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CCRMA Documentation Table of Contents

CCRMA docs table of contents (listing every section of every page), generated Wed Apr 22 20:04:19 PDT 2026 by matt

overview

• Overview of All CCRMA Documentation

README

• About This CCRMA Documentation

rooms

• CCRMA Rooms
  • First Floor
  • Second Floor
  • Third Floor
  • Labs

classroom

Classroom-Abel-monitor

• CCRMA Classroom Linux Monitor Alternatives (obsolete)
  • Two Different Video Monitors for Linux

Classroom-surround-sound

• CCRMA Classroom (Surround) Sound System 2018-2021

Classroom

• CCRMA Classroom
  • How to Reset
  • Projector
  • Audiovisual Selection
    • Audio System
      • Mixer Knobs
      • Mixer Scenes
      • Audio Inputs
      • Audio Outputs
  • Expanded A/V System
    • Cameras
    • Video Switcher
      • Blackmagic Troubleshooting
    • Mac Mini
  • Recipe for Hosting a Presenter on Zoom
  • Linux Machine
    • Linux Audio

common

Adapter-Closet

• Adapter Closet
  • How to Borrow
  • Before You Close the Door

Ardour

• Ardour, the free DAW
  • Computer

ATEM

• Blackmagic ATEM Mini Extreme ISO
  • Operation / How-to
    • Display Modes
    • Picture in Picture
    • Recording
  • ATEM Software Control
    • Picture-in-picture
  • Livestreaming

command-line

• The Command Line Is Your Friend
  • What is the Shell?
    • Simple shell commands
    • Getting a Terminal
    • Installing Shell Commands
  • Shell Features
    • Tab Completion
    • Shell History
    • Scripts
  • Filesystem Structure
  • Pipe
    • Processing Text Files Line by Line
      • grep
      • awk
  • Quoting
  • Iteration
    • Bash loops
    • find
  • Use Cases
    • File transfer
      • scp
      • rsync
    • Processes
    • Media Use Cases
      • sox
      • magick
      • ffmpeg
      • ecasound
      • Max/MSP
      • graphing
    • games
    • Macintosh-only
      • open
      • pbcopy / pbpaste
      • say
      • osascript
    • Computer Music Utilities
      • jacktrip
      • Max
• /bin/bash * SLOrk scripts * SLOrk feedjack scripts * Websites * curl * wget * Scripting pandoc * Finding links * Parsing html with pup * CCRMA Docs website
  • See Also

COVID-19

• Information on the Novel Coronavirus / COVID-19 pandemic
  • Stanford info on COVID-19
  • Non-Stanford info on COVID-19
    • Santa Clara County
    • State of California
    • USA Federal
    • Other Countries
    • International
  • Press
  • Science
  • Disinfection
    • Manufacturers
    • General Recommendations
    • Ultraviolet

COVID-policies

• CCRMA COVID policies 2022
  • Overview
  • Reminders of Some Important Stanford-wide COVID policies
  • Building Access
  • Ventilation
  • Alone in a Closed Room
  • Contacts
  • CCRMA Management

DM1000

• The Yamaha DM1000 Mixer
  • Accessing lots of channels with the same faders
  • Accessing lots of parameters with a single screen
  • Uncaring Faders
  • Bus Routing is Speaker Selection
  • The Good Preset
  • Input Patch
  • Output Patch

food

• Food at CCRMA
  • CCRMA Food Resources
  • CCRMA Food Responsibilities
  • Ballroom Snack Counter

Gear-Closet-Checkout

• Gear Closet Checkout System
  • Google Access
  • GeaR closet Identification Number
    • Inventory
    • Inventory by Category
    • Inventory by Location
  • Lending Process
    • Authentication
    • Lending Special Cases
      • Locked Out Return
      • Renew
      • Transfer of Borrowed Item
      • Fix Wrong GRIN
  • Online Logbook
    • Log for One Item
    • Item Status
    • Most recent
    • Archive
  • Historical: Black Binder

