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Just got a Zoom R16 last night. So, still reading the shit-awful
manual we expect from just about everything we get these days (sorry, pet peeve!). I did some googling and it seems that linux can read files as a mass usb from the zoom, but not much more. Anyone with progress on this? -- **** Listen to my CD at http://www.mellowood.ca/music/cedars **** Bob van der Poel ** Wynndel, British Columbia, CANADA ** EMAIL: [hidden email] WWW: http://www.mellowood.ca _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list [hidden email] http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user |
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On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 2:23 PM, Bob van der Poel <[hidden email]> wrote:
> Just got a Zoom R16 last night. So, still reading the shit-awful > manual we expect from just about everything we get these days (sorry, > pet peeve!). > > I did some googling and it seems that linux can read files as a mass > usb from the zoom, but not much more. Anyone with progress on this? I have the Zoom R8, and about all I can do with it is mount as an external drive. It would be cool to use it as a control surface with Ardour (I think it can work like a Mackie surface), but getting the USB interface to work with ALSA has been problematic: http://www.spinics.net/lists/alsa-devel/msg39181.html -- Brett W. McCoy -- http://www.brettwmccoy.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "In the rhythm of music a secret is hidden; If I were to divulge it, it would overturn the world." -- Jelaleddin Rumi _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list [hidden email] http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user |
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> I have the Zoom R8, and about all I can do with it is mount as an
> external drive. It would be cool to use it as a control surface with > Ardour (I think it can work like a Mackie surface), but getting the > USB interface to work with ALSA has been problematic: > You must be googleing the same internet as I am :) My little bit of testing here does leave me impressed. Sounds very clean and appears to have a lot of options. Just a matter of putting on my glasses and boring down into the various menus. -- **** Listen to my CD at http://www.mellowood.ca/music/cedars **** Bob van der Poel ** Wynndel, British Columbia, CANADA ** EMAIL: [hidden email] WWW: http://www.mellowood.ca _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list [hidden email] http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user |
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On Wed, 2012-03-14 at 11:39 -0700, Bob van der Poel wrote:
> > I have the Zoom R8, and about all I can do with it is mount as an > > external drive. It would be cool to use it as a control surface with > > Ardour (I think it can work like a Mackie surface), but getting the > > USB interface to work with ALSA has been problematic: > > > > You must be googleing the same internet as I am :) > > My little bit of testing here does leave me impressed. Sounds very > clean and appears to have a lot of options. Just a matter of putting > on my glasses and boring down into the various menus. > I've got two r16s (USB linked). I only use my computer for mix down and mastering. The R16s mount fine under Linux. I haven't had a need to try it as a control surface and, since I can record 16 tracks live, I haven't needed to try it as an interface. It's so much more convenient to go record wherever you need to than it is to drag people back to my home "studio". I record all of my band's gigs live using a direct out per channel from the board into the R16s. The gain is a bit touchy but I can live with it. Definitely worth the money. Jan _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list [hidden email] http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user |
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> I've got two r16s (USB linked). I only use my computer for mix down
> and mastering. The R16s mount fine under Linux. I haven't had a need > to try it as a control surface and, since I can record 16 tracks live, I > haven't needed to try it as an interface. It's so much more convenient > to go record wherever you need to than it is to drag people back to my > home "studio". I record all of my band's gigs live using a direct out > per channel from the board into the R16s. The gain is a bit touchy but > I can live with it. Definitely worth the money. > You say you have mounted the R16 under linux. How? I tried with my laptop, which doesn't have a host port (the square one). I put the supplied cable onto the R16 (square) to the computer (flat), but didn't get anything happening. -- **** Listen to my CD at http://www.mellowood.ca/music/cedars **** Bob van der Poel ** Wynndel, British Columbia, CANADA ** EMAIL: [hidden email] WWW: http://www.mellowood.ca _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list [hidden email] http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user |
