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=== Quick Start |
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To get to know the most important functions and workflows, this video has been created. |
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== Preamble |
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video::https://www.laborejo.org/documentation/patroneo/patroneo-quickstart-english.mp4[width=500] |
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Session Management leads to simplification of workflows, overview and control over |
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programs and data and a good portion of convenience :) |
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Or as Youtube Mirror |
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No program exists on its own, because no program can do everything that is necessary for today's |
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music production. |
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video::ygpwn0gzO8g[youtube, width=500] |
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This is obvious in a JACK environment, which is fundamentally modular: Different |
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programs fulfill different functions and "talk" to each other by sending data to each other. |
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A sequencer sends MIDI to a sampler or synthesizer, which is connected to a plug-in host for effects etc. |
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=== Basic Principles |
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Patroneo organizes its music in tracks that contain measures. All measures of a track play the same "pattern" that creates music through a sequence of "steps". |
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Even the most monolithic all-in-one DAWs have to, or want to, eventually connect to the outside |
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world. For example, to connect to a screen recorder or streaming program, include a word processor |
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for recording order or lyrics, or to use a function that is simply not available in the DAW. |
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The track is connected to an instrument through JACK, so Patroneo itself does not produce any sounds. |
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Much of the work is already done by the JACK subsystem. All programs can share their music in |
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real time, have synchronized timelines and play in the same tempo. |
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If you press Play, the track plays back from left to right. Whenever a measure is highlighted in the Form Editor, the pattern is played. |
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What remains is the tedious work of always starting all programs, loading project files, connecting |
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audio channels etc. Session management in general (e.g. specifically written starter script files) |
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and Argodejo in particular do this work for you, or at the very least, greatly simplify it. |
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If you want to hear different patterns from the same instrument, you create several tracks for the same JACK instrument. |
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In contrast to the self-written script mentioned above, you don't have to decide in advance on a |
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setup, but everything is saved automatically as long as you manage everything through Argodejo. |
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The selection of the tones per pattern is freely selectable. You can use normal musical scales or set any tones in any order. If you change the scale later, the pattern sounds different without having to switch tones on and off again. |
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=== Example |
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Saving and loading your project is done by the Non Session Manager. There you will find a "Save" button. |
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* Start Argodejo (Start menu, terminal etc.) |
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* You are now in the "Quick View" to start a session |
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* Press the big button "Start New Session" |
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* Now you get a choice of programs: |
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* A single click with the mouse starts a program |
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* Another click hides (or subsequently shows) its graphical interface |
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* If the program crashes you get a warning and can restart it. |
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* Audio and midi ports can now be connected together in a patchbay. The connections are stored in Argodejo. |
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* To get more programs and advanced features you can switch to the tab "Full View |
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* The name of the session so far is simply a date. By clicking on it you can enter a real name. Like "My song" |
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* If you are finished you can return to the session selection by pressing the button "Save and Close" |
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* Now Argodejo could be closed itself. |
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* All stored data is in a single directory on the hard disk (`~/NSM Sessions/My Song`) |
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* The session can be resumed: After clicking on the name, all programs start automatically and connect their JACK ports to among themselves. |
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=== Keyboard Controls |
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In principle, Patroneo can be operated with the mouse. The keyboard is needed for only a few functions, such as changing track names or setting half-tone transposition. However, the keyboard makes some workflows faster and more convenient. |
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"Quick View" is a good start. However, usually one would like to get into the full view, even if it |
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is only to start a program twice or to save manually. |
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.Shortcuts |
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* Space: Start and pause playback |
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* L: Play the current measure as a loop |
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* Home: Set playback to the beginning of the track. |
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== Quick View |
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== Description of the graphical user interface and its functions |
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Use your browser's search function to locate the individual letters like [B] and their explanation. |
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The quick view is an environment reduced to the minimum. You, as a user, should have to make as few |
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decisions as possible and start an old session or create a new one as quickly as possible (with the |
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at least clicks). |
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image::overview-english.png[Screenshot with Captions, link="overview-english.png"] |
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For stability reasons, only programs are shown that are known to |
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work correctly with Argodejos session management. |
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Patroneo consists of three parts: The Toolbar, the Form Editor, and the Pattern Editor. Between form- and pattern editor there is a *[L] Handle* which you can grab with the left mouse button and move it up or down to give more space to one or the other area. |
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The Quick View is only a view. There is no technical difference to the full view and you can switch |
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back and forth at any time. |
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=== Menu and Toolbar |
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=== Selecting a Session |
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The *[A] Toolbar* combines various commands with properties of the entire piece. |
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There are only two options here: Click on "Start New Session" to do so, or |
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select one of the existing sessions to resume it (if available). |
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*[D] Clone Selected Track* adds a new track based on the currently selected one. This is an important and often used command that is mainly used to enable variants. The cloned track is empty, but inherits the scale of the original, its average velocity or volume, color and name. If the name ends in a single letter like "A", "g" or a number, it is automatically incremented, as you can see in the screenshot. The new track automatically connects to the same JACK instrument. |
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=== In a Session |
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*[E] Add Track* adds an empty track. It is given a random name and is not connected in JACK. Scale, note-names etc. will be taken from the currently selected track. |
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The name can be changed. We recommend a date in the form YYYY-MM-DD followed by a informative name. |
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Please note that the name change will only take effect (e.g. renaming the session directory on |
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disk) when you close the session. |
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*[F] BPM / Tempo*: The tempo can be completely deactivated by unchecking the box. In this case, the "JACK Transport" system takes over, as indicated by the "JACK" logo in the deactivated input field. This allows programs running in parallel to create complex tempo sequences, which is not possible in Patroneo alone. + |
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If the checkbox is activated, the specified tempo is considered to be beats per minute. A "beat" is the selected note value of the list [H]. More on that later. |
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Next, a larger text field is available for notes. Write what you want. TODO lists, lyrics, credits |
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and sources of external samples etc. |
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*[G] Measures per Track* controls the total length of the piece, whereby the absolute number of seconds can change depending on how the tempo is selected and how long a measure should be. If the number of measures is reduced, no measures are actually deleted, but just ignored. If you later set the number of measures higher again, you will get your old configuration back. Patroneo nevers stops playback on its own. Especially in a JACK-transport environment it will continue playing even after its own end. |
