Sunday, 2014-12-28

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falktxthe new plugin-bridges work much faster than the old ones :)04:45
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falktxscrew OSC!!05:01
falktxthis works so much better05:02
falktxnow let's see if it applies to win32 vsts as well...05:22
distrozapperfalktx, what are you working on atm?05:29
falktxcarla plugin-bridges05:29
falktxI started a rework some time ago, now I'm almost finished05:30
falktxinitial testing shows things working much faster05:31
falktxno more hangs when removing plugins, waiting for them to report they're ok05:32
falktxor when adding a plugin with lots of parameters05:32
falktxcarla2-beta4 will come when this is completed plus a few other fixes05:35
distrozapperfalktx, This sounds great. Indeed some plugins tend to hang/delay carla when added/removed05:36
falktxdistrozapper: this is specific to plugin bridges though05:36
falktxsome plugins (like distrho) take a while to load at first because juce is scanning all the fonts05:37
falktxI know of a thing that might block/xrun a little when removing plugins. I'll try it soon05:39
falktxtry to fix it, that is05:41
distrozapperfalktx, just trying to get how things work: How is OSC involved in plugin bridges/what role does it play?05:44
falktxit was05:44
falktxI was using osc to communicate between carla and plugin bridges05:44
distrozapperyou just replaced it? heh05:44
falktxnow it uses a shared memory ring buffer05:44
distrozapperhm, for sure this is a more direct and faster exchange link05:46
falktxI though about using pipes, but I already had some ring buffers in place so I went with it05:46
falktxplus I couldn't make the pipes work via Windows API...05:46
distrozapperthanks for the look inside :) Another tile in my "puzzle of audio wizardry" ;)05:50
falktxfl studio vst finally works again, but damn it hangs like crazy06:04
falktxopening a project inside FLS makes the audio stop running, wtf06:04
falktxheh, plugin UIs are now so big they don't fit in my screen :(06:06
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stratojaunehi, did the repositories from Kxstudio contain dependencies to build Ardour3 ?08:29
falktxthey do, but there's no "apt-get build-dep" for it08:36
falktxmaybe on 14.04 it works, not sure08:36
falktxthe kxstudio builds come directly from ardour.org. they are not built by me08:37
stratojaunethanks for your answer08:39
stratojaunethe goal is to build @home to add a more complete french translation08:39
stratojaunewhen you say there's no apt-get build-dep, what do you meant ?08:40
stratojauneoh, I have it !08:42
stratojauneone have to install ardour deps one by one, that's it ?08:42
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falktxsudo apt-get build-dep ardour308:44
falktxor any package really. it installs the build-deps08:44
falktxbut since the kxstudio repo package doesn't really have "source" this doesn't apply08:45
stratojauneI have source repos in etc/apt/sources.list08:45
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stratojauneit was not actived, is it a mess to ?08:47
falktxto build ardour3? if you never compiled stuff before it will get messy08:54
falktxardour3 has nightly builds now08:54
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falktxhttps://community.ardour.org/node/854808:55
stratojauneno problem to compile, do that since years08:57
stratojaunenightbuild, hum... I like when plugins save their state...08:58
stratojaunegoal is not to test, but to build...music :)08:59
stratojaunequestion is about the "source" repos in KXStudio : is it ok to active they in sources.list ???09:00
stratojaunewill be back in 10 minutes09:00
falktxyes, it's ok09:01
stratojaunethanks !09:32
stratojaunewill you say that it's a good idea *from a brand new Debian Jessie* to delete Gnome & PA & their "friends", and to take KXStudio-desktop from your repos ?09:35
stratojauneIs it based on Kde ?09:35
falktxyou won't gain anything new09:45
falktxjust get the kxstudio-default-settings package, it's the one that matters09:46
falktxthe desktop one is just what I use for the ISO, the default apps and stuff09:46
stratojauneok, I notice that09:48
stratojauneit's Gnome friendly ??09:50
