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3 | # Music Sampler | |
4 | ||
5 | ## Description | |
6 | ||
7 | Music Sampler is a music player which associates each key on the keyboard to a | |
8 | set of actions to run. | |
9 | ||
10 | ## Dependencies and installation | |
11 | ||
12 | - You need ffmpeg installed. For that, you can use package `libav-tools` (debian): | |
13 | ||
14 | sudo apt-get install libav-tools | |
15 | ||
16 | If you use the compiled version of Music Sampler (cf. below for a download | |
17 | link), you need nothing else. | |
18 | ||
19 | - To use sources, the following modules are required: | |
20 | ||
21 | | module | minimum version | note | | |
22 | | ----------- | ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
23 | | Cython | 0.24 | to compile Kivy | | |
24 | | Kivy | 1.9.1 | some features require to build/install with flag `USE_SDL2=1` | | |
25 | | Markdown | 2.6.6 | for documentation only | | |
26 | | pydub | 0.16.4 | | | |
27 | | Pygame | 1.9.2.dev1 | used by Kivy | | |
28 | | Pygments | 2.1.3 | for documentation only | | |
29 | | sounddevice | 0.3.3 | | | |
30 | | transitions | 0.4.1 | | | |
31 | | PyYAML | 3.11 | | | |
32 | ||
33 | The project is also available via `pip`: | |
34 | ||
35 | pip install music_sampler | |
36 | ||
37 | The program makes use of fonts "Symbola" and "Ubuntu" (Regular / Bold), that | |
38 | must be available on your system, as well as the `portaudio` library: | |
39 | ||
40 | sudo apt-get install ttf-ancient-fonts ttf-ubuntu-font-family portaudio | |
41 | ||
42 | To compile Kivy with the SDL2 library, you need some packages: | |
43 | ||
44 | sudo apt-get install libsdl2-dev libsdl2-image-dev libsdl2-mixer-dev libsdl2-ttf-dev | |
45 | ||
46 | cf [Installation | |
47 | Kivy](https://kivy.org/docs/installation/installation-linux.html) | |
48 | ||
49 | ## Compiled version | |
50 | ||
51 | A compiled version can be created with `pyinstaller`: | |
52 | ||
53 | :::bash | |
54 | pyinstaller music_sampler.spec | |
55 | ||
56 | ## Downloads | |
57 | ||
58 | - An example configuration together with some music examples can be found on | |
59 | [owncloud](https://outils.immae.eu/owncloud/index.php/s/kSrIe15G1AiZ9YF) | |
60 | - A precompiled version of `music_sampler` can also be found | |
61 | [in the same folder](https://outils.immae.eu/owncloud/index.php/s/kSrIe15G1AiZ9YF/download?path=%2F&files=music_sampler) | |
62 | (beware, it might not be up-to-date, please run the program with `-V` to see | |
63 | its corresponding version) | |
64 | ||
65 | ## Usage | |
66 | ||
67 | The whole job consists in preparing all the transitions in the configuration | |
68 | file `config.yml`. | |
69 | ||
70 | The program should then be run in the folder in which the configuration file | |
71 | lies (see below for an advanced use). A window with a keyboard appears. The | |
72 | orange circle in the upper-right corner of the keyboard becomes green one every | |
73 | music is loaded (or red in case of problem). A key is semi-transparent and | |
74 | crossed when it is not usable at the moment: either because a music handled by | |
75 | this key is not loaded yet (it may take some time when the program launches), or | |
76 | because it has an action running. | |
77 | ||
78 | An example configuration file is given with some keys and transitions. The | |
79 | structure of the file (explained more in details below) should be easy to | |
80 | understand just by looking at it. | |
81 | ||
82 | ### Possible actions | |
83 | ||
84 | - Clic on a key: shows the associated actions in the bottom-left block of the | |
85 | app. | |
86 | - Key stroke: if available, runs the actions associated to this key. When a | |
87 | key has currently running actions, his surround is black. Note that an | |
88 | action like "play a music" is almost instantaneous as it is considered | |
