1. Fauxtary.1 Progress...

    Submitted by dave on Tue, 01/05/2021 - 14:03

    Have been making decent progress on the Fauxtary.1 MIDI controller.

    I decided to have v1 be a supplement to my Traktor S8 DJ controller, not a replacement. This will allow me to flesh out all the basics first via a simpler prototype.

    I have a case, cables, aluminum knobs, and some beefy ALPS Potentiometers on order. Once they get here I'll have some more content to post.

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  2. Fauxtary Mixer v2

    Submitted by dave on Tue, 01/05/2021 - 13:39

    Purpose:

    Building on the V1 prototype, add more traditional DJ mixer functionality.

    Controls:

    Per Channel:

    • Channel Volume
    • Gain - Center Detent
    • Low - Center Detent
    • Mid - Center Detent
    • High - Center Detent
    • Cue On/Off Pushbutton, Lighted
    • Filter - Center Detent

    Other controls

    • Master Volume
    • Booth Volume
    • Cue Volume
    • Pgm/Cue Mix

  3. Fauxtary Mixer V1

    Submitted by dave on Sun, 11/29/2020 - 11:11

    Purpose:

    Fauxtary.1 will be a simple proof of concept. The goals of this version will be to prove we can assemble all software and hardware required to make a simple USB-connected MIDI controller.

  4. Fauxtary DJ Mixer v1 - MIDI Enabled

    Submitted by dave on Sun, 11/29/2020 - 02:05

    Purpose:

    • Build a MIDI enabled mixer controller to replicate the controls of a rotary mixer.
    • Intended use is for DJ programs that accept Midi input (like Native Instruments Traktor).
    • This will not replace a full fledged DJ controller, just provide rotary controls for controlling the mixes.

    Description:

    I always liked playing gigs on old school rotary mixers, Bozak AR-6, Urei 1620, Rane MP2016, ARS 6700 - the battle hardened workhorses of the club world.

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  5. OraPad

    Submitted by dave on Sat, 11/26/2011 - 08:21
    OraPad is an Oracle utility program I am writing as a Tuning Scratchpad. I need a place to coordinate my activities when I am in the thick of a tuning issue. Right now it seems like I am using multiple tools and I would like a central place to organize my tuning information and thoughts. Bonus if we are able to wrap some functionality to cut out extra tools required to do the tuning investigation.
    Tags: 
    utilities
    Java
    OraPad
    Groovy

  6. OS Topics

    Submitted by dave on Sun, 11/29/2020 - 01:19

  7. Oracle Topics

    Submitted by dave on Sun, 11/29/2020 - 01:03

  8. Apex 20.2 Upgrade experience...

    Submitted by dave on Mon, 11/02/2020 - 17:11
    There are some impressive new features in 20.2. unfortunately my latest upgrades are not going so well.

    I see we've got a bundle patch already! Patch 32006852: PSE BUNDLE FOR APEX 20.2 (PSES ON TOP OF 20.2.0.00.20)... But I don't see any of the issues I encountered being addressed.

    From most to least severe:

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    Tags: 
    apex
    Application Express
    upgrade
    20.2

  9. SQL to help diagnose issues in a pinch...

    Submitted by dave on Fri, 10/03/2008 - 17:19

    My Session Info

    -- My Session Info
select username, sid, serial#, terminal, program, machine from v$session where sid=userenv('sid');

    List Blocking Sessions

    By: Natalka Roshak 
    select s1.username || '@' || s1.machine
  || ' ( SID=' || s1.sid || ' )  is blocking '
  || s2.username || '@' || s2.machine || ' ( SID=' || s2.sid || ' ) ' AS blocking_status
  from v$lock l1, v$session s1, v$lock l2, v$session s2
  where s1.sid=l1.sid and s2.sid=l2.sid
  and l1.BLOCK=1 and l2.request > 0
  and l1.id1 = l2.id1
  and l2.id2 =

  11. impdp too smart for its own good - ORA-2000 and missing indexes on target...