Gear-Closet

• Gear Closet
  • Location naming system
  • How to Borrow
  • Before You Close the Door
• Alternatives for borrowing equipment on campus

how-to-ask-for-help

• Tips for asking people for technical help
  • Screenshots

IETF

• jacktrip
  • features
    • Limitations
  • uses
  • hardware requirements
  • software installation
    • Installing jacktrip
      • Managing Multiple Versions of jacktrip
      • Building jacktrip from source
    • jacktrip installation verification
  • Terminology
  • Operation
    • Hub Server Operation
      • Hub patching
      • Recipe for Starting jacktrip Hub Server
    • Simple aka Peer-to-Peer Operation
    • jacktrip command-line options
    • Running multiple jacktrip processes on the same machine
    • patching jacktrip audio to other audio applications on the same machine
    • Commonly used commands
      • ps
      • killall
      • netstat
    • Using jacktrip alongside video chat
    • Details that Get in the Way
  • Debugging
    • Troubleshooting recipe
  • best practices, ensemble sound checks
  • Network Ports
  • Check Internet Quality
  • Tuning the System
  • Capitalization and Alternate Spellings
  • Publications
  • Links
    • jacktrip links
    • Links to jacktrip alternatives
    • Links to general issues around jacktrip
  • Future Work:
  • About this document

JACK

• The JACK Audio Connection Kit (JACK)
  • Starting Jack
  • JACK’s settings
  • JACK’s connections
    • Troubleshooting: Horrible Squealing Feedback
    • Troubleshooting: Why Can’t I Connect this Program?
  • JACK itself: jackd, the “JACK daemon”
    • Troubleshooting: Is JACK installed on this computer?
    • Troubleshooting: Is this computer already running JACK?
  • QjackCtl: a friendly graphical interface to JACK
    • How QjackCtl relates to jackd
  • JackPilot
  • Recipe for Starting JACK
    • Troubleshooting: Why won’t JACK start?
    • Troubleshooting: Is JACK Working?
  • Making and Breaking JACK Connections
    • Viewing and Changing JACK Connections from QjackCtl
      • QjackCtl Connections Screenshots
    • Changing JACK Connections from Command Line and Scripts
    • Some Programs Make Their Own JACK Connections
  • JACK Utilities
    • Meterbridge
      • Meterbridge on OSX
  • Installation
  • Operating-System-Specific aspects of JACK
    • JACK on Windows
    • JACK on Linux
    • JACK on Macintosh OSX
      • QjackCtl Server Path
      • JackPilot Low Resolution

JackStreamer-Linux-Workstation

• JackStreamer the Linux Workstation

JackStreamer

• JackStreamer
  • Video Tutorials
  • Kit Contents
    • Hardware Issues
  • Controlling JackStreamer
    • Update
    • Input queue length
    • Server menu
    • Start Session
    • Mono and Stereo buttons
    • Stop Session
    • Help
    • WiFi Off
    • Check Internet
    • Shutdown
  • Recipes
    • Powering Off a JackStreamer
    • Using a JackStreamer-enabled Braun Practice Room
    • Local Audio Check
      • Local Audio Check with Zoom U-22
      • Local Audio Check with Presonus
    • Find the Best Buffer Size
    • Recommended Daily Routine
    • Connecting JackStreamer to Stanford Residential Internet
      • Registering JackStreamer on Stanford Residential Internet
      • Registering JackStreamer on Stanford GSB Residential Internet
      • Attesting that JackStreamer is Exempt from Encryption Requirements
    • Registering JackStreamer in Braun
    • Troubleshooting Internet Connection
  • FAQ
  • Troubleshooting
    • Troubleshooting: jackd Won’t Start
  • Documentation
    • MAC Address
  • GUI screenshots
    • Main Screen
    • Success
    • Failure

JackTrip-Server-Reservations

• JackTrip Server Reservations
  • Trust
  • Time Slots
  • One Sheet per Week
  • Each Sheet
  • FAQ
  • The URL

JackTrip

• JackTrip
  • Ethernet
  • Network ports

Kramer

• Kramer VP-551x HDMI switcher
  • Basic AV usage
  • Video Source Selection
  • Audio System
  • History

monitor-levels

• Monitor Level Calibration
  • Calibration dates

MOTU-1248

• Mark of the Unicorn (MOTU) 1248
  • Operation / How-to
    • How to Return to Meter Display
    • How to Set the Sample Rate
    • How to Recall a Preset
  • Weird Behavior with Linux
  • Weird Behavior with OSX
  • Configuring the MOTU 1248
    • But how?
  • Firmware
  • Drivers

on-air-lights

• ON AIR Lights

piano

• CCRMA’s Disklavier MIDI Player Pianos
  • Power on
  • MIDI Usage
    • MIDI IN Port
    • MIDI OUT Port
    • MIDI IN Delay
  • When done

recycling+trash

• Recycling and Trash at CCRMA
  • Compost

Seminar-Room

• CCRMA Seminar Room
  • Contents
  • Audiovisual Selection
  • Audio System
    • Operating the K-Mix
  • Hybrid Meeting Camera System
    • The Box
    • Kandao camera settings
    • Recipes for a Hybrid Meeting
    • Recipes for Screen Sharing

