Sorry, accidentally sent that to RG list. But QT5 apps for Android are possible?
I agree with the things about latency and such, but I'm just interested in basic composition and playing with sounds. The real work still happens on RG on PC. On 12/18/2014 01:26 AM, D. Michael McIntyre wrote: > Not sure what that was about, but I'll take a guess and assume you were > thinking about asking if Rosegarden will ever be ported to Android. > > I haven't gotten around to trying to develop a Qt 5 app for Android yet. > It's "supposed" to be possible. > > Question 1: Is it possible, or is it a hideous hack that's way too > complicated for end users? > > I might answer that one eventually, as I've been intending to write > myself a little convenience app to do some calculations for me on the > job. If I make enough progress to get sucked into the challenge, I'll > probably get enough momentum to create that one of these days. If I get > stumped much at all, I will probably just end up making a spreadsheet. > It's one of those things where the app is just there to make it prettier > and more convenient, and it isn't worth a lot of pain. > > IF that actually works, then I MIGHT get bored enough to try compiling > Rosegarden. We've already done most of the work of porting it to Qt 5, > so it's TECHNICALLY possible. MAYBE. > > From there, who knows. > > Question 2: Is it possible to interface with the audio in any > interesting way? > > I'm going to guess the answer is hell no. I have some experience on a > different platform, and the needs of a device that can function as a > telephone are totally different from the average desktop computer. > These needs are impressively difficult to reconcile with good latency > numbers, and the result is latencies on the order of 333 ms. > > Ever try interacting with an audio app that has 333 ms latency? I have. > Don't waste your time. > > It's a whole lot of what ifs and maybes for a guy who pulls the hours I > do, and on night shift to boot. The chances of me getting beyond wild > speculation and actually touching the first bit of useful work are > extremely low. > > On 12/17/2014 11:33 PM, david wrote: >> On 12/17/2014 01:46 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: >>> On Wed, 17 Dec 2014 14:12:51 -0500, Paul Davis wrote: >>>> On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 1:58 PM, david <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Any ideas for good music composition, synthesis and/or recording >>>>> apps for Android? >>>>> >>>> >>>> bwahahahahah! Android is basically a non-starter for this app niche >>>> at this point in time. The exceptions prove the rule. >>> >>> OTOH Jack is dropped for the iPad :(. >>> >>> "JACK does currently not work on iOS7!" - >>> http://www.crudebyte.com/jack-ios/ >>> >>> My iPad currently is on iOS 8.1.2 and there wasn't a jackd update ;). >> >> Well, I don't think I need JACK for my mobile uses. More just noting >> down compositions, playing with sounds. >> >>> On 12/17/2014 01:39 PM, Diego Simak wrote:> >>>> 2014-12-17 16:58 GMT-02:00 david: >>>> >>>> Any ideas for good music composition, synthesis and/or recording >>>> apps for Android? >>>> >>>> AUDIOID >>>> really nice TB303, 808 and 909 emulation, lots of fun >>>> >>>> KOSM >>>> audio composition app based on gravity and mass, once you get it is very >>>> addictive >>>> >>>> MikroWave >>>> from the same developer of Kosm, haven't tested it.. >> >> Thanks, Diego, I'll check them out. >> >>> On 12/17/2014 01:36 PM, Erik Steffl wrote: >>> On 12/17/2014 01:55 PM, Jeremy Jongepier wrote: >>>>> On 12/17/2014 07:58 PM, david wrote: >>>>>> Any ideas for good music composition, synthesis and/or recording apps >>>>>> for Android? >>>>> >>>>> For recording I use TapeMachine but I'm about to buy Audio Evolution >>>>> Mobile DAW so I can use my USB audio interface with my phone or tablet. >>>>> Haven't used Android for other things than recording, basically because >>>>> the apps are lacking. So I partly agree with Paul. >>>> >>>> Audio Evolution is probably best for recording, I played around with >>>> it a bit, with USB input device (and special host USB cable which makes >>>> it possible for tablet to behave as USB host) you get pretty low latency >>>> (didn't measure it), >>>> >>>> plus the developer was very responsive, >>>> >>>> erik >> >> Erik - I wasn't necessarily thinking of recording using the tablet, but >> both TapeMachine and Audio Evolution sound interesting. What kind of USB >> cable did you have to get to have the tablet function as a USB host? >> >>> On 12/17/2014 01:17 PM, Neil wrote: >>>> I've played with Caustic a little, and I used to have a fun theremin app >>>> on my phone that used the NFC proximity sensor. I've looked at some >>>> other Android software, but Caustic was the most capable title I came >>>> across. Capable as it is, I didn't like it enough to stick with it. I >>>> do all my music work on Linux PC. >> >> I do mine on Linux PC, too, just wanted something mobile. The Tegra Note >> has decent speakers and great headphone output, so I like it. >> >> I like Caustic. It seems to be well-designed for phones and tablets. >> Didn't know there was a desktop version! According to this site, Caustic >> for Windows works under WINE: >> >> http://jeffhendricks.net/?p=291 >> >> I'll have to try that out. >> >> For price comparison, a friend is a devotee of FL Studio (from its >> honest days when they called it "Fruity Loops"). FL Studio Mobile is >> $19.99. The Reactable Mobile app is $8.91, but Caustic seems to be a lot >> more versatile. So $8 for Caustic doesn't bother me. >> >> So far, Ensemble Composer seems to be a decent basic composition tool. >> MuseScore for Android seems to only be able to display and play sheet >> music, not a composition tool. Apparently composing with it requires >> using the PC version. >> >> Thanks for the apps mentioned, it sounds like there's a better selection >> of good audio apps on Android than good calendar apps ... -- David W. Jones [email protected] authenticity, honesty, community http://dancingtreefrog.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration & more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Rosegarden-user mailing list [email protected] - use the link below to unsubscribe https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-user
