Evolver editor for Linux

Alex Norman started an open source editor for the Dave Smith Instruments Evolver. So far it works with the monoversions only but maybe you can jump into that project and code support for Polyevolver? Read more at

http://www.x37v.info/projects/evolver_editor/

Low latency audio with Linux on Acer Revo

I am preparing the hard and software for my forthcomming exhibition with Urban Units. Some computers received an major os update and I prepared our new Acer Revo (We are all Revo) to run well with Linux too. But it took me a while to get it running well with low latency audio, first it seems that the Revo couldn't run audio without xruns at all. I tried several distros like Ubuntu Studio, Debian and Fedora Planet CCRMA, compiled my own low latency kernel but no avail, it wont work. I was about to blame the NVidia closed source drivers, but wanted to run on that computer to benifit from the hardware.

Finally I discoverd the reason, it was actually the wireless driver which disturbed the sound. When I switched it off, it runs very well with the build in soundcard and the binary NVidia drivers. No interrupts anymore, even on heavy load plus OpenGL graphics.

Marije Baalman was in the simular situation and descriped her adventures on her blog:

http://www.nescivi.nl/?p=111

This German discription helped me to get started because its a while ago since I compiled a whole kernel on my own:

http://www.ubuntufreunde.de/forum/p189/vanilla_kernel_mit_realtime_preemption_rt_patch.html?highlight=preemption#post189

DIY modular synthesizer from Hamburg

Found an interesting blog on an DIY modular synth, also located in Hamburg. Not much information but nice sounds:

http://elektrolandmusik.blogspot.com

PPG at Myspace

PPG founder Wolfgang Palm has now an official site at Myspace and runs an interesting blog about the history of his company and his synthesizers.

http://www.myspace.com/wolfgangpalm

Interesting are also the comments to the blog providing even more insider knowledge.

Tribute to Geisterfahrer at Myspace

On Murdochspace are now some tracks from the 2006 tribute CD to the Hamburg elektropunk pioneers Geisterfahrer available for your listening pleasure:

http://www.myspace.com/hierkommtderleisetod

For instance the track Android I submitted as Notstandskomitee

Elektronengehirn is going to perform the dataglove concert at the first concert on 16.April and Notstandskomitee will be at the Linux Sound Night on 17. April, both hosted by the Linux Audio Conference 2009 which will be this time in Parma, Italy.

Its the first time I perform in Italy.

lac.linuxaudio.org/2009/

Easterhegg 2009 in Hamburg

From 10. till 13. April there will be the Easterhegg event by the Chaos Computer Club, this time in Hamburg. Its packed with workshops and lectures from netpolitics to media art.

http://eh2009.hamburg.ccc.de/

Its not free and the number of participants are limited so you need to register beforehand.