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by spm_gl
Fri May 29, 2009 7:10 am
Forum: Linux Distributions & Other Software
Topic: QAmix???
Replies: 3
Views: 2721

Re: QAmix???

I usually route everything into Ardour and mix there. Ardour's mixer is midi-controllable. But I'll have a look at QAmix later, might be usefull for lightweight setups. There's no manpage though, according to a bug report on launchpad.
by spm_gl
Thu May 28, 2009 10:40 am
Forum: Linux Distributions & Other Software
Topic: Anyone else having trouble with RT kernel?
Replies: 12
Views: 6231

Re: Anyone else having trouble with RT kernel?

Segfault during upgrade from 8.10 to 9.04. Looks like I hit a very buggy 8.10 RT kernel, should have switched to generic before upgrading. This is going to be a fun day.
by spm_gl
Thu May 28, 2009 8:17 am
Forum: Linux Distributions & Other Software
Topic: Anyone else having trouble with RT kernel?
Replies: 12
Views: 6231

Re: Anyone else having trouble with RT kernel?

I had serious problems with the RT kernel using Jaunty beta, two days prior to relase. The machine simply stopped working after a minute or so, so I had to revert to Hardy. But now my nvidia driver messed up, so I'm attempting an upgrade. Hope it goes well... otherwise I might just try 64studio agai...
by spm_gl
Thu May 14, 2009 8:01 am
Forum: Your Studio & Gear
Topic: onboard audio + mixer trouble
Replies: 8
Views: 8464

Re: onboard audio + mixer trouble

Always check your cabling first. Try switching cables out, try re-routing them, perhaps your cable is picking up interference from a nearby power supply. Then check your levels. Are you applying too much gain on a very low signal? Then check the mixer with a different source. Then try plugging it in...
by spm_gl
Thu May 14, 2009 7:54 am
Forum: System Tuning and Configuration
Topic: a doubt on sample rates
Replies: 5
Views: 2976

Re: a doubt on sample rates

Nyquist-Shannon theory. Every sound with less than half the sampling frequency (Nyquist-frequency) can be reproduced exactly. The higher sample rate only helps digital processing and makes converter filters less steep, which can help the quality. Enough, I did a whole lecture on the topic recently. ...
by spm_gl
Wed May 13, 2009 8:50 am
Forum: System Tuning and Configuration
Topic: a doubt on sample rates
Replies: 5
Views: 2976

Re: a doubt on sample rates

Everything MUST have the same sample rate, or you'll get glitches, crackling, or weird pitch-shifting effects. If you use external digital equipment, you also need a wordclock to sync them. I'd simply set the entire sytem to 44.100Hz, which is the rate most of your samples will be in. If your hard- ...
by spm_gl
Wed Apr 29, 2009 6:59 am
Forum: Linux Distributions & Other Software
Topic: Distribution for Web Radio Station
Replies: 13
Views: 8488

Re: Distribution for Web Radio Station

I only needed ogg, and at 48kbit mono (streaming through a VPN) it sounds way better than mp3. And its free from licensing issues. Actually, I wish more webradios would stream in ogg, just to get it more widespread. But I guess setting up icecast shouldn't be more difficult than icecast2. Before usi...
by spm_gl
Tue Apr 28, 2009 5:42 am
Forum: Suggestion Box
Topic: Login timeout
Replies: 2
Views: 4248

Re: Login timeout

Gee, thanks! Yeah, I guess if I take longer than 2 hours, I'll have forgotten what I wanted to write anyway.
by spm_gl
Tue Apr 28, 2009 5:40 am
Forum: Linux Distributions & Other Software
Topic: Distribution for Web Radio Station
Replies: 13
Views: 8488

Re: Distribution for Web Radio Station

icecast2 worked just about out-of-the-box form me. It only does ogg though. Haven't found any decent others. I even tried to set up a helix server, but in the end stuck to icecast2.
by spm_gl
Sun Apr 26, 2009 5:45 pm
Forum: Suggestion Box
Topic: Login timeout
Replies: 2
Views: 4248

Login timeout

Maybe its just me, but I sometimes need quite a while to write a post (answer the phone, chat with musicians, etc.), so I get logged out while typing and everything is gone. Is there a timeout on the board, and if, could you set it much higher?
by spm_gl
Sun Apr 26, 2009 5:13 pm
Forum: Linux Distributions & Other Software
Topic: Distribution for Web Radio Station
Replies: 13
Views: 8488

Re: Distribution for Web Radio Station

Get Liquidsoap 0.9 running on your server, forget about the GUI, set it up so it plays 24/7 from a playlist, with Jingles now and again, and make an input that goes live as soon as you feed it. Into that input you feed your stream from your local studio, i.e. a media player and a microphone. Then yo...
by spm_gl
Sat Apr 25, 2009 12:31 pm
Forum: New? We're glad you're here!
Topic: Greetings from a german recording studio
Replies: 3
Views: 2561

Re: Greetings from a german recording studio

I love xjadeo, its the main reason for me to use linux for editing to video. We did the last concert video with cubase 4, and it just kept crashing when playing the dv stream.
I'll be glad to help others, and I never stop learning myself.
by spm_gl
Sat Apr 25, 2009 9:39 am
Forum: New? We're glad you're here!
Topic: Greetings from a german recording studio
Replies: 3
Views: 2561

Greetings from a german recording studio

Hi, we're a professional recording studio (yes, we do this for a living) located just south of Berlin in Germany. Founded in 2006, we've been using Linux on our office computers and servers as well as for graphic work. Now I've at last managed to get the editing suite going, running Ubuntustudio, wh...
by spm_gl
Sat Apr 25, 2009 7:34 am
Forum: Linux Distributions & Other Software
Topic: Distribution for Web Radio Station
Replies: 13
Views: 8488

Re: Distribution for Web Radio Station

If you're prepared for some serious scripting, look at liquidsoap http://savonet.sourceforge.net/ for your web radio. It's hell to get set up, but extremely versatile and stable. We used it to build an instore radio system, distibuting music and ads over the net to 5 stores. On the distro side, I ha...