On 01/02/2011 08:31 PM, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote:
Your best bet is to use the default preferences, i.e. remove
~/.pdextended.
OK I'll try this
For example, you need to first load the 'libdir' library in order to
load the rest.
libdir is the first lib listed in the startup list
If you want to maintain a custom ~/.pdextended, then use the
included preferences in /usr/lib/pd-extended/default.pdextended.
I just want to use the .pdsettings file I was using -- at least all my
old paths are listed there so I'm fairly certain I was using this
I think the best way to manage preferences is to embed them into the
patch itself, i.e. using [import], [declare].
not sure I follow...if my paths are declared in a patch how can I call
an external from a lib that is being used by that same patch? wouldn't
it be better to have everything (externals, libs etc) load in at app launch?
For audio and midi settings see these help patches in the Help Browser:
hcs -> get-audio-dialog-help.pd
hcs -> get-midi-dialog-help.pd
But I must confess, I almost always use the built-in audio on my
laptop, so my setup is quite simple.
yeah I did as well and only used Jack when talking to my USB audio card
but now since the ALSA OSS emulation layer is no longer in the kernel I
suppose I'll need to use Jack for everything - which is not a problem
just have to get in the habit of using Jack to point to my various devices
question: if there is no longer an ALSA OSS emulation layer in the
kernel and never was ALSA support
why does the GUI still have OSS and ALSA as selections in the pull down
menu?
.hc
On Jan 2, 2011, at 9:04 PM, Kim Cascone wrote:
I am now just getting back into pd mode since Sept
and I just recently upgraded Ubuntu from 9.04 -> 10.10
which needed a kernel broadcom wifi driver tweak
I installed the 'PD-0.42.5-extended-20101205' using the .deb package
(because it works perfectly on my Dell mini9 (which I use as a test
sandbox))
I tested all my Linux audio apps on Ubuntu 10.10
(my config is in the sig at the end of this email)
and every one checked out OK
except for baudline which wasn't working with ALSA
the reason it wasn't working with ALSA - as related to me by the
developer - was that
'Ubuntu 10.10 removed kernel ALSA OSS emulation' but baudline does
work with Jack'
so I'm having a lot of problems getting Pd set up the way it was on
my 9.04 system
which was working fine up until my upgrade
I have a few questions related to problems that are causing much
confusion:
problem #1:
===========
no audio via ALSA
- I open the Audio Settings panel, point my settings to my USB card,
click save, apply
- open and start the Test Audio patch
- there is no audio
- the console doesn't say anything about trying to find or connect
to an audio device
- re-open the Audio settings panel and the settings are all
switched back to my 'nanokontrol'
the ~/.pdextended file says:
noaudioin: True
noaudioout: True
I try the same procedure with Jack and there is audio
and ALSA midi also seems to work fine
is there a problem with ALSA and Pd now due to the removal of ALSA
OSS emulation?
problem #2:
===========
Libraries are not loading
- all the libraries that were installed with 0.42.5 are not found
even though they are listed in the .pdextended file
- I read on the Pd FAQ page that '.pdextended' is the file where all
the paths are stored
but I was using Pd extended in my studio and all my paths (I think)
were in the '.pdsettings' file which supposedly was used only by the
pd plain vanilla version
- was there a change made to the settings file name between Sept and
now?
- and is there a simpler way of re-constituting my paths other than
doing it by hand?
can someone point me to something that can bring me up to date on
changes since Sept?
a change log or something?
any/all help is very appreciated!!
oh yeah, happy new year!
--
*my Linux audio perf config:*
Dell Studio 15 Core2 Duo 2.0GHz 3G-RAM
Ubuntu 10.10
kernel 2.6.35-24-generic
jackd version jackdmp 1.9.6
Ardour 2.8.11
Pd version 0.42.5-extended
USB iMic audio interface
Korg nanoKontrol
cpufreq-set - both cpu's are set to 2.0GHz and userspace
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