Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] EMagic EMI 2|6, DJ
From: Art Moore (g3art_AT_yahoo.com)
Date: Wed Dec 04 2002 - 17:08:17 EET
Ok Let me explain a little about debian:
There are three different division in debian: stable
(woody), testing(sarge), and unstable(sid). There is a
file in /etc/apt called sources.list. This file
contains all of the sources from which you can
download programs/applications. Normally running out
of stable is the best bet. Applications are most often
the most stable, and things work really well. But the
way stable works is it takes a long time for new
software to get into stable. So we add sources for
testing or unstable to our sources.list, run the
command: apt-get update, and then we can access a lot
of new software that has been packaged for Debian, but
hasn't made it's way into stable. Now don't get too
scared, I've been running out of unstable for a while
now and haven't seen very many problems. If your using
a lot of music apps, it's almost necessary to run out
of unstable.
so how do you run out of unstable? Open
/etc/apt/sources.list in your favorite text editor (I
prefer vi, but you can use gedit, or kate, or some
other graphical editor). The lines you see are grouped
in 4. Copy one of those groups, paste it below and
change all of the "stable" to "unstable". run "apt-get
update" from a terminal. Now when you run 'apt-get
install terminatorX' it should download all of the
necessary packages and install them all for you. You
may want to upgrade gnome too. In that case run:
'apt-get install gnome gnome-extras terminatorX'.
The nice thing about debian, is that it is an easy way
out of dependency hell. In compiling from source
(which eventually you'll do a lot of) you can resolve
dependencies with a simple apt-get, and then get on
with your life. Debian rocks!
Art
--- Ron Lavoie <ronlavoie_AT_rogers.com> wrote:
> I'm going to need lots of luck! Yes, I'm running
> Debian, stable ;-).
>
> I have only the vaguest idea what I'm doing or what
> you're suggesting. For
> example, I have no idea how to add sources to my
> sources.list.
>
> At 05:45 AM 2002-12-04 -0800, you wrote:
> >I'm assuming that you'running debian but I might be
> >wrong. the newest TerminatorX requires GTK2 which
> if
> >you're running stable you don't have. I would put
> some
> >unstable sources in you'tr sources.list and then
> try
> >it. Itmay also help to upgrade to Gnome2, It's well
> >worth it. An alternative would be to go term's
> >website and grab an older source for GTK1.2.
> goodluck!
> >
> >art
> >
> >
> >--- Ron Lavoie <ronlavoie_AT_rogers.com> wrote:
> > > I tried to apt-get install terminatorX (great,
> > > resonant name), but I got
> > > caught in dependency Hell. I'm running the 2.4
> > > kernel.
> > >
> > > At 02:09 PM 2002-12-03 -0800, you wrote:
> > > >There's two different pro-level programs,
> > > terminatorX (which I wrote the
> > > >quicktoot for), and also Gdam, which is just as
> > > good as PCDJ. Final
> > > >scratch pro is really expensive, while
> terminatorx
> > > and gdam are gpl. Gdam
> > > >is quicker to load files and supports mutliple
> > > soundcards (one for
> > > >playback and one for cueing). TerminatorX can
> use
> > > cueing via a stereo
> > > >splitter and both also have their own
> beatmatching
> > > mechanisms.
> > > >
> > > >http://www.brianredfern.org
> > > >
> > > >On Tue, 3 Dec 2002, Ron Lavoie wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Thanks Patrick:
> > > > >
> > > > > I actually own one now that I'm using under
> M$
> > > W2k.
> > > > >
> > > > > I am interested in migrating my pro DJ setup
> to
> > > Linux, at least as an
> > > > > alternate to PCDJ under M$. The other
> issues
> > > would be that there's no
> > > > > pro-level MP3 DJ package (that I know of for
> > > Linux). The other challenge
> > > > > is setting up IEEE1394 external storage
> support
> > > under Linux.
> > > > >
> > > > > You may have heard of FinalScratch, but it
> seems
> > > that it's still buggy,
> > > > > difficult to set up, and expensive. It also
> > > does not permit storage of
> > > > > MP3s anywhere but the OS partition.
> > > > >
> > > > > I was delighted to discover this list.
> Thanks
> > > again, Patrick, for the
> > > > reply,
> > > > >
> > > > > -Ron
> > > > >
> > > > > At 04:36 AM 2002-12-04 +0900, you wrote:
> > > > > >Ron Lavoie wrote:
> > > > > >>Are there linux drivers for this USB
> device?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >At least one user has reported success with
> it
> > > but we haven't heard from
> > > > > >him for a while so we don't know the exact
> > > current status.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >If you are looking at USB but don't know
> which
> > > one to go for the maudio
> > > > > >quattro has been working pretty well fo a
> while
> > > now. Although there are
> > > > > >some problems caturing with current cvs
> which
> > > were not there two weeks
> > > > ago.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >The ALSA USB audio code is known to work
> but
> > > many cards are still in
> > > > > >testing stage so you may have to do some
> > > debugging if you buy a USB
> > > > device
> > > > > >at the moment. It's not so bad if you are
> have
> > > the time to spare.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >--
> > > > > >Patrick Shirkey - Boost Hardware Ltd.
> > > > > >For the discerning hardware connoisseur
> > > > > >http://www.boosthardware.com
> > > > > >http://www.djcj.org - The Linux Audio Users
> > > guide
> > > > > >========================================
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Being on stage with the band in front of
> crowds
> > > shouting, "Get off!
> > > > No! We
> > > > > >want normal music!", I think that was more
> like
> > > acting than anything I've
> > > > > >ever done.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Goldie, 8 Nov, 2002
> > > > > >The Scotsman
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> >
> >
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