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| author | Devine Lu Linvega <[email protected]> | 2018-12-08 11:45:17 +1200 |
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| committer | Devine Lu Linvega <[email protected]> | 2018-12-08 11:45:17 +1200 |
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@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@ Orca is not a synth, but a [livecoding environment](https://www.reddit.com/r/liv To control instruments in [Ableton Live](https://www.ableton.com/en/), launch [Orca](README.md) and open [examples/midi.orca](https://github.com/hundredrabbits/Orca/blob/master/examples/_midi.orca). -In Ableton Live, create a new midi channel, in the input dropdown, select **IAC Driver(Bus 1)** and select the **In** button. This midi instrument should start receiving midi notes as soon as the Orca window is back into focus. +- Create a new midi instrument, +- Select **IAC Driver(Bus 1)** in the instrument's inputs dropdown. +- Activate the **In** toggle. + +The midi instrument should begin receiving midi notes as soon as the Orca window is back into focus. ### VCV Rack @@ -28,6 +32,12 @@ On Windows, use [loopMidi](http://www.tobias-erichsen.de/software/loopmidi.html) This a guide to help you produce your first sounds with ORCΛ, tested on `Ubuntu 18.04`. +If you don't have `node` installed yet, install it with: + +``` +sudo apt-get install nodejs +``` + ### Install TiMidity++ First you will need a software synthesizer. We choose [TiMidity++](http://timidity.sourceforge.net) here. To install the synthesizer on Ubuntu we mainly followed the steps from this [Ubuntu guide on software synthesis](https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Midi/SoftwareSynthesisHowTo), @@ -56,28 +66,12 @@ sudo modprobe snd-seq-midi-event sudo modprobe snd-seq ``` -### Install node - -If you don't have `node` installed yet, install it with: - -``` -sudo apt-get install nodejs -``` - -### Install ORCΛ - -Next install ORCΛ as described in the [Readme](README.md): - -``` -git clone https://github.com/hundredrabbits/Orca.git -cd Orca/desktop/ -npm install -``` - ## Make Some Noise! ### Run TiMidity++ as a ALSA sequencer client + Open a terminal were you run the command + ``` timidity -iA ``` |