89 | "done" as soon as the music started playing. | |
90 | To prevent accidents in case of repeated stroke on a key, `Music Sampler` | |
91 | won't rerun the actions associated to that key if they are not already | |
92 | finished. | |
93 | - Ctrl+C or Ctrl+Q: leaves the program. | |
94 | - Ctrl+R: reloads the configuration file | |
95 | ||
96 | ### Options available at launch | |
97 | ||
98 | All the options below are optional; usually, running the program in the correct | |
99 | folder is enough. Most of the parameters can be defined also in the config file. | |
100 | The command line parameters always take precedence. | |
101 | ||
102 | * `-h, --help`: shows a list of available options | |
103 | * `-c CONFIG, --config CONFIG`: gives the configuration file to load (by | |
104 | default, `config.yml` in the current folder). | |
105 | * `-p MUSIC_PATH, --music-path MUSIC_PATH`: gives the path to find the musics | |
106 | (by default, the current folder) | |
107 | * `--no-debug, --debug`: show debug informations in the terminal (disabled by | |
108 | default) | |
109 | * `-V, --version`: show current version and exit (only for the compiled | |
110 | version) | |
111 | * `-L, --language`: change application language. Current languages: fr, en | |
112 | (default 'fr') | |
113 | * `--focus-warning, --no-focus-warning`: show / don't show warning when focus gets | |
114 | lost (default is to show it) | |
115 | ||
116 | The following options are reserved for a more advanced use of Music Sampler, or | |
117 | in case of problem with the standard configuration: | |
118 | ||
119 | * `--no-builtin-mixing, --builtin-mixing`: make the sound mixing locally. By | |
120 | default, Music Sampler will let the system do it and open one channel per | |
121 | music loaded. Use it only if the system cannot handle it. | |
122 | * `-l LATENCY, --latency LATENCY`: "low", "high" or a number of seconds | |
123 | (default "high") | |
124 | * `-b BLOCKSIZE, --blocksize BLOCKSIZE`: Number of frames for each mixing | |
125 | step. 0 (default) lets the program choose. | |
126 | * `-f FRAME_RATE, --frame-rate FRAME_RATE`: default 44100Hz | |
127 | * `-x CHANNELS, --channels CHANNELS` : Number of channels per music (default | |
128 | 2, for stereo) | |
129 | * `-s SAMPLE_WIDTH, --sample-width SAMPLE_WIDTH`: number of bytes per frame | |
130 | (default 2). | |
131 | * `--device DEVICE` : select another sound device. | |
132 | * `--list-devices` : list available sound devices. | |
133 | * `-- ARGS` : arguments for Kivy library. | |
134 | ||
135 | ## Configure keys | |
136 | ||
137 | **Warning: the format of the configuration file is still a work in progress and | |
138 | may change without ensuring backward compatibility** | |
139 | ||
140 | The file `config.yml` uses yaml syntax. Categories and sub-categories are | |
141 | handled by space indentations (no tabs). Symbol `#` may be used for comments. | |
142 | ||
143 | In case of error in the configuration file, an error message will show up. | |
144 | Depending on its severity, Music Sampler may try to continue (ignoring | |
145 | corresponding problems) or abort. | |
146 | ||
147 | The file contains several sections: | |
148 | ||
149 | :::yaml | |
150 | config: | |
151 | ... | |
152 | ||
153 | aliases: | |
154 | ... | |
155 | ||
156 | music_properties: | |
157 | ... | |
158 | ||
159 | key_properties: | |
160 | ... | |
161 | ||
162 | keys: | |
163 | ... | |
164 | ||
165 | ### `config` | |
166 | ||
167 | The config section lets you store configuration parameters that you would | |
168 | normally use in the command line parameters. The '-' in the long parameter name | |
169 | should be replaced by '_' (e.g. '--music-path' -> 'music_path'). For toggles | |
170 | (`debug`, `focus_warning`, `builtin_mixing`) use the version without 'no-' and | |
