LinuxMedia wrote: >> Y'know what? All it would take would be for one demo recorded someplace >> to generate a contract and people would be clamoring for linux audio. > > > If you're talking about attracting people like *us*... Yes... But, if > you're talking about everyone else... > > "Hi... I'm "Joe WindowsUser'. I just installed Linux." > > App_X didn't have sound, so I googled for 3 hours. Apperently, I need to > run and "audio server" called "Jack". What's an "Audio Server"? > > I googled for three hours and found out how to use Jack. > > I must be forgetting something because it's still not working. > > After gigging all night, I still had time to google and find out that > there a group called "Linux Audio Users". They will help me. > > Got my answer to why Jack isn't working... It was confusing and took 3 > hours to figure out. But now I can connect a mic and record some music. > But my keyboard doesn't work... What's wrong? > > I googled for 3 hours and found out I need to connect "virtual ports" > together. What the hell is a "virtual port". > > Linux Audio Users told me to use "KAConnect" to connect virtual ports. > But all I saw was stuff like 'Rawmidi 0 - EMU10K1 MPU-401 (UART)'... > What the hell is 'Rawmidi 0 - EMU10K1 MPU-401 (UART)'? I connected my > keyboard up the the midi port... where's my midi port in the list? > > The next day I got my answer... and everthing was connected up right. > But they tell me I have to "load the wavetabe". Let me send an email to > Linux Audio Users and see if they can tell me how to "load the wavetable". > > Is there anyone here that thinks we're ready for the "general public"? no. but we are ready. which is a lot better then just a year ago. I mean the stuff you described above actually works! that's pretty amazing, I was waiting for this moment for years (well, not _this_ moment but a moment few month go when I tried to setup recording and everything worked!) now let me go google some more on sb live and full-duplex :-) [that's not linux specific issue though, I think] erik