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On Wed, 2012-03-14 at 15:04 -0700, Bob van der Poel wrote:
> > I've got two r16s (USB linked). I only use my computer for mix down > > and mastering. The R16s mount fine under Linux. I haven't had a need > > to try it as a control surface and, since I can record 16 tracks live, I > > haven't needed to try it as an interface. It's so much more convenient > > to go record wherever you need to than it is to drag people back to my > > home "studio". I record all of my band's gigs live using a direct out > > per channel from the board into the R16s. The gain is a bit touchy but > > I can live with it. Definitely worth the money. > > > > You say you have mounted the R16 under linux. How? I tried with my > laptop, which doesn't have a host port (the square one). I put the > supplied cable onto the R16 (square) to the computer (flat), but > didn't get anything happening. > > > Little known fun fact - if the on/off switch is in the on position, even though you don't have the power cable in or batteries in it, nothing will happen when you attach it to the USB port. Brilliant design! If it's switched off it should come up saying ">AUDIO INTERFACE". Press the right arrow to switch it to ">CARD READER" then press ENTER followed by ENTER, and it should show up on your system. There will be PROJnnn directories where the AUDIO data will be stored. Jan _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list [hidden email] http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user |
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On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 3:06 PM, Jan Depner <[hidden email]> wrote:
> Little known fun fact - if the on/off switch is in the on position, even > though you don't have the power cable in or batteries in it, nothing > will happen when you attach it to the USB port. Brilliant design! If > it's switched off it should come up saying ">AUDIO INTERFACE". Press > the right arrow to switch it to ">CARD READER" then press ENTER followed > by ENTER, and it should show up on your system. There will be PROJnnn > directories where the AUDIO data will be stored. Okay, tried it again. And, it works :) Silly me ... It didn't occur to me that the computer needed to be connected at the time of selection. I just thought one set the port to <card reader> and then you could plug/unplug ... like a camera :) Nope. For others as dumb as me: 1. Plug the square end of the USB cable into the R16 2. Plug the flat end into the computer. 3. If the R16 was ON then hit the USB button and select <card> or If the R16 was OFF then the menu should come up. Either way, when you unplug the cable you lose the connection and need to go back to <1>. Honestly, I think it is easier to just pull the card and use that directly in the computer :) -- **** Listen to my CD at http://www.mellowood.ca/music/cedars **** Bob van der Poel ** Wynndel, British Columbia, CANADA ** EMAIL: [hidden email] WWW: http://www.mellowood.ca _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list [hidden email] http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user |
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On Thu, 2012-03-15 at 16:08 -0700, Bob van der Poel wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 3:06 PM, Jan Depner <[hidden email]> wrote: > > > Little known fun fact - if the on/off switch is in the on position, even > > though you don't have the power cable in or batteries in it, nothing > > will happen when you attach it to the USB port. Brilliant design! If > > it's switched off it should come up saying ">AUDIO INTERFACE". Press > > the right arrow to switch it to ">CARD READER" then press ENTER followed > > by ENTER, and it should show up on your system. There will be PROJnnn > > directories where the AUDIO data will be stored. > > Okay, tried it again. And, it works :) > > Silly me ... It didn't occur to me that the computer needed to be > connected at the time of selection. I just thought one set the port to > <card reader> and then you could plug/unplug ... like a camera :) > > Nope. > > For others as dumb as me: > > 1. Plug the square end of the USB cable into the R16 > 2. Plug the flat end into the computer. > 3. If the R16 was ON then hit the USB button and select <card> > or > If the R16 was OFF then the menu should come up. > > Either way, when you unplug the cable you lose the connection and need > to go back to <1>. > > Honestly, I think it is easier to just pull the card and use that > directly in the computer :) > > off and then plug it in. I found out about the on/off switch the hard way. I plugged it in one day and spent about 15 minutes trying to figure out why it didn't show up like normal. It was a Homer Simpson moment. DOH! With two of these things I really have an easy time recording my band - 5 vocal mics, 1 harmonica mic, 3 guitars, bass, kick, snare, drum overhead, and I still have 3 inputs left! There is, as advertised, about a 2ms delay on the second unit but when I insert the tracks into Ardour I can nudge the tracks from the second unit. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list [hidden email] http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user |