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Programs are symbolized by icons. A mouse click starts the program (which can take a while, we have |
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no influence on that). The status of the program is indicated by a symbol: The "Play" symbol for |
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the running program, the eye means "program window hidden", the "Power On/Off" symbol means that |
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the program has been terminated (or crashed). |
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*[H] Steps per Pattern, in groups of ... so that each group produces a ...* note. Here you can set how long the patterns are and what grouping below the beat they have. This is the most complicated part in Patroneo and will be discussed later in this manual. For now it is recommended to ignore the "groups" field. Steps per Pattern is simply the number of tones that can be switched on and off. The drop down list selects how long each of these steps is. |
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If the program supports it, a running program window can be hidden. Synthesizers, once set up, do |
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not have to be permanently visible. Just click on the program icon again. Either nothing happens |
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(the program does not support it) or the window will hide. Another click on a hidden window shows |
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it again. Every program itself is responsible for whether it saves its window state. Also, some |
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programs already start hidden. |
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*[I] Playback Controls* are three buttons. From left to right: |
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There is *no* way to end or remove a program in this view. To do this, switch to the full view or |
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use the close function of the program itself. |
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* Play / Pause. Press to play or pause the music at the current location. You can also press the space bar. |
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* Loop on and off. The currently played measure (in all tracks) is continuously repeated. This function is suitable for working in a certain place by getting to hear your changes quickly. The loop is broken up by pressing the button again or jumping around in the timeline (see letter Z below). |
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* To the start: Jumps back to the beginning, whether the music is playing or not. |
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There is also *no* possibility to start a program multiple times, e.g. one synthesizer per |
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track. If you want to start multiple program instances through the full view times you can still |
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use the quick view to manage the general session, but it is not defined which program instance a |
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click on the icon (e.g. to hide) affects. Multiple instances are a clear indicator that you are |
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ready for the full view. |
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=== Form Editor |
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As you'll eventually discover, not *all* available programs are in the list, and there there is |
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also no possibility to start programs that would work well in a session (e.g. a tuner), but are not |
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explicitly written for it, e.g. do not report their status. It is better to manage these programs |
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in full view. |
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In the *[B] Form Editor* you create the structure of a piece. To do this, the measures in each track can be switched on and off as desired. One can imagine, for example, a drum set that plays three bars in a row and makes a "break" every fourth bar. For this common drum technique you need two tracks. In the screenshot this "3+1" pattern can be seen in the third section (bars 17 to 24) in the orange bass track. + |
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Whole parts (e.g. verse and chorus) are implemented by using different tracks. To make the creation of related tracks as comfortable as possible, the "clone" command exists (see letter D). |
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If, unfortunately, a program has crashed, you can only restart it and hope its automatic saving |
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worked. Good luck. |
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It is possible to zoom in on the measures. To do this, hold down the *CTRL* key and turn the mouse wheel up or down. Please make sure that the mouse cursor is actually over the measures and not over the track names or on the timeline. |
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== Full View |
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*[Z] Timeline*: a click with the left mouse button sets the playback position, even during playback. + |
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In addition, the measure groups (not to be confused with grouping in the pattern, see letter H) can be seen and set here. If you hover over the timeline with the mouse cursor, you can reduce or increase the size of the groups with the mouse wheel. The groups not only have an cosmetical function but are also used as units of measurement if you want to delete or add entire ranges (see letter K). |
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Some concepts have already been explained in the chapter "Quick View". It is expected that you have |
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read this. |
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*[J] Track Names*. Here you can move tracks, rename them, give them a different color and more: |
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=== Selecting a Session |
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* A single click with the left mouse button on a name selects a track without changing anything. This is the best way to just look at a track. (A click on the measure area changes a measure immediately!) |
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* The double arrow on the far left can be used to move tracks up and down to organize them. It has no effect on the sound or the JACK connections. To move, click on the arrow with the left mouse button, hold it down and move the mouse up and down. |
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* The colored square shows the current color. A left mouse click opens a dialog. |
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* Track names can be changed at any time by a double-clicking with the left mouse button. Press the Return key to finish renaming. The JACK connection is retained when renaming. + |
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It is a good habit to end tracks on a single letter or number. These are used in "cloning" to construct a variant of the name. See the screenshot above. |
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* A click with the right mouse button on a name opens the context menu of a track. Here you can |
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** Switch all measures on or off (only applies to the visible measures) |
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** Invert the activated measures: Off becomes On and vice versa. |
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** Clone this track (same function as in the toolbar) |
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** Delete the track permanently and irreversibly |
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** Copy the measure sequence of another track onto the selected one. Measures that have already been set are preserved. If you use this function from an empty track you will practically get "copy track". |
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Sessions are displayed as a table, which you sort by clicking on a column header. Here is shown how |
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the session is called and when it was saved the last time, probably the two most important pieces |
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of information. Also shown is how many programs/clients are in the session and whether it contains |
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symbolic links. The latter is probably set to "Yes" if use a sampler, or similar, that contains |
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large audio files. These are initially only linked into the session, and not copied, to save disk |
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space. The displayed disk space usage is not the actual one, but includes the sizes of |
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symlink-targets. Only when you archive the session or replace the links with real files the number |
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becomes correct. |
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Now finally the *[K] Track* itself. A left click on a measure switches it on or off again. You can switch several measures in a row on and off by holding down the left mouse button after clicking and moving the mouse left or right. |
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A right click on a specific measure opens a context menu: Insert new measures in all tracks(!) at this position or delete measures from all tracks. The number of measures results from the current measure group setting from the time line (see letter Z). + |
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These functions are especially understandable if you apply them to the first measure of a group (after the white line). This allows you to insert new "parts" or delete an entire part. + |
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A good method is also to change the group size for these functions briefly and then reset them immediately afterwards. |
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Finally, the directory in which the files are actually stored is also given. |
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*[X] Half Tone Transposition* is adjusted by holding down the SHIFT key and then turning the mouse wheel up or down over an activated measure. In the measure itself a small text appears, e.g. +5h. Five semitones upwards; C becomes F, MIDI note 60 becomes 65; the transposition is only valid for the respective measure and is not visible in the pattern itself (see below). If the measure is switched off (and on again), the transposition is deleted. |
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Sessions represent the directory tree. A session is always a "leaf" and cannot include subsessions. |
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When creating or renaming sessions, you can also arrange them in the tree by using the usual slash |
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notation: `song123` -> `New album/song 123` or `Test/asdf` -> `Romantic pop ballads/My heart will |
