RBEQ 1.4 – GStreamer Presets
Just when you thought it was safe...
1.4 of the RBEQ, the Rhythmbox Equalizer, is out and ready for download. The big change here is a switch from storing presets in a flat file to using the GStreamer Preset system. As always, downloads are at RBEQ Google Code.
A big thanks to Stefan Kost, who left this gem of a comment on the 1.3 release posting:
Any reason, you are not using the presets shipped with the gstreamer plugin?
Look at /usr/share/gstreamer-0.10/presets/GstIirEqualizer10Bands.prs and the GstPreset interface.
Users can install own presets to $HOME/.gstreamer-0.10/presets/
Since I didn't know anything about them, after looking at the aforementioned docs, I've gotten things so that they use the GStreamer Preset interface, and it is more well-behaved.
Also a big thanks to Hicham HAOUARI, whose awesome work has gotten RBEQ into Fedora! That's awesome; I was nearly flabbergasted when I saw that. Thank you for the support!
Comments and bug issues are always welcome; please let me know what you find while using it.
Look at /usr/share/gstreamer-0.10/presets/GstIirEqualizer10Bands.prs and the GstPreset interface.
Users can install own presets to $HOME/.gstreamer-0.10/presets/
Rhythmbox EQ update!
Update: Today RBEQ 1.3 was released. Find it on the google code page.
Yes, a month plus later than expected, RBEQ version 1.1 is out. 
Updates since the last release:
- The window for the equalizer no longer wrests control away from Rhythmbox itself. This makes it easier to change the EQ and play with volume and songs to get things working optimally.
- Added GConf hooks to allow persistent states for the equalizer between sessions. Most requested feature from the previous release.
- Full base-code rewrite, much cleaner to work with and understand.
Next up, adding a load-save functionality to the EQ so that you can swap settings on the fly.
As always, the download is located here, and the install instructions are the same.
Download from http://rbeq.googlecode.com
Installation instructions:
- Open a terminal, and enter this:
tar -xvzf rbeq-1.3.tar.gz -C ~/.gnome2
- That's it! You're set.
Hope that this release is as popular as the last.
Chris
Rhythmbox EQ
UPDATE: The Rhythmbox EQ has been updated. You can find it at google code.
Good evening everyone!
I've finally gotten to the point where my basic rhythmbox equalizer is up and running, so I figured I'd let the package sit here as an available download. I'll also link it to the rhythmbox devels, in hopes that it generates a bit more interest, and someone might come along and clean up and add to it more, in the true open source sense.
You can download the package here: Click Me!.
Installation instructions:
Uncompress this package using an archive utility (file-roller) to the ~/.gnome2 directory, or use the following command:
tar -xvzf rbeq-1.3.tar.gz -C ~/.gnome2
And that's it! Open rhythmbox, and go to "Edit -> Plugins" and select "Rhythmbox Equalizer."
Screenshot (by request):
Screencap for the Rhythmbox EQ.
It feels good to finally have a project of my own out there to help the community. Ciao!
Slashdot | Teachers Need an Open Source Education
Slashdot | Teachers Need an Open Source Education.
A rather good set of readings showed up on Slashdot today; I was especially interested in this one concerning Apathy, Lies and Fear.
In the articles listed above, the issues arise when teachers do not have the knowledge of what something does. It's a situation of brand loyalty taken much too far.