CHIMEPLAY - Chime and Bell Player Utilities for Children. These are custom versions of SAMPLEPLAY for windchime and bell sets.Two 6-chime sets are included.
| Version | 2 |
|---|---|
| Works with | Sugar: 0.82 – 0.100 |
| Updated | June 4, 2012 |
| Developer | abhunkin |
| Homepage | http://www.arthunkins.com |
| Rating | Rated 1 out of 5 stars 1 review |
| Downloads | 3,846 |
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The ChimePlay utility series includes ChimePlay (requiring a MIDI
controller) and ChimePlayAuto (which is self-performing and needs no
MIDI device). Both can handle mono or stereo soundfiles, up to 8
chime or bell samples and a single optional background loop. The
files can be of any sample rate and a variety of uncompressed formats
including WAV and AIFF; also Ogg/Vorbis, but not MP3. The Ogg/Vorbis
format is only possible when the Sugar version is later than 0.84;
this excludes the original XO-1 and SoaS (Sugar-on-a-Stick)
Strawberry.
*However*, the ogg vorbis format (which is written by later versions
of the Record activity) *can* be used by SoaS (Strawberry) 0.84 if
libsndfile is updated. This can be done while connected to the
internet by issuing the following commands in the Terminal:
su
yum update libsndfile
Neither the XO-1.5, nor XO-1 upgraded to Sugar 0.84 require this mod.
Students are encouraged to create their own soundfiles, especially to
make their own windchime or bell collections. (This is the primary
intent behind these utilities.) The two chime sets included here
are from the St. Francis Prayer Center in Stoneville, NC (USA).
The natural vehicle for soundfile creation is the Record activity.
This activity is fairly simple and straightforward; the only problem
is that many versions of it do not work with various incarnations of
Sugar. The following pairings of Record with Sugar seem to work
reliably: v86 with XO-1.5 and XO-1 upgraded to Sugar 0.84, Sugar-on-
a-Stick Strawberry (0.84) and Blueberry (0.86). Sugar 0.86 and above
(as of 3/2012) are compatible with Record v90, including XO's
updated to at least 0.90. Please note that Record prior to v74
(except for v61-64) produce ogg *speex* files; these files are
incompatible with ChimePlay. Though the Record activity produces
mono files only, at 16000Hz, such samples are nevertheless quite
useable.
Soundfiles must be moved into the ChimePlay.activity folder,
and be renamed soundin.0 or soundin.10 (for the background loop) and
soundin.1 or soundin.11 through soundin.8 or .18 (for the samples).
Rename them in the Journal (where Record deposits its files), then click/
drag samples to an external USB stick. Finally, copy them (in the Terminal from the ChimePlay.activity folder) to their new location
[cp /media/USBname/soundin.x soundin.x].
Important: For the MIDI version, the controller must be attached AFTER boot, and BEFORE the version is selected. It is assumed that the controller is a USB device.
English text only; for older children.
This activity is co-hosted at:
http://www.arthunkins.com
Git repository:
git://git.sugarlabs.org/chimeplay/chimeplay.git
NOTE: The built-in speakers of the XO-1, or any laptop/netbook, are completely inadequate for anything but testing. Even the least expensive set of stereo headphones is quite satisfactory however. Otherwise, a decent stereo system with spaced speakers is required.
Creator/Maintainer: Art Hunkins (www.arthunkins.com)
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abhunkin@uncg.edu
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