Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] Brahms/SB Live/Mandrake 8.1
From: Ola Andersson (mnomn_AT_mnomn.com)
Date: Thu Dec 13 2001 - 00:41:15 EET
Quite strange. Some sound apps seem to work (i.e output sound), others dont.
MuSE 0.4.14 didnt work. xmms works. None of these uses arts. I am using OSS
and arts.
How do I set up ALSA? I have looked all over. There is a program on the web
called alsaconf, but not for Mandrake and only version 0.4 something. I have
alsa 0.5.10 installed (but not running). Do I manully have to write script
files etc to set up ALSA (hope not) ? The documentation on alsas homepage is
no help for users trying to set it up.
/Ola A
onsdagen den 12 december 2001 00.49 skrev du:
> On Tue, Dec 11 2001 at 10:30:34pm +0100, Ola Andersson wrote:
> > I have downloaded and compiled Brahms [...]
> >
> > Am I using alsa or OSS?
>
> Brahms uses aRts; I don't know much about it, but if you're not using KDE
> you probably have to start it manually.
>
> > Should I use ALSA or OSS?
>
> ALSA usually is a better choice, unless there's something against it
> (like, it doesn't have a driver for your hardware, or there are
> incompatibilities between the app you want to run and the OSS emulation).
>
> > Is there a better choice then brahms for making/editing/recording music
> > and midi. MuSE?
>
> IMHO, the most advanced linux midi sequencers are muse and jazz++. I
> couldn't run anthem to check it out, but I believe it's still in it's
> infancy.
>
> > What other (type of) tools are usefull? Is anyone using Linux for
> > creating sound/music for real? I cannot find any stable sound apps at all
> > except players and encoders. I don't have any experience in this field at
> > all.
>
> Well, for experimental classical music, there's a *lot* of cool apps, but
> they are very demanding on the user. PD (pure data), CLM, jMax...
>
> As far as more mundane apps go, things are not really cool yet, but will
> be soon enough. Ardour and muse are getting closer every day to being very
> featureful and stable.
>
> > Is there a better distribution for sound apps (heck, not even nuatron is
> > working!)? Idealy, I would like a distribution with _FEWER_ programs, and
> > programs that work well together.
>
> Hmmm... not yet, although there's a project for it (demudi).
>
> Hope this helps,
> Nelson
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