[Ardour-Users] [LAU] Tranzport + Ardour2 ?

[Paul Davis]

On Fri, 2009-01-30 at 21:46 +0100, Tanjeff-Nicolai Moos wrote:


> @Devs: is there a way to simplify the process of setting up the
> tranzport? I have no tranzport myself, but what I read in the
> Ardour's manual seems far too complicated for the average user (well,
> depends on the target audience...).

the problem is that until linux changes its default policy (unknown
devices are accessible only by root), this is hard. however, help is
coming. mike taht's kernel driver for the tranzport is supposed to be
merged in an upcoming new kernel, at which point it will no longer be an
unknown device.