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Re: [Fedora-music-list] Good hardware specs for a "Fedora Music" box?
by Kyrian 05 Feb '26

05 Feb '26

> > Hi: > > What do you plan to do with your audio workstation? As you can > imagine, editing one file with Audacity is very different from running > a SuperCollider server for many users while simultaneously recording > its output with Ardour *and* broadcasting it on the Internet. > A very good point indeed. I would like to be able to record stuff from guitar, midi-keyboard, microphone, DJ setup (via line input I suppose), and then edit the results with the appropriate applications. Not all at once, but maybe 1-3 inputs at a time. The ability to play in real-time through the computer's output would be very important I think as I reckon it's much harder to work any other way. That's all I can think of right now. I currently have an SB Live with the LiveDrive thing, which has all the inputs I need, but I am thinking in terms of general system horsepower (RAM/CPU/disk etc). Finding a supported sound card it's really a problem, I'll just go with M-Audio for that. But I would like to know if I need to get one to do what I want. K. -- Kev Green, aka Kyrian. E: kyrian@ore.org WWW: http://kyrian.ore.org/ Linux/Security Contractor/LAMP Coder/ISP, via http://www.orenet.co.uk/ DJ via http://www.hellnoise.co.uk/ Human Rights left unattended may be Removed, or Destroyed, or Damaged by the Security Services.

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Re: [Fedora Update] [old_testing] rakarrack-0.2.0-5.fc8 / fc9
by Development discussions related to Fedora 27 Jan '26

27 Jan '26

updates(a)fedoraproject.org wrote: > The update for rakarrack-0.2.0-5.fc8 has been in 'testing' status for over 2 weeks. .. > ================================================================================ > rakarrack-0.2.0-5.fc8 > ================================================================================ > Update ID: FEDORA-2008-9033 > Release: Fedora 8 > Status: testing > Type: newpackage > Karma: 0 > Bugs: 455953 - Review Request: rakarrack - Audio effects processing rack > : for guitar > Notes: Initial build of rakarrack for fedora > Submitter: dtimms > Submitted: 2008-10-20 21:46:29 > Comments: dtimms - 2008-10-20 21:46:32 (karma 0) > This update has been submitted for testing > bodhi - 2008-10-23 16:35:19 (karma 0) > This update has been pushed to testing > > http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/F8/FEDORA-2008-9033 Hi fedora-music lovers, I would be keen for some feedback on whether rakarrack that is now in fedora testing works for you ? To fully test you'll need a guitar and pickup plugged into your soundcard, but even a go/nogo on whether it starts would be helpful. Where I developed the package, it works OK, but another older AMD machine, it fails during startup. This will help me to decide whether to push it to the F8,F9 updates repos. DaveT.

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whysynth doesn't work
by Florin Andrei 06 Jan '26

06 Jan '26

I got whysynth-dssi-20060122-7.src.rpm from here: http://people.redhat.com/green/FE/devel/ I rebuilt it on FC6 without problems. The thing is, the GUI doesn't show up. The program appears to be working, I see the outputs being automatically routed in qjackctl, but there's no GUI anywhere! ############################################### $ jack-dssi-host whysynth.so jack-dssi-host: Warning: DSSI path not set jack-dssi-host: Defaulting to "/usr/local/lib/dssi:/usr/lib/dssi:/home/florin/.dssi" jack-dssi-host: OSC URL is: osc.udp://rivendell.home.local:15040/dssi/whysynth/WhySynth/chan00 host: Ready WhySynth_gtk starting (pid 4305)... ############################################### -- Florin Andrei http://florin.myip.org/

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Fwd: [Guest Colloquium] Juan Pampin and Ake Parmerud - Ambisonics, 3D Audio
by Fernando Lopez-Lezcano 23 Dec '25

