> On 26/01/13 19:35, Holger Marzen wrote: >> On Sat, 26 Jan 2013, Abrolag wrote: >> > > [...] > >> I encounter that's made with Rosegarden or other Open Source >> Software avoids instruments that need exact timings. > > Sure it's so general? Isn't this doable by setting JACK latency low? I > thinking of Rosegarden doing only midi and hooking instruments (e.g. > fluidsynth) through alsa-midi etc. >
I agree, I've not found it to be a problem with Real Time versions of Linux or recent versions of JACK/Alsa. What IS often a problem is how certain SoundFonts are made up (if you are using a SoundFont synth). Many SoundFonts have uneven delays between samples/instruments which is hard to compensate for. The solution is to just go edit the SoundFont with Swami and line everything up. Likewise when using other sampled synths, such as Hydrogen. The samples can be uneven with respect to start times. Other 'soft synths' usually have delays but they are usually pretty consistent which is much less of a problem. They are no worse, and usually better, than external MIDI hardware synths. Of course, all bets are off if the CPU(s) are overloaded. More than a 50 percent system load is getting risky for audio work. This should not be a problem even on modest hardware if one keeps the number of simultaneous tracks down to a reasonably sane number. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. ON SALE this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnnow-d2d _______________________________________________ Rosegarden-user mailing list [email protected] - use the link below to unsubscribe https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-user
