Tuning with Linux

> any folks out there using linux for tuniings apps??

I use Linux, but there isn't much good music software in general, so I use
Windows for that. There's CSound, of course, if that tickles your fancy.

>i have finally got the whole machine riolling
>and will look forward to designing a tuning app
>any folks interested??

There are a few sequencers (GSeq, Rosegarden and what used to be Koobase)
in development, and I think the best first step would be to get them
microtonally aware. Rosegarden has some support for quartertones but,
judging from the code I've seen, it would be pretty much useless even if
you're using 24-equal. I should be getting a new PC ... soon ... and then
I can load the latest versions to see how they're getting on.

> Any body out there using SCALA linux????

I've got it installed, but I haven't really used it.

Graham Breed wrote:

> From: gbreed@cix.compulink.co.uk (Graham Breed)
>
> > any folks out there using linux for tuniings apps??
>
> I use Linux, but there isn't much good music software in general, so I use
> Windows for that. There's CSound, of course, if that tickles your fancy.
>
> >i have finally got the whole machine riolling
> >and will look forward to designing a tuning app
> >any folks interested??
>
> There are a few sequencers (GSeq, Rosegarden and what used to be Koobase)
> in development, and I think the best first step would be to get them
> microtonally aware. Rosegarden has some support for quartertones but,
> judging from the code I've seen, it would be pretty much useless even if
> you're using 24-equal. I should be getting a new PC ... soon ... and then
> I can load the latest versions to see how they're getting on.
>
> > Any body out there using SCALA linux????
>
> I've got it installed, but I haven't really used it.
>

I have been using KeyKit with Linux for about two weeks, downloaded Brahms
(formerly Koobase) and a few others I think because of the new mentality
and vibe
of the GNU open source stuff we may be able to make some advances in getting
some programmers
to buiild microtonal stuff into their MIDI apps. I had asked Tim Thompson
(keykit ) about the possibility
of a micro or preset scales feuture fo ket kit but he was not interested..
There is a cool program called REICHIAN PHASE GENERATOR that i am going to
try to get running this week

anyone have any experience with Xmlib files??

But as for mico and midi i think we are still limited to midi dumped
outboards

for Windows there still is MANDEL32 whiich has plenty of midi micro scales

Pagano Out

Patrick Pagano wrote:
> I think because of the new mentality
> and vibe
> of the GNU open source stuff we may be able to make some advances in
> getting
> some programmers
> to buiild microtonal stuff into their MIDI apps.

The spirit of open source is that you would program it in yourself if you
want it. This is great if you've got plenty of time. I prefer to stay in
Windows for music stuff, but it would be good to do basic sequencing in
Linux. And to have the source code to a sequencer so that I can adapt it
to microtonal notations.

I've also got some software of my own that I'm vaguely trying to port.

Graham Breed wrote:

> From: gbreed@cix.compulink.co.uk (Graham Breed)
>
> Patrick Pagano wrote:
> > I think because of the new mentality
> > and vibe
> > of the GNU open source stuff we may be able to make some advances in
> > getting
> > some programmers
> > to buiild microtonal stuff into their MIDI apps.
>
> The spirit of open source is that you would program it in yourself if you
> want it. This is great if you've got plenty of time. I prefer to stay in
> Windows for music stuff, but it would be good to do basic sequencing in
> Linux. And to have the source code to a sequencer so that I can adapt it
> to microtonal notations.
>
> I've also got some software of my own that I'm vaguely trying to port.
>

I see what you are saying but why try to re-invent the wheel when the car is
already moving
I am honestly more interested in research development and design more than
actual programming (whiich i shall probably learn the hard way)
making suggestions and trying to excite a few of the actual programmers i
know to embark on a JI application for LINUX.
This will be a nice project for 2000 which will go hand in hand with the
PIAKNOW year long pythagorean piano piece
2 minute pieces twice a week for a year--using the LINUx machine as server -

Please let me know about your ports

i see what you mean about Windows and music stuff as well as video but the
bear skins and knives vibe iof lInux is too fascinating to pass on

Pat