stratojauneForget last question about Gnome, the Gnome on Jessie is not itself Gnome-friendly !!09:58
stratojauneThink I will go to OpenBox, do you think kxstudio-default-settings package will be running over it ?09:59
falktxit works fine everywhere10:03
falktxanyway, laters. cya10:03
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stratojauneOOPS ! close Firefox by error !10:08
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alex-EUJackWinter: ping12:14
JackWinteralex-EU: hiya, back for more punishment? B)12:17
alex-EUJackWinter: hehe12:20
alex-EUJackWinter: i may have found a solution for more alsa midi ports.12:20
alex-EUJackWinter: I've been l;ooking at virmidi, which doesn't work. (tech reasons i don't fully understand)12:21
JackWinterooh, that's cool (for you at the least)12:21
alex-EUJackWinter: The module snd-seq-dummy can take a definition of port numbers.12:21
JackWinterreally wish i had 64gb of ram so that i could try to troubleshoot your wine problem12:21
alex-EUJackWinter: so in /etc/modules add a line something like snd-seq-dummy ports=412:22
alex-EUJackWinter: This works in my ubuntu 32bit admin box.12:22
alex-EUJackWinter: But i can't get it working in my debian studio box.12:23
alex-EU64bit12:23
alex-EUJackWinter: I was wondering if you could try this on your machine, and see what happens.12:23
JackWinterneh, bugs everyehere12:23
alex-EUJackWinter: ?12:23
JackWinterwill try12:24
alex-EUJackWinter: thanks12:25
JackWinteri was just saying, that everytime one tries to do something new, it seems like there is a bug in ones way12:25
alex-EUJackWinter: lots of bugs.12:25
alex-EUJackWinter: My computer chap is on holidays at the moment, so i'll keep trying up to a moment of decision time.12:26
JackWinteri just did: sudo modprobe snd_seq_dummy ports=412:26
alex-EUJackWinter: ok12:26
JackWinterit appears to have worked without complaints, what am i looking for?12:27
alex-EUJackWinter: Do you have 4 midi thru ports?12:27
JackWinterhow do i see that?12:27
alex-EUJackWinter: alsa12:27
alex-EUJackWinter: qjackctl12:27
alex-EUJackWinter: in the alsa tab.12:27
alex-EUJackWinter: you may have to reboot or init restart alsa12:28
JackWinteri have no midi ports at all and no alsa tab...12:28
JackWinterok, i'll try to reboot and see what happens12:28
alex-EUJackWinter: you normally have 1 midi thru port?12:30
JackWinteri don't know, thought so, since i have the babyface connected.  but i'm really not sure12:31
alex-EUJackWinter: you'll need to add that line to /etc/modules for it to load at boot time12:31
HarryHaarenalex-EU, i tried it, but not change in ALSA tab yet: how do I restart ALSA / alsa-midi using systemd?12:32
alex-EUHarryHaaren: no idea, sorry.12:33
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HarryHaarenme neither :D12:33
* HarryHaaren has googled, but to no avail yet.12:33
alex-EUHarryHaaren: You're much cleverer than i with linux. :)12:33
HarryHaarenhmm. tried modprobe -r snd_seq_midi and bringin it back in, didn't work. I guess we'll see when JackWinter is back from his reboot12:34
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alex-EUHarryHaaren: it's the snd-seq-dummy module.12:35
alex-EUHarryHaaren: what does lsmod say?12:37
alex-EUHarryHaaren: Do you have all the snd-seq modules show up?12:38
HarryHaarenyep12:38
alex-EUHarryHaaren: ok.12:38
HarryHaareni tried p=16, dunno if that makes any difference12:39
alex-EUHarryHaaren: I can't figure out why it works with 32bit ubuntu, and not 64bit debian. (lack of user skills and knowledge most likely)12:39
HarryHaarenhmm.. modinfo has the "ports" param, so it should just work12:40
JackWinteralex-EU: it loaded here, after enabling snd_seq in setup :)  i do indeed have 4 loopback ports12:40
alex-EUHarryHaaren: If we can get this working, at least other users will have options when using wine/linux, or for that matter any alsa apps. (and those ports can be use in a2jmidid for example)12:40
alex-EUJackWinter: 64bit Arch?12:41
HarryHaarenyep. Nice one JW12:41
JackWinteryes12:41
alex-EUJackWinter: Can you try with something like 16 ports?12:41
JackWinterok12:42
alex-EUJackWinter: At least i know it works 64bit. I can try and track down the problem in debian.12:42
