OSS apps vs. ALSA apps

[raydar]

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> Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 21:13:21 -0600
> From: raydar <raydar at inetnebr.com>
> Subject: OSS apps vs. ALSA apps
> To: ubuntu-studio-users at lists.ubuntu.com
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> I finally discovered why I couldn't run Creox and practice guitar using 
> Gtick for a metronome: Gtick is for OSS, and it throws up the error
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>       "Couldn't start metronome. Please check if specified sound device 
> and sample file are accessible"
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> if I try to start it clicking after opening & starting Jack.  Naturally, 
> Jack won't start if Gtick is already running.  It looks like installing 
> the alsa-oss package is what to do to make Gtick compatible with ALSA 
> and therefore with Jack, but I hesitated and thought I'd ask here 
> whether there's any reason not to install that package in an Ubuntu 
> Studio environment--not sure whether it could interfere with something 
> I'm not aware/thinking of.  Am I safe & on the right track?
>
> (If there isn't any reason not to install alsa-oss, then should come 
> installed automatically by Ubuntu Studio so that Gtick plays nice with 
> all the Jack applications out of the box?)
>
> --Ray
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> Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 21:16:04 -0600
> From: raydar <raydar at inetnebr.com>
> Subject: Re: For Sale: Limited run Ubuntu Studio hoodie.
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> I'd go for an one (XL) of those hoodies too . . . .
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> --Ray
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> Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:20:18 -0500
> From: "Cory K." <coryisatm at nc.rr.com>
> Subject: Re: For Sale: Limited run Ubuntu Studio hoodie.
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> raydar wrote:
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>> I'd go for an one (XL) of those hoodies too . . . .
>>
>> --Ray
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> Like I said, I have 1 "Large". I have a buyer it looks like also.
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> Any other _serious_ offers should still be directed to my personal email.
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> -Cory \m/
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> Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:21:46 -0500
> From: "Cory K." <coryisatm at nc.rr.com>
> Subject: Re: OSS apps vs. ALSA apps
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> raydar wrote:
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>> If there isn't any reason not to install alsa-oss, then should come 
>> installed automatically by Ubuntu Studio so that Gtick plays nice with 
>> all the Jack applications out of the box?
>>     
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> It should. Ill get it added.
>
> -Cory
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> Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 01:17:48 -0500
> From: "D. Michael McIntyre" <michael.mcintyre at rosegardenmusic.com>
> Subject: Re: For Sale: Limited run Ubuntu Studio hoodie.
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> On Saturday 23 February 2008, Cory K. wrote:
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>> Any other _serious_ offers should still be directed to my personal email.
>>     
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> I'll buy 40 of them in XXXL for the cast of "The Biggest Loser" just as soon 
> as you provide me with the winning numbers for the Super Bigass Lottery.  
> I'll even toss you an extra $5 for your trouble after I hit the big jackpot.
>
> Your cooperation is appreciated.  Thank you for supporting the Rosegarden 
> project with your donation of the winning numbers for the Super Bigass 
> Lottery.
>   
lol. :] Didn't mean to speak outta turn re the hoodies; just wanted to 
express interest in case enough of us wanted one that a new run of 'em 
would prove worthwhile, maybe earn a little $ for the Ubuntu Studio 
project. Been colder than boiling helium here in Nebraska, too. :)

I think I spoke too soon if I thought alsa-oss would be the silver 
bullet for Gtick + Jack compatibility: I installed the alsa-oss package, 
but even after a reboot, nothing has changed; Gtick still gives me the 
"Couldn't start metronome. Please check if specified sound device and 
sample file are accessible" error if I try to start it ticking after 
Jack is running.

Looking at the Gtick FAQs, http://www.antcom.de/gtick/ , I saw that I 
should check my /dev folder to "Make sure /dev/dsp* (e.g. /dev/dsp0) 
exists and GTick is configured to use it." What I have in /dev are "dsp" 
and "dsp1," and Gtick was configured (in its Edit-->Preferences) to use 
/dev/dsp. So just to see what would happen, I reconfigured Gtick to use 
/dev/dsp1. That had the effect of Gtick *not* throwing up the above 
error message when I click "Start" to make it begin ticking, but it also 
caused there to be no ticking sound whether Jack is running or not. 
Also, regardless of whether I have Gtick using /dev/dsp or /dev/dsp1, 
neither Gtick nor any OSS-type entry shows up in the Connections window 
in Jack.

Do I need to configure the alsa-oss package somehow, or configure Jack 
to incorporate or recognize it?

--Ray