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29Mar2014 Ecasound is a software package designed for multitrack audio processing. It can be used for simple tasks like audio playback, recording and format conversions, as well as for multitrack effect processing, mixing, recording and signal recycling.
Ecasound supports a wide range of audio inputs, outputs and effect algorithms. Effects and audio objects can be combined in various ways, and their parameters can be controlled by operator objects like oscillators and MIDI-CCs.
As most functionality is located in shared libraries, creating alternative user-interfaces is easy. A versatile console mode interface is included in the package.
This package provides the ecasound executable.
Canonical does not provide updates for ecasound. Some updates may be provided by the Ubuntu community.
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29Mar2014 Nama is a text-based application for multitrack recording, mixing and mastering using the Ecasound audio engine developed by Kai Vehmanen.
Features include tracks, buses, effects, presets, sends, inserts, marks and regions. Nama runs under JACK and ALSA audio frameworks, automatically detects LADSPA plugins, and supports Ladish Level 1 session handling.
All editing under Nama is non-destructive. Effects are generally applied in realtime. A track caching (track freezing) function is also available.
The command prompt accepts Nama commands, Ecasound interactive-mode commands, shell commands and perl code, providing command history and autocompletion. The help system covers internal commands and LADSPA effects and includes keyword search.
By default, Nama displays a simple graphic interface while the command processor runs in a terminal window. The -t option provides a text-only interface for console users.
Canonical does not provide updates for nama. Some updates may be provided by the Ubuntu community.








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