alex-EUJackWinter: HarryHaaren: Thanks for testing, young padawans...... :)12:43
HarryHaarenyou're welcome, not that I was of any use :D12:43
alex-EUHarryHaaren: I did that many times testing in ten years. It often threw up new clues.12:43
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HarryHaarensure. Is there any particular reason you're thinking of moving to another platform now as opposed to a few months ago? did things change, or just (still) not a good workflow?12:45
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alex-EUHarryHaaren: It's the admin, and i'm aware of my unique use case. Combination of Wine mem limits, midi porting problems, Kontakt not updating because of missing libs and structure, etc..12:46
HarryHaarenfair enough. I can see how that becomes more and more annoying over time.12:46
alex-EUHarryHaaren: I have a good time using Reaper, but i'd rather load K into something like Carla, and use LOS as a daw.12:47
JackWinterrmmod and modprobe snd_seq_dymmy ports=16 just gave me 4, but editing modprobe.conf and rebooting got me 16 midi ports12:47
alex-EUHarryHaaren: If the K instances are stable, and i can route midi in and audio out, without it falling over, then i'm close to settled.12:48
JackWintercan you use those midiports in wine though?12:48
alex-EUJackWinter: Good clue. I'll have a look at modprobe.conf.12:48
JackWinterwant me to go for broke and try 256 or 1024? :)12:49
alex-EUJackWinter: They show up in K and reaper.12:49
alex-EUJackWinter: on my 32bit box.12:49
JackWinternot sure how the loading of modules works anymore to be honest12:49
alex-EUJackWinter: and they do work.12:49
HarryHaarengood luck!12:49
alex-EUJackWinter: me neither. This systemd stuff is bewildering12:50
alex-EUHarryHaaren: thanks12:50
alex-EUbbiab12:50
JackWinteri used to know more or less how my system worked, now after several years of systemd i have much less of a clue :S12:56
alex-EUJackWinter: I have no modprobe.conf. Which directory di you find it in? modprobe.d?12:57
JackWinterthis varies from system to system.  /etc/modprobe.d/*.conf on my system12:57
JackWinterthink it used to be /etc/modprobe.conf until systemd changed it :)12:57
alex-EUJackWinter: ok, i'll go look in duckduckgo12:58
JackWinteradd "options snd-seq-dummy ports=16" to a file ending in .conf there12:59
alex-EUJackWinter: yep.12:59
JackWintermaybe 99-snd-seq-dummy.conf12:59
JackWinterto keep it like the systemd crowd would approve of :)12:59
JackWinteras an act of rebellion i just moved my modprobe.conf from /etc to /etc/modprobe.d without renaming it or splitting it up into several files :)13:00
alex-EUJackWinter: aaah Jack "Che" Winter.13:01
JackWinteryeah :)13:01
alex-EUJackWinter: All you need now is a beret, ak47, and a lot of weed.13:02
alex-EUJackWinter: back in aminute.13:02
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alex-EUJackWinter: That worked.13:04
alex-EUJackWinter: Thanks.13:04
alex-EUJackWinter: Now i can test them all.\13:05
JackWinteryeah, and some capitalist swines to shoot, too bad that there are no free market capitalists around any more.13:07
JackWinteralex-EU: cool, that sounds like it might be your solution!  no reaper but kontakt with your favorite linux sequencer13:08
alex-EUJackWinter: Hehe.13:08
alex-EUJackWinter: We'll see how testing goes.13:09
alex-EUJackWinter: but another step forward for all. Other users might be able to benefit from this. A lack of alsa midi ports has been a lont term challenge.13:09
JackWinterstill superrich, but nowdays all a planned economy (and of course stacked in their favor)13:09
JackWinteri had no idea that there was a snd-seq-dummy around, nor what it did13:10
alex-EUJackWinter: Before i bought this house, i entertained the idea of buying a small island somewhere, and living removed from society. No infrastructure was the problem, but i understand why people do it.13:11
JackWinterme too, and turn off the news as it just makes one sick to the stomach for no good reason13:11
alex-EUJackWinter: Yep.13:11
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alex-EUJackWinter: question. Can wineasio be run standalone?13:38
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alex-EUJackWinter: forget that. I've just realized how stupid that question is. :)14:09
