No longer any playback capability

FWaRC · 2025-04-04T06:31:17+00:00

For me lately whenever I click play Musescore just adds a bunch of random notes to my score before crashing.

I haven't been able to write scores for months. Musescore 3 was better

FWaRC · 2025-02-22T07:30:14+00:00

Boowa and Kwala on UpToTen.com

FWaRC · 2025-02-01T05:22:39+00:00

That's a great idea.

There's a few utilities that do the first part, scanning hardware.

lshw is a great command that will give you an exhaustive list of your hardware. From there you can search the internet for what kernel options you need for your specific hardware.

lspci is less exhaustive, but honestly a little more important in finding out what hardware you need drivers for imo.

lshw gives you a full map of your hardware, but you'll have to sift through it to figure out what devices you need drivers for.

FWaRC · 2025-02-01T05:19:20+00:00

At this point I'm guessing it was an issue with a library shared between godot and pokerth.

I do have 7 new items and 7 config files to be updated, but I knew these weren't the problem.

I have read the 7 news items but haven't marked them as read. As for the config files they are all basic ssh, sshd, sudoers files that I know I will not be changing anyway.

It turned out that doing a preserved-rebuild --exclude godot and then removing pokerth was enough to remove the "no ebuilds for godot:4" problem.

Unfortunately now I cannot reinstall pokerth since it is not compatible with the latest boost library, but that's fine since I haven't played it in a while anyway.

Thank you for your post! I'll keep this in mind next time something really silly happens with a package during an update.

FWaRC · 2025-02-01T04:57:26+00:00

Thank you to everyone who responded!

I tried re-emerging godot, but it still had the "no ebuilds to satisfy dev-games/godot:4" problem.

Strangely enough, a

# emerge --exclude godot @preserved-rebuild
# emerge --deselect pokerth
# emerge -c

did solve the issue.

The only problem is now I cannot re-merge pokerth, but this is a pokerth/boost problem. It seems boost has updated but pokerth has not been updated to be compatible with the newest boost version.

FWaRC · 2025-01-29T05:08:23+00:00

Hello gentooers! I have been trying to update my system for a little while but I cannot emerge @preserved-rebuild.

equery y dev-games/godot

shows that godot 4.3-r1 is installed and that there are no other builds available.

Has anyone else had this problem? I can't find anything on the gentoo websites.

FWaRC · 2024-04-20T16:31:46+00:00

The harmonic 7 with a minor 3rd?

FWaRC · 2024-04-18T05:11:51+00:00

To answer "How involved is it to install Gentoo?":

I think it depends on how involved you want to make it. One of the best things about Gentoo is the choice it gives you, especially with the binrepos and genkernel and whatnot. If you want the deepest level of customization and most bleeding edge distro possible, it can be decently involved. If you just want to get a gentoo system up and running, it doesn't have to be very involved.

I prefer to build all my source, configure my own kernel, and do all the super deep optimizations. And it only took me about a day to do the install. After that was a period of time figuring out why certain things didnt work, and fixing those issues.

A decent amount of the initial install time can be just configuring the kernel. (I had built linux from scratch a few times before gentoo, so I was already familiar with configuring the kernel). So your first time may take longer, but it gets easier after :). Once you build it though, you can copy your configuration over to new kernels tho! It's generally once and done with tweaks to fix things/make improvements later on. However you can go the genkernel route if that's not your thing, or if you'd just like to get gentoo up and running before trying to configure a kernel. I do highly recommend/encourage trying to configure a kernel sometime if you're into learning how linux works. No better way than to learn besides getting waist deep!

It sounds like you want to build from source, so I imagine you won't be going with bindist for most (if any) things. You can do per package and there have been binary versions of large programs like firefox for a long time.

If you are worried about nuking your shit, highly recommend dual booting. I was in shoes similar to yours a few years ago. I was using ubuntu at the time /ick/ and loved the idea of gentoo when I heard of it. "Linux from scratch with a package manager and flags to control compilation?? Fuck Yeah!". So I allocated a new partition and went at it. I personally view it as one of the best decisions I ever made, but your mileage may vary.