SQ5

• The Allen&Heath SQ-5 Mixer * Analyzing Sound * Routing an Input Channel to FX Sends * Setting up a Scene * Setting up Digital Routing Busses (DCA Groups) * Grouping or “Ganging” Tracks * HOW TO Record Through The Board * Recording Board Setup * Stereo Recording * Multitrack Recording

staff-hours

• CCRMA In-person Staffing Hours
  • Winter Quarter 2022

staff

• CCRMA Staff
  • Student Workers

doorsigns

Seminar-Room-door-sign

• CCRMA Seminar Room

Studio-D-door-sign

• CCRMA Studio D

Studio-E-door-sign

• CCRMA Studio E

email

Email

• CCRMA Email
  • Email Forwarding
  • Webmail
  • Mail Filtering
    • Email Auto-Responder
  • Configuring Email Clients with IMAP and SMTP
    • IMAP Receiving
    • SMTP Outgoing
  • POP settings
  • Pine/Alpine
  • Staying on the Local-Users List Forever

Spam

• Spam Control
  • Spam control programs
  • The Default .procmailrc
  • .procmailrc Breakdown (looking at each section)
    • MAILDIR
    • Spam Score Threshold
    • SpamAssassin Per User Configuration
    • Bounces
    • Forwarding
      • Forward Keeping a Local CCRMA Copy
      • Forward Without Keeping a Local CCRMA Copy
  • Email Headers and Spamassassin

maxlab

CNC

• CNC Router (Max Lab Garage)
  • Reminder List

Garage

• Garage (Max Lab)
  • Keeping the Garage Clean
  • Big Power Tools | NEVER USE ALONE
  • Other Big Things
  • Left shelves
    • Power Tools on Left Shelves | NEVER USE ALONE
  • Right shelves
    • Power Tools on Right Shelves | NEVER USE ALONE

laser

• Laser Cutter – Garage
  • Room contents
  • Materials it can cut/engrave
  • Software
  • Creating a design
  • Safety protocol
  • Setting up the Helix
  • Printing Your Design to the Laser Cutter
  • Cleaning the laser cutter

Max-Lab

• Max Lab
  • Using the Max Lab
    • Keep It Safe
    • Keep It Clean
    • Large Projects
  • Digital Fabrication
    • 3D Printing
  • Related Links and Resources

stage

Stage

• CCRMA Stage
  • Contents
    • Audience Orientation
    • Don’t Touch
    • How to Reset
  • Audio System
    • Loudspeakers
    • OpenMixer and Touchscreen
    • Audio System Troubleshooting
  • Audio Mixer
    • Mixer Presets
    • Mixer Inputs
      • Mixer Outputs
    • Routing an Input Channel to Speakers
      • Important Notes
      • Troubleshooting the Mixer
  • Droid Cart
  • Desktop Station
    • KVM Switches
    • Mac Studio
    • Linux Machine
  • Lighting System
    • Stage Lights
    • Lighting Station
    • HOW TO Set Light Color
    • HOW TO Record and Recall Lighting Cues
    • Curtains
  • Video Projectors
    • Projector Source Selection
    • HDMI Audio Extraction
  • Video System
    • Cameras
    • Video Station
  • Audio Recording System
  • Using Your Own Laptop
    • Laptop Audio
    • Laptop Video
    • Laptop Stands
    • Livestreaming
    • Video Routing Implementation
  • Piano
  • HOW TO Play Video
  • HOW TO Play Audio
  • HOW TO Present on Zoom
  • Troubleshooting/Workarounds

studios

Listening-Room

• CCRMA Listening Room
  • Contents
    • Don’t touch
    • How to reset
  • Lighting
  • Speaker Channels
    • Speaker Positions
  • Listening Room Audio/Video Equipment
    • Projector
    • MOTUs
    • Patch Bay
    • OpenMixer USB Controllers
  • Laptop Audio
    • How to Connect
    • Operation
  • Laptop Video
    • How to Connect
    • Operation
  • Demo NanoKontrol
  • Troubleshooting
  • Other Documentation

Recording-Studio-Policy

• CCRMA Recording Studio Policy for Students
  • Gaining Recording Studio Access
  • Rules/Expectations and Being a Good Recording Studio Citizen
    • Reset to default configuration
    • Booking Time in the Studio
    • Guests
    • Reporting broken/nonfunctioning/missing equipment
    • Entering a Messy Studio
    • Food and drink policy
    • Drum Kit
    • No borrowing things from the studio
    • Borrowing things from the studio
    • How to get a permit