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keep beating`. How to organize your sessions and how many subdirectories you create is up to you. |
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It is, however, not allowed to start the name with `/` or use the special characters `..`. The |
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tree view can be deactivated by a checkbox on the left side, e.g. to be able to sort them. This is |
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just a view, your data remains untouched. |
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*[Y] In-Scale Transposition*. It is recommended to familiarize yourself with the pattern and its scale (see letters O to R) first. Are you back? All right, here we go: + |
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If you hold the mouse cursor over an activated measure, you can adjust the transposition, based on the scale, with the mouse wheel up or down. The label shows how many steps up or down (-6s to +6s) this measure is shifted. If the measure is switched off, the transposition also disappears. In the pattern itself (see below) you cannot see whether a measure is transposed or not. |
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Each session has a context menu (e.g. right mouse button) with further options: You can choose to |
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rename a session, delete it (including all associated files on the hard disk!) and more. These |
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functions are equivalent to your file manager. If you like, you can also use your file manager to |
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rename, move, or delete the session directories themselves (unless they are is currently open). You |
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don't need to restart Argodejo to do this, it will respond to the changes while running. |
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One can imagine that the steps in the pattern are shifted up or down in the rows behind the scenes. Whatever tone is set in this row gets played. With a normal scale, this is musically easy to understand: The tones are moved up or down in the scale. + |
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However, if the scale is chosen freely, there are non-intuitive outcomes; "up and down" with respect to pitches may lose their meaning. It is possible to use two interleaved scales in the pattern and to switch between them by scale transposition +1. Or even uses completely different tones, so that only the rhythm remains the same. |
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There is also the possibility to remove a so-called "lock" file. This is a file which is created |
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when the session starts and deleted when it ends. This tells Argodejo which session is currently |
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running. If a lock file exists, the session cannot be opened! This should not happen during normal |
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operation. But if a power failure or similar occurs in the middle of a session, the lock file may |
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remain, although obviously no session is opened. In this case, unlock the session manually by |
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deleting the lock file. |
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Scale and half-tone transposition can be combined. First the scale is changed, then the semitone. These combinations open up many creative possibilities! |
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Click on "New session" to create one. In contrast to the quick view, you must enter the name |
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directly . As mentioned above, you can use the directory tree. In addition, there are several |
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(almost obligatory) programs suggested to start with. Normally one should accept all suggestions. |
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There is always the option to remove them later. |
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=== Pattern Editor |
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A double click on an existing session (or the "Load Selected" button) does just that. |
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The *[C] Pattern Editor* is used for composing. The tones, also called "steps", are used to form a measure. The pattern is exactly as long as a measure and is played from left to right. There are several possibilities for tonal arrangement, which are now explained. |
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=== In a Session |
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The pattern is always as long as set in the toolbar (see letter H). Steps that have been set are never deleted by rezising! If you make the measures shorter, tones "too far to the right" are simply ignored. You can see them again as soon as you make the measures longer again. |
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The full view is divided into three areas: Program starter, programs in the current session |
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and the session notes. There is also a dynamic menu. |
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If the pattern is larger than the screen you can either use the scroll bars or zoom. To zoom hold down the *CTRL* key and turn the mouse wheel up or down. |
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On the left side you see the program starter. A double-click starts a program instance in this |
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session. You can also start a program more than once. For available programs please refer to the |
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chapter "Program Database". |
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At the top you can see a label for the *[M] Active Track*. |
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==== Running Programs |
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The pattern itself is arranged in rows and columns. The rows symbolise the (adjustable) pitches, the columns show their rhythmic sequence and position in time. |
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Started programs are located on the right side. A double-click switches the visibility |
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to hide its window if the program supports it. If not, nothing happens. |
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The following information is available per program: |
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==== Pattern Context Menu |
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* The name (possibly with icon) |
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* A "label" that programs can use freely (e.g. Fluajho shows the loaded .sf2 here) |
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* The program status |
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* Stopped , not running |
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* Ready, running |
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* Launch, If the status halts here but the programs works, it is one that does not specifically support session mode. Argodejo cannot know if it is already running or not. Everything is fine! :) |
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* Other states are only transitions and usually only visible for a very short time, e.g. Open / Loading |
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* Visibility (A cross for visible, blank for invisible) |
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* Changes - Are there currently unsaved changes? |
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* ID - A unique identifier that can be used to distinguish between multiple instances of the same program |
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A right click on a step opens a context menu that provides the following exclusive functions. |
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For all functions that reverse or invert ("On" becomes "Off" and vice versa), please note that all volume information (see below) is lost. |
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All other functions are accessible via the menu or context menu. One click on a program selects it, |
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and the client menu in the menu bar will now apply to the client. Alternatively, you can |
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right-click on an entry for a context menu, which is identical to the menu. |
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"Row" here refer to all steps of the same pitch. From left to right. |
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In addition to self-explanatory functions there are also: |
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* Invert row (an empty row is completely filled) |
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* Clear row |
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* Repeat to here to fill row (see below) |
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* Invert Steps (the whole pattern) |
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* All Steps On |
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* All Steps Off |
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* Rename gives the program a self-chosen name, mostly to make its purpose clear and to distinguish it better from others. This feature is only available when 'nsm-data' is running in the session. |
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* Save only tells this program to save |
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* Remove takes the program out of the session. However, no files are deleted in the process. At the moment you have to "clean up" in your file manager by hand. |
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The function "Repeat to here to fill row" opens up many creative possibilities: All steps from the beginning of the row to the selected one (incl.) are taken as a "sub-pattern" which is used to fill the rest of the row. All existing steps will be deleted with their volumes. |
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If the client "nsm-data" is in the session (this is the default setting) the lower area provides a |
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large text field for notes. It is the same as in the quick view. Write what you want: TODO lists, |
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lyrics, credits and sources from external Samples etc. |
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For example, if you want a note every fourth step, activate the first step of the row, leave three empty and click on the fourth step as context menu and select the fill function. The whole row will now be a recurring pattern of "X o o o X o o o...". |
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==== The Session Menu |
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==== Duration and Volume |
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In contrast to the quick view, full mode offers menus, which can also be accessed via the usual keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl+S for saving etc.). |
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A *[S] Step* is a grey or coloured box. Grey means pause, coloured means *[T] Sounding Tone*. A click with the left mouse button switches the steps on and off. + |