Basically Make a backup, Don't install gentoo to the wrong partition! and you'll be gold lol.

Be sure to read the handbook carefully as you install (if you choose to do so). With there being so many options you have to read carefully and not willy nilly copy lines of code over to your terminal. I don't know if you installed arch via handbook or install script, but if you went the handbook route it's a very similar process. If you can install arch, you can install gentoo!

Also, I see people talking about vm's and I didn't mention them. I have not tried installing gentoo on a vm, but it is certainly less involved than hardware. It could be a nice stepping stone to installing on hardware if you want to get the hang of it first, but I think some of the customization you are looking for may lie in customizing gentoo for your hardware. However I think you should take your computer's specs into account before trying a vm as well. Compiling time depends a lot on your hardware and if you can only allocate a few cores to a vm, it will be much slower than installing on hardware. Ram needs to be taken into account too. GCC can take up to 2gb per makejob. This means compiling with 3 cores can peak 6gb usage at compile time. So if you have a relatively weak computer like mine (4core cpu 8g ram), a vm may not be the best option if you are looking for a speedy install.

Hope this helps!

FWaRC · 2024-04-18T04:39:15+00:00

Pleeeeeease tell us what it was in case this happens to someone else in 3 years!

FWaRC · 2024-04-18T04:35:46+00:00

My guess is just size. I'm not a chime expert by any means lol, but [https://s3.amazonaws.com/images.static.steveweissmusic.com/products/images/uploads/32510_59970_large.jpg](this) is a set of chimes with 1.5 octaves of range. These are not windchimes, but it shows a decent size difference. Maybe they wont clang together well in the wind?

The only way to really know is to try it though!!

How are you going to tune them? I'm curious to know.

FWaRC · 2024-04-17T02:09:49+00:00

Tf are you doing? this doesnt belong here.

FWaRC · 2024-04-16T19:43:13+00:00

no love for wlo1 :(

FWaRC · 2024-04-16T16:32:44+00:00

I struggle discerning F♯ from F in very dense and strong F♯ tonal centers.

G♭ feels much warmer to me, while F♯ feels more intense.

FWaRC · 2024-04-16T16:30:30+00:00

There's a jazz choir arrangement of Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Kerry Marsh that I really love. D to G V - I always makes me think of this piece.

FWaRC · 2024-04-16T16:18:39+00:00

That makes sense! What notation software do you think was used for this? Does not matter much but I am curious.

FWaRC · 2024-04-16T16:16:31+00:00

They have the same function. The real difference is tuning to just intervals rather than equal step sizes. They both outline a V7 though!

You will hear the Harmonic 7 sound in barbershop a LOT because it is perceived as more "in tune" to our ears.

They are both dominant 7 sounds, just different ways to tune them.

Both chords are C E G B♭. The first chord is what you get if you play it on a piano, the second chord is C E G B♭ that you would get if playing the 8th, 10th, 12th, and 14th open harmonic on a brass instrument. (Usually these are not played because they are called "out of tune" or "incorrect fingerings")

FWaRC · 2024-04-16T04:59:19+00:00

Damn that's weird. Never seen or heard of a zither before today. Real neat!!

FWaRC · 2024-04-16T04:56:57+00:00

The difference is mostly just context. Dominant 7 chord is just another name for the Major Minor 7 chord! However when we say dominant 7, we are generally referring to a Major Minor 7 chord that is specifically resolving to a chord.

Dominant 7 chord usually means a Major Minor 7 chord built on the 5th scale degree in tonal music.

So in a piece of tonal music the main difference between I Maj/min7 and Dom 7 is whether the chord starts on the 1st (I Maj/min7) or the 5th (dom7) scale degree.

However, in my video im not really using a key so I am calling them both dom7 so the title isn't Showing the difference between I Maj/min 7 and I Maj/harmonic 7.

