Monday, February 25, 2008

Finally, the headphone jacks works

This guy helped me solve the problem of the headphone jack, but I still can't manipulate the volume with the buttons... :(

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTeam/HPPaviliontx1220ca

Useful debian hints for newbies

Console commands
lspci - will show you all your pci devices
uname - print system information
with option -a will show you the linux version running
GUI stuff
Alt-F2 - run program

Specify partitions to be (auto)mounted

Do it all in /etc/fstab
-delete the noauto option to mount at boot time

To be able to read and write to ntfs, install ntfs-3g and modify /etc/fstab like:
/dev/ /media/ ntfs-3g defaults,locale=en_US.utf8 0 0

Then do:

mount -a

to mount all (or first unmount the ntfs partition if it was already mounted),

Source: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=217009

Fresh lenny install - X setup

Install a window manager, like gdm, xdm:
http://www.webservertalk.com/archive291-2005-8-913428.html

Friday, February 22, 2008

Music Informatics Meeting - February 22

Backus - musicians wrong exp. of acoustics

Partially solved problem - rhythm notation, how to make it clear when dealing with syncopated notes that don't fall on the beat. Such as:

Sunday, February 17, 2008

Stuff to remember for installing Linux from scratch

To allow root to access the X server from your login, do in terminal:
xhost local:root

Thursday, February 14, 2008

Extracting information from a Conductor's hand gestures

The speed, direction, and acceleration of the hand can give us data about the tempo, expressiveness, and feeling of the music. Applications of such data are visualization of music, or conducting practicing.

Note: By conductor we meant conductor or conductor-wanna-be.

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Demetrio López - El Feo

El feo
Autor: Demetrio López.
Desde el Istmo de Tehuantepec.

Pa guini' cabe naa xpada huiine
pa guini' cabe naa neza lolu'
gudxilaacabe naa nga xpido'lu
gudxilaacabe naa nga xpido'lu

naa nga ti feu, ne ti feu na ranaxii
ne guidubi ladxido'
ne zachagana (na) ne lii.( se repite)



Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N03e6x_ZDQ
La tregua - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtJe9DL4cj0
Trio Montealban - http://youtube.com/watch?v=DHLCjWV5DSQ

Monday, February 4, 2008

El Dios Nunca Muere

El autor de la musica es Macedonio Alcala, pero quien es el autor de la letra? He visto en varias partes que es Cipriano Jose Cruz. Quien sepa con bastante seguridad su nombre, por favor pongalo como comentario en este Blog. Gracias...