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by folderol
Mon Mar 18, 2024 4:09 pm
Forum: Computer Related Hardware
Topic: Pitch Bend Wheel fake 14 bit resolution
Replies: 8
Views: 330

Re: Pitch Bend Wheel fake 14 bit resolution

The problem is largely physical. Consider the actual track length of an average rotary control against the contact area of the wiper, then add in irregularities in the surface plus background noise - added to micro-movements caused, or amplified by vibration of the control wheel. The 'cheap' way to ...
by folderol
Sun Mar 17, 2024 8:35 am
Forum: Computer Related Hardware
Topic: Pitch Bend Wheel fake 14 bit resolution
Replies: 8
Views: 330

Re: Pitch Bend Wheel fake 14 bit resolution

That's a bit crap! Mine varies between 50 in the centre to 80 at the extremes (prolly done to mask pot noise). Well, that's not exactly stellar either :) Still a far cry from 14 bits! You're quite right, but that's only on an elderly Midicontrol 49. The sliders on the BCF2000 (when configured as 16...
by folderol
Sat Mar 16, 2024 6:24 pm
Forum: Computer Related Hardware
Topic: Pitch Bend Wheel fake 14 bit resolution
Replies: 8
Views: 330

Re: Pitch Bend Wheel fake 14 bit resolution

That's a bit crap! Mine varies between 50 in the centre to 80 at the extremes (prolly done to mask pot noise).
I'd guess your best bet is to get an external controller with long sliders. My BCF2000 seems to do quite well, and the controls are configurable.

by folderol
Sat Mar 16, 2024 9:48 am
Forum: Computer Related Hardware
Topic: Audio Cards that work with Linux. Recommendations?
Replies: 14
Views: 2786

Re: Audio Cards that work with Linux. Recommendations?

Komplete Audio KA6 (old and new versions). Work out of the box. Rock solid.
Maudo M-Track8 works, but no driver for internal software routing.
Venerable M-Audio 24/96 is fine if you can get a PCI adapter.

by folderol
Thu Mar 14, 2024 11:58 am
Forum: New? We're glad you're here!
Topic: New Linux musician in Michigan
Replies: 5
Views: 261

Re: New Linux musician in Michigan

If you understand the way the hardware versions are built and work, this is possible with any synth that can produce multiple instances of moderately variable sine waves - complete with drawbar emulation. With a bit more effort you can even emulate percussion and key-clicks. One guy managed to do th...
by folderol
Thu Mar 07, 2024 3:10 pm
Forum: Music Theory/Songwriting
Topic: What's your workflow?
Replies: 26
Views: 20020

Re: What's your workflow?

I don't use a DAW as such. The "Source's" directory contains project directories which contain all the project directories. These contain sub directories of older versions, the build history, the Yoshimi patchset, the Rosegarden file. There is also an "Audio" directory which cont...
by folderol
Wed Mar 06, 2024 4:12 pm
Forum: Music Theory/Songwriting
Topic: What's your workflow?
Replies: 26
Views: 20020

Re: What's your workflow?

Varies a bit. Often I'll be noodling around on the keyboard and changing instrument sounds when something 'clicks' and I'm away on an improv. It might stand as-is (like Open Harp) or I might add extra tracks to fill it out. Other times a short phrase will pop into my head. I'll find it on the keyboa...
by folderol
Wed Mar 06, 2024 4:00 pm
Forum: Original Scores & Recordings
Topic: Honeysuckers - Sign In The Sky
Replies: 4
Views: 35935

Re: Honeysuckers - Sign In The Sky

I on't know. It just seems the vocal is down in volume compared to the rest, and doesn't seem to have much top-end - maybe that's partly the mic that was used.

by folderol
Tue Mar 05, 2024 10:04 am
Forum: Original Scores & Recordings
Topic: Honeysuckers - Sign In The Sky
Replies: 4
Views: 35935

Re: Honeysuckers - Sign In The Sky

Enjoyed this, but is there any way of bringing the vocal 'forward' ?

by folderol
Tue Mar 05, 2024 9:54 am
Forum: MusE Sequencer
Topic: Yoshimi
Replies: 18
Views: 983

Re: Yoshimi

I do regularly test Yoshimi with MusE, along with others, so there shouldn't be a problem, but I don't have much experience with ubuntu, so can't comment on that install.

by folderol
Sun Mar 03, 2024 10:17 am
Forum: Original Scores & Recordings
Topic: Open Harp
Replies: 2
Views: 231

Re: Open Harp

For anyone interested, it's the instrument patch itself that really makes this stand out. It's Angel Harp, one of the default patches in my Yoshimi 'Companion' bank. The 'strike' is a fairly conventional AddSynth single voice with a quite rapid decay, but the tail is a SubSynth element which is basi...
by folderol
Sat Mar 02, 2024 8:29 am
Forum: Newbies
Topic: deeply confused with ALSA and JACK
Replies: 5
Views: 384

Re: deeply confused with ALSA and JACK

Get the excellent QjackCtl program (available with all distros). This will enable you to link the Jack server to ALSAs interface.

by folderol
Fri Mar 01, 2024 1:10 pm
Forum: Original Scores & Recordings
Topic: Open Harp
Replies: 2
Views: 231

Open Harp

An improv. A simple, just sit down and play track here.

by folderol
Fri Mar 01, 2024 9:54 am
Forum: Original Scores & Recordings
Topic: Lethe "Erosion"
Replies: 3
Views: 265

Re: Lethe "Erosion"

This is a very good song, but I found the vid. a distraction. so hid it while listening.