the limiter is too loud at some point then he chooses to set t...
by thorgal
Fri Sep 26, 2008 1:06 pm
Forum: Linux Music News
Topic: csDrummer: Record a drum session in a virtual studio
Replies: 2
Views: 3206

Re: csDrummer: Record a drum session in a virtual studio

I listened to the sample given on the website. Not convinced at all I am, it sounds like a drum machine. I think if you want to advertise your stuff especially because of these specific points (humanizing, etc), it's important your samples sound like what you claim you can deliver (when I say you, i...
by thorgal
Fri Sep 26, 2008 9:48 am
Forum: The Producer's Area
Topic: how do you record your bass guitar?
Replies: 13
Views: 2534

Re: how do you record your bass guitar?

I use a hardware compressor after the preamp. It kills the peaks when I play on the lighter strings (lots of dynamic in there). I suggest you use a software comp before recording (jack-rack) so you can apply a decent setting before the audio reaches ardour. I hope you have hardware monitoring or low...
by thorgal
Fri Sep 26, 2008 9:43 am
Forum: System Tuning and Configuration
Topic: Make a ardour session a bit lighter!?
Replies: 6
Views: 4978

Re: Make a ardour session a bit lighter!?

jamin has actually a bypass button, so if you press it, it will stop all effects but will keep a delay that matches the one introduced by its active effects, the reason being to give the user a "smooth" experience. When bypassed, jamin is relatively low in CPU. Ardour is also relatively lo...
by thorgal
Wed Sep 24, 2008 2:12 pm
Forum: Recorders & Sequencers
Topic: Ardour basics
Replies: 18
Views: 10006

Re: Ardour basics

some music of mine ? not yet ;) I have quite a few songs but I will make an announcement when I am really done. I have not thought about how I will publish the work but I'll figure out something in due time (hopefully).
by thorgal
Wed Sep 24, 2008 2:05 pm
Forum: System Tuning and Configuration
Topic: Make a ardour session a bit lighter!?
Replies: 6
Views: 4978

Re: Make a ardour session a bit lighter!?

ah, I did not pay attention. Your "problem" is jamin. Don't use it until you have a mixed down track (simple stereo track) containing your latest finest mix of your ardour session with all the effects you want, i.e. export your session to a stereo wav file. Once you have your mixed down se...
by thorgal
Wed Sep 24, 2008 1:36 pm
Forum: System Tuning and Configuration
Topic: Make a ardour session a bit lighter!?
Replies: 6
Views: 4978

Re: Make a ardour session a bit lighter!?

look at the ardour system requirements in ardour's website. Looks like you have more than enough (2.9 GHz, 1GB ram). It could be your memlock setting in /etc/security/limits.conf (if you have such a thing).
by thorgal
Wed Sep 24, 2008 1:33 pm
Forum: HOW TOs, Tips & Tricks
Topic: Jamin tutorial by Ron Parker
Replies: 3
Views: 7101

Re: Jamin tutorial by Ron Parker

let me reply to this later ... but it will also be quick ... sorry.
by thorgal
Wed Sep 24, 2008 1:31 pm
Forum: Recorders & Sequencers
Topic: Ardour basics
Replies: 18
Views: 10006

Re: Ardour basics

no offsense here :) it seems weird if you expect something different from the start ;) @studio32: you ask me something that I was thinking about doing eventually : a big tutorial describing how I use the stuff, etc. But I am not kidding when I say I don't have time, since I got this full-time job to...