Yesterday I got an e-mail from Embertone's newsletter. They announced the release of a free library for Kontakt Player. Half instrument, half game, very unusuall description... But, among other things, it includes a free demo of their violin library. They say it's a limited offer. I don't know how long it will be available, but it might be a good opportunity for anyone wanting to try out the violin. http://www.embertone.com/instruments/arcane.php And this time, the download is a normal direct link and doesn't use that proprietary download app. I'm downloading it right now, to check out the other mysterious sounds it has. Here's the online version of the newsletter: http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=48596a6a37a057934093cef98&id=efa70f3075&e=3e9c6b1b30 2014-07-19 6:03 GMT-03:00, Danni Coy <danni.coy@xxxxxxxxx>: > congrats on getting it working > > On Sat, Jul 19, 2014 at 1:43 PM, Aiyumi Moriya <aiyumi.br@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> 2014-07-16 22:04 GMT-03:00, Aiyumi Moriya <aiyumi.br@xxxxxxxxx>: >>> [...] If it doesn't work with my newly compiled 64-bit >>> Wineasio, I'll see about testing on a live distro. I think I have a >>> DVD with KXStudio from last year around here somewhere :P (no screen >>> readers in there though). >> >> Great news! I finally found the problem that wasn't letting me run the >> standalone Kontakt. I was thinking of testing with KXStudio, and >> wondering "If it works, how am I supposed to replicate the >> configuration on my main installation? What is in there that I don't >> have in my system?". Then I found it. Turns out that it was the >> opposite. What does my system have that most others don't? Guess what? >> Yes, the screen readers... >> >> I had to temporarily kill my screen readers and resort to sighted help >> (Wine doesn't support screen readers anyway). With ALSA and my default >> soundcard free, Kontakt started without complaints. It finally let me >> get past the audio setup screen and add the library! Launching Service >> Center and activating it also went with no problem. Now that the >> library is where it should be, I can run Kontakt's VST through >> Dssi-VST normally. Speaking of which, just a small correction: >> >> 2014-07-13 16:37 GMT-03:00, Aiyumi Moriya <aiyumi.br@xxxxxxxxx>: >>> $ jack-dssi-host dssi-vst.so:kontakt5.dll& >> >> The VST doesn't need to be run through Jack-dssi-host anymore, because >> the more recent Dssi-VST (the one from git) already creates the JACK >> ports (that's why now it requires JACK to compile). Just >> >> $ vsthost kontakt5.dll& >> >> does what I want it to do. The only problem now is that loading >> instruments still requires sighted assistance, but that's another >> story. What matters is that everything is working. The library sounds >> as good as I thought it would, now I "only" need to learn how to use >> it :P . No regrets. One more good commercial sample library option for >> Linux! The only thing getting in the way is that proprietary download >> app, although if the developers do it like some other companies and >> provide the download links to users who can't use the app, that would >> be solved. >> >> >> -- >> ____________________ >> >> Blog: http://aiyumi.warpstar.net/ >> _______________________________________________ >> Linux-audio-user mailing list >> Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user > -- ____________________ Blog: http://aiyumi.warpstar.net/ _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