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A right click opens the context menu. Here you can switch all (currently visible) steps on, off or invert all: Off On becomes Off and vice versa. All volume information (see below) will be lost. |
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* Save instructs all programs to save, the session continues to run |
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* Save and Close ends the session, after all programs saved |
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* Abort ends the session without saving the programs |
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* Save As saves the session under a different name and closes the current session without saving. From now on you work under the new name. |
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* Add Client offers the option to add any program, whether it is in the program database or not. |
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* Any installed programs are suggested. Argodejo doesn't check them for usefulness for a music session, or even for runnability. You will find `ls` here as well as `argodejo` itself. |
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All steps are equal length. *[V] Other Durations* are also possible: If you hold down the left mouse button after activating a step, you can shorten or lengthen the tone by moving it to the left or right. It must be at least half the length. A tone is at most as long as the measure itself. |
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== Program-Database |
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You can activate as many steps in a row or simultaneously as you like. Thus *[W] Chords* can be built. |
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Argodejos launcher is based on a program database, which is partly self-generated, partly |
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maintained by hand. As in a start menu Argodejo will offer you only programs that are actually |
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installed on your system. |
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Steps can have different *[U] Volumes*. For this Patroneo uses so-called MIDI Velocity. If you hold the mouse cursor over an activated step, you can make its sound softer or louder by turning the mouse wheel. The volumes are displayed as numbers between 1 and 127. If you want to see all volumes at once you can click with the mouse wheel (middle mouse button) into the free area left or right of the pattern. In addition, a step looks more transparent the quieter it is. If the step is switched on and off, the volume is set back to the normal value, derived from the average volume of all tones of this pattern. + |
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The database is created at the first start. Depending on your system, this can take some moments to |
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a few minutes. |
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You can use the *[M] Velocity* buttons to make all tones of a pattern quieter or louder. If you click on it, the volume changes by 1 each, but if you hold the mouse cursor over a button and rotate your mouse wheel the velocity changes by 10 each. It doesn't matter which velocity button (plus or minus) you hover over. |
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If you are reinstalling or uninstalling audio programs, you will need to update the database via |
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the command in the control menu. Program installations and system changes are even possible while |
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Argodejo is running (even in a session). After a DB update you can immediately access all new |
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programs. |
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To make all tones of a row quieter or louder hold the Alt key (not AltGr) and use your mousewheel on a step of that row. |
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If you do not see an installed program in our launcher, but you are sure that it supports session |
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management please report it to info@laborejo.org or under https://laborejo.org/bugs . |
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==== Pitches and Scales |
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In addition, you can add (in full view) programs that are not in the database. |
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Click with the middle mouse button on a step to hear the sound it plays. This allows you to "pre-listen" before you decide to set a note. Tip: Hold down the middle mouse button and move the mouse up and down the steps. |
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=== For advanced users |
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Which actual pitch is played ("MIDI Key") is determined by the *[R] Scale*. Patroneo always works with eight-note scales. Normally, this is a common musical scale: seven different notes and the octave of the root note. |
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The strict rule is that only programs in the $PATH are included in the database. Absolutel paths |
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are not allowed, even if you enter the program name yourself through the menu. However sometimes |
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you just want to try out software, or you are a developer yourself and want to test without |
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system-wide installation. |
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|
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Such common *[Q] Scales* can be selected directly. For example, major, minor, various so-called "church modes" but also the blues scale or chromatic (e.g. to GM drum mapping) + |
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If you select a scale from the list, it will be built upon the bottom row. As a rule of thumb this is also the lowest note. In the screenshot this is midi note 60 / C4, located bottom left. You must first select the root directly and then select a *[Q] Scale*. |
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In the control menu / settings is a tab "Program-PATH", where you can define and add your own |
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search paths. One absolute directory path per line, no wildcards, trailing slash don't matter. |
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|
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There are four buttons to change the pitch of both the root note and the entire scale: |
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For example: `/home/myuser/sources/newsequencer/bin/` |
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|
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* *[O] Half Tone* Plus or minus shifts the whole scale up or down by one semitone each. This should not be confused with the temporary transposition from the form editor (see letter X). This is called destructive change, since the values themselves are permanently changed. |
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* *[P] Octave* Plus or minus shifts directly by a whole octave. You could also press the half-tone button 12 times. Don't. |
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These search paths are not stored in the session, but locally in your `~/.config` directory. |
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|
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As already described in the scale transposition (see letter Y), it is also possible to directly input any value between 0 and 127 in the *[R] Fields of the Scale*. The tones do not have to have musically meaningful intervals, nor do they have to be sorted in ascending or descending order. |
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== Tray |
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|
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==== Shadows |
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Argodejo has a tray icon, if your window manager supports it. A click on the trayicon shows or |
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hides Argodejo. |
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|
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Often you want to add more tones to an existing track in a different pattern. A second voice, question/answer technique etc. |
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To help you, it is possible to display other tracks as *[2] Shadows*. Just click with the middle mouse button on the track you want to see. This is only possible in the measure area, not on the track name or on the timeline. |
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If you close Argodejo using the normal window manager function, such as a click on the [X], the |
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program and the session is not terminated, but minimized to the tray. |
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|
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You can display as many shadows as you want, until you lose track. All shadows disappear as soon as the active track changes. |
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If the Argodejo window is hidden and closed via the tray menu (see below), Argodejo will be |
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minimized to the next start also started as tray icon. So it is possible to continue working |
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without having to deal with the program window. |
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|
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Shadows are just a guidance and not litereal pitches: If you choose a shadow-track with a different scale than your current one the shadow-pitches will be technically wrong. Shadows are very simple in principle. They just show which steps are marked, nothing more. |
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A right click on the icon gives you access to common functions: |
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|
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=== Grouping in the Pattern |
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You can directly start the most recently used sessions. |
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|
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Grouping is part of the time signature. |
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If a session is already running you can save, cancel etc. |
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|
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As mentioned above *steps per pattern*, sets the length of the pattern. Patroneo starts with 8 steps per measure for a new project (see screenshot). On the far right is a drop down list, which is set to "Quarter" for a new project. You start with a traditional 8/4 time signature. |
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Argodejo can also be completely exited here. |
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|
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The field *in groups of* allows you to group steps together, each group being as long as specified in the drop down list. This allows you to further subdivide your time signature. The "beat", i.e. the tempo, is based on the main beats, the first step of each group. |
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|
