Re: Artiphon

Bill Purvis <bill@xxxxxxxxx> · Sat, 4 Mar 2017 12:44:25 +0000



    On 17/02/17 10:06, Bill Purvis wrote:

    
      I came across web pages and videos of
        this device. 

      
       http://artiphon.com.

        
        I'm quite tempted but thought I'd ask if anyone has tried one.

        The reviews seem to go for Apple (iOS) software, but the blurb

        implies that it is just a midi device, so it should be usable

        on Linux.

        
        Any opinions?

        
        Thanks

        Bill

      
    I finally decided I couldn't live without one and bought it!

    
    After a bit of fiddling about I have got it working under Linux

    with Jack and Fluidsynth. It will take a bit of getting used to
    apart from

    simple guitar strumming which is fine. The 'virtual capo' facility
    works

    well, you can transpose up OR DOWN anything up to an octave!

    
    I can't get the Windows program to run under wine - it comes up with

    'Need Window 7 or greater'! They are being cagey about releasing the

    protocols to program the device.

    
    I'm hoping to borrow a Mac or Windows PC to do a bit of customising.

    Maybe I can interpose something to sneak out the Midi bytes and
    figure

    out the protocol!

    
    The device has two built-in speakers, but nothing comes out of them.

    It seems they are using an extended USB MIDI which support audio? Is
    this

    simply treating the device as two USB devices - a MIDI port and an
    Audio port?

    It doesn't show up under the Audio ports with QjackCtl. Anyone comes
    across this?

    
    Bill

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