23 Dec '25

-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [Guest Colloquium] Juan Pampin and Ake Parmerud - Ambisonics, 3D Audio Date: Tue, 19 May 2015 08:12:07 -0700 From: Madeline Huberth <mhuberth(a)ccrma.Stanford.EDU> To: local-users(a)ccrma.Stanford.EDU <local-users(a)ccrma.Stanford.EDU> Hello everyone, Please join us Wednesday, May 20th from 5:15pm-6:30pm for a pre-concert talk/guest colloquium by Juan Pampin and Ake Parmerud, whose works will also be presented in the Bing Studio later that evening. Event's page: https://ccrma.stanford.edu/events/guest-colloquium-may-20th-juan-pampin-and… Artist Bios: *Juan Pampin* is Associate Professor of Music Composition at University of Washington, Seattle, and founding faculty member of the Center for Digital Arts and Experimental Media (DXARTS), for which he currently serves as Director. He graduated from Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Lyon, France, where he studied with Philippe Manoury and Denis Lorrain. He got a DMA from Stanford University where he studied composition with Jonathan Harvey and computer music at the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA). Juan Pampin’s works explore the territory delineated by the concepts of site, memory, and materiality through the use of algorithmic strategies to produce aural phenomena. His music compositions, including pieces for instrumental, digital, and mixed media, have been performed around the world by world-class soloists and ensembles such as Susana Kasakoff, Garth Knox, JACK quartet, Percussions de Strasbourg, Krakow Percussion Ensemble, to name just a few. His work "On Space" –for percussion sextet and 3D electronic sounds– has been recently released on CD as part of Les Percussions de Strasbourg 50th anniversary historical edition box published by Universal France. *Åke Parmerud* has successfully pursued a professional career in contemporary music and multi-media art since the late 70’s. Although he originally trained as a photographer ( 1972-74 ) he went on to study music at university and subsequently the Göteborg Conservatory of Music. In addition to his electro-acoustic and instrumental music, his prolific list of works includes compositions covering a broad cross-section of modern experimental music in the fields of dance, film, interactive art, multi-media, theatre and video. Åke’s work has been acclaimed since his piece “Proximities” received first prize at the 1978 Bourges International Electroacoustic Music Festival in France. Since then he has received 17 international prizes and 3 major Swedish prizes (see prizes and awards <http://parmerud.com/MediaArtist/Awards.html>). On two occasions he has also received the Swedish “grammy” award for Best Classical Album of the Year and his music has represented Swedish Radio twice at The Prix Italia. He is regularly commissioned to compose works by important international institutions and his works have been presented worldwide. In 1997 his piece “Grains of Voices” was performed at the U.N in New York on United Nations Day. His music has been released on numerous albums and compilations, and in 1998 he became a member of The Swedish Royal Academy of Music. Åke Parmerud is not just a composer he is also a stage performer, playing electro-acoustic concerts using many different types of interactive instruments - often solo. He has toured extensively in Europe, North and South America. In the late 80’s he teamed-up with composer Anders Blomqvist, and their live performances - which included fireworks - were successful all round Europe well into the 90’s. The last ten years have seen Åke working as an innovative sound and software designer for interactive audio/visual installations. His own works “The Fire Inside”, “The Living Room” and “Lost Angel” have been shown in Berlin, Göteborg, Leon, Mexico City, Paris and Reykavic. He has also designed concerts and been artistic director for large audio/visual events both indoors and outdoors. Åke’s artistic reputation has led to several creative international collaborations. Between 1999 and 2006 he worked closely with the Danish “art team” Boxiganga <http://www.boxiganga.dk/>, developing revolutionary interactive video installations plus exploring telematic concepts and interactive solutions for live performances. In 2000, 2001 and 2002 he also worked with Canadian choreographer Pierre-Paul Savoi <http://www.ppsdanse.com/>as composer, sound and software designer. His most recent stage work “Metamorphos” was developed together with Canadian dance choreographer Mireille Leblanc <http://www.mireilleleblanc.com/> who also choreographed the interactive sound/video-installation “Lost Angel” and the prize winning dance performance ”The Seventh Sense”. He recently formed AudioTechture <http://www.audiotechture.se/> with Olle Niklasson. This is a company specialising in acoustic interior design for diverse environments from private houses to public spaces. He is also a member of an international multi-media/multi-disciplinary arts organisation: Celestial Mekaniks. <http://celestialmekaniks.com/> Best, Madeline