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.Examples |
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* 4/4 time signature with eights notes as smallest rhythmical unit |
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** 8 steps per pattern / in groups of 2 / so that each group produces a quarter |
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* 4/4 time signature subdivided as triplet eights notes (swing) |
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** 9 steps per pattern / in groups of 3 / so that each group produces a quarter |
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* 12/8 time signature |
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** 12 steps per pattern / in groups of 1 / so that each group produces an eigth |
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* 8/4 time signature subdivided as sixteenth notes |
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** 32 steps per pattern / in groups of 4 / so that each group produces a quarter |
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== Network Sessions |
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|
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Normally, the time signature is set relatively at the beginning of a new project. However, it happens every now and then that you need smaller rhythm values than you thought at the beginning. If you simply increase the value of the grouping, you get more subdivisions, but the number of steps remains the same. Likewise, the notes remain exactly in the "column" in which they were previously placed. In other words, the music will sound different. Overall, the measure is also getting shorter, since the same number of steps is now used for shorter steps. |
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The functionality to distribute sessions over the local network is planned for a later program |
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version. |
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|
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Patroneo therefore offers the function *Convert Grouping* (in the Edit menu) to change the existing measure structure and to resize steps already set so that the music sounds the same. |
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|
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If you click on the button in the toolbar, a small dialog box opens in which you can enter the desired grouping. It is also possible to set what should happen if the conversion would not work properly for musical reasons (see below). |
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== Program parameters |
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|
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Conversion is often possible without any problems: |
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As an advanced user, you can start Argodejo in the terminal and add some parameters.. For a |
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complete list please use the --help parameter. |
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|
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* If the grouping of `1` is set to a higher value, it always works |
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* If the grouping is set from `2` to `4` it always works |
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For example: |
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|
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For all other transformations it depends on whether the existing tones lie between the new grid after the conversion or not. The former case is not possible and you have to decide: |
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* `--session-root /home/user/production2030` sets the root directory. Only sessions in this directory are displayed, everything is stored here. |
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* `--session newAlbum/mySong` starts the given session. |
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* `--url osc.udp://myhost.localdomain:14294/` connects to this server, if available, or starts the internal session server at this address. This is a very technical option and probably not needed. |
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|
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.Error Handling |
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* Do nothing (default) |
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** The operation is aborted, everything remains as before. |
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* Delete wrong steps |
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** Anything that would appear between the grid will be deleted or discarded. |
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* Merge wrong steps |
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** Impossible positions are moved to the next possible position. In any case, this means that the music now sounds different. Usually several notes are pushed on top of each other and form chords. |
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== Miscellaneous / Explanations / FAQ |
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|
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With a little experience you will be able to estimate what error handling you need. |
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*Session Save and Exit responds slowly*: Argodejo is not a standalone program like an word |
|||
processor. The participating programs in the session are not plugins either. When you end the |
|||
session a signal is sent to all participating client to save. This may take a few moments where |
|||
you are able to see "live" how individual programs terminate and disappear from the session. |
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Everything is fine. |
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|
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|
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*I have added a program but it does not save with the session*: Does the program support session |
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management? If not, Argodejo cannot do much. But you can ask the program developers to contact us |
|||
(info@laborejo.org) and we can work together on support. |
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|
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|
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*The programs hang on exit*: Sorry about that. Actually, the programs themselves are to blame, but |
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we are also interested in improving the situation by offering at least an emergency solution in the |
|||
future. |
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|
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|
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*Argodejo won't start! I start the program but I can't see anything*: Most likely Argodejo is |
|||
running, but invisible, because you exited it from the tray last time. Is it in the tray? A |
|||
message should have popped up, maybe you missed it. If there is no tray in your window manager, the |
|||
program should always be visible. With all these special window managers in Linux it may be that |
|||
the tray detection did not work properly. Contingency plan is to delete |
|||
`~/.config/LaborejoSoftwareSuite/argodejo`. This will NOT remove any sessions, but only local |
|||
settings such as the visibility of the program window. At next start Argodejo will behave like the |
|||
very first start. |
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|
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|
|||
*JACK crashed. A lot of programs hang. What can I do to prevent data loss?* Probably already many |
|||
programs in the session are not running properly and are not reacting anymore. The best thing to do |
|||
is to use the 'Abort Session' function and restart everything. If the data has actually been |
|||
unsaved for a long time, you can also dare to save/exit. It may be necessary to re-draw some jack, |
|||
or all, jack connections by hand at the next start. If you want to be on the safe side, you can |
|||
manually make a copy of the session directory in your file manager before ending the session (with |
|||
inevitable crashes). |
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|
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|
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*A program update broke my session because it can no longer load its files.* Unfortunately, this is |
|||
a problem that even Argodejo can't solve. It also happens with LV2 plugins and with all other |
|||
software, such as office programs. If you fear that a program becomes incompatible in the future, |
|||
write down its version number in the session notes, so that you can at least, in an emergency, |
|||
reinstall the old program version (even if this is very is cumbersome). |
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|
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|
|||
*What's better? Monolithic DAW or session management?* Why not both? There is no conflict. Session |
|||
management is worthwhile with two or more participating programs, which one needs almost always. |
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|
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You should not feel compelled to suddenly make everything modular with individual programs, only |
|||
because you use a session manager. Argodejo is designed to make your music production easier. If it |
|||
is faster and more comfortable to manage all plugins and effects e.g. in a single "Carla" instance |
|||
then you should do exactly that. If you basically want to do everything in Ardour, do that, but |
|||
start Ardour anyway in session management, because no program can do everything alone and the time |
|||
will come where you add a second one. |
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|
|||
Session management is another level of hierarchy. Sequencers or DAWs are not plug-ins themselves. |
|||
Patroneo does not belong "in" Ardour and Ardour does not belong "in" Laborejo. Already in this |
|||
example each of the programs fulfils a different role because the others follow a different design |
|||
philosophy and cannot ever offer the same workflow. And more: |
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|
|||
Some programs can't host plugins, some can't export audio files. They are not bad programs, but |
|||
programs that concentrate on one task. Furthermore, there is a lot of software that does not |
|||
directly do music production, but still is connected in the grander scheme: Open Broadcast Studio |
|||
(OBS), music player, word processors and graphic programs etc. |
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|
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|
|||
*Argodejo contains functionality which is not within its scope*: Music production is very complex |
|||
and complexity is inevitable. It's like a waterbed: if you press down on one side, something |
|||
bounces up in another place. When you create a "clean and lean" program, which therefore implements |
|||
only a part of the complete workflow, then the missing part pops up somewhere else. A minimalistic |
|||
session manager provokes plug-ins (not LV2), helper-scripts, workarounds and hacks. |
|||
|
|||
E.g. not to include file management provokes user errors like deleting the wrong files. If the SM |
|||
knows what to do and it can do it, then let it do it. Or crashes: Technically, crashing programs |
|||
