GSMP - General Sound Manipulation Program (c) 2000-2002 René Rebe and Valentin Ziegler
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Disclaimer
- Introduction
- Installation / compilation
- First Starting Hints / FAQ
- Misc info
1. Disclaimer
We are not liable for any damage caused by the use of this program.
2. Introduction
GSMP aims to provide a complete Linux Audio recording / produceing environment. Currently this package contains the first ALPHA (??) version of the GSMP-Editor. This Editor is a normal graphical, multi-track sound editor. The second component in this environment will be the GSMP-Studio which will be some kind of pattern based Audio / MIDI "virtual studio". The studio will be started in the winter 2001/2002 when we have a more advanced GSMP-Editor.
3. Installation / compilation
Library dependencies:
GSMP needs a recent version of the C++ gtk bindings and its signalling system installed on your system. We use:
gtkmm-1.2.7
libsigc++-1.0.3
As Interface to the hardware, GSMP supports ALSA as well as OSS. However, for optimal performance we recommend using ALSA. ALSA 0.9-beta6 is the current minimal requirement.
a newer versions should be fine, too.
To import other file-formats you additional need:
- Ogg / Vorbis support:
vorbis-tools-1.0beta4 libao-0.6.0 libogg-1.0beta4 libvorbis-1.0beta4
- MP3 support (eXPerimental !!!)
mad (MADPlayer / libmad package)
Compiling GSMP:
To build and install GSMP, you only have to execture the normal "configure; make; make install" process ... In this top-level source directory.
IMPORTANT: If you have a previous version of GSMP installed on your system, you should execute "make uninstall" BEFORE make; make install.
We hope you won't have too much problems installing and using it ;-) ... .
4. First Starting Hints / FAQ
Q: I have the GMSP main-window. And now? A: You have to load or capture data to be able to scroll, mark or process FXs.
Q: GSMP creates hard-links between my data-files A: GSMP is designed to respond quickly to user-actions, so we do not load or convert the data from loaded files. They will be read on-the-fly. Because it should be possible to save on this same file we create UNIX-hard-links to be able to remove the original file for saving.
Q: My GSMP has been compiled with both ALSA and OSS support. How can I choose
beetween theese two ?
A: GSMP uses ALSA by default. If you for any reason prefer OSS, start GSMP
with the --oss option (Sorry, no config dialog for this stuff yet)
Q: Why doesn't the loop-io option work? A: You need to have the stop-at-end option enabled, too. Sorry we will make the options more inteligent in the next release.
Q: How can I prehear FXs?
A: You need a selection BEFORE you start the IO.(only selected part are send
through the FXs). Now start the IO with the "prehear-fx" option enabled.
You you will be able to hear FX on the tracks which have the DoFX buttons
checked. Simply select a FX from the filters dialog and check the prehear
button there. Now you can modify the FX's options unti you are satisfied.
Now stop the IO. And click on OK.
HINT1: All FXs will use the selection which was active BEFORE IO's start.
HINT2: If you change the track's DoFX state, you need to recheck the FX's prehear button.
HINT3: You can toggle the IO-dialogs prehear option anytime and you can prehear many FXs at the same time. - Keep in mind that hear the FX in the order you check prehear-button BUT they will be applied onto the data in the order you click the OK-buttons!
HINT4: Never click on the FX's OK while IO is running.
(This chaos (8-() will change COMPLETELY in one of the next releases !!!
- SORRY!) Q: The program constantly keeps crahsing? A: At first remove the hard-links and remaining temp-files created by GMSP. Then write a BUG-report and send it to us. (Uo. How many mail will we get ...) Q: Why is GSMP developing so slowly? A: Because we have to much to do, like: Creating a whole distribution (Desktop ROCK Linux), bugfix serveral other Free Software or study :-(
5. Misc info
This is an open-source-ed / GPL-ed project. So if you think GSMP needs some improvements here and there (and I'm sure it needs many improvements ;-) feel free to send us you suggestions / patches ... .
If you like to help and do not know exacly what is missing, simply take a look in the TODO file in GSMP sub-directory (or the other sub-dirs if you like to do low-level work ...) to get an overview what open-tasks we have.