    Submitted by dave on Mon, 05/18/2020 - 12:50

    As we move on to 12.2 and 19c we're seeing more instances where simple schema export/import migrations are missing objects on the target database.

    If you do object counts after a simple schema migration... Or see something like this pop up in your impdp logs:

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    Tags: 
    impdp
    import
    optimizations

  12. Creating Animated .GIFs (with Transparency) From Blender Output

    Submitted by dave on Sun, 08/16/2020 - 16:42

    1) Create an animation with Blender.

    There are many tutorials out there so we will not cover Blender operation here.

    If you want to preserve transparency, the main thing is to create an animation with no background planes or "World"/"Atmosphere" settings. Leave them blank so that your scene is rendered with no background.

    Render your animation with the following Output Properties setup:

  13. OBS Scene Setup

    Submitted by dave on Sun, 08/16/2020 - 16:30

  14. DJ Streaming

    Submitted by dave on Sat, 07/11/2020 - 13:42
    Track Name Bounding Boxes - PC 2060x1080 Screen
    A B C D
    X 8 1090 8 1090
    Y 170 170 445 445
    Width 380 380 380 380
    Height 25 25 25 25
    Waveform Bounding Boxes - PC 2060x1080 Screen
    A B C D
    X 8 1090 8 1090

  15. GoldenGate Logdump Cheat Sheet

    Submitted by dave on Fri, 11/22/2019 - 14:19

    Reviewing Trail Files

    ghdr on
fileheader detail
detail on
detail data
usertoken detail
decrypt on KEYNAME secretkey
ggstokens detail data
    ghdr - Controls the display of header information. fileheader

    Filtering and Counting

    Filter by table name (FILENAME in GoldenGate speak):

    FILTER FILENAME DB.SCHEMA.TABLENAME
COUNT
FILTER
FILTER OFF

    Filter by string

    ghdr on
fileheader detail
detail on
detail data
usertoken detail
open ./dirdat/AA0000001
pos 0
FILTER INCLUDE

  16. Unix Shell Scripting

    Submitted by dave on Sat, 10/11/2008 - 21:34

    Finding file counts

    For Linux: 
    cd $ORACLE_BASE/admin

-- For Linux
find -maxdepth 2 -type d | while read dir; do 
    count=$(find "$dir" -maxdepth 2 -iname \*.aud | wc -l)
    echo "$count ; $dir"
done | grep adump | sort -n

    Getting around too many arguments:

    This method is scalable, does not have issues with argument list limits, and works well for millions of files. This example looks for files that match *.aud.

  17. About ba6.us

    I am a Software Developer and Oracle DBA by trade, but have worked with many RDBMS systems ranging from small DBaseIV / FoxPro PC databases, medium sized MySQL databases, and large Sybase, Oracle, and MS SQL Server databases.

  18. Streaming

    Submitted by dave on Fri, 05/08/2020 - 18:00

    Goals:

    • Live stream a class lesson with ability to show multiple camera shots and slides.

  19. 1) Hardware and Software Setup

    Submitted by dave on Sat, 05/16/2020 - 12:21

    To live stream with multiple cameras you will need:

    Hardware

    • PC running Windows 10, 2 monitors preferred
    • 1 Webcam for full front view, tripod
    • 1 Webcam for work table view, tripod or horizontal mount. Can also use NDI HX Camera App on an iOS device.

  20. 2) Studio Setup and Prep for Broadcasting

    Submitted by dave on Fri, 05/08/2020 - 18:19

    Studio Hardware Setup

    • Set up cameras/tripods/mounts
    • Set up lighting
    • Set up microphone
    • Start slide deck in its own window.
    • Test each predefined scenes for POC. Click through all scenes, ensure they are properly adjusted for each input source.
    • Hook up remote control if desired
    • Set scene to "Wish Online Class Welcome Screen"
    • Start Zoom, select "OBS Camera" as input.
    • Have someone from Wish join the meeting and ensure broadcasting is working OK.

  21. Reviewing Listener Logs

    Submitted by dave