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On 15 March 2012 at 18:48, Jan Depner <[hidden email]> wrote: > On Thu, 2012-03-15 at 16:08 -0700, Bob van der Poel wrote: > > On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 3:06 PM, Jan Depner <[hidden email]> wrote: > > > > > Little known fun fact - if the on/off switch is in the on position, even > > > though you don't have the power cable in or batteries in it, nothing > > > will happen when you attach it to the USB port. Brilliant design! If > > > it's switched off it should come up saying ">AUDIO INTERFACE". Press > > > the right arrow to switch it to ">CARD READER" then press ENTER followed > > > by ENTER, and it should show up on your system. There will be PROJnnn > > > directories where the AUDIO data will be stored. > > > > Okay, tried it again. And, it works :) > > > > Silly me ... It didn't occur to me that the computer needed to be > > connected at the time of selection. I just thought one set the port to > > <card reader> and then you could plug/unplug ... like a camera :) > > > > Nope. > > > > For others as dumb as me: > > > > 1. Plug the square end of the USB cable into the R16 > > 2. Plug the flat end into the computer. > > 3. If the R16 was ON then hit the USB button and select <card> > > or > > If the R16 was OFF then the menu should come up. > > > > Either way, when you unplug the cable you lose the connection and need > > to go back to <1>. > > > > Honestly, I think it is easier to just pull the card and use that > > directly in the computer :) > > > > > Yeah, either way works. For me it's just easier to make sure it's > off and then plug it in. I found out about the on/off switch the hard > way. I plugged it in one day and spent about 15 minutes trying to > figure out why it didn't show up like normal. It was a Homer Simpson > moment. DOH! With two of these things I really have an easy time > recording my band - 5 vocal mics, 1 harmonica mic, 3 guitars, bass, > kick, snare, drum overhead, and I still have 3 inputs left! There is, > as advertised, about a 2ms delay on the second unit > but when I insert the tracks into Ardour I can nudge the tracks > from the second unit. What does that last statement mean? Does that mean that when two R16s are being operated that the 2nd of the two sort of, kind of, works with Ardour? Thanks... -- Kevin _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list [hidden email] http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user |
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On 15 March 2012 at 16:08, Bob van der Poel <[hidden email]> wrote: > On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 3:06 PM, Jan Depner <[hidden email]> wrote: > > > Little known fun fact - if the on/off switch is in the on position, even > > though you don't have the power cable in or batteries in it, nothing > > will happen when you attach it to the USB port. Brilliant design! If > > it's switched off it should come up saying ">AUDIO INTERFACE". Press > > the right arrow to switch it to ">CARD READER" then press ENTER followed > > by ENTER, and it should show up on your system. There will be PROJnnn > > directories where the AUDIO data will be stored. > > Okay, tried it again. And, it works :) > > Silly me ... It didn't occur to me that the computer needed to be > connected at the time of selection. I just thought one set the port to > <card reader> and then you could plug/unplug ... like a camera :) > > Nope. > > For others as dumb as me: > > 1. Plug the square end of the USB cable into the R16 > 2. Plug the flat end into the computer. > 3. If the R16 was ON then hit the USB button and select <card> > or > If the R16 was OFF then the menu should come up. > > Either way, when you unplug the cable you lose the connection and need > to go back to <1>. > > Honestly, I think it is easier to just pull the card and use that > directly in the computer :) Pulling the card is a good way to get data out of the unit. But, does it work as a control surface for Linux audio applications? Thanks.... -- Kevin _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list [hidden email] http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user |
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On Sat, 2012-03-17 at 00:15 -0700, Kevin Cosgrove wrote:
> On 15 March 2012 at 18:48, Jan Depner <[hidden email]> wrote: > > > On Thu, 2012-03-15 at 16:08 -0700, Bob van der Poel wrote: > > > On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 3:06 PM, Jan Depner <[hidden email]> wrote: > > > > > > > Little known fun fact - if the on/off switch is in the on position, even > > > > though you don't have the power cable in or batteries in it, nothing > > > > will happen when you attach it to the USB port. Brilliant design! If > > > > it's switched off it should come up saying ">AUDIO INTERFACE". Press > > > > the right arrow to switch it to ">CARD READER" then press ENTER followed > > > > by ENTER, and it should show up on your system. There will be PROJnnn > > > > directories where the AUDIO data will be stored. > > > > > > Okay, tried it again. And, it works :) > > > > > > Silly me ... It didn't occur to me that the computer needed to be > > > connected at the time of selection. I just thought one set the port to > > > <card reader> and then you could plug/unplug ... like a camera :) > > > > > > Nope. > > > > > > For others as dumb as me: > > > > > > 1. Plug the square end of the USB cable into the R16 > > > 2. Plug the flat end into the computer. > > > 3. If the R16 was ON then hit the USB button and select <card> > > > or > > > If the R16 was OFF then the menu should come up. > > > > > > Either way, when you unplug the cable you lose the connection and need > > > to go back to <1>. > > > > > > Honestly, I think it is easier to just pull the card and use that > > > directly in the computer :) > > > > > > > > Yeah, either way works. For me it's just easier to make sure it's > > off and then plug it in. I found out about the on/off switch the hard > > way. I plugged it in one day and spent about 15 minutes trying to > > figure out why it didn't show up like normal. It was a Homer Simpson > > moment. DOH! With two of these things I really have an easy time > > recording my band - 5 vocal mics, 1 harmonica mic, 3 guitars, bass, > > kick, snare, drum overhead, and I still have 3 inputs left! There is, > > as advertised, about a 2ms delay on the second unit > > > but when I insert the tracks into Ardour I can nudge the tracks > > from the second unit. > > What does that last statement mean? Does that mean that when two > R16s are being operated that the 2nd of the two sort of, kind of, > works with Ardour? > I read the tracks from the Zoom R16s as WAV files and insert them into an Ardour session. Since the two R16s are linked by USB when recording there is a very small delay (about 2ms) on the slave R16. You can nudge the tracks from the second R16 to get them to line up exactly with the tracks from the first R16. In practice, it's very difficult to detect the 2ms delay and you usually don't have to do anything to the second set of tracks. > Thanks... > > -- > Kevin > > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-audio-user mailing list > [hidden email] > http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list [hidden email] http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user |
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On 17 March 2012 at 3:31, Jan Depner <[hidden email]> wrote: [snip] > > > kick, snare, drum overhead, and I still have 3 inputs left! There is, > > > as advertised, about a 2ms delay on the second unit > > > > > but when I insert the tracks into Ardour I can nudge the tracks > > > from the second unit. > > > > What does that last statement mean? Does that mean that when two > > R16s are being operated that the 2nd of the two sort of, kind of, > > works with Ardour? > > > > I read the tracks from the Zoom R16s as WAV files and insert them > into an Ardour session. Since the two R16s are linked by USB when > recording there is a very small delay (about 2ms) on the slave R16. You > can nudge the tracks from the second R16 to get them to line up exactly > with the tracks from the first R16. In practice, it's very difficult to > detect the 2ms delay and you usually don't have to do anything to the > second set of tracks. OK, I get it. The audio gets nudged in time in ardour. My wishful-thinking interpretation was that nudging the sliders on the 2nd unit would work as a control. Thanks for the clarification.... -- Kevin _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list [hidden email] http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user |
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Bob van der Poel <bob@...> writes:
Re-opening this thread... > Just got a Zoom R16 last night. So, still reading the shit-awful > manual we expect from just about everything we get these days (sorry, > pet peeve!). > > I did some googling and it seems that linux can read files as a mass > usb from the zoom, but not much more. Anyone with progress on this? I was experimenting around with this some more today and discovered some interesting things! I just tested with a Zoom R8 but assume the same will be true for the R16. 1. I can use the device as a USB audio interface and it works with jack 2. It shows up as an Alsa MIDI device in the MIDI connection list (like in qjackctl) 3. Connecting the MIDI ports to the mcu ports in Ardour works! I could start and stop the transport in Ardour, for instance. I haven't test everything with it yet, but this is a huge improvement! Tested on Ubuntu Studio 12.04 (64-bit) -- Brett _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list [hidden email] http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user |
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Hi Brett,
I have a Zoom R16 and ubuntu 12.04 64bit like you, but I can't find any driver for use R16 like audio-interface... which driver you used to make it work with jack? |
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