UbuntuStudioControls - Ubuntu Wiki

Source: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuStudio/FeatureDefinitions/UbuntuStudioControls

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Resources

UbuntuStudio/ControlsRedesign (outdated but shows direction)

UbuntuStudio/ControlsRedesign (outdated but shows direction)

Graphical Design:

AppIndicator

On systems that support it, there will be a menu in the app-indicator area:

Features

Complete list of planned features. See further down the page for a more complete explanation.

System Info:

Full system check script - make sure everything is in order
Monitor system resources, such as DSP, CPU, Memory, Temp, CPU Hz

System Settings:

System setup wizard: Analyze system: if ok, show rt configuration toggle if not ok, ask to clean the system, and set default rt configuration Make Settings for each audio server (pulseaudio, jack) (alsa???) Jack Specific Settings: Select jack (jackd1, jackd2, jackdmp) Select and test default audio device (button to a alsa mixer for that card, for setting levels) Enable/disable autostart at login Enable/disable alsa to jack midi bridge Pulseaudio Specific Settings: Select and test default audio device (button to a pulseaudio mixer, for setting levels Enable/disable autostart at login Enable/disable pulseaudio to jack bridge (greyed out when using jack1, perhaps even jack2) Select default kernel Select default CPU governor Set Swappiness Perform a system test, and ask if to send it (anonymous info only)
Realtime Administration (per user control: audio group and security/limits file)
swappiness
CPU governor
Analyze system: if ok, show rt configuration toggle if not ok, ask to clean the system, and set default rt configuration
Make Settings for each audio server (pulseaudio, jack) (alsa???) Jack Specific Settings: Select jack (jackd1, jackd2, jackdmp) Select and test default audio device (button to a alsa mixer for that card, for setting levels) Enable/disable autostart at login Enable/disable alsa to jack midi bridge Pulseaudio Specific Settings: Select and test default audio device (button to a pulseaudio mixer, for setting levels Enable/disable autostart at login Enable/disable pulseaudio to jack bridge (greyed out when using jack1, perhaps even jack2)
Select default kernel
Select default CPU governor
Set Swappiness
Perform a system test, and ask if to send it (anonymous info only)
if ok, show rt configuration toggle
if not ok, ask to clean the system, and set default rt configuration
Jack Specific Settings: Select jack (jackd1, jackd2, jackdmp) Select and test default audio device (button to a alsa mixer for that card, for setting levels) Enable/disable autostart at login Enable/disable alsa to jack midi bridge
Pulseaudio Specific Settings: Select and test default audio device (button to a pulseaudio mixer, for setting levels Enable/disable autostart at login
Enable/disable pulseaudio to jack bridge (greyed out when using jack1, perhaps even jack2)
Select jack (jackd1, jackd2, jackdmp)
Select and test default audio device (button to a alsa mixer for that card, for setting levels)
Enable/disable autostart at login
Enable/disable alsa to jack midi bridge
Select and test default audio device (button to a pulseaudio mixer, for setting levels
Enable/disable autostart at login

Perform a system test, and ask if to send it (anonymous info only)

Third Party Application Settings:

jack set device I/O (hw:, preferably also by pci number) samplerate latency (simple and advanced control) take snapshot of connections
pulseaudio set device I/O volume control
a2jmidi
zita-a2j
set device I/O (hw:, preferably also by pci number)
samplerate
latency (simple and advanced control)
take snapshot of connections

set device I/O (hw:, preferably also by pci number)

set device I/O
volume control

Third Party Application Launchers:

pulseaudio (desktop audio) mixer
card alsa/ffado mixer (correct mixer is launched, based on running audio device)
patchage, for making jack connections

Session Settings:

Profiles/Modes (each profile can have different session settings) autostart jack y/n autostart a2jmidid y/n autostart pulseaudio y/n autostart pulse-to-jack-bridge y/n auto-set jack as input y/n auto-set jack as output y/n default CPU governor mode
autostart jack y/n autostart a2jmidid y/n
autostart pulseaudio y/n autostart pulse-to-jack-bridge y/n auto-set jack as input y/n auto-set jack as output y/n
default CPU governor mode
autostart a2jmidid y/n
autostart pulse-to-jack-bridge y/n
auto-set jack as input y/n
auto-set jack as output y/n

Quick buttons:

(Desktop audio volume - pulseaudio)
Profile/Mode - Low Latency(monitoring), High Latency(mixing), Power Saving(desktop usage)
Reset (resets everything, and possibly restarts all audio servers)

System Info

System Check Script

Abstract: A system script for making sure there are no problems in the system. Great for troubleshooting.

