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 #!/bin/bash
 
 # session.bash
 #
 # Author: Murray Saul
 # Date: May 15, 2010
 #
 # Purpose: To automatically launch Ubuntu Studio applications (First, Jack audio server, then other applications
 #          and also make automatic connections with Jack...
 
 
                                                              # Plays "Initiating startup sequence" to give an
                                                              # audio indicator script is starting...
                                                              # (Can download any clip from the Internet)
 
 # Determine client number
 
 clientNum1=$(aconnect -i | grep client | grep TASCAM | cut -d" " -f2 | tr -d ":")
 
 
 
 
 # Using Zenity (dialog box constructor) to graphically prompt user for type of session (default: "Recording Studio")...
 # Dialog box times out automatically after 10 seconds with default...
 
 apps=$(zenity --height 510 --width 200 --timeout=30 --text "<span font-family=\"purisa\" color=\"blue\" font-size=\"large\"><b>Roger that...</b></span>\n\n<b>Please select Recording Applications\nthat you want to use:</b>\n" --list --checklist --column "Session Type" --column "Description" TRUE "Jack" TRUE "Qsynth_Piano" TRUE "Hammond_B3" FALSE "Vox" FALSE "Rhodes_Piano" FALSE "Rhodes_Bass" FALSE "Mini_Moog" FALSE "Prophet5" FALSE "Odessey" TRUE "Hydrogen" FALSE "Ninjam_Server" FALSE "Ninjam_Client" FALSE "Ardour" FALSE "Rakarrack" TRUE "Audacity")
 
 
 set $(echo $apps | sed "s/|/ /g") # Replace pipe "|" with space, and store as positional parameters
 
 basePort=129      # Starting basePort number to connect via ALSA Jack is 129
 bristolCount=0
 bristolString=
 
 for x                              # Run loop for each positional parameter to launch application
 do
   if [ "$x" = "Jack" ]            # Launch Jack Audio Server (start server), wait 3 seconds...
   then
     /usr/bin/qjackctl -s &
     sleep 3
   fi
 
   if [ "$x" = "Hydrogen" ]  # Start Hydrogen Drum machines - Automatically patches in Jack
   then
     /usr/bin/hydrogen -display  &      # I have 3 monitors - runs Hydrogen in second screen
     sleep 5                                # (other 2 screens are virtual)...
     ((basePort++))                      # Increase basePort value by 1 for next connection...
   fi
 
 
 
 
 
   if [ "$x" = "Ardour" ]    # Start Ardour Digial Audio Workstation - Automatically patches in Jack
   then
     /usr/bin/ardour2  &
     sleep 5
   fi
 
 
   if [ "$x" = "Qsynth_Piano" ]    # Launch Qsynth and wait a few seconds...
   then                            
     /usr/bin/qsynth -g 6 &
     sleep 4
     aconnect $clientNum1:0 $basePort:0           # Automatically patch ALSA Tascam US122 port (20) to Qsynth port
     ((basePort++))                      # Increase basePort value by 1 for next connection...
   fi
 
   if [ "$x" = "Hammond_B3" ]      # Launch Bristol (B3 Organ) Keyboard - Midi Channel 4, wait 2 seconds
   then
     /usr/bin/startBristol -b3 -channel 3 -gain 3 -jack -midi seq -geom 600x350+0+0 &
     sleep 2
     aconnect $clientNum1:0 $basePort:0           # Automatically patch ALSA Tascam US122 port (20) to Bristol port
     sleep 2
     jack_connect bristol${bristolString}:out_left system:playback_1     # Patch AUDIO Bristol to system - left channel
     jack_connect bristol${bristolString}:out_right system:playback_2    #   "     "      "     "    "   - right channel
     ((basePort+=2))                      # Increase basePort value by 2 for next connection...
     ((bristolCount++))
     bristolString="-0$bristolCount"
   fi
 
   if [ "$x" = "Vox" ]             # Launch Bristol (Vox Organ) Keyboard - Midi Channel 5, wait 2 seconds
   then
     /usr/bin/startBristol -vox -channel 4 -gain 3 -jack -midi seq -geom 600x165+607+0 & -vox -channel 5 -gain 3 -jack -midi seq   &
     sleep 2
     aconnect $clientNum1:0 $basePort:0           # Automatically patch ALSA Tascam US122 port (20) to Bristol port
     sleep 2
     jack_connect bristol${bristolString}:out_left system:playback_1   # Patch AUDIO Bristol to system - left channel
     jack_connect bristol${bristolString}:out_right system:playback_2  # Patch AUDIO Bristol to system - right channel
     ((basePort+=2))                      # Increase basePort value by 2 for next connection...
     ((bristolCount++))
     bristolString="-0$bristolCount"
   fi
 
