gfx update for linux

Discussion in 'General discussion' started by nudiecrudi, Dec 18, 2023.

  1. nudiecrudi

    nudiecrudi New Member

    hello. anyone able to tell me if i have to uninstall the old version before installing the new one with .deb file?
    thanks in advance
     
  2. thefunnyside

    thefunnyside Member

    Hi,

    No, you don't.

    Regards,
     
  3. nudiecrudi

    nudiecrudi New Member

    great. thank you
    tonelib rocks
    i have zoom gn5, gfx and jam. they all work great in linux. they deserve credit for this
     
  4. Majik

    Majik New Member

    Have they fixed the broken looper function? It was unusable in previous versions.
     
  5. nudiecrudi

    nudiecrudi New Member

    sorry i dont use it often because i do not know how to stop it if i am playing. i ve tried just now with autoplay and it started fine, then i stopped it and it played regularly
     
  6. Majik

    Majik New Member

    I had a quick play and it seems better. It's a bit difficult to say whether they've fixed it properly because I don't have my footpedal to hand which makes it difficult to start and stop it.

    Hopefully they have fixed it.

    Cheers,

    Keith
     
  7. nudiecrudi

    nudiecrudi New Member

    how do you connect your pedal to pc? has it a usb or some other way?
    can i use my zoom pedalboard to act as midi controller?
     
  8. Majik

    Majik New Member

    No idea about the Zoom. I have an Airstep which works over USB or Bluetooth. It can provide either MIDI or keyboard input.

    Cheers,

    Keith
     
  9. nudiecrudi

    nudiecrudi New Member

    thanks, i need to try, but i am away from work. it was a thought that passed my brain. maybe iti is possible.
     
  10. Majik

    Majik New Member

    I've had a chance to test it now and the answer is, no, it's still as broken and unusable as before, possibly worse:

    1. It still has around half a second of gap in the loop
    2. It introduces a loud digital buzz over the recorded loop. If I record a second layer, the buzz moves to the second layer (if I mute that layer then the first layer is clean, so it's nothing to do with my audio setup)
    3. It crashes if you try to do continuous looping by pressing the play key, so you have to stop the loop each time you record
    4. The overdub only overdubs the last iteration of the loop, so if you miss the end of the loop even slightly, then you lose your overdub (and you don't know until you stop overdubbing).
    Basically, it's a pile of crap. At this point it's just littering the user interface, and might as well be removed.

    As an aside, I've stopped recommending Tonelib to people and will probably start to actively warn them off it.

    Cheers,

    Keith
     
  11. thefunnyside

    thefunnyside Member

    You’re absolutely right. There is zero support hence we can’t rely on it.