[Ardour-Users] Ardour 3 importing problem

[Steve Downes]

On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 01:52:38PM +0100, Dragan Noveski wrote:
> On 24.03.2013 17:23, Steve Downes wrote:
> >Hi Guys,
> >
> >Went to import some Hydrogen .wav files into ardour&  in my haste imported a number of files (about 6) from my "recent" dir (I hate that ubuntu feature) My fault of course. I then deleted these files from the session&  imported the correct ones, "simples" It will now not place these files into tracks, they are in my editor list. It will also not let me create a track to import them into&  when I do it gives me the following error message. I tried re-importing the deleted tracks but it changed nothing.
> >
> >What did I do wrong?&  how do I extracate myself.
> >
> >Pleeeeease.
> >
> >Steve
> >
> >Error message file when I try to create new track:-
> >
> >--------------------------------
> >
> >[INFO]: LV2: Discovering 177 plugins
> >[INFO]: Loading menus from /opt/Ardour-3.0_14207/etc/ardour.menus
> >[INFO]: Loaded mixer bindings from /opt/Ardour-3.0_14207/etc/mixer.bindings
> >[ERROR]: Filesource: cannot find required file (hello-dolly-demo-L.wav): while searching /home/steve/l-studio/wave/interchange/wave/audiofiles
> >[WARNING]: A sound file is missing. It will be replaced by silence.
> >[ERROR]: Filesource: cannot find required file (hello-dolly-demo-R.wav): while searching /home/steve/l-studio/wave/interchange/wave/audiofiles
> >[WARNING]: A sound file is missing. It will be replaced by silence.
> >[ERROR]: Filesource: cannot find required file (hello-dolly-back-L.wav): while searching /home/steve/l-studio/wave/interchange/wave/audiofiles
> >[WARNING]: A sound file is missing. It will be replaced by silence.
> >[ERROR]: Filesource: cannot find required file (hello-dolly-back-R.wav): while searching /home/steve/l-studio/wave/interchange/wave/audiofiles
> >[WARNING]: A sound file is missing. It will be replaced by silence.
> >[ERROR]: Filesource: cannot find required file (look-tonight-guide-vocal-L.wav): while searching /home/steve/l-studio/wave/interchange/wave/audiofiles
> >[WARNING]: A sound file is missing. It will be replaced by silence.
> >[ERROR]: Filesource: cannot find required file (look-tonight-guide-vocal-R.wav): while searching /home/steve/l-studio/wave/interchange/wave/audiofiles
> >[WARNING]: A sound file is missing. It will be replaced by silence.
> >[INFO]: Loading bindings from /home/steve/.config/ardour3/ardour.bindings
> >Loading 82 MIDI patches from /home/steve/.config/ardour3/patchfiles:/opt/Ardour-3.0_14207/share/patchfiles
> >[INFO]: Loading history from /home/steve/l-studio/wave/wave.history
> >[ERROR]: unable to create port: failed constructor
> >[ERROR]: could not create 1 new audio track
> >[ERROR]: unable to create port: failed constructor
> >[ERROR]: unable to create port: failed constructor
> >[ERROR]: unable to create port: failed constructor
> >[ERROR]: unable to create port: failed constructor
> >[ERROR]: unable to create port: failed constructor
> >[ERROR]: unable to create port: failed constructor
> >[ERROR]: unable to create port: failed constructor
> >[ERROR]: unable to create port: failed constructor
> >[ERROR]: could not create 1 new audio track
> >[INFO]: Loading 82 MIDI patches from /home/steve/.config/ardour3/patchfiles:/opt/Ardour-3.0_14207/share/patchfiles
> >[ERROR]: LV2: Failed to instantiate plugin http://calf.sourceforge.net/plugins/Reverb
> >[ERROR]: Found a reference to a plugin ("http://calf.sourceforge.net/plugins/Reverb") that is unknown.
> >Perhaps it was removed or moved since it was last used.
> >[INFO]: Loading history from /home/steve/l-studio/wave/wave.history
> >[ERROR]: unable to create port: failed constructor
> >[ERROR]: could not create 1 new audio track
> >[ERROR]: unable to create port: failed constructor
> >[ERROR]: could not create 1 new audio track
> >[ERROR]: unable to create port: failed constructor
> >[ERROR]: could not create 1 new audio track
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> hallo,
> 
> i am not sure, but it looks for me as the number of maximum ports
> provided by jack is reached.
> which jackd version are you using?
> 
> in jack1 maximum of 1024 ports can be provided, in jack2 the number
> is hardcoded and i don't know at which level. if you are using
> qjackctl have a look at the setup dialog.
> 
> cheers,
> 
> doc
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Hi Doc,

Thanks for the suggestion. I did increase the port numbers but it
didn't help. Ima not sure but I think by then I might have caused some
other damage so it still may have been the problem.

See post to next suggestion.

Steve