[PlanetCCRMA] [Planet CCRMA] : New apps

Mysth-R mysthr21 at gmail.com
Wed Dec 12 09:48:01 2007


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2007/12/12, Fernando Lopez-Lezcano <nando@ccrma.stanford.edu>:
>
> On Wed, 2007-12-12 at 13:05 +0100, Mysth-R wrote:
> >
> >
> > 2007/12/12, Mysth-R <mysthr21@gmail.com>:
> >
> >                 Well, now I remember. I think I have tried mixxx
> >                 before and could not
> >                 make it work. In my f7 laptop it starts (either
> >                 1.5.0.1 or 1.4.2), shows
> >                 its gui or part of it and promptly kills the video in
> >                 the machine, the
> >                 desktop background changes color and then goes black,
> >                 cursor appears
> >                 every once in a while with freezes in between and so
> >                 far the only way
> >                 out is a reboot. The audio support is done through
> >                 portaudio (not good),
> >                 and if I try to start it with jack running it just
> >                 segfaults. Overall
> >                 does not look very usable but I'm sure others are
> >                 using it, so I wonder
> >                 what could be wrong with the build or the
> >                 environment...
> >
> >                 -- Fernando
> >
> >         hehe, in fact I tried to compile it too but I got the same
> >         segfaults error with JACK. And with ALSA I got no sounds. But
> >         I never freezed.
> >         I thought you would be better than me to compile and to make
> >         it work... :D hehe
> >         I remember using Mixxx on Ubuntu last year and it works
> >         perfectly. Perhaps it is an issue with a library. I should
> >         write to the developers to ask some help, or ticks to make it
> >         work.
> >
> >
> >
> > There is a binary on their website :
> >
> http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mixxx/mixxx-1.5.0.1-linux.tar.bz2?down=
load
> > have you tried it ?
> >
> > ./install.pl
> >
> > and then you have two way to run it :
> >
> > ./mixxx or ./mixxx-with-jack
> >
> > In the first case, I can run the soft, but when I select ALSA output,
> > it segfault. See in the manual :
> >
> > "ALSA (Linux)
> > Support for the ALSA sound API is preliminary, and should be
> > considered ALPHA.
> > ALSA has to be enabled at compile time, hereafter, you have to make a
> > special device
> > that Mixxx can use. Take a look at the file README.ALSA supplied with
> > Mixxx."
>
> Looks like it really needs a multichannel card or special alsa plugin
> magic to make things work. Not a good user friendly design but well, the
> price is right, right? :-)
>
> Maybe that's why it was segfaulting when I tried to use it with Jack, my
> laptop only has stereo output and maybe it is assuming it _will_ find
> more channels and not checking for errors.
>
> > In the second case I got :
> >
> > "mixxx-with-jack: error while loading shared libraries:
> > libjack-0.100.0.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or
> > directory"
> > I can't find libjack in repositories... is it an oversight ?
>
> Nope, that binary was compiled in a debian system (probably) with the
> well known "we do it different here" naming of the libjack shared
> library. It is not compatible with anything else.
>
> You could try to create a symlink in /usr/lib that points to the real
> shared library:
>
> ----
>   cd /usr/lib
>   ln -s libjack.so.0 libjack-0.100.0.so.0
> ----
>
> and then run "ldconfig"
> Who knows, maybe it will work :-)
>
> -- Fernando
>
>
>
ok it doesn't work !! grrr I give up. I don't want to lost my time with tha=
t
! It seems that they will make a new version before the end of the month.
Version 1.6
Perhaps I would be luckier...
Do you know other software to mix mp3 for Fun and not too old ? wich I coul=
d
compile easily :D