JackWinteralex-EU: :)14:10
JackWinterand i figured out yesterday that the wineasio packaging on archlinux was insanely bad.  i took over the package from someone else, and i didn't check it.  as it compiled i just uploaded it to the repo about a year or a year and a half ago.  i686 was completely broken...14:12
alex-EUJackWinter: I was readoing through that big thread in the reaper forum last night, and i found references to the days when wineasio managed midi as well.14:13
JackWinterthat is the 2nd time that i get a package from someone or the AUR and put something in the repo that is completely borked.  in the future i will rewrite all packages myself and check them before uploading.  i'll never again trust the packaging of someone else and then take responsibility for it14:14
alex-EUJackWinter: in the wineasiocfg, you could set the number of midi ins and outs as well as audio.14:14
JackWinteralex-EU: it never has14:14
alex-EUJackWinter: then drumfix was joking with me. :)14:15
JackWinterhave a link to the post?  or he was just misinformed14:15
alex-EUJackWinter: i could never get it working, and i often wondered why.14:15
alex-EUJackWinter: there were hundreds of posts, i'd be searching for a while.14:15
JackWinteri actually don't even know what a wineasiocfg is?14:16
alex-EUJackWinter: It's not an issue.14:16
JackWinterok, forget it then14:16
JackWinterwineasio only has reg entries, and some envvars to override settings14:16
JackWinterit's documented in the wineasio README14:16
alex-EUJackWinter: Yep.14:17
JackWinterbut maybe there was something like that before i rewrote it, but if so it has completely slipped my mind, though i'm sure it never did midi14:17
alex-EUJackWinter: I have a feeling wineasio went through quite a few changes over the years.14:17
JackWinteryeah, but steinberg never put midi into it... imo a big failure.  they just created asio so they could implement low lat audio i spite of the crappy windows audio stack.  too bad they didn't put midi in it too, then you wouldn't have had the problem, except the limited midi ports in reaper14:19
alex-EUJackWinter: http://sourceforge.net/projects/wineasio/14:20
LAbotTitle: wineasio | SourceForge.net (at sourceforge.net)14:20
JackWinterhow did it work out with the midithrough ports and many instances of kontakt?  get all your samples loaded?14:20
alex-EUJackWinter: true. If asio had midi as well, timestamped to audio, we'd be singing a different tune.14:20
alex-EUJackWinter: ports 1-3 work so far.14:20
alex-EUJackWinter: in the sourceforge changelog, it shows an entry where the old config file was removed, and reg entries were set up for number of ports.14:23
JackWinterah, ok .  then it's my beginning alterheimers :)14:24
JackWintermust have been me removing it14:24
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alex-EUJackWinter: hehe, thermometer outside the front door tells me it's -16C.14:35
alex-EUJackWinter: Good thing i got plenty of wood in for the fires yesterday.14:35
JackWinteralex-EU: fire up the daws and let the cpus warm your feet :)14:39
JackWinterwe have sun and plus 10C or so here in the spanish mountain foothills14:40
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alex-EUJackWinter: Daws are fired up, i'm routing 128 channels of audio at the moment. :)14:42
JackWinterhey, slowly getting there!14:45
JackWinteralex-EU: 128 that's just about a philharmonic orc, right?  or chamber in stareo?14:48
JackWinterstereo14:48
alex-EUJackWinter: Orchestra.14:49
alex-EUJackWinter: it's 2 K 64 channel instances (standalone in seperate prefixes)14:50
alex-EUJackWinter: I'm routing them to single channel in non-mixer for the moment, just so i can test it all.14:51
JackWinterhah, that's cool!14:51
alex-EUJackWinter: then i have to find a more permanent mixer-recording solution with mutiple channels, busses, etc.14:51
JackWinterreaper :)  or maybe use ardour, i suppose for recording the outputs it's good15:01
JackWinteralex-EU: i'm kinda ignorant of what's around for recording mixing audio on linux15:01