171 | specify `true` or `false` as value. Note that command line arguments always take | |
172 | precedence. | |
173 | ||
174 | ### `music_properties` | |
175 | ||
176 | This section lets you define global properties for the musics. | |
177 | ||
178 | #### Examples | |
179 | ||
180 | :::yaml | |
181 | "music1.mp3": | |
182 | name: My favorite music | |
183 | gain: 1.4 | |
184 | Music "music1.mp3" is named "My favorite music". She is loaded at 140% of its | |
185 | normal volume. | |
186 | ||
187 | :::yaml | |
188 | "music2.mp3": | |
189 | gain: 0.7 | |
190 | ||
191 | Music "music2.mp3" is loaded at 70% of its normal volume. | |
192 | ||
193 | #### List of available options | |
194 | - `name: My music` User-friendly name of the music, used in the interface | |
195 | instead of the filename. | |
196 | ||
197 | - `gain: x` Loads the music with that initial gain x. This lets you equalize all | |
198 | your music at desired level, independently of the volume afterwards. | |
199 | ||
200 | ### `key_properties`: drawing and properties of keys | |
201 | ||
202 | This section lets you describe the drawing of the key: color, description. By | |
203 | default, a key assigned to one or more actions is shown in green | |
204 | ||
205 | #### Examples | |
206 | ||
207 | :::yaml | |
208 | 'ESC': | |
209 | description: | |
210 | - | |
211 | - STOP! | |
212 | color: [255, 0, 0] | |
213 | repeat_delay: 2 | |
214 | ||
215 | The "esc" key is red, and text "STOP!" is shown on the second line. The key is | |
216 | protected for 2 seconds after each stroke. | |
217 | ||
218 | #### List of availale options | |
219 | - `description`: the text on the key. Each item is shown on a line (no automatic | |
220 | line break). First line is shown just next to the "key" name and is in bold. | |
221 | On a standard screen, you may have about 3 lines visible (including the first | |
222 | one) | |
223 | - `color: [r, g, b]`: the key color. r, g and b are the proportions respectively | |
224 | of red, green and blue, and each value must be between 0 and 255 | |
225 | - `repeat_delay: x` (default 0) : protection delay. Once all its actions are | |
226 | done, the key will remain disabled (semi-transparent and crossed) for that | |
227 | amount of time (in seconds). | |
228 | ||
229 | ### `keys` : actions related to keys | |
230 | ||
231 | This section lets you describe for each key, the list of actions associated to | |
232 | it. Note that except for `wait` and some particular cases (see below), all the | |
233 | actions are almost instantaneous. | |
234 | ||
235 | ||
236 | #### Examples | |
237 | ||
238 | :::yaml | |
239 | 'a': | |
240 | - play: | |
241 | file: "music1.mp3" | |
242 | volume: 70 | |
243 | start_at: 10 | |
244 | - wait: | |
245 | duration: 5 | |
246 | - stop: | |
247 | file: "music1.mp3" | |
248 | fade_out: 2 | |
249 | ||
250 | Runs music "music1.mp3" at 70% of its maximum volume, at 10 seconds from the | |
251 | start, then stops the music 5 seconds later with a 2 seconds fade out. | |
252 | ||
253 | :::yaml | |
254 | 'b': | |
255 | - stop: | |
256 | file: "music1.mp3" | |
257 | fade_out: 5 | |
258 | wait: false | |
259 | - play: | |
260 | file: "music2.mp3" | |
261 | fade_in: 5 | |
262 | ||
263 | Make a cross fade of 5 seconds between "music1.mp3" and "music2.mp3" | |
264 | ||
265 | :::yaml | |
266 | 'c': | |
267 | - stop: | |
268 | file: "music1.mp3" | |
269 | fade_out: 5 | |
270 | wait: true | |
271 | - wait: | |
272 | duration: 2 | |
273 | - play: | |
274 | file: "music2.mp3" | |
275 | - seek: | |
276 | file: "music2.mp3" | |
277 | delta: false | |
278 | value: 60 | |
279 | Stops music "music1.mp3" with a 5 seconds fade out, waits for the end of the | |
280 | fade out, plus 2 seconds, and then runs "music2.mp3" skipping the first minute. | |
281 | ||
282 | :::yaml | |
283 | 'd': | |
284 | - volume: | |
285 | file: "music1.mp3" | |
