Alex @compucat@im-in.space

I want ASIO sound in Windows, JACK/Pulse in Linux, and everything going through one interface. Oh, and my interface doesn't have Linux drivers. So...

Linux PulseAudio -> JACK -> netjack2 -> Linux network bridge -> Windows VM -> netjack2 -> JACK -> ASIO -> audio interface

This abomination is responsible for...20 channels of 48khz/24bit audio >.<

And we have a lead! Seems the TASCAM US-122 mkII uses the same Ploytec-based driver that the US-1800/US-1641 does!

This was also known as the US-122L...which somebody wrote a Linux driver for already! Perhaps there's some useful info here... #us1800re

https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v4.6/source/sound/usb/usx2y/us122l.c

Note to myself for later: I'm starting back up on the trail of TASCAM US-1800 Linux driver RE'ing. Going to use the fediverse as a sort of "notepad" for writing a blogpost later...what should we tag this, #us1800re maybe

(ouch, the mp3 compression *really* hurt the high end on that one....that's unfortunate)

Interesting one in particular: Emasculine by @envgen, but shifted up from C to Eb. It sounds...wrong...but there's a weirdly neat sound to the vocals once the chorus kicks in. Not quite sure how I feel about it...

Spending tonight enjoying some favorite music...through PulseEffects' pitch-shifter. It's a remarkably good real-time pitch shifting engine (based on RubberBand IIRC?), and it's super neat hearing new takes on certain tracks.

Almost makes me want to record some music intentionally designed to have pitch-shifted chorus vocals...hmmm

It seems I've been delinquent with monthly blogposts: I've missed *5*! In a row!

Let's fix that: https://compucat.me/general/2019/11/20/state-of-affairs-nov/

Lessons learned from 4U-turned-streaming-rig:
- amdgpu-pro drivers are buggy, and latest mesa has a memory leak with amdgpu and OBS, so time to downgrade
- windows obs won't render on gpu without a monitor attached - time for a dummy plug
- take your dang hard drives out before bumping this thing around like a solid state machine (in fairness, they were hidden in the hotswap bays)

Repurposing my 4U workstation as a portable (well...) streaming rig tomorrow! Wish us luck :)

Score: I now have a cute lil' GT 710 for GPU acceleration in my VM server!

Not much, but it'll let me give a VM NVENC...or test something with a non-AMD card :)

update: attempted to re-glue the broken flange on the lens, hopefully it holds! i do love repairing things, but it's a $50 lens used, so it might be cheaper just to replace it heh

main reason i keep it around is the 18mm angle (i don't have a wide angle zoom...) and the AF-P motor (great video lens)

Dangit fedi you've been hitting me with a ton of selfies today, i'll join the party

....definitely not sponsored by my 18-55 AF-P lens, which fell off a too-tiny clamp mount during the shot and now has a broken mount :(