Tag: linux

  • Linux Audio Production: Getting started with Jack and MIDI

    Linux Audio Production: Getting started with Jack and MIDI

    Last year, I posted this quick tutorial on the SMBA YouTube channel walking through the steps to use a MIDI controller with Jack using Xubuntu 20.04. I am posting it hear just for the sake of consistency and good housekeeping. Hopefully, I’ll get to make some more of these soon.

  • Running Autodesk EAGLE 9.6.2 on Xubuntu 22.04

    Running Autodesk EAGLE 9.6.2 on Xubuntu 22.04

    So, I did a fresh install of Xubuntu 22.04 on a Dell Latitude 7390 with an Intel UHD 620 display adapter. I had some issues with the machine locking up just a few minutes after startup. I was able to resolve this by adding the following kernel option to the /etc/default/grub file. The resolved that…

  • External audio with USB 1.1 and Gentoo Linux PPC…

    In the event that anyone decides to use a junked iBook in a Linux environment, I’m hoping that this article might save someone a lot of experimentation. The Problem: Started having trouble getting packet information through Soundmodem after a system upgrade to Kernel version 2.6.36-gentoo-r8. I began to investigate the sound card using Audacity then…

  • Piping hot ball of Tar.

    For those who have gotten into the idea of typing commands as little as possible, here’s out to pipe the output from tar straight into a gzip file. tar cvf – myfile.jpg | gzip > myfile.tar.gz tar cvf – folder | gzip > folder_backup.tar.gz Take note of the second example and notice how folder does…

  • I found the F (-mtime +3)!

    forgetting is the bane of my existence. don’t ask why. i’ve forgotten this syntax enough times that i should have it tattooed on my upper arm. in fact, I think i’ve posted it on my own site before and forgotten about that. find /path/to/files* -mtime +5 -exec rm {} \; the first argument is, of…