[ubuntu-studio-users] using apogee duet audio interface

Fri Oct 25 03:57:51 UTC 2013

good point:-). think i will

On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 10:53 PM, Mike Holstein <mikeh789 at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 11:37 PM, Eddie Coffey <ecoffey57 at gmail.com>wrote:
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>> yes thats true. what i could find out from searching was that apogee
>> didn't support linux, but was an old post. was hoping things had changed,
>> will see. if it doesn't, no harm no foul. will exhaust all settings in jack
>> and alsa to make sure.
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> be sure you ask apogee to provide you with linux support. likely, you wont
> get any response, but if enough folks ask and they think it would be
> financially viable to support linux, they will..
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>> On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 10:20 PM, Mike Holstein <mikeh789 at gmail.com>wrote:
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>>> On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 11:11 PM, Eddie Coffey <ecoffey57 at gmail.com>wrote:
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>>>> I want to thank everyone for their imput. This is the first usb powered
>>>> device i have tried with ubuntu. I borrowed it from my son, who uses a mac
>>>> book pro.I figure if the system sees it, I should be able to make it work.
>>>> If successful i will post settings for anyone else wanting to use it. thank
>>>> once again everyone for their help
>>>>
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>>> not really any figuring to it. just because you plug something in and it
>>> reports a name to linux via USB doesnt mean its going to work. you might be
>>> able to get it working, but it might not be supported. i dont think apogee
>>> supports linux, so, as with any device like that without support for the OS
>>> you are using, you might not get support. wont hurt to try, though i would
>>> keep in mind that it may actually not work. good luck again!
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>>>> On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 10:00 PM, Mike Holstein <mikeh789 at gmail.com>wrote:
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>>>>> On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 10:36 PM, Eddie Coffey <ecoffey57 at gmail.com>wrote:
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>>>>>> with a stereo track, it clips with a phantom powered mic with no
>>>>>> power on the mic. The mute button doesn't stop it. am confused.
>>>>>>
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>>>>> id keep it simple in the beginning.. just try and get something
>>>>> playing back through the unit. try and get something playing back through
>>>>> some effects or other software, then through the unit. if ardour is
>>>>> confusing, test with something simpler when you get to testing audio input.
>>>>> remember that, as far as i see it, you are just a few hours from having
>>>>> gotten this thing working in linux, so, relax.. there are many things to
>>>>> absorb. good luck!
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>>> On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 9:27 PM, Eddie Coffey <ecoffey57 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> something i've noticed in ardour, is if i create a mono track, i
>>>>>>> barely get a signal, if a create a stereo track, i get so much signal i
>>>>>>> can't control it. i can run the volume on the track all the way to zero and
>>>>>>> it still clips, so any ideas?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 8:37 PM, Eddie Coffey <ecoffey57 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> eddie at eddie-MS-7529:~$ amixer -c1
>>>>>>>> Simple mixer control 'Input Volume Control',0
>>>>>>>>   Capabilities: cvolume penum
>>>>>>>>   Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
>>>>>>>>   Limits: Capture 0 - 75
>>>>>>>>   Front Left: Capture 75 [100%] [75.00dB]
>>>>>>>>   Front Right: Capture 75 [100%] [75.00dB]
>>>>>>>> Simple mixer control 'Output Volume Control',0
>>>>>>>>   Capabilities: pvolume pswitch penum
>>>>>>>>   Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right - Rear Left - Rear
>>>>>>>> Right
>>>>>>>>   Limits: Playback 0 - 64
>>>>>>>>   Mono:
>>>>>>>>   Front Left: Playback 64 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
>>>>>>>>   Front Right: Playback 64 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
>>>>>>>>   Rear Left: Playback 64 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
>>>>>>>>   Rear Right: Playback 64 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
>>>>>>>> Simple mixer control 'Output Volume Control',1
>>>>>>>>   Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined penum
>>>>>>>>   Playback channels: Mono
>>>>>>>>   Limits: Playback 0 - 64
>>>>>>>>   Mono: Playback 64 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
>>>>>>>> eddie at eddie-MS-7529:~$
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 8:21 PM, Ralf Mardorf <
>>>>>>>> ralf.mardorf at alice-dsl.net> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 2013-10-24 at 19:55 -0500, Eddie Coffey wrote:
>>>>>>>>> > In jack i chose hw1, which is duet usb, for input and output
>>>>>>>>> device.
>>>>>>>>> > In alsa mixer in the capture screen initally the digital output
>>>>>>>>> was 24
>>>>>>>>> > and all other outputs in the capture screen were 0. I maxed the
>>>>>>>>> > digital, capture1 capture L&R, front and rear mic imputs out.
>>>>>>>>> With a
>>>>>>>>> > sm58 mic, I am getting some signal, but not usable. still not
>>>>>>>>> getting
>>>>>>>>> > any phantom power
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> amixer -c1 contents
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
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