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<br><br><div><span class=3D"gmail_quote">2007/12/12, Fernando Lopez-Lezcano=
 &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:nando@ccrma.stanford.edu">nando@ccrma.stanford.edu</=
a>&gt;:</span><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px s=
olid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
On Wed, 2007-12-12 at 13:05 +0100, Mysth-R wrote:<br>&gt;<br>&gt;<br>&gt; 2=
007/12/12, Mysth-R &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:mysthr21@gmail.com">mysthr21@gmail=
.com</a>&gt;:<br>&gt;<br>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Well, now I remember. I =
think I have tried mixxx
<br>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&=
nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; before and could not<br>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp=
;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n=
bsp; make it work. In my f7 laptop it starts (either<br>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb=
sp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=
&nbsp; <a href=3D"http://1.5.0.1">1.5.0.1</a> or 1.4.2), shows<br>&gt;&nbsp=
;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n=
bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; its gui or part of it and promptly kills the video in
<br>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&=
nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the machine, the<br>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb=
sp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=
 desktop background changes color and then goes black,<br>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&=
nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p;&nbsp; cursor appears<br>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n=
bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; every once in a while =
with freezes in between and so
<br>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&=
nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; far the only way<br>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb=
sp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=
 out is a reboot. The audio support is done through<br>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&=
nbsp; portaudio (not good),<br>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; and if I try to st=
art it with jack running it just
<br>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&=
nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; segfaults. Overall<br>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&=
nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p; does not look very usable but I&#39;m sure others are<br>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp=
;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n=
bsp;&nbsp; using it, so I wonder<br>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp=
;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; what could be=
 wrong with the build or the
<br>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&=
nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; environment...<br>&gt;<br>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb=
sp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=
&nbsp; -- Fernando<br>&gt;<br>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp=
;&nbsp; hehe, in fact I tried to compile it too but I got the same<br>&gt;&=
nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; segfaults error with JACK. =
And with ALSA I got no sounds. But
<br>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I never freezed.<b=
r>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I thought you would =
be better than me to compile and to make<br>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb=
sp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; it work... :D hehe<br>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb=
sp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I remember using Mixxx on Ubuntu last year and it wor=
ks<br>
&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; perfectly. Perhaps it =
is an issue with a library. I should<br>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&=
nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; write to the developers to ask some help, or ticks to mak=
e it<br>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; work.<br>&gt;<=
br>&gt;<br>&gt;<br>&gt; There is a binary on their website :
<br>&gt; <a href=3D"http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mixxx/mixxx-1.5.0.1-=
linux.tar.bz2?download">http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mixxx/mixxx-1.5.=
0.1-linux.tar.bz2?download</a><br>&gt; have you tried it ?<br>&gt;<br>&gt; =
./install.pl
<br>&gt;<br>&gt; and then you have two way to run it :<br>&gt;<br>&gt; ./mi=
xxx or ./mixxx-with-jack<br>&gt;<br>&gt; In the first case, I can run the s=
oft, but when I select ALSA output,<br>&gt; it segfault. See in the manual =
:
<br>&gt;<br>&gt; &quot;ALSA (Linux)<br>&gt; Support for the ALSA sound API =
is preliminary, and should be<br>&gt; considered ALPHA.<br>&gt; ALSA has to=
 be enabled at compile time, hereafter, you have to make a<br>&gt; special =
device
<br>&gt; that Mixxx can use. Take a look at the file README.ALSA supplied w=
ith<br>&gt; Mixxx.&quot;<br><br>Looks like it really needs a multichannel c=
ard or special alsa plugin<br>magic to make things work. Not a good user fr=
iendly design but well, the
<br>price is right, right? :-)<br><br>Maybe that&#39;s why it was segfaulti=
ng when I tried to use it with Jack, my<br>laptop only has stereo output an=
d maybe it is assuming it _will_ find<br>more channels and not checking for=
 errors.
<br><br>&gt; In the second case I got :<br>&gt;<br>&gt; &quot;mixxx-with-ja=
ck: error while loading shared libraries:<br>&gt; libjack-0.100.0.so.0: can=
not open shared object file: No such file or<br>&gt; directory&quot;<br>
&gt; I can&#39;t find libjack in repositories... is it an oversight ?<br><b=
r>Nope, that binary was compiled in a debian system (probably) with the<br>=
well known &quot;we do it different here&quot; naming of the libjack shared
<br>library. It is not compatible with anything else.<br><br>You could try =
to create a symlink in /usr/lib that points to the real<br>shared library:<=
br><br>----<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;cd /usr/lib<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;ln -s libjack.so.0 li=
bjack-0.100.0.so.0
<br>----<br><br>and then run &quot;ldconfig&quot;<br>Who knows, maybe it wi=
ll work :-)<br><br>-- Fernando<br><br><br></blockquote></div><br>ok it does=
n&#39;t work !! grrr I give up. I don&#39;t want to lost my time with that =
! It seems that they will make a new version before the end of the month. V=
ersion=20
1.6 <br>Perhaps I would be luckier... <br>Do you know other software to mix=
 mp3 for Fun and not too old ? wich I could compile easily :D<br clear=3D"a=
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