Downloads
Sat, 10/03/2009 - 04:38 — alexstone
Expectations- the window
Tue, 09/29/2009 - 10:54 — ccherrett
Due to popular demand, I have just created a new page on the site for dowloading the helper scripts for The Open Octave Project Pipeline.
http://www.openoctave.org/downloads/ooscripts
Enjoy!
NOTE: these scripts need user modification to run properly.
more to come on using the scripts!......
Mon, 09/28/2009 - 02:43 — ccherrett
Finally! :)
I have put together a quick technical overview of The Open Octave Project Pipeline.
You can watch the original .ogv here:
http://openoctave.linuxproaudio.org/openoctave_tech_overview.ogv
You can watch them in HD on youtube here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/christophercherrett
Enjoy!
Sat, 09/19/2009 - 07:25 — alexstone
Expectations-The OS2
In any system, the kernel is the beating heart. And it continues to be my view that a computer kernel is a marvel of engineering, and vision.
Tue, 09/08/2009 - 11:20 — alexstone
In the days before we started using computers in the home and studio for writing and recording orchestrally based music, manuscript, or "parchment" was the desktop of the day. Unlike a computer monitor, manuscript didn't need batteries, or power, and if you made a mistake, you used an eraser to perform the modern day equivalent of cut or delete.
Sun, 08/30/2009 - 08:26 — alexstone
I started in Linux nearly 2 years ago, after a very clever campaign run by a colleague called Dave Phillips, who eventually wore me down, and left me little choice but to try, my interest piqued.
It seemed a lot to take in that time, and there are still moments where the learning curve is fairly steep.
Sun, 08/09/2009 - 01:44 — alexstone
A startup and shutdown "session manager"......?
In any serious working environment, one intent certainly holds true. The ability to start everything up and just have it all ready to roll. We've already started work on this, and are building a working script to cater for two use cases, a midi input and editing project setting, called "playback", and an audio recording environment, called "recording". But why two of them, and not just 1 all singing, all dancing, startup script?
Thu, 08/06/2009 - 05:49 — alexstone
A quick update on what we've been up to recently.
Just yesterday, Vladimir Savic completed the first set of new icons he's been working on for OpenoctaveMidi, and he's done a grand job. The new icons look great as a set, and Vladimir's keen eye for detail shows, in the elegance of the design, and the unobtrusive nature of the pics.
Thanks Vlamidir for a good job well done!
Tue, 08/04/2009 - 04:18 — ccherrett
2 Scripts to Tie it all Together!
In keeping with our project goals at OpenOctave, we've been working towards a more automated setup, and as a result are building 2 scripts to aid the user in the process of managing midimaps in different formats, and the everyday process of starting and stopping multiple applications. The work goes on.!
MIDI mapping, The art of making multiple applications speak together!
A critical step that needs addressing before you can effectively use your studio setup, is the creation of a common set of bank and instrument mappings across applications so they can all speak the same language. This is call MIDI mapping. At The Open Octave Project we have developed a script that takes an initial Linuxsampler .lscp map and converts it into .rgd and .midnam format. The .rgd can be loaded into Open Octave MIDI and the .midnam will be compatible with the new midi functions in Ardour 3.0. This means you create a single midimap, or set of midimaps, in Linuxsampler, and the rest is automated across apps using different formats, effectively saving you a lot of work and time!
The script takes all of the MIDI ports from linuxsampler and exposes them and takes all of the audio outs from Linuxsampler and exposes them to Ardour for processing.
Starting and stopping together!
The second script is created to start and stop all the applications together while loading all the default templates. It sounds simple, it is simple and it just works :)
So from this point there is a lot to do with these scripts and they are not really ready for public consumption due to the fact that they deal with a lot of hard coded values. However our plan is to make them as flexible as possible!
I will tell you more soon, as well as look towards releasing them :)
Wed, 07/29/2009 - 18:42 — ccherrett
Open Octave Strings Orchestral Wallpapers are Ready!
The new strings section wallpaper is ready! It is packed with very useful information that you will require to properly mix your strings into a score. It gives quick reference to frequencies, notation, ranges, harmonics as well as orchestral seating and positioning.
This is a must have wallpaper for those aspiring composers who need that extra bit of knowledge!
You can download several different resolutions to fit your needs:
