If you're just looking to make examples of non-standard tunings, csound is probably your most direct route. While csound's learning curve is genarally alarmingly precipitous, in this instance it might be what you're looking for.
On Tue, Feb 9, 2021, 10:18 AM Tom Peters <[email protected]> wrote: > On 09-02-2021 05:46, Ted Felix wrote: > > On 2/8/21 10:19 PM, david wrote: > >> Also, what's a "sensible default" vs something that someone else might > >> consider a headache or bloatware? > > > > Heh. Yeah. VMPK just added a built-in synth. That caused me a > > bunch of head scratching since it broke my setup. Had to dig through > > the menus to get it working again. You can't keep the beginners and the > > pros happy. > > > > We've got documentation and lots of folks here willing to help. I > > think we're doing it right. > > I agree with Ted on the folks willing to help, but I do find the > documentation lacking. His page > (http://tedfelix.com/linux/linux-midi.html) appears to be what I was > looking for (it does look like some work, so I won't have time to dive > in until the weekend), but all this info appears lacking from the > Rosegarden site itself. A picture of the required software stack like > on Ted's page I think is most helpful (although oddly Rosegarden itself > is not in it). > > Also in this thread opinions differ on what is required or recommended: > JACK? Obsolete with DSSI? DSSI itself obsolete? > Maybe too many hardware combinations and choices to have a "sensible > default", but then an installation wizzard like someone suggested would > be a valuable addition. And I do maintain that since almost every > compter has a sound card and speakers, which are known to the kernel and > detectable, getting sound out of them should be automagic. > > Traditionally Unix has been a bag of components and a bag of tools and > users have had to build their own custom hotrod. But frankly, I've been > there, done that, got the T-shirt (really I do - from the trade shows in > the late 1990's): what I want these days is get things done. I want to > go from A to B and don't care about the colour of the car or think about > if I need spiked tyres along the way. That's why I asked whether > Rosegarden is the proper tool for what I am trying to make (sound > samples to illustrate music theory). Since I am looking for a program > that can generate notes in Pythagorean tuning which is hardly standard, > I suppose I need something fancy like Rosegarden so I will make the > effort. But I foresee that I will come back with questions on how to get > a non-standard tuning. > > Maybe if I figure things out I will see what I can contribute to the > documentation. > -- > Tom > > > _______________________________________________ > Rosegarden-user mailing list > [email protected] - use the link below to unsubscribe > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-user >
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