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New or Existing App for Live Keyboards
by Brian Monroe 05 Dec '25

05 Dec '25

With Pipewire thing, and after I've set up a bunch of keyboards in my office, I was thinking about trying to find a setup for playing live. Over the years I've just used Mainstage, but I don't see why I can't use linux. Last time I checked there wasn't really anything in this space to do this, but I was thinking that there might be all the pieces to pull this together. Basically something that could manage midi sources and push them to plugins and do some basic mixing. I would think that Pipewire, WirePlumber, Juice, and Calf plugins would be able to do most of the heavy lifting, and a Juice project to manage the GUI and session data would get me there? Anyone have any advice for this?

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Re: Newest installer fails to boot
by David McMackins II 02 Dec '23

02 Dec '23

Well, I tried something I admittedly should have tried before and booted it on a different machine. No problems, booted just fine. It seems to be a problem with the machine I want to use, though I'm not sure if this is a problem with the installer image itself or if the EFI has gone senile. I'll give regular Fedora a try later and maybe a different system entirely to see if USB booting is just broken. This system is from 2015, so I wouldn't expect software compatibility issues. If I can get regular Fedora to load, I'll pop back in since that would mean there's something special about the Fedora Jam image that's different rather than a general Fedora issue or local firmware error. -- Regards, David E. McMackins II www.mcmackins.org On Sat, 2023-12-02 at 12:48 +0000, James Miller wrote: > Hi, > > I have used it recently although on an old 2012 iMac. > I have also used it as a live usb for system inspection. > > In both cases it was absolutely fine. > > I always run the test disk option the first time I use the usb, and > it also worked fine. > > How are you burning the image to the usb? > > The best way to do it , I think, is to use the fedora media > installer, which downloads the image and checksums it automatically, > before burning it to usb. > > The fedora media installer is available for Fedora and also windows, > I think. > > Good luck, > > James > > On Thu, 30 Nov 2023, 23:36 David McMackins II, > <contact(a)mcmackins.org> wrote: > > I've been running Fedora Jam 36 for the past couple of years and > > decided it was time for a real system upgrade. I decided my best > > bet > > for making a jump from 36 to 39 would be to just reinstall from the > > installer image. > > > > I downloaded the installer ISO but was unable to validate the > > download > > because the links to the checksum files give a 404 error. After > > imaging > > my flash drive and attempting to boot in UEFI mode, I see a brief > > error > > screen indicating that start_image() returned Unsupported, then my > > existing installation of Fedora starts to load. > > > > If I try booting in legacy BIOS mode, no bootable systems are > > detected > > at all. I did try flashing the image again in case there was an > > error > > in the first attempt, and I also downloaded a second copy and > > confirmed > > they have identical SHA 512 checksums. > > > > I can't find an archive of Fedora Jam 38 to attempt either (I'm not > > sure whether one even exists), and the #fedora-audio IRC channel > > appears to no longer exist. > > > > Is anybody even still working on Fedora Jam? Does this installer > > image > > work for anybody? > > > >

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Newest installer fails to boot
by David McMackins II 02 Dec '23

02 Dec '23

I've been running Fedora Jam 36 for the past couple of years and decided it was time for a real system upgrade. I decided my best bet for making a jump from 36 to 39 would be to just reinstall from the installer image. I downloaded the installer ISO but was unable to validate the download because the links to the checksum files give a 404 error. After imaging my flash drive and attempting to boot in UEFI mode, I see a brief error screen indicating that start_image() returned Unsupported, then my existing installation of Fedora starts to load. If I try booting in legacy BIOS mode, no bootable systems are detected at all. I did try flashing the image again in case there was an error in the first attempt, and I also downloaded a second copy and confirmed they have identical SHA 512 checksums. I can't find an archive of Fedora Jam 38 to attempt either (I'm not sure whether one even exists), and the #fedora-audio IRC channel appears to no longer exist. Is anybody even still working on Fedora Jam? Does this installer image work for anybody? -- Regards, David E. McMackins II www.mcmackins.org

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