A poor synthesizer
Project description
pebsaq is a poor synthesizer.
License
pebsaq is free software under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 (or any later version). The author of pebsaq is Niels Serup, contactable at ns@metanohi.name. This is version 0.1.0 of the program.
Installing
Way #1
Just run this (requires that you have python-setuptools installed):
$ sudo easy_install pebsaq
Way #2
Get the newest version of pebsaq at http://metanohi.name/projects/pebsaq/ or at http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pebsaq
Extract the downloaded file and run this in a terminal:
# python setup.py install
Dependencies
Python 2.4+ is probably a requirement. In any case, it does not work with Python 3.
- pyalsaaudio
Web address: http://pyalsaaudio.sourceforge.net/
License: Python Software License
Installing:
In general: $ sudo easy_install pyalsaaudio (requires libasound2-dev and python-dev)
On DEB-based distributions: $ sudo apt-get install python-alsaaudio
On RPM-based distributions: $ sudo yum install python-alsaaudio
On other distributions: probably something similar
Author: Casper Wilstrup <cwi at aves dk>
- pygame
Web address: http://www.pygame.org/
License: GNU Lesser General Public License
Installing:
In general: $ sudo easy_install pygame
On DEB-based distributions: $ sudo apt-get install python-pygame
On RPM-based distributions: $ sudo yum install pygame
On other distributions: probably something similar
- qvikconfig
Web address: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/qvikconfig/
License: GPLv3+
Installing: $ sudo easy_install qvikconfig
Author: Niels G. W. Serup
Note that qvikconfig is included with pebsaq, so you don’t really have to install it.
Optional extras
If present, pebsaq will also use these Python modules:
- termcolor
Web address: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/termcolor/
License: GPLv3+
Installing: $ sudo easy_install termcolor
Author: Konstantin Lepa <konstantin lepa at gmail com>
Note that termcolor is included with pebsaq, so you don’t really have to install it.
- setproctitle
Web address: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setproctitle/
License: New BSD License
Installing: $ sudo easy_install setproctitle
Author: Daniele Varrazzo <daniele varrazzo at gmail com>
Using
Running pebsaq with no arguments will start the utility in interactive mode. In interactive mode you can interactively change the frequency and the strengths of the waves. A nice wave will also be drawn to the screen.
Running pebsaq --help will show a list of available command-line options. These options can also be specified in config files. Config files use a property = value syntax (e.g. frequency = 367 or square strength = 2) separated by newlines.
Press 3 to decrease the frequency by 10Hz. Press 6 to increase the frequency by 10Hz. Press down arrow key to decrease the amplitude by 0.1. Press down arrow key to increase the amplitude by 0.1. Press 1 to decrease the sine strength by 1. Press 2 to increase the sine strength by 1. Press 4 to decrease the square strength by 1. Press 5 to increase the square strength by 1. Press 7 to decrease the triangle strength by 1. Press 8 to increase the triangle strength by 1. Press 0 to mute pebsaq. Press ESC to exit pebsaq.
This document
Copyright (C) 2010, 2012 Niels G. W. Serup
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