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by jwatson
Fri Apr 29, 2022 5:11 pm
Forum: General WARBL questions and discussion
Topic: Disabling the Bottom Hole
Replies: 2
Views: 1703

Re: Disabling the Bottom Hole

Thanks for the quick response - that did the trick, no more messy notes when I rest my finger.
by jwatson
Thu Apr 28, 2022 4:26 pm
Forum: General WARBL questions and discussion
Topic: Disabling the Bottom Hole
Replies: 2
Views: 1703

Disabling the Bottom Hole

Is there any way to effectively disable the Warbl's bottom hole? I play the whistle and only use the upper six holes. When playing an acoustic whistle I rest my right/lower hand pinky on the whistle for stability. Unfortunately, when playing the Warbl I find that the natural resting place of my fing...
by jwatson
Sat Jun 05, 2021 11:04 am
Forum: Updating the WARBL firmware
Topic: Uploading From Linux with avrdude
Replies: 4
Views: 7007

Re: Uploading From Linux with avrdude

I've just upgraded to v2.0 using the procedure above but had a problem connecting to the Warbl until I disabled autosuspend in tlp. Edit the file /etc/tlp.conf and change USB_AUTOSUSPEND=1 -> USB_AUTOSUSPEND=0. After a reboot I was able to connect to the Warbl using the above procedure.
by jwatson
Sun Sep 22, 2019 3:18 pm
Forum: MIDI app/synth/module discussions
Topic: A whistle soundfont for Android/Windows users
Replies: 20
Views: 16287

Re: A whistle soundfont for Android/Windows users

Thanks very much for this, the soundfont works perfectly with 'QSynth' (a front end to FluidSynth) on Linux. Download and copy the soundfont file to the /user/share/soundfonts/ directory. Started QSynth and Click the setup button followed by the soundfonts tab. Select 'Open' and select the WARBL sou...
by jwatson
Sat Sep 21, 2019 5:09 pm
Forum: Updating the WARBL firmware
Topic: Uploading From Linux with avrdude
Replies: 4
Views: 7007

Re: Uploading From Linux with avrdude

Hello Andrew, Many thanks for your quick response and help. I've upgraded my Warbl from v1.5 to v1.6 using a laptop running Fedora 30 using the following procedure. 1. Determine the programming port by comparing the output of the command 'ls /dev/' before and after setting the Warbl to programming m...
by jwatson
Sat Sep 21, 2019 7:17 am
Forum: Updating the WARBL firmware
Topic: Uploading From Linux with avrdude
Replies: 4
Views: 7007

Uploading From Linux with avrdude

Hello, I'm looking to upgrade my firmware form 1.5 to 1.6. Recent restrictions at work prevent me from using my (work) Windows laptop to do this as I have done in the past so I was wondering if it's possible to perform the upgrade from my home Linux machine using the avrdude command from the termina...