* JackWinter is gonna go lay down and read while hoping that the hangover goes away. went out with all the cousins/etc of the family yesterday. 5 hours in the resturant and then more drinking afterwards. haven't had a hangover like this for years. must have overdone it yesterday, not that i noticed until waking up this morning :)15:04
HarryHaarenalex-EU, +1 for screenshots :D15:19
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alex-EUHarryHaaren: they crashed. sigh.........16:44
HarryHaarenawh :/16:46
* HarryHaaren away for a while, helping people with smartphones. Equally fun as crashing software i'd say..16:46
alex-EUHarryHaaren: You've got it worse than me. Good luck. :)16:47
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JackWinteralex-EU: what the K instances crashed?17:17
JackWinteri just had to assemble a LED light fixture as i had put it off and need it for reading now, doubt that anything can be worst than that.  hangover also didn't help, but now i can go back to horizontal :)17:18
JackWintereven has a usb port to power your kindle from :)17:19
JackWinterwhat will they think of next17:19
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alex-EUJackWinter: K crashed. Same errors as before.17:29
alex-EUJackWinter: The usb port's a good idea, imho. I'm thinking of fitting one to the toilet......17:40
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JackWinteralex-EU: what errors?  out of memory?18:11
alex-EUJackWinter: Sorry, no. The critical section errors.18:25
alex-EUJackWinter: There's been so many......... :)18:25
alex-EUJackWinter: It's ok, nothing that we can fix.18:25
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JackWinteralex-EU: hmm, i guess that is something that can be solved by the winedevs if it's not a problem of kontakt itself18:50
JackWinterit's good that they use critical sections, as they translate to futexes on linux and are supposedly very fast18:51
JackWinterbut i must admit that i don't think i've seen something like that using wine, so maybe it is indeed in K18:52
JackWinterhow long can you run before it blows up?18:52
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alex-EUJackWinter: The time varies.19:17
alex-EUJackWinter: I've opened reaper with 1 track, and added 64 of the audio channels from the vst host i'm using, Live Professor. An easy way to route stuff. :)19:19
alex-EUJackWinter: Now the next prefix with LP, and loaded VSTs, and another track in reaper. :)19:19
alex-EUJackWinter: I'm trying LOS for the midi. It's hard to let it go, as i designed the midi workflow, and it feels comfortable. Needs a lot fo work going forward, but the fundamentals are already there.19:22
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alex-EUJackWinter: All the dummy midi ports work.20:35
alex-EUJackWinter: Funny how that worked out.20:35
JackWinterindeed :)21:05
JackWinteralex-EU: how many?21:05
alex-EUJackWinter: 1621:08
alex-EUJackWinter: I'm just trying them with a heavier load. The occasional glitch as a lot of midi is going at once, but alsamid isn't jack mid, so i won't expect too much.21:09
JackWinterthat's not many :)21:09
alex-EUJackWinter: It's a start. I don't know how alsa handles the bandwidth, so i'm proceeding carefully.21:10
alex-EUJackWinter: A couple of days, and i may be up to 256..... :)21:11
alex-EUJackWinter: I can hear the midi wobble a bit in places.21:15
JackWinterlooking forwards to it :)21:15
JackWinterbut i suspect that you'll run into problems trying to take it to the limit in windows too, ime bugs always surface in all OS's when you start pushing...:)21:16
alex-EUJackWinter: That's true, and certainly my experience.21:17
alex-EUJackWinter: When i had 5 gig boxes and a daw box all running windows, it was a bloody mess regularly.21:18
alex-EUJackWinter: I remembered today trying this with Wine some years ago, when we had alsa and jack drivers. I don't remember the midi being as fragile as this. I could be wrong though. With my setup i do push it a bit.21:19
alex-EUJackWinter: http://imgur.com/ir1aj1H21:43
LAbotTitle: snapshot3.png - Imgur (at imgur.com)21:43
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alex-EUJackWinter: Hehe, just nailed the chap in reaper who attempted to shut me up about virtual midi ports in reaper. He asked for the same thing sometime in 2010. :)22:11
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