Re: [Rosegarden-user] My opinions on Rosegarden
On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 5:27 PM, wrote: > Some other things which has changed for the worse are the volume and > pitch bend rulers. It used to be possible to click and drag them > around, select multiple at once and delete them, or right click and > select 'clear ruler'. Now you can't really do those things, and it's > not very obvious how you're supposed to use it. After searching google > I eventually found out that you can still insert a line of controllers > by holding down shift. Anyway, I assume this functionality is > unfinished and will be fixed in a later version. Once you get used to it, the new way to do CCs is much better, much more flexible. I personally disliked the old bars and found them clumsy to use. You can still delete multiple points, just select and then delete with the "delete" tool (same as used for events in the piano roll). One thing I think would be helpful for the controller rulers would be for the barlines from the matrix to be extended down below on the ruler, so you can align controller points to beats. > Another problem is that Rosegarden seems to take a long time to start > up these days. In particular, it seems to spend a long time > "initializing [the] plugin manager". I imagine the plugin manager is > only useful if you use Rosegarden for audio stuff. I think it would be > good if it were possible to disable the plugin manager, so far I > haven't found any way of doing this. Don't see this problem myself. Now that Rosegarden no longer relies on KDE it starts right up for me, and I am using a pretty old machine with only 2G of RAM. I'm not using any synth plugins, however, or any other plugins with Rosegarden, for that matter (and I have a ton of LADSPA plugins on my machine) > Rosegarden also crashes a lot these days. I've experienced a lot of > segmentation faults lately, and sometimes when I start it up there are > strange problems with the interface (such as buttons not drawing and > etc). It seems like Rosegarden has been going through certain changes > and works which still aren't finished, which would explain the rough > edges that I've noticed in it. What version are RG you using? Specs of your machine? Do you compile from source or use distro supplied RG? I've found Rosegarden to be fairly stable, and have put it through some pretty heavy orchestral pieces in the past year with very few crashes. -- Brett W. McCoy -- http://www.brettwmccoy.com "In the rhythm of music a secret is hidden; If I were to divulge it, it would overturn the world." -- Jelaleddin Rumi -- Ridiculously easy VDI. With Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, you don't need a complex infrastructure or vast IT resources to deliver seamless, secure access to virtual desktops. With this all-in-one solution, easily deploy virtual desktops for less than the cost of PCs and save 60% on VDI infrastructure costs. Try it free! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Citrix-VDIinabox ___ Rosegarden-user mailing list Rosegarden-user@lists.sourceforge.net - use the link below to unsubscribe https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-user
Re: [Rosegarden-user] My opinions on Rosegarden
dusthillresid...@netscape.net wrote: > Hello everyone, my name is Denis. They like to call me Dr Denis. I've > been using Rosegarden for six years now. I have a total of 811 .rg > files that I have created since 2005-09-17. I use Rosegarden > exclusively for MIDI, I don't use Jack or any synth plugins. I wouldn't > know how to if I wanted to. > > I'd like to share my opinions on Rosegarden with all of you. I think > Rosegarden is quite good, it works fairly well for what I use it for > (making MIDI music). > Unfortunately, some recent changes have made it harder to use. Since > the matrix view was changed in a recent version, I find it harder to > see where to place notes to get them timed correctly. I'm not sure > what's different, I think the older version had some markings which > made it more obvious. Sorry, I don't use the matrix view. > Some other things which has changed for the worse are the volume and > pitch bend rulers. It used to be possible to click and drag them > around, select multiple at once and delete them, or right click and > select 'clear ruler'. Now you can't really do those things, and it's > not very obvious how you're supposed to use it. After searching google > I eventually found out that you can still insert a line of controllers > by holding down shift. Anyway, I assume this functionality is > unfinished and will be fixed in a later version. > > Another problem is that Rosegarden seems to take a long time to start > up these days. In particular, it seems to spend a long time > "initializing [the] plugin manager". I imagine the plugin manager is > only useful if you use Rosegarden for audio stuff. I think it would be > good if it were possible to disable the plugin manager, so far I > haven't found any way of doing this. I suspect your long start up and crashes might be related to badly-coded plugins ... > Rosegarden also crashes a lot these days. I've experienced a lot of > segmentation faults lately, and sometimes when I start it up there are > strange problems with the interface (such as buttons not drawing and > etc). It seems like Rosegarden has been going through certain changes > and works which still aren't finished, which would explain the rough > edges that I've noticed in it. What version of RG are you running, on what Linux distro, with what hardware? I have RG 11.11.42 running on Debian Sid with an MAudio Audiophile 2496 card and a USB-to-MIDI adapter that connects to an external Yamaha keyboard. I don't do much audio stuff with RG, mostly scores and MIDI. > Anyway, even despite the flaws, Rosegarden is a good program. Hopefully > it will continue to improve. I could post some of the music that I've > made with it if anyone's interested. Go for it! -- David gn...@hawaii.rr.com authenticity, honesty, community -- Ridiculously easy VDI. With Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, you don't need a complex infrastructure or vast IT resources to deliver seamless, secure access to virtual desktops. With this all-in-one solution, easily deploy virtual desktops for less than the cost of PCs and save 60% on VDI infrastructure costs. Try it free! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Citrix-VDIinabox ___ Rosegarden-user mailing list Rosegarden-user@lists.sourceforge.net - use the link below to unsubscribe https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-user
[Rosegarden-user] My opinions on Rosegarden
Hello everyone, my name is Denis. They like to call me Dr Denis. I've been using Rosegarden for six years now. I have a total of 811 .rg files that I have created since 2005-09-17. I use Rosegarden exclusively for MIDI, I don't use Jack or any synth plugins. I wouldn't know how to if I wanted to. I'd like to share my opinions on Rosegarden with all of you. I think Rosegarden is quite good, it works fairly well for what I use it for (making MIDI music). Unfortunately, some recent changes have made it harder to use. Since the matrix view was changed in a recent version, I find it harder to see where to place notes to get them timed correctly. I'm not sure what's different, I think the older version had some markings which made it more obvious. Some other things which has changed for the worse are the volume and pitch bend rulers. It used to be possible to click and drag them around, select multiple at once and delete them, or right click and select 'clear ruler'. Now you can't really do those things, and it's not very obvious how you're supposed to use it. After searching google I eventually found out that you can still insert a line of controllers by holding down shift. Anyway, I assume this functionality is unfinished and will be fixed in a later version. Another problem is that Rosegarden seems to take a long time to start up these days. In particular, it seems to spend a long time "initializing [the] plugin manager". I imagine the plugin manager is only useful if you use Rosegarden for audio stuff. I think it would be good if it were possible to disable the plugin manager, so far I haven't found any way of doing this. Rosegarden also crashes a lot these days. I've experienced a lot of segmentation faults lately, and sometimes when I start it up there are strange problems with the interface (such as buttons not drawing and etc). It seems like Rosegarden has been going through certain changes and works which still aren't finished, which would explain the rough edges that I've noticed in it. Anyway, even despite the flaws, Rosegarden is a good program. Hopefully it will continue to improve. I could post some of the music that I've made with it if anyone's interested. - Denis -- Ridiculously easy VDI. With Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, you don't need a complex infrastructure or vast IT resources to deliver seamless, secure access to virtual desktops. With this all-in-one solution, easily deploy virtual desktops for less than the cost of PCs and save 60% on VDI infrastructure costs. Try it free! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Citrix-VDIinabox ___ Rosegarden-user mailing list Rosegarden-user@lists.sourceforge.net - use the link below to unsubscribe https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-user