are not the "problem" of the session managers, but they are part of the software reality. Crashes |
|||
happen every day and need to be handled. Can Argodejo simplify the work and help to restore good |
|||
conditions again? Then that should be done. Session management is also an opportunity to simplify |
|||
even complex technical scenarios, e.g. distributing sessions over the network. |
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|
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@ -1,61 +1,377 @@ |
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== Präambel |
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|
|||
SM ist Convenience |
|||
Jeder klick ist einer zuviel |
|||
Kontrolle und Übersicht |
|||
Session Management führt zur Vereinfachung von Arbeitsabläufen, Übersicht und Kontrolle über |
|||
Programme und Daten und eine gehörige Portion positive Bequemlichkeit :) |
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|
|||
Kein Programm existiert für sich alleine, denn kein Programm kann alles leisten, was für heutige |
|||
Musikproduktion nötig ist. |
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|
|||
== Benutzung |
|||
Direkt ersichtlich ist das in einer JACK Umgebung, die prinzipiell modular ist: Verschiedene |
|||
Programme erfüllen verschiedene Zwecke und "sprechen" miteinander, indem sie sich Daten schicken. |
|||
Ein Sequencer schickt Midi an einen Sampler oder Synthesizer, der mit einem Plugin-Host für Effekte |
|||
verbunden ist usw. |
|||
|
|||
Kurzerklärung, nochmal Readme zusammengefasst in zwei Sätzen. |
|||
Selbst die monolithischsten All-In-One DAWs müssen, oder möchten, irgendwann mit der Außenwelt |
|||
kommunizieren. z.B. um sich mit einem Screenrecorder oder Streamingprogramm zu verbinden, einen |
|||
Wordprozessor mit Aufnahmereihenfolge oder Liedtexten zu starten, um Musik zu visualisieren oder (um |
|||
ehrlich zu bleiben) eine Funktion zu nutzen, die es in diesem Programm eben nicht gibt. |
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|
|||
== Bedienung |
|||
Im folgenden wird erklärt, wie Argodejo bedient wird. |
|||
Einen Großteil der Arbeit erledigt bereits das JACK-Subsystem. Alle Programme können ihre Musik in |
|||
Echtzeit teilen, verfügen über synchronisierte Timelines und spielen im gleichen Tempo. |
|||
|
|||
Was übrig bleibt ist die leidige Arbeit jedesmal alle Programme zu starten, die Projektdateien zu |
|||
laden, alle Audiokanäle zu verbinden usw. Session Management im allgemeinen (z.B. extra |
|||
geschriebene Starter-Scriptdateien) und Argodejo im speziellen nehmen Ihnen diese Arbeit ab, oder |
|||
vereinfachen sie zumindest stark. |
|||
|
|||
=== Schnellstart |
|||
Um die wichtigsten Funktionen und Arbeitsabläufe kennenzulernen ist dieses Video erstellt worden. |
|||
Im Gegensatz zum erwähnten selbstgeschriebenen Script müssen Sie sich nicht im Vorraus für ein |
|||
Setup entscheiden, sondern alles wird automatisch verwaltet, solange Sie alles durch den Session |
|||
Manager Argodejo starten. |
|||
|
|||
video::https://www.laborejo.org/documentation/patroneo/patroneo-quickstart-german.mp4[width=500] |
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|
|||
Oder auf Youtube |
|||
=== Anwendungsbeispiel |
|||
|
|||
video::mr-_d9gw0Xw[youtube, width=500] |
|||
* Argodejo starten (Startmenü, Terminal etc.) |
|||
* Man befindet sich nun in der "Schnellen Ansicht" um eine Session zu starten |
|||
* Der große Knopf: "Starte Neue Session" |
|||
* Nun bekommt man eine Auswahl an Programmen: |
|||
* Ein einfacher Klick mit der Maus startet ein Programm |
|||
* Ein weiterer Klick versteckt (oder zeigt anschließend) dessen grafische Oberfläche |
|||
* Sollte das Programm abstürzen bekommt man das signalisiert und kann es neustarten. |
|||
* Audio- und Midiports können nun in einer Patchbay miteinander verbunden werden. Die Verbindungen werden in Argodejo gespeichert. |
|||
* Um andere Programme und erweiterte Funktionen zu bekommen kann man in den Tab "Volle Ansicht" wechseln |
|||
* Der Name der Session ist bisher einfach ein Datum. Durch Klick auf dieses kann man einen richtigen Namen eingeben. Etwa "Mein Lied" |
|||
* Ist man soweit fertig kommt man durch den Knopf "Speichern und Schließen" wieder in die Sessionauswahl zurück |
|||
* Nun könnte Argodejo geschlossen werden. |
|||
* Alle gespeicherten Daten liegen in einem einzigen Verzeichnis auf der Festplatte (`~/NSM Sessions/Mein Lied`) |
|||
* Die Session kann weitergeführt werden: Nach dem Klick auf den Namen starten alle Programme automatisch und verbinden ihre JACK-Ports untereinander. |
|||
|
|||
Die "Schnelle Ansicht" ist ein guter Einstieg. Üblicherweise möchte man jedoch bald in die volle |
|||
Ansicht wechseln, und sei es nur um ein Programm zwei mal zu starten oder um zwischendurch manuell |
|||
zu speichern. |
|||
|
|||
=== Grundlagen |
|||
High-Level Erklärung wie der Workflow ist. |
|||
|
|||
== Die Schnelle Ansicht |
|||
|
|||
== Beschreibung der grafischen Oberfläche und ihrer Funktionen |
|||
Benutze die Suchfunktion deines Browsers um nach den einzelnen Buchstaben wie [B] und deren Erläuterung zu suchen. |
|||
Die Schnelle Ansicht ist eine aufs Minimum reduzierte Umgebung. Sie, als Benutzer, sollen so wenig |
|||
Entscheidungen wie möglich zu treffen haben und so schnell wie möglich (mit den wenigstens Klicks) |
|||
eine alte Session starten oder eine neue erstellen können. |
|||
|
|||
image::overview-german.png[Screenshot mit Beschriftung, link="overview-german.png"] |
|||
Aus Stabilitätsgründen werden nur Programme zum Starten angeboten, von denen bekannt ist, dass Sie |
|||
korrekt mit dem Session Management Argodejos zusammenarbeiten. |
|||
|
|||
Ein-Satz Beschreibung der GUI. |
|||
Die Schnelle Ansicht ist lediglich eine Ansicht. Es besteht kein technischer Unterschied zur vollen |
|||
Session und Sie können jederzeit hin- und herschalten. |
|||
|
|||
Beschreibung der generellen einzelnen Elemente mit *[A]* usw. |
|||
Kurze beschreibung des Menüs. |
|||
Es gibt zwei Views, zwischen beiden kann gewechselt werden. |
|||
=== Session Auswählen |
|||
|
|||
=== Quick View |
|||
Hier gibt es nur zwei Möglichkeiten: Klicken Sie auf "Starte Neue Session" um dies zu tun, oder |
|||
wählen Sie eine der bestehenden Sessions aus um diese fortzuführen (sofern vorhanden). |
|||
|
|||
==== Quick Session Auswählen |
|||
=== In einer Session |
|||
|
|||
==== Quick Session läuft |
|||
Der Name kann geändert werden. Wir empfehlen ein Datum in der Form YYYY-MM-DD gefolgt von einem |
|||
aussagekräftigen Namen. Bitte beachten Sie, dass die Namensänderung erst wirksam wird (z.B. in Form |
|||
des Sessionvereichnisses auf der Platte) wenn Sie die Session schließen. |
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|
|||
=== Full View |
|||
Als nächstes steht ein größeres Textfeld für Notizen zur Verfügung. Schreiben Sie was Sie möchten. |
|||
TODO-Listen, Liedtexte, Credits und Quellen von externen Samples etc. |
|||
|
|||
==== Full View läuft |
|||
Programme werden durch Icons symbolisiert. Ein Mausklick startet das Programm (das kann einen |
|||
Moment dauern, darauf haben wir keinen Einfluss). Der Status des Programmes wird durch ein Symbol |
|||
dargestellt: Das "Play"-Symbol für das laufende Programm, ein Auge bedeutet "Programmfenster |
|||
versteckt", das "Power On/Off"-Symbol bedeutet, dass Programm wurde beendet (oder Absturz). |
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|
|||
=== Tray Icon |
|||
Falls das Programm es unterstützt kann ein laufendes Programmfenster versteckt werden. z.B. ein |
|||
Synthesizer, einmal eingerichtet, muss nicht permanent zu sehen sein. Klicken Sie einfach erneut |
|||
auf das Programmicon. Entweder passiert nichts (das Programm unterstützt es nicht) oder es wird |
|||
versteckt. Ein weiterer Klick auf ein versteckes Fenster zeigt es wieder. Jedes Programm ist selbst |
|||
dafür verantwortlich ob es seinen Fensterzustand speichert. Manche Programme starten bereits |
|||
versteckt. |
|||
|
|||
Es gibt *keine* Möglichkeit ein Programm in dieser Ansicht zu beenden. Wechseln Sie hierzu in die |
|||
volle Ansicht oder benutzen Sie die Schließenfunktion des Programmes selbst. |
|||
|
|||
=== Advanced Options |
|||
Es gibt auch *keine* Möglichkeit ein Programm mehrfach zu starten, z.B. für einen Synthesizer pro |
|||
Spur. Wechseln sie hierzu in die volle Ansicht. Wenn Sie Programme durch die volle Ansicht mehrfach |
|||
gestartet haben können Sie weiterhin die schnelle Ansicht benutzen um die Session zu verwalten, |
|||
allerdings ist nicht definiert auf welche Programminstanz sich ein Klick auf das Programmicon (z.B. |
|||
zum Verstecken) auswirkt. Mehrere Instanzen sind ein klares Zeichen dafür, dass Sie bereit für die |
|||
volle Ansicht sind. |
|||
|
|||
Eigene Executable-Pfade |
|||
Eigene Whiteliste für den Quickstartmodus (und fullview) |
|||
Wie Sie irgendwann feststellen werden sind nicht *alle* verfügbaren Programme in der Liste, und es |
|||
gibt auch keine Möglichkeit Programme zu starten die zwar gut in einer Session funktionieren (z.B. |
|||
ein Stimmgerät), aber nicht explizit dafür geschrieben sind, z.B. ihren Status nicht zurückmelden. |
|||
Diese Programme sollten Sie besser in der vollen Ansicht verwalten. |
|||
|
|||
Ist ein Programm leider abgestürzt können Sie es nur neu starten und auf dessen automatische |
|||
Speicherung hoffen. Viel Glück. |
|||
|
|||
== Sonstige Anmerkungen und FAQ |
|||
Alles mögliche, Hintergrundinformationen, Argumentation etc. |
|||
== Die Volle Ansicht |
|||
|
|||
Einige Konzepte wurde bereits im Kapitel "Die Schnelle Ansicht" erklärt. Es wird vorrausgesetzt, |
|||
dass Sie dieses gelesen haben. |
|||
|
|||
=== Session Auswählen |
|||
|
|||
Sessions stellen sich als Tabelle dar, die Sie durch den Klick auf eine Spaltenüberschrift ordnen |
|||
können. So wird hier gezeigt wie die Session heißt und wann das letzte mal gespeichert wurde, wohl |
|||
die beiden wichtigsten Informationen. Dann wird gezeigt wie viele Programme/Clients die Session |
|||
verwaltet und ob sie Symbolische Links enthält. Letzteres steht wahrscheinlich auf "Ja", wenn Sie |
|||
einen Sampler o.ä. benutzen, der große Audiodateien geladen hat. Diese werden zunächst nur in die |
|||
Session gelinkt, und nicht kopiert, um Speicherplatz zu sparen. Der angezeigte Speicherverbrauch |
|||
ist nicht der tatsächliche Verbrauch, sondern beinhaltet die Größen der Symlinks. Erst wenn Sie die |
|||
Session archivieren oder die Links durch reale Dateien ersetzen stimmt die angezeigte Zahl. |
|||
|
|||
Schließlich wird auch das Verzeichnis angegeben, in dem die Dateien tatsächlich gespeichert sind. |
|||
|
|||
Sessions stellen den Verzeichnisbaum dar. Eine Session ist immer ein "Blatt" und kann keine |
|||
Subsessions enthalten. Sie können beim Anlegen oder Umbenennen die Sessions auch im Baum anordnen |
|||
indem Sie die gewohnte Schrägstrichschreibweise benutzen: `song123` -> `Neues Album/Song 123` oder |
|||
`Versuche/asdf` -> `Romantische Pop-Balladen/Mein Herz wird weiter schlagen`. Wie Sie ihre Sessions |
|||
organisieren, und wie viele Unterverzeichnisse Sie anlegen, steht Ihnen frei. Es ist allerdings |
|||
nicht erlaubt den Namen mit `/` anfangen zu lassen oder die speziellen Zeichen `..` zu benutzen. |
|||
Die Baumansicht kann durch eine Checkbox an der linken Seite deaktiviert werden, um etwa besser |
|||
sortieren zu können. Das ist nur eine Ansicht, ihre Daten bleiben unangetastet. |
|||
|
|||
Jede Session verfügt über ein Kontextmenü (z.B. rechte Maustaste) mit weiteren Optionen: Sie können |
|||
eine Session umbennen, löschen (inkl. aller dazugehörigen Dateien auf der Festplatte!) und mehr. |
|||
Diese Funktionen sind gleichwertig zu ihrem Dateimanager. Falls Sie möchten, können Sie auch |