286 | value: 50 | |
287 | - play: | |
288 | file: "noise.mp3" | |
289 | loop: 1 | |
290 | - wait: | |
291 | file: "noise.mp3" | |
292 | - volume: | |
293 | file: "music1.mp3" | |
294 | value: 100 | |
295 | ||
296 | Lower volume of "music1.mp3" while "noise.mp3" is played above it (twice). Then | |
297 | the volume of the music comes back to normal. | |
298 | ||
299 | :::yaml | |
300 | 'e': | |
301 | - pause: | |
302 | file: "music1.mp3" | |
303 | - wait: | |
304 | duration: 10 | |
305 | - unpause: | |
306 | file: "music1.mp3" | |
307 | - seek: | |
308 | file: "music1.mp3" | |
309 | delta: true | |
310 | value: 5 | |
311 | ||
312 | Pauses "music1.mp3" for 10 seconds and reruns it afterward, seeking to 5 seconds | |
313 | later. | |
314 | ||
315 | #### List of all the actions: | |
316 | - `play` : start a music. Music Sampler only runs a music once (if you want to | |
317 | have it playing several time concurrently, duplicate it or make symbolic | |
318 | link). Parameters: | |
319 | * `file: "music.mp3"` gives the played music (relative path). | |
320 | * `fade_in: x` (optional) runs the music with x seconds fade in. | |
321 | * `volume: x` (optional, default 100) sets the volume of the music. | |
322 | * `loop: x` (optional, default 0) music should be repeated x times. Indicate | |
323 | -1 for infinite loop. Note: x is the number of repetitions, thus the music | |
324 | is actually played x+1 times. | |
325 | * `start_at: x` (optional, default 0) start music skipping the first x | |
326 | seconds. | |
327 | * `restart_if_running: true/false` (optional, default false) if the music is | |
328 | already running, stop it and restart it. | |
329 | - `stop` : stops a given music. Parameters: | |
330 | * `file: "music.mp3"` (optional) gives the music to stop. If no music is | |
331 | given, stops all of them. | |
332 | * `fade_out: x` (optional) stops music with a x seconds fade out. | |
333 | * `wait: true/false` (optional, default: false) when stopping with a fade | |
334 | out, wait for the fade to finish before continuing to the next actions. If | |
335 | the music stops naturally before the en of the fade out, the wait stops | |
336 | there too. When several musics are stopped in fade out, the `wait` only | |
337 | waits for the last one in the playlist (which can finish naturally before | |
338 | the others). | |
339 | * `set_wait_id: name` (optional, useless when `wait` is false) sets an id | |
340 | `name` to the wait (see `interrupt_wait`). Any valid string may be used. | |
341 | - `volume` : change the volume of a given music. Parameters: | |
342 | * `file: "music.mp3"` (optional) which music to change. If no music is | |
343 | given, the global volume is changed. | |
344 | * `delta: true/false` (optional, default false) add/remove to the volume | |
345 | instead of setting an absolute value. | |
346 | * `value: x` if delta is false, sets the volume to x%. Note that this factor | |
347 | is applied to the music already loaded (with the initial gain). If delta | |
348 | is true, adds or remove the percentage to the current volume. | |
349 | * `fade: x` (optional) the volume change is applied with a x seconds fade. | |
350 | - `pause` : pause a music. Parameters: | |
351 | * `file: "music.mp3"` (optional) gives the music to pause. If no music is | |
352 | given, it applies to all playing musics. | |
353 | - `unpause` : unpause a music. Parameters: | |
354 | * `file: "music.mp3"` (optional) gives the msuic to unpause. If no music is | |
355 | given, it applies to all paused musics. | |
356 | - `wait` : wait for some time or for an event. Parameters: | |
357 | * `file: "music.mp3"` (optional) wait for the end of music "music.mp3" | |
358 | * `duration: x` (optional) wait x seconds. If `file` and `duration` are | |
359 | given, wait the end of the music PLUS the `duration`. | |
