03-24-2021, 07:49 PM | #1 |
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Reaper isn't seeing my ALSA device
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I just upgraded my computer to a newer one (a used i5). I've installed Lubuntu 20.04 on it (my old machine had 18.04). Lubuntu is built on an Ubuntu core with a light user interface. I transplanted my sound card into the new computer: a M-Audio 192 Audiophile. With the old computer Reaper could "see" my audio card. On the old machine if I selected (in Preferences) "Audio System: ALSA", I would then see several options for hardware inputs and outputs in the "Input Device" and "Output Device" drop down menus. With this new machine these dropdown menus are blank. Reaper also complains upon startup that "There was an error opening the audio hardware: ALSA: error opening input device". Other software on this machine (like Audacity) detects the card and the inputs/outputs. For example, I have the input set in Audacity to: M Audio Audiophile 192; ICE1724 (hw0:0) Reaper used to show these types of selections on my old machine. I'm using Reaper 6.25 (Linux version). If anyone has a clue as to what I'm doing wrong I would appreciate the help! Thanks! |
03-25-2021, 07:35 AM | #2 |
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Once you select "Audio System: ALSA" in Reaper, did you click on the drop-down boxes for "input device" and "output device"? Some people see the blank default state of those boxes and assume there are no options, so they don't click on the boxes to see that the device options are there.
The error that Reaper provides is normal if you haven't explicitly selected input/output devices. In Audacity does it say "ALSA" in the left drop-down box? I assume that it does, but for some reason if ALSA doesn't work in both programs that might be a hint about the problem. Anyway you can try removing the card, blowing out dust from the slot, then re-seating the card in its slot (or try another slot). Also you can set PCIE_ASPM to "performance", in case that's causing an issue. I use TLP to do that (and its frontend TLPUI). I also set the CPU frequency governor to "performance" and because I use a USB audio device, I turn USB_autosuspend off (this is required, otherwise the USB device will be unreliable with ALSA). |
03-25-2021, 01:05 PM | #3 | |
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I had been clicking in the drop down slot for input and output device. In fact I tried many times. However, I was apparently not clicking on the *exact* pixel area occupied by the tiny black down-arrow symbol at the right end of the slot. By merely clicking in the grey bar of the slot (which is 95% of it) Reaper was expecting me to enter my audio card info manually (i.e. type it in) and indeed a cursor was appearing in the slot (although the cursor being very thin and light blue, it was not very obvious at first). It was only when I clicked exactly on the black down arrow symbol at the very right end of the drop down bar that the choices for my hardware showed themselves. |
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11-18-2022, 10:31 AM | #4 |
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Just had that same problem, very unhelpfull design...
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11-18-2022, 03:06 PM | #5 |
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It happened to me also awhile back. Nobody could figure it out, but eventually I did. Probably happens a lot, and it really should be fixed.
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02-10-2023, 10:22 AM | #6 |
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OMG Thank you!!!
Can't believe this is still an issue. First time Linux install - was just about to do all kinds of .conf edits to fix a non error!
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02-10-2023, 10:52 AM | #7 |
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Seems to be a driver problem.
The M-audio driver has not loaded. Download the latest Linux driver for this interface and install it. otherwise the interface is broken. |
02-10-2023, 12:24 PM | #8 |
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Not a driver issue. This device works out of the box. Sounds like all that was needed was to select the card in the REAPER dialog box after choosing ALSA.
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02-11-2023, 12:43 AM | #9 |
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**clicking on the *exact* pixel area occupied by the tiny black down-arrow**
I had this problem too when I 1st used Reaper, I'm unsure if this bug has been reported tho. |
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There's no "exactness" needed as you don't even have to click on the black arrow itself to bring up the list of devices, just the general vicinity. Granted, it makes no sense to have the ability to click and type in the box (at least I don't think so) so a +1 to make it a simple dropdown However, note that in that Audio Device dialog every other box with an arrow behaves in the same way aside from the audio system dropdown which has a predetermined discrete set of options. Perhaps this is a limitation when the dropdowns are dynamically filled (or can accept other numeric values)? Note that in other options tabs, those with static discrete options do behave correctly.
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02-11-2023, 10:37 AM | #11 |
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Yes it is a problem, because the fonts Reaper uses are ridiculously small, and the devs simply don't care about it, as the issue has been raised repeatedly. I have given up on it. They just don't seem to get that many people (older folks for example) don't have perfect vision.
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02-11-2023, 10:48 AM | #12 |
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You can adjust font size in /home/username/.config/REAPER/libSwell.colortheme
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02-11-2023, 03:57 PM | #13 |
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Tweaking the libswell is unfortunately not enough to smooth out all of the UI quirks within Reaper's menus. Increasing the font size means some longer checkbox labels are cut off in the preferences menu and other menu dialogs within Reaper.
I've been caught out by that same drop down menu also. |
02-11-2023, 04:06 PM | #14 |
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The main issue is inconsistent behaviour for the drop down menus. Some drop downs work when clicking the label area, others require a more precise click on an arrow.
From memory (it's been a while since I looked at the libswell), there are actually 2 different kinds of drop down menus but there is no way for the user to distinguish between them, so the behaviour of the drop downs is basically unpredictable Edit: looks like there's one drop down that accepts text entry and one that doesn't. The text entry kind is what is used for the input/output device menu. It's handy for things like the FX browser but not sure that it makes sense here. Last edited by dylan.w; 02-11-2023 at 04:57 PM. |
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I have no problems with checkbox labels in Linux.
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02-12-2023, 05:50 AM | #16 |
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It doesn't really look like you've increased the size of the font by much, if at all? But cool if it's working out for you.
When the there is enough room for the label there's no issue. When the font is bigger or the space is tighter, issues come up. Usually in the Media Item Properties menu, grid menu or routing window. The libswell theme allows 1 default font size throughout all of Reaper's menus. On my system that means I can set it to 11pt without any quirks, but 11 is still pretty small on my screen, so I imagine for others it might be uncomfortable also. |
02-12-2023, 05:56 AM | #17 |
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my font size is 12 on 1440x900 screen
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we could continue this conversation or we could just accept that we have different setups, different resolutions (2560 x 1440), sit at different distances from the screen...etc, etc. |
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This all really comes down to the oft-criticized Reaper GUI. While some complaints are based on aesthetics, it's really more about ergonomics. The eyestrain that results from poor GUIs causes headaches, stiff necks and mental fatigue. this has to turn off a lot of folks to reaper. Which is unfortunate as it is such a great product.
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03-13-2024, 12:09 PM | #23 |
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Thank you!
I just installed reaper on Lubuntu. I bought a used Lenovo Thinkpad and a used Scarlett 6i6 for my band's playback rig. And, Lubuntu was seeing the 6i6 but Reaper was not, so I knew the problem was with Reaper. After reading this post, I went back and doubled checked that drop down box in the device settings in Reaper, and sure enough, that was it. Wow.
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Rewriting the whole Reaper GUI from Win32 to whatever would also render SWELL useless, since that is an emulation layer for part of the Win32 API. I'm not too optimistic for this happening. |
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