Re: [LAD] [LAU] Ardour MIDI tracer

2014-08-18 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sun, 2014-08-17 at 08:24 -0700, Len Ovens wrote: On Sun, 17 Aug 2014, Ralf Mardorf wrote: On Sat, 2014-08-16 at 09:45 -0700, Len Ovens wrote: A quick thought on fineness of control. It is true that 127 levels tends to zipper. However, 127 levels is more than enough for static levels.

Re: [LAD] [LAU] Ardour MIDI tracer

2014-08-18 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sun, 2014-08-17 at 17:44 -0700, Len Ovens wrote: On a DAW, we sort of do this already by recording using the fader (and audio device gain) for trim and then mixing down using the fader for fine tuning. However, as I commented earlier, sometimes a harsh effect can introduce the need to:

Re: [LAD] [LAU] Ardour MIDI tracer

2014-08-18 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Mon, 2014-08-18 at 11:00 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: On Sun, 2014-08-17 at 17:44 -0700, Len Ovens wrote: On a DAW, we sort of do this already by recording using the fader (and audio device gain) for trim and then mixing down using the fader for fine tuning. However, as I commented

Re: [LAD] [LAU] Ardour MIDI tracer

2014-08-18 Thread Fons Adriaensen
On Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 06:34:25PM -0700, Len Ovens wrote: I would think ((Gain+54)/64)*7f uses a lot less CPU time than a real (proper) log. Think 8 fingers (plus thumbs?) fading around 80 steps in a small time. Remember that this calculation has to be done at both ends too and the receiving

Re: [LAD] [LAU] Ardour MIDI tracer

2014-08-18 Thread Rui Nuno Capela
On 08/18/2014 10:12 AM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: Qtractor the fader for synth plugins is pre everything ;), that's bad design, but I guess not the audio stream is controlled, but the synth volume. while on midi tracks, qtractor mixer/track faders simply deals midi channel volume (cc#7) and

Re: [LAD] Optimisations

2014-08-18 Thread Fons Adriaensen
On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 06:11:33PM +0100, Will Godfrey wrote: A long time ago ... in a land far away :) I did some assembler programming on the Acorn Archimedes (ARM 2/3) and worked out a series of additions and subtractions that would perform very fast multiplication of awkward numbers by

Re: [LAD] Drivers for RME (USB) MADI device (Madiface XT)

2014-08-18 Thread Jonathan Woithe
On Mon, 11 Aug 2014 15:06:24 +0200 Adrian Knoth wrote: On 08/11/14 05:47, D. Sen wrote: I was advised by Paul Davis to inquire on this list whether there has been or is likely to be any activity in developing ALSA drivers for the RME Madiface XT device. Its a USB device and as such makes it