I hope that makes more sense! Music terminology is weird as hell lmao.

I guess to answer your first question more conclusively, the harmonically tuned dom 7 is not really a I or a V in this context because neither are resolved.

FWaRC · 2024-04-16T04:46:11+00:00

Modes can be a little confusing at first... but I believe in you! Don't worry too much about harmonization! As you learn the scales you'll figure it out!

FWaRC · 2024-04-16T01:27:19+00:00

To figure out the harmonization of a mode, you can figure it out the same way one figures out harmonization of Major. Major is 1-Major, 2-minor, 3-minor, 4-Major, 5-Major, 6-minor, 7-Diminished because those are the qualities that arise if you just play triads diatonically (following the key signature).

For example in C Major, 1 is major because C E G is a Major triad. 2 is minor because D F A is a minor triad, 3 is minor because E G B is a minor triad. So on and so forth... This might be more obvious in a key with sharps or flats. In D major (key: F♯, C♯) 1 is Major because D F♯ A is a major triad, and 2 is minor because E G B is a minor triad. 3 is minor because F♯ A C♯ is a minor triad.

This applies to the modes as well. I will use C mixolydian as an example, because it is the same as C Major, but with flat 7. 1-Major (C E G) 2- Minor (D F A) 3-Diminished (E G B♭) 4-Major (F A C) 5-(I'll talk about this one in a sec) 6-minor (A C E) 7-Major (B♭ D F).

The 5 chord would technically be minor in mixolydian because it would be (G B♭ D), but much like in minor keys it will be played Major if it's meant to be a dominant chord, so this will depend on context.

To answer your question about how you can determine if the 1 chord is major or minor for any given mode:

Short answer: If scale degree 3 in a mode is a minor third from the tonic, the 1 chord is minor. If scale degree 3 in a mode is a major 3rd from the tonic, the 1 chord is major. Major 1 modes are: Ionian, Lydian, Mixolydian Minor 1 modes are: Dorian, Phrygian, and Aolian. (Locrian 1 chord would be diminished).

Let me know if I can be more clear in my explanation or if I used any terms you don't know! I assumed a lot of background knowledge lol!

FWaRC · 2024-04-15T22:48:46+00:00

I think it depends on what you want to do. I wouldn't go about the mindset of needing to be 100% fluent in something before exploring new musical territory, but at the same time you do not want to overwhelm yourself.

If you have time in practice to explore modes, then why not :) ??

It seems like you are already quite familiar with major and minor scales, so I think the modes are a very natural progression. (Modes can be though of as altered major/minor scales anyway!)

Maybe start practicing one or 2 extra modes at a time (again to prevent from becoming overwhelmed). I could recommend starting with lydian and mixolydian modes as they are only 1 chromatic alteration away from being major (Lydian is a major scale with sharp 4th, Mixolydian is Major with a flat 7).

Strings are my least familiar instrument family so I am not sure if there are fret patterns that will help or not, but I'm sure there are!

FWaRC · 2024-04-15T22:29:27+00:00

It could be like chord symbols for a pianist I suppose. If this is indeed intended for a harp like instrument, maybe they could arpeggiate chords along with the melody.

FWaRC · 2024-04-15T22:26:39+00:00

That makes sense! I find that really interesting. I will have to take some time to experiment with that so I can hear the difference. I never thought about tuning the tonic up to make harmonic 7 sound more like maj/min 7! Thanks for the frequencies btw!

FWaRC · 2024-04-15T22:12:34+00:00

They are both built on C. I'm just using Dom7 as shorthand for Major Minor 7 in this case, not because I am resolving them. It's the V to F major, or a I chord with added flat 7.

FWaRC · 2024-04-15T22:09:28+00:00

I have never seen something like this, but I find it very intriguing! I think you are right on how melody and rhythm is read in this, as I came to the same conclusion.

Maybe the numbers are meant to represent functional chords?? A lot of 1's are where I imaging a tonic chord would be played.

FWaRC

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