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einfach die Sessionverzeichnisse selbst umbennen, verschieben oder löschen (sofern diese nicht |
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gerade geöffnet ist). Dazu muss Argodejo nicht neugestartet werden, es reagiert selbst auf die |
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Änderungen. |
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Hier gibt es auch die Möglichkeit eine sogenannte "Lock"-Datei zu entfernen. Das ist eine Datei, |
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die angelegt wird sobald die Session startet und gelöscht wenn beendet. Damit weiß das Programm, |
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welche Session gerade läuft. Ist eine Lockdatei vorhanden, kann die Session nicht geöffnet werden! |
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Das sollte im normalen Betrieb nicht vorkommen. Falls aber ein Stromausfall o.ä. mitten in einer |
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Session passiert ist kann die Lockdatei übrig bleiben, obwohl offensichtlich keine Session geöffnet |
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ist. In diesem Fall entsperren Sie die Session hierdurch manuell. |
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Klicken Sie auf "Neue Session" um diese anzulegen. Im Gegensatz zur schnellen Ansicht müssen Sie |
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hier den Namen direkt eingeben. Wie oben erwäht können Sie dazu den Verzeichnisbaum benutzen. |
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Darüberhinaus wird angeboten verschiedene (fast schon obligatorische) Programme direkt |
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mitzustarten. Im Normalfall sollte man alle Vorschläge akzeptieren. Es gibt jederzeit die |
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Möglichkeit diese wieder zu entfernen. |
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Ein Doppelklick auf eine existierende Session (oder der Knopf "Lade Ausgewählte") machen genau das. |
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=== In einer Session |
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Die volle Ansicht ist in drei Bereiche eingeteilt: Programmstarter, Programme in der laufenden Session |
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und die Session-Notizen. Dazu gibt es ein dynamisches Menü. |
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Auf der linken Seite sehen die den Programmstarter. Ein Doppelklick startet eine Programminstanz in |
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der Session. Sie können ein Programm auch mehrmals starten. Welche Programme zur Verfügung stehen |
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entnehmen Sie bitte dem Kapitel "Programm-Datenbank". |
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==== Laufende Programm |
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Gestartete Programme befinden sich auf der rechten Seite. Ein Doppelklick schaltet die Sichtbarkeit |
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um, sofern das Programm unterstüzt sein Fenster zu verstecken. Falls nicht passiert nichts. |
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Pro Programm gibt es folgende Informationen: |
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* Der Name (evtl. mit Icon) |
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* Ein "Label", das Programme frei benutzen können (z.B. zeigt Fluajho hier das geladene .sf2 an) |
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* Den Programmstatus (auf Englisch, da es sich um definierte Schlüsselworte handelt). |
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* Stopped / Gestoppt, läuft nicht |
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* Ready / Läuft und Bereit |
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* Launch / Startet. Wenn das Programm hier stehen bleibt, aber funktioniert, handelt es sich um eins, dass nicht speziell den Sessionmodus unterstützt. Argodejo kann nicht wissen, ob es bereits läuft oder nicht. Alles ist in Ordnung! :) |
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* Weitere Zustände sind nur Übergänge und meist nur sehr kurz zu sehen, z.B. Open / Läd gerade |
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* Sichtbarkeit (Ein Kreuz für sichtbar, Leer für unsichtbar) |
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* Änderungen - Gibt es momentan ungespeicherte Änderungen? |
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* ID - Ein eindeutiges Kürzel mit dem man auch mehrere Instanzen des gleichen Programmes auseinander halten kann |
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Alle weiteren Funktionen sind durch das Menü oder Kontextmenü zugänglich. Ein Klick auf ein Programm |
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wählt es aus, und das Clientmenü in der Menüleiste gilt nun dafür. Alternativ kann mit Rechtsklick |
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auf den Eintrag das Kontextmenü geöffnet werden, das identisch ist. |
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Neben den selbsterklärenden Funktionen gibt es noch: |
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* Umbenennen gibt dem Programm einen selbstgewählten Namen, besonders um seinen Zweck deutlich zu machen und es besser von anderen zu unterscheiden. Diese Funktion steht nur zur Verfügung, wenn `nsm-data` in der Session läuft. |
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* Speichern weist nur dieses Programm an abzuspeichern |
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* Entfernen nimmt das Programm aus der Session. Dabei werden jedoch keine Dateien gelöscht. Zur Zeit muss leider noch von Hand im Dateimanager "aufgeräumt" werden. |
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Befindet sich der Client "nsm-data" in der Session (das ist Voreinstellung) steht im unteren |
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Bereich ein großes Textfeld für Notizen zur Verfügung. Es ist dasselbe wie in der schnellen |
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Ansicht. Schreiben Sie was Sie möchten: TODO-Listen, Liedtexte, Credits und Quellen von externen |
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Samples etc. |
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==== Das Session Menü |
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Im Gegensatz zur schnellen Ansicht stehen hier weitere Menüs zur Verfügung, die auch über die |
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üblichen Tastaturkürzel zu erreichen sind (Strg+S für Speichern etc.). |
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* Speichern weist alle Programme an zu speichern, die Session läuft weiter |
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* Speichern und Schließen beendet die Session, vorher speichern alle Programme noch einmal ab |
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* Abbrechen beendet die Session, ohne dass die Programme abspeichern |
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* Speichern Unter speichert die Session unter einem anderen Namen und schließt die laufende ohne abzuspeichern. Ab nun arbeitet man in der neuen Session. |
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* Client Hinzufügen bietet die Option ein beliebiges Programm hinzuzufügen, egal ob es in der Programmdatenbank ist, oder nicht. |
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* Es werden alle installierten Programme vorgeschlagen. Argodejo überprüft diese nicht auf Sinnhaftigkeit für eine Musik-Session, oder auch nur auf Lauffähigkeit. Sie finden hier `ls` wie auch `argodejo` selbst. |
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== Programm-Datenbank |
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Argodejos Programmstarter basiert auf einer Programmdatenbank, die sich teilweise selbst erstellt, |
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teilweise von Hand eingepflegt wurde. Das bedeutet nichts anderes, als das alle installieren |
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Programme in ihrem System überprüft werden (wie ein Startmenü) und Ihnen im Argodejo-Starter nur |
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das angeboten wird, was Sie auch tatsächlich installiert haben. |
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Beim ersten Start wird daher die Programmdatenbank erstellt. Je nach System kann dies einige |
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Augenblicke bis einige Minuten dauern. |
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Wenn Sie Audio-Programme neu installieren, oder deinstallieren müssen Sie die Datenbank selbst |
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aktualisieren. Im Steuerungsmenü gibt es den Befehl. Programminstallationen sind sogar möglich |
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während Argodejo läuft (auch in einer Session). Nach einem DB-Update stehen Ihnen sofort alle |
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neuen Programme zur Verfügung. |
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Wenn Sie ein installiertes Programm nicht in unserer Liste sehen, aber von dem Sie sicher sind, |
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dass es Session Management unterstützt melden Sie es bitte an info@laborejo.org oder unter |
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https://laborejo.org/bugs . |
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Darüberhinaus können Sie (in der vollen Ansicht) Programme hinzufügen, die nicht in der Datenbank |
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sind. Siehe dort. |
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=== Für Fortgeschrittene |
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Die eiserne Regel ist, dass nur Programme im $PATH in die Datenbank aufgenommen werden. Absolute |
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Pfade sind unzulässig, selbst wenn man den Programmnamen selbst durch das Menü eingibt. Allerdings |
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möchte man manchmal Software nur ausprobieren, oder ist selbst Entwickler und möchte ohne |
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systemweite Installation testen. |
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In den Einstellungen im Steuerungsmenü gibt es einen Tab "Programm-PATH", wo Sie eigene Suchpfade |
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hinzufügen können. Ein absoluter Pfad pro Zeile, keine Wildcards, Trailing Slash spielt keine |
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Rolle. |
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Zum Beispiel: `/home/myuser/sources/newsequencer/bin/` |
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Diese Suchpfade werden nicht in der Session gespeichert sondern lokal in ihrem `~/.config` |
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Verzeichnis. |
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== Tray |
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Argodejo verfügt über ein Tray-Icon, sofern ihr Windowmanager das unterstüzt. Ein Klick auf das |
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Trayicon zeigt oder versteckt Argodejo. |
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Schließt man Argodejo über die normale Windowmanagerfunktion, etwa ein Klick auf das [X], wird das |
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Programm und die Session nicht beendet, sondern in den Tray minimiert. |
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Ist das Argodejofenster versteckt und wird über das Traymenü geschlossen (s.u.) wird Argodejo beim |
