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Specific notes on my audio workflow.
- MIDI hardware
- Yamaha DJX
- Korg Nanokontrol 2
- Numark DJ2GO
- Session management
- Cadence
- Non Session Manager
- JACKPatch - NSM util to save jack patching
- http://i3wm.org/docs/layout-saving.html - create layout, save to JSON, edit configs to uncomment/edit window title/class, restore from JSON
- Audio systems and hosts
- ALSA
- JACK - jackd 2, multiprocess, gui config via dbus. to try jackd 1 for speed later.
- Patchage - JACK/ALSA patchbay
- Carla - plugin host (LV2, LASDSPA, DSSI, Linux/Windows VST). MIDI automation CC per parameter.
- Ingen - plugin host (LV2) and patcher. MIDI learn.
- MIDI routing
- a2jmidid - via Cadence, as jackd 2 doesn't do the Metadata API yet
- mididings - filtering, scripting, switching via 'scene' changes
- GMIDImonitor - displays traditional MIDI CC names
- MIDI sequencing
- sequencer64
- no MIDI record control or MIDI learn yet
- harmonySEQ
- no MIDI record. sequences and LFOs with multiple patterns, MIDI learn for: sequence toggle/one-shot, note/chord/octave change, pattern change, tempo, sequence sync
- sequencer64
- MIDI automation
- CCStepper - MIDI CC automation. Windows VST.
- arpage, qmidiarp, Hypercyclic - arpeggiation
- Audio mixing
- StereoKnot - basic lv2 stereo mixer
- LiveMixer - basic lv2 stereo mixer with two sends
- Non Mixer - a JACK client for each mixer strip, effects available (seek lv2 patch)
- Samples
- drumkv1 - file based sampler
- shuriken - beat slicer. no MP3
- freeycle - beat slicer
- Drum synthesis
- Stegosaurus - lv2
- ErsDrums - win vst
- KickMaker - kick, 4 sine osc+env. w/ out env. win vst.
- TW-Opkicker - kick, win vst
- TW-Percussion1 - monophonic
- KMT2 - individual outs
- Synths w/ host tempo sync
- TheBlooo, TheScrooo, Diodow, Crystal, basic65, dlM entropy, TAL Noizemak3r, Infamous Cellular Automaton Synth, Eclipsis
- Effects w/ host tempo sync
- Delay: ZamDelay, Calf Vintage Delay, Calf Reverse Delay, Della, SoundHack +delay, PPD Echobox, Tapatiki, TAL-Dub-3, Delazi, Rubbadub, KR-Delay FS, Echobox, Rhythmic Metalisation Delay, Leet Delay 2, TigerDelay, Spaceship Delay
- Loop: SuperBeatRepeater, beatslash-lv2, InstaLooper, Tempo Sync Reverser
- Gate: SuperCutSequencer, dfx skidder, de la Mancha moot, dlM gator, StormGate1, Gate3
- Filter: Channelswap, MAutopan, MFlanger, MFreqShifter, Ducka (side-chain envelope), TAL-Filter-2 (filter), ndcTrem+ (tremelo), dlM bent (desync), Masha (beat grinder), dfx buffer override (stutter), dlM thrummaschine (distortion) Kitchen Sync (complex LFO), The Modulator 2 (amplitude/ring/frequency modulation), dlM sfilter (sequenced filter), dlM pfilter (probabalistic filter), dlM manic (glitch sampler), Muchacho (stutter), Phase Seq (glitch), dlM truc/2 (multi), Frakture (multi), Hysteresis (multi)
- Granular: Argotlunar, grANALiser, 23_words, Muchacha
- To do
- MIDI controlled MIDI routing/switching - mididings scenes
- part/pattern progression switching - mididings scenes? seq64 mute groups?
- part/channel preset switching
- Cannot yet do
- MIDI controlled MIDI looping - no software good enough yet, would allow live loop of mute and effect changes
- sequencer64 - no MIDI start/stop/arm.
- Giada - audio/midi looping - problems between nanoKONTROL2s no button off note off CC and parameter scales. fiddly midi control; learn but no 'mod' like sequencer64, i.e., no MIDI 'channel' (sample/sequence) select or channel groups - every item requires unique MIDI CCs and learns for each of it's functions.
- External interactive tempo changes
- klick doesn't do JACK transport and OSC mode (from gtklick) at same time
- Jack Director only has set bpm presets triggerable by midi
- InConcert doesn't take external input or display bpm, crashes often
- MIDI controlled MIDI looping - no software good enough yet, would allow live loop of mute and effect changes
- sequencer64 MIDI control sections for keyboard
- pattern toggle - 0-31 in sequencer64 - c2-g4
- screen-set up - g#4
- screen-set down - a4
- screen-set play - a#4
- mod queue - b4
- mod replace - c5
- mod snapshot - c#5
- mod group learn - d5
- mod group mute select - d#5
- bpm down - nano cc61 127
- bpm up - nano cc62 127
- toggle between sequencer64 controls and playing notes/chords - e5?
- mididings scene mod between toggle and on and off?
- Parts
- Kick
- Snare
- Hi-hat
- Other percussion
- Bass
- Phrase 1
- Phrase 2
- Phrase 3
Session setup commands:
cadence # gui, optional, easiest. input device can be entered manually if not autodetected. # cadence-session-start -s # cadence script to start jackd, divert from pulseaudio, etc. might work for you. # if fails, try cadence-session-start --reset non-session-manager -- --session-root path_to/NSM_projects_root # i.e. non-session-manager -- --session-root ~/audio/NSM # same session root for all projects
NSM entries
jackpatch # nsm specific util to save and restore jack connections nsm-proxy patchage -A # connection manager gui. ctrl-g, ctrl-f to sort connections # via nsm-proxy for the -A argument to not load ALSA non-mixer # modular mixer, osc/cv controllable nsm-sequencer64 # via nsm-proxy, requires an empty midi file nsm-ingen # via nsm-proxy, hack of sequencer64 script above, copies in a blank project, starts ingen modular host engine and gui # ingen -eg project.ingen
jack_midi_clock # transforms JACK transport tempo beats to MIDI ~Clock pulses