   if [ "$x" = "Rhodes_Piano" ]    # Launch Bristol (Rhodes Piano) Keyboard - Midi Channel 6
   then
     /usr/bin/startBristol -rhodes -channel 5 -gain 3 -jack -midi seq -geom 600x165+607+185 &
     sleep 2
     aconnect $clientNum1:0 $basePort:0           # Automatically patch ALSA Tascam US122 port (20) to Bristol port
     sleep 2
     jack_connect bristol${bristolString}:out_left system:playback_1   # Patch AUDIO Bristol to system - left channel
     jack_connect bristol${bristolString}:out_right system:playback_2  # Patch AUDIO Bristol to system - right channel
     ((basePort+=2))                      # Increase basePort value by 2 for next connection...
     ((bristolCount++))
     bristolString="-0$bristolCount"
   fi
 
    if [ "$x" = "Rhodes_Bass" ]          # Automatically patch ALSA Tascam US122 Port (20) to Bristol port
    then
      /usr/bin/startBristol -rhodesbass -channel 7 -gain 3 -jack   &
      sleep 2
      aconnect $clientNum:0 $basePort:0
      sleep 2
     jack_connect bristol$bristolString:out_left system:playback_1   # Patch AUDIO Bristol to system - left channel
     jack_connect bristol$bristolString:out_right system:playback_2  # Patch AUDIO Bristol to system - right channel
     ((basePort+=2))                      # Increase basePort value by 2 for next connection...
     ((bristolCount++))
     bristolString="-0$bristolCount"
    fi
 
    if [ "$x" = "Mini_Moog" ]            # Automatically patch ALSA Tascam US122 Port (20) to Bristol port
    then
      /usr/bin/startBristol -mini -channel 8 -gain 3 -jack   &
      sleep 2
      aconnect $clientNum:0 $basePort:0
      sleep 2
     jack_connect bristol$bristolString:out_left system:playback_1   # Patch AUDIO Bristol to system - left channel
     jack_connect bristol$bristolString:out_right system:playback_2  # Patch AUDIO Bristol to system - right channel
     ((basePort+=2))                      # Increase basePort value by 2 for next connection...
     ((bristolCount++))
     bristolString="-0$bristolCount"
    fi
 
 
    if [ "$x" = "Prophet5" ]            # Automatically patch ALSA Tascam US122 Port (20) to Bristol port
    then
      /usr/bin/startBristol -pro5 -channel 9 -gain 3 -jack   &
      sleep 2
      aconnect $clientNum:0 $basePort:0
      sleep 2
     jack_connect bristol$bristolString:out_left system:playback_1   # Patch AUDIO Bristol to system - left channel
     jack_connect bristol$bristolString:out_right system:playback_2  # Patch AUDIO Bristol to system - right channel
     ((basePort+=2))                      # Increase basePort value by 2 for next connection...
     ((bristolCount++))
     bristolString="-0$bristolCount"
    fi
 
 
 
    if [ "$x" = "Odessey" ]            # Automatically patch ALSA Tascam US122 Port (20) to Bristol port
    then
      /usr/bin/startBristol -explorer -channel 10  -jack   &
      sleep 2
      aconnect $clientNum:0 $basePort:0
      sleep 2
     jack_connect bristol$bristolString:out_left system:playback_1   # Patch AUDIO Bristol to system - left channel
     jack_connect bristol$bristolString:out_right system:playback_2  # Patch AUDIO Bristol to system - right channel
     ((basePort+=2))                      # Increase basePort value by 2 for next connection...
     ((bristolCount++))
     bristolString="-0$bristolCount"
    fi
 
   if [ "$x" = "Rakarrack" ]  # Start Rakarrack Effects Processor (Guitar) - Automatically patches in Jack
   then
     /usr/bin/rakarrack  &
   fi
 
    if [ "$x" = "Audacity" ]  # Start Audacity Recorder - Automatically patches in Jack
    then
       sleep 5
       (/usr/bin/audacity &)
    fi
 done
 
     sleep 5
 zenity --info --text "<b>All applications have been launched...</b>\n\nEnjoy your recording session...\n\nHave a Nice Day...                <span bgcolor=\"orange\"> :) </span> " --timeout=5