Thanks very much for the replies, they are much appreciated and gave me some good leads.
J On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 4:20 PM, Geoff Barkman <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Lorne > I've been using Lubuntu 14.04 and haven't had any problems with Pulse > audio and Rivendell 2.93 on it. I've found the Lxde desktop seems to > run well with rivendell. No annoying unity desktop... so it runs fast. > I've tried remastering it to make a new RRAbuntu live cd but thats a > wee way off coming to fruition. Lots of scripts needed to automate the > set up. > > Having to log out to add the user to the rivendell and audio groups is > a bit of a pain. But its a spare time project so I might get time over > my christmas/summer break in December January this year. (I live in > southern hemisphere). > > Many thanks > Geoff Barkman > > On 11/19/14, Lorne Tyndale <[email protected]> wrote: > > To further what Goeff said... > > > > I run Ubuntu 10.04 and yes - it does like swapping around sound cards. > > PCI can be hard coded, but with USB - even hard coded - I've found that > > it'll still from time to time swap around the values for no reason that > > I can find. Most of the time it works as expected, but every so often > > it doesn't. As a result I've just taken the view of avoiding USB audio > > cards for all but basic consumer use. > > > > The other thing with Ubuntu - by default it has PulseAudio installed and > > enabled. Unless you have a reason to keep it around (in which case, you > > can jump through some hoops to make it work with JackAudio) then disable > > the thing - it'll only cause you grief (and if it is using your audio > > card(s), that may be why you can't get audio to play) > > > > To learn how to kill it, have a look at: > > > > > http://rivendell.tryphon.org/wiki/Ubuntu_-_No_sound/sound_card_in_Rivendell_after_setup > > > > > > > >> > >> Hi Jason > >> I think most m-audio cards should work. > >> Ubuntu will probably know your sound card is there. > >> In a terminal type this. > >> cat /proc/asound/modules > >> > >> Sound Cards start at 0 and a second card would be card 1 etc > >> > >> You should get all your cards listed. > >> If the m-audio shows up there. > >> You might have to add lines for the second card in the /etc/asound.conf > >> file. > >> for example... > >> pcm.rd1 { > >> type hw > >> card 1 > >> } > >> ctl.rd1 { > >> type hw > >> card 1 > >> } > >> > >> Now Ubuntu has a reputation for swapping cards around on subsequent > >> reboots. So you may need to "hard code" in sound card values into the > >> /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf file. We can help you set that up if > >> needed. > >> > >> I hope this helps you. > >> Many Thanks > >> Geoff Barkman > >> > >> On 11/19/14, Tim Camp <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > Greetings, > >> > > >> > Generally if you check the alsa project any of the cards listed there > >> > to > >> > work on linux will work. > >> > Don't know about akai, but surprised the m-audio doesn't work for you, > >> > if > >> > they are external as in usb you need to make sure > >> > that the usb sound module is started. Most m-audio usb's will work > with > >> > the > >> > generic usb sound driver. > >> > > >> > sudo modprobe snd-usb-audio > >> > > >> > should get it started for you. > >> > > >> > Cheers > >> > > >> > Tim > >> > > >> > > >> > On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 9:27 AM, Jason McMullan > >> > <[email protected] > >> >> wrote: > >> > > >> >> Hi all, > >> >> > >> >> I deployed Rivendell for production a couple of months ago and I've > >> >> been > >> >> very happy with it. Production install is currently on an old mac > mini > >> >> running Ubuntu 12.04. > >> >> > >> >> Sorry to ask what is probably a common question but I'm a newcomer to > >> >> Linux when it comes to audio support and configuration. > >> >> > >> >> Are there any recommended external audio interfaces that are known to > >> >> work > >> >> on linux and with Rivendell? Or recommended PCI sound cards? > >> >> > >> >> I've tried a few external audio interfaces I had in the shop, > >> >> including > >> >> two M-Audio interfaces and an Akai interface without any luck. In all > >> >> cases > >> >> I could not get linux to recognize the interfaces at all, and could > >> >> not > >> >> find drivers for them. I know this is not a rivendell question per se > >> >> but > >> >> I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction. > >> >> > >> >> Thanks, > >> >> > >> >> Jason > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> Jason McMullan > >> >> Program Coordinator at WHUS Radio > >> >> whus.org . 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