Recording-Studio

• CCRMA Recording Studio and Control Room * Recording Studio Contents * Control Room Contents * Live Room Contents
  • Quick Start Guide: Control Room
    • Using Your Laptop
    • Using the Studio Computer aka “Mac Blue”
    • Tips & Troubleshooting
    • How to Reset the Control Room
  • Quick Start Guide: Live Room
    • Using Your Laptop
    • Using the Live Room Computer aka “Mac Purple”
    • Getting an audio signal into your DAW in the Live Room
    • Tips & Troubleshooting
    • How to Reset the Live Room
  • Monitoring with the ME-1 units
  • Using the Drum Kit
    • Cymbals and Stands
    • Drums and other hardware
  • Using CAVIAR with Mac Shrimp
  • Basic Usage
  • Monitor Speaker Controller
  • KVM Switches
    • KVM A
    • KVM B
    • KVM C
  • Mixer
  • Microphone Preamps
  • Patch Bay
    • Patch Bay A
    • Patch Bay B
    • Patch Bay C
  • Outboard Effects
  • Studio Computer
  • Microphone Closet
    • Dynamic
    • Ribbon
    • Condenser
    • Other mics
    • DI Boxes
    • Possibly missing
  • Lighting
    • RECORDING lights
  • CAVIAR
    • CAVIAR audio interface settings
  • Legacy Media
  • Historical

Studio-Activities

• Supported Activities in CCRMA’s Studios
  • Quiet Study
  • Loudspeaker Activities
  • Telematic (JackTrip) Activities
  • Advanced / unusual / less-well-supported Activities
  • Discouraged Activities

Studio-D

• CCRMA Studio D
  • Studio D Contents
    • Don’t touch
    • To Reset Studio D
  • Studio D Patch Bay
  • Selecting Your Laptop or the CCRMA Linux Workstation
  • Using Your Own Laptop
    • Connecting Your laptop
    • Playing Sound from Your Laptop
  • Using the CCRMA Linux Machine
    • Logging in
    • Configuring Linux Audio
    • Audacity
    • JACK
  • Sound system and bass management
  • MOTU I/O channels
  • Troubleshooting
    • Troubleshooting Sound
    • Troubleshooting Video

Studio-E

• CCRMA Studio E
  • Studio E Contents
    • Don’t touch
    • To Reset Studio E
  • Audio System
    • Loudspeaker positions
      • Loudspeaker Spatial Definitions
  • Mixer Wiring and Channel Numbering
    • Mixer inputs
    • Mixer outputs
  • Selecting Your Laptop or the CCRMA Mac
  • Using Your Own Laptop
    • Connecting Your laptop
    • MOTU I/O channels
  • Using the Mac
    • Mac
    • Apollo I/O channels
  • Using the CCRMA Linux Machine
    • Linux Audio
    • General Linux Audio Software / ALSA / Pulse audio
    • Audacity under Linux
    • JACK under Linux
  • Sound system and bass management
  • Troubleshooting

Studio-J

• CCRMA Studio J

Studio-training

• CCRMA Studio Training
  • Recording Studio
  • Studios D and E

system

backups

• CCRMA Backups

CCRMA-Linux-Workstation

• CCRMA Linux Workstations
  • Logging in and out
    • In-person Logins
      • Locked Screen
    • Remote Logins
    • Temporary Ban After Failed Logins
  • Sudo
  • Your Home Directory
  • Special Filesystems
    • /zap
    • /scratch
  • Audio in Linux
    • PortAudio
      • Multichannel PortAudio
    • JACK

CCRMA-user-account

• What Is a CCRMA User Account?
  • The Old Days
  • Today
  • Trust
  • SUNet ID, SUID, and Keycard access
  • Getting a CCRMA Account (and keycard access)

guestnet

• CCRMA “Guest” Network Access
  • Wireless Networking at CCRMA
  • Getting on WIFI with SUNet ID

password

• The Password for your CCRMA Account
  • How to log in using your user name and password
  • How to change your password
  • What to do if you forget your password

remote-login

• Remote Login General Instructions
  • X Forwarding
  • Persistent Remote Login
  • SSH Keys

room-scheduling

• Room Scheduling, Room Booking, Reservations, Schedule
  • How to Schedule
    • How to Schedule Too Much Time
  • Reports
    • Reservation Export Workflow

sysadmin

• CCRMA System Administrators