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nächsten Start auch als Trayicon gestartet. Somit ist es möglich weiter zu arbeiten ohne sich mit |
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dem Programmfenster befassen zu müssen. |
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Ein Rechtsklick auf das Icon bietet Schnellzugriff auf häufige Funktionen: |
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Sie können hier die zuletzt benutzen Sessions direkt starten. |
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Läuft bereits eine Session können Sie speichern, abbrechen etc. |
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Argodejo kann hier auch komplett beendet werden. |
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== Netzwerk-Sessions |
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Die Funktionalität Sessions im lokalen Netzwerk zu verteilen ist für eine spätere Programmversion |
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vorgesehen. |
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== Programmparameter |
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Als fortgeschrittener Benutzer können Sie Argodejo im Terminal starten und dort einige Parameter |
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angeben. Für eine vollständige Liste benutzen Sie bitte den --help Parameter. |
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Eine Auswahl: |
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* `--session-root /home/benutzer/produktion2020` setzt das Wurzelverzeichnis. Nur Sessions in diesem Verzeichnis werden angezeigt, alles wird doch gespeichert. |
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* `--session neuesAlbum/meinLied` startet direkt die angegebene Session. |
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* `--url osc.udp://myhost.localdomain:14294/` verbindet sich zu diesem Server, falls vorhanden, oder startet den internen Session-Server unter dieser Adresse. Dies ist eine sehr technische Option und wird wahrscheinlich nicht benötigt. |
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== Verschiedenes / Erklärungen / FAQ |
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*Session Speichern und Beenden reagiert langsam*: |
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Argodejo ist kein Einzelprogramm wie ein Office-Writer. Die teilnehmenden Programme in der Session |
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sind auch keine Plugins. Wenn Sie die Session beenden wird ein Signal an alle teilnehmenden |
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Programm gesendet, dass sie speichern sollen. Das kann ein paar Momente dauern, in denen Sie "live" |
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sehen, wie die einzelnen Programme sich beenden und aus der Session verschwinden. Es ist alles in |
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Ordnung. |
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*Ich habe ein Programm hinzugefügt aber es speichert nicht mit der Session*: |
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Unterstützt das Programm Session Management? Wenn nicht, kann Argodejo nichts tun. |
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Aber Sie können die Programmentwickler bitten mit uns Kontakt aufzunehmen (info@laborejo.org) |
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und wir können zusammen an der Unterstützung arbeiten. |
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*Die Programme hängen beim Beenden*: |
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Das tut uns leid. Eigentlich sind die Programme selbst schuld, aber auch wir sind daran |
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interessiert die Situation zu verbessen, indem wir in Zukunft zumindest eine Notlösung anbieten. |
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*Argodejo startet nicht mehr! Ich starte das Programm aber ich sehe nichts.*: Wahrscheinlich ist |
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Argodejo unsichtbar, weil Sie es aus dem Tray heraus beendet hatten. Ist es im Tray? Eigentlich |
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hätte ein kleines Nachrichtenfenster aufpoppen sollen. Falls in ihrem Window-Manager kein Tray |
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vorhanden ist sollte das Programm immer sichtbar sein. Bei besonderen Window-Managern (bei der |
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großen Auswahl in Linux) kann es sein, dass die Tray-Erkennung nicht richtig funktioniert hat. |
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Notfallplan ist es `~/.config/LaborejoSoftwareSuite/argodejo` zu löschen. Dabei werden KEINE |
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Sessions gelöscht, sondern nur lokale Einstellungen wie die Sichtbarkeit des Programmfensters. Beim |
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nächsten Start wird Argodejo sich verhalten wie beim allerersten. |
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*JACK ist abgestürzt. Viele Programme hängen. Was tun um Datenverlust zu vermeiden?*: |
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Vermutlich sind bereits viele Programme der Session nicht mehr richtig lauffähig und reagieren |
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nicht mehr. Am besten benutzen Sie die `Session Abbrechen` Funktion und starten alles neu. Wenn die |
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Daten tatsächlich schon lange ungespeichert waren kann man auch ein Speichern/Beenden wagen. Dann |
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kann es aber sein, dass man beim nächsten Start einige Jack connections von Hand neu ziehen muss. |
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Wer extrem sicher gehen möchte kann vor dem Beenden der Session (mit unweigerlichen abstürzen) |
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manuell im Dateimanager eine Kopie des Session-Verzeichnisses machen. |
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*Ein Programmupdate hat meine Session kaputtgemacht, weil es seine Dateien nicht mehr laden kann.*: |
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Das ist leider ein Problem, dass auch Argodejo nicht lösen kann. Es passiert mit LV2-Plugins ebenso |
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wie mit alle anderen Software, etwa Officeprogramme. Falls Sie befürchten, dass ein Programm in |
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Zukunft inkompatibel wird notieren Sie sich dessen Versionsnummer in den Session-Notizen, damit Sie |
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zumindest zur Not die alte Programmversion wieder installieren können (auch wenn das sehr |
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umständlich ist). |
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|
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*Was ist besser? Monolithische DAW oder Session Management?*: |
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Warum nicht beides? Es gibt keinen Konflikt. |
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Session Management lohnt sich ab zwei teilnehmenden Programmen, und auf die kommt man so gut wie |
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immer. |
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Sie sollten sich nicht genötigt fühlen plötzlich alles modular mit Einzelprogrammen zu machen, nur |
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weil Sie einen Session Manager benutzen. |
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Argodejo ist dafür da, ihre Musikproduktion einfacher zu machen. Wenn es schneller und bequemer ist |
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alle Plugins und Effekte z.B. in einer einzelnen Carla-Instanz zu verwalten dann sollten Sie genau |
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das machen. |
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Wenn Sie prinzipiell alles in Ardour machen wollen, machen Sie das, aber starten Sie Ardour trotzdem |
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im Session Management, denn kein Programm kann alles alleine, und der Zeitpunkt wird kommen, an dem |
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Sie ein weiteres hinzufügen. |
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|
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Session Management ist andere Hirarchieebene. So sind Sequencer oder DAWs selbst keine Plugins. |
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Patroneo gehört nicht "in" Ardour und Ardour gehört nicht "in" Laborejo. Und schon in diesem Beispiel |
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erfüllt jedes der Programme eine Rolle, die die anderen beiden nicht leisten können, da sie einer |
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anderen Design-Philosophie folgen. Und mehr: |
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|
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Manche Programme können keine Plugins hosten, manche können keine Audiodateien exportieren. Das |
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sind deswegen keine schlechten Programme, sondern welche, die sich auf eine Aufgabe konzentrieren. |
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Darüberhinaus gibt es eine Menge Software, die nicht direkt Musikproduktion ausübt, |
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aber trotzdem inhaltlich dazu gehört: Open Broadcast Studio (OBS), Musikplayer, Schreib- |
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und Grafikprogramme etc. |
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|
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|
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*Argodejo beinhaltet Funktionalität, die nicht seine Aufgabe ist*: Musikproduktion ist sehr komplex |
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und Komplexität ist unvermeidlich. Sie ist wie ein Wasserbett: Drückt man die auf der einen Seite |
|||
runter, muss etwas an einen anderen Stelle hochdrücken. Macht man ein programm "clean and lean", |
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und implementiert damit nur einen Teil des kompletten Arbeitsablaufs, dann kommt der fehlende Teil |
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woanders wieder hoch. Ein minimalistischer Session Manager provoziert Plugins (nicht LV2), |
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Helper-Scripts, Workarounds und Hacks. z.B. Dateiverwaltung nicht mit einzuschließen provoziert |
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Anwender-Fehler im Dateimanager (wie das Löschen der falschen Dateien). Wenn der SM weiß was zu tun |
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ist, und er es tun kann, dann soll er es machen. |
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Oder Abstürze: Technisch gesehen sind abstürzende Programme nicht das "Problem" des Session |
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Managers, aber sie sind Teil der Softwarewirklichkeit. Abstürze passieren jeden Tag und nun muss |
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man damit umgehen. Kann Argodejo die Arbeit vereinfachen und helfen den guten Zustand wieder |
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herzustellen? Dann sollte das geschehen. |
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Session Management ist außerdem eine Chance auch komplexe technische Szenarios zu vereinfachen, z.B. |
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Sessions über das Netzwerk zu verteilen. |
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