360 | * `set_wait_id: name` (optional) gives an id to the wait event (see | |
361 | `interrupt_wait`). The id can be any valid string. | |
362 | Note again that this action is one of the only action that is not almost | |
363 | instantaneous. Use it wherever you need to make some time adjustments for other | |
364 | actions. | |
365 | - `seek` : seek to a specific position in a music. Parameters: | |
366 | * `file: "music.mp3"` (optional) gives the music to seek. If no music is | |
367 | given, applies to all playing musics. | |
368 | * `delta: true/false` (optional, default false) If `delta` is true, the time | |
369 | seek is relative. Otherwise, it is absolute. | |
370 | * `value: x` If `delta` is true, then moves the music forward or backward by | |
371 | x seconds. If delta is false, the music goes to that position. If the | |
372 | music is fading (fade in or volume fade), the effect is immediately | |
373 | interrupted. If the music is fading out, the "seek" is ignored. In case of | |
374 | `loop`, a relative seek may jump to previous or next loop if possible, | |
375 | while an absolute seek will jump to a position in the current loop. | |
376 | - `stop_all_actions:` Interrupts all the running and pending actions. Note that | |
377 | a started music (even with a `loop` option) is the result of an action that is | |
378 | already finished and thus will keep playing (see `stop` for that). Parameters: | |
379 | * `other_only: true/false` (optional, default false): if `other_only` is | |
380 | true, the interruption is valid for all keys except the one that ran the | |
381 | action. When false, it is thus useless to add actions after that one. | |
382 | - `interrupt_wait`: stop a wait event (normal `wait` or fade out wait). The keys | |
383 | that were waiting will move to the next actions. Parameters: | |
384 | * `wait_id: name` : gives the id of the `wait` to interrupt (defined with | |
385 | `set_wait_id`, see actions `wait` and `stop`). To interrupt several waits, | |
386 | use the same action several times. | |
387 | - `run_command` : Run a command. Parameters: | |
388 | * `command: my_command` : Gives the command to run. | |
389 | * `wait: true/false` (optional, default false) if true, waits for the | |
390 | command to finish (this wait is not interruptible by interrupt_wait) | |
391 | ||
392 | ### `aliases` : define aliases | |
393 | ||
394 | It is possible to define some aliases for the parameters. Those aliases are | |
395 | internal to the configuration file. To give a nice name to a music, see | |
396 | "music_properties". | |
397 | ||
398 | The aliases syntax is the following: | |
399 | ||
400 | :::yaml | |
401 | aliases: | |
402 | alias1: | |
403 | param: value | |
404 | alias2: | |
405 | param1: value1 | |
406 | param2: value2 | |
407 | ||
408 | You can then use in other places of the configuration file a special argument | |
409 | `include: alias1` or `include: [alias1, alias2]` instead of `param: value`. In | |
410 | the case of several aliases that have identical elements, only the last one is | |
411 | kept. In all cases, a value defined outside of an include takes precedence. See | |
412 | below examples. | |
413 | ||
414 | #### Examples | |
415 | ||
416 | :::yaml | |
417 | aliases: | |
418 | music1: | |
419 | file: "path/to/my/favourite/music.mp3" | |
420 | ||
421 | keys: | |
422 | 'a': | |
423 | play: | |
424 | include: music1 | |
425 | ||
426 | `music1` is now an alias for `file: "path/to/my/favourite/music.mp3"`. You can | |
427 | use `include: music1` at any place where you would have written `file: | |
428 | "path/to/my/favourite/music.mp3"`. Aliases cannot be used in section | |
429 | "music_properties". | |
430 | ||
431 | :::yaml | |
432 | aliases: | |
433 | blue: | |
434 | color: [0, 0, 255] | |
435 | ||
436 | keys_properties: | |
437 | 'a': | |
438 | description: | |
439 | - | |
440 | - blue key | |
441 | include: blue | |
442 | ||
443 | `blue` is an alias for color `[0, 0, 255]`. Wherever you need to specify `color: | |
444 | [0, 0, 255]`, you may write `include: blue` instead. | |
445 | ||
446 | :::yaml | |
447 | aliases: | |
448 | long_time: | |
449 | duration: 42 | |
450 | ||
451 | keys: | |
452 | 'b': | |
453 | wait: | |
454 | include: long_time | |
455 | play: | |
456 | file: "music1.mp3" | |
457 | ||
458 | `long_time` is an alias for a 42 seconds duration. Instead of `duration: 42`, | |
459 | you may use `include: long_time`. | |
460 | ||
461 | ## Troubleshooting | |
462 | ||
463 | You'll find below a list of possible problems, and a possible solution. If you | |
464 | find some other problems, please contact the author. | |
465 | ||
466 | * The program starts and stops immediately. | |
467 | ||
468 | It is usually a syntax error in the config file. In that case, the terminal | |
469 | should give some informations. | |
470 | ||
471 | * The music sizzles | |
472 | ||
473 | It may be a latency problems (with slow computers). Try to adapt it to a higher | |
474 | value (~0.1 seconds) | |
475 | ||
476 | * Impossible to play more than one music at a time. | |
477 | ||
478 | The system cannot mix the musics by itself. You may have a look at the device | |
479 | list (`--list-devices`) and choose another. You may also try the integrated | |
480 | mixer, but the result may not be very fluid (you will certainly need to adjust | |
481 | blocksize and latency parameters if you do that) | |
482 | ||
483 | If your system uses PulseAudio, it may be a configuration problem for the ALSA | |
484 | plugin. In that case, try to put the following configuration in | |
485 | `/etc/asound.conf` and restart your system. This is an empirical solution that | |
486 | seems to have worked, there is no garanty that it will! | |
487 | ||
488 | pcm.!default { | |
489 | type pulse | |
490 | fallback "sysdefault" | |
491 | hint { | |
492 | show on | |
493 | description "Default ALSA Output (currently PulseAudio Sound Server)" | |
494 | } | |
495 | } | |
496 | ||
497 | ctl.!default { | |
498 | type pulse | |
499 | fallback "sysdefault" | |
500 | } | |
501 | ||
502 | * The terminal shows an error: | |
503 | ||
504 | Exception in thread Thread-1: | |
505 | Traceback (most recent call last): | |
506 | File "threading.py", line 914, in _bootstrap_inner | |
507 | File "threading.py", line 862, in run | |
508 | File "kivy/input/providers/mtdev.py", line 219, in _thread_run | |
509 | File "kivy/lib/mtdev.py", line 131, in __init__ | |
510 | PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/dev/input/event6' | |
511 | ||
512 | This is a device permission error. It can be safely ignored. | |
513 | ||
514 | * For other problems or bug, please see [Bug | |
515 | Tracker](https://git.immae.eu/mantisbt/view_all_bug_page.php?project_id=1&sort=status%2Clast_updated&dir=ASC%2CDESC) | |
516 | ||
517 | ## About | |
518 | ||
519 | The musics in the examples come from [Jamendo](https://jamendo.com). The | |
520 | complete version of those musics are available for free for a non-commercial | |
521 | use: | |
522 | ||
523 | [Short Blues](https://www.jamendo.com/track/340173/short-blues) | |
524 | ||
525 | [To the Fantasy war](https://www.jamendo.com/track/778560/to-the-fantasy-war) | |
526 | ||
527 | The crocodile noise comes from | |
528 | [Universal-Soundbank](http://www.universal-soundbank.com/). | |
529 | ||
530 | This program was developped originaly to help handling music for shows of the | |
531 | circus company [Les pieds jaloux](http://piedsjaloux.fr/). With no available | |
532 | sound manager, the artists sometimes had to run from the scene to make the sound | |
533 | transitions, making as little interaction as possible with the computed (one | |
534 | key). |