Actions:

autorun at login (silently in the background)
print full report in home folder
check: kernel type
check: irq conflicts
check: (etc..)

Graphical IF:

toggle for notifying of errors/problems at login
button for manual check

Monitor System Resources

Abstract:

Actions:

Graphical IF:

System Settings

Realtime Administration

Abstract:

Actions:

list only "real" users
add selected user to correct group
make sure correct group has rtprio and memlock privileges
check the kernel if rtprio and memlock are the same as settings if there is no rtprio or memlock at all, ask the user to reboot for changes to have effect if there are conflicting values, advice the user that there is a conflicting settings file in /etc/security/
if there is no rtprio or memlock at all, ask the user to reboot for changes to have effect
if there are conflicting values, advice the user that there is a conflicting settings file in /etc/security/

Graphical IF:

Select user from a menu, and toggle rt privilege for that user.

Swappiness

This setting requires root privilege, and a reboot for changes to have effect

Abstract: The default Ubuntu setting is no good for desktop/multimedia production use. 10 is a good value. But, the user could be allowed to change it to something else too. What are good values here, and what are min-max values?

Actions:

Set a new value for swappiness in a custom file at /etc/sysctl.d/*

Graphical IF:

Slider to set swappiness from 0-?

CPU governor

Abstract: In order to change the cpu governor on the fly, we'll need access to do so.

Actions:

Graphical IF:

Display available governors as radio buttons.

Third Party Application Control

The makeup of Linux Audio requires the use of several different applications/servers. Ubuntu Studio Controls will try to simplify setting those up, by including controls for the most useful ones.

Jack

Abstract:

Actions:

autostart option
set audio device (persistent between boots)
set samplerate
set latency (two settings)
make snapshot of connections
Choose between jackd and jackdbus (and show info on what is installed)

Graphical IF:

Pulseaudio

Abstract:

Actions:

autostart option
set audio I/O (jack should be persistent)
pulse to jack bridge enable/disable

Graphical IF:

a2jmidid

Abstract:

Actions:

autorun when jack starts option

Graphical IF:

zita-a2j

Abstract:

Actions:

Graphical IF:

Third Party Application Launchers

As there already are lots of good guis for different functions, we can make use of those as a part of the Ubuntu Studio Controls solution for controlling and setting up audio.

pavucontrol

Abstract:

Actions:

Graphical IF:

card mixer

Abstract: Some cards have special mixers, such as firewire devices, and some pci cards.

Actions:

launch appropriate mixer for card in use

Graphical IF

patchage

Abstract:

Actions:

Graphical IF:

Session Settings

Abstract:

Actions:

save profile
select profile
select default profile

Graphical IF:

Abstract:

Buttons/Submenus:

Profiles/Modes Profile1 Profile2 etc..
Settings
Help/Troubleshooting Help Documentation Chat with other users Full Systemcheck
Reset Audio
Profile1
Profile2
etc..
Help Documentation
Chat with other users
Full Systemcheck

UbuntuStudio/FeatureDefinitions/UbuntuStudioControls (last edited 2016-02-15 14:56:00 by h-141-65)

UbuntuStudio/FeatureDefinitions/UbuntuStudioControls - Ubuntu Wiki

UbuntuStudioControls

Ubuntu Studio Controls Feature Definition

Graphical Design:

AppIndicator

Features

System Info

System Check Script

Monitor System Resources

System Settings

Realtime Administration

Swappiness

CPU governor

Third Party Application Control

Jack

Pulseaudio

a2jmidid

zita-a2j

Third Party Application Launchers

pavucontrol

card mixer

patchage

Session Settings

Systray/Indicator App Menu