qtecasound

18.06.2001

NAME

qtecasound - multitrack recorder, fx-processor, etc.

SYNOPSIS

qtecasound [ general_options ] { [ chain_setup ] [ effect_setup ] [ input_setup ] [ output_setup ] }

DESCRIPTION

Qtecasound is a graphical interface for ecasound. It offers full access to ecasound functionality, including the command-line and interactive mode interfaces, all audio file formats and effect algorithms. Feature wise qtecasound doesn't provide much new, so it's mainly useful for monitoring the engine status and setup information.

INTERFACE

The aim of qtecasound design has been to make it easy to use and still retain efficiency.

I personally don't like traditional graphical interfaces very much. My biggest complaint is that they are often inefficient in the hands of a expert user. When you've used some program for years, you don't need cute icons and menubars to remember how to do some specific task. Icons and menubars should be there for the beginners, but there should be alternatives for the more advanced users.

Here's a few rules I try to follow in designing qtecasound interface:

No hidden functions
I've tried to avoid hiding functionality. All pushbuttons and other widgets are visible. If more functionality is needed, a new window is created.

Keyboard shortcuts
My goal is that qtecasound can be used without a mouse. Shortcuts work everywhere. All pushbuttons have a short description and shortcut keys are marked with parenthesis (for example: "S(t)art"). Shortcuts are triggered using CTRL-key. This applies to all shortcut keys.

OPTIONS

See ecasound(1)

FILES

~/.ecasoundrc The default ecasound resource file. If the file doesn't exist, it is created with some default values.

SEE ALSO

ecasound (1), ecatools (1), ecasoundrc (5), ecasound-iam(1)

BUGS

See file BUGS. If qtecasound behaves weirdly, try to increase the debug level to see what's going on.

AUTHOR

Kai Vehmanen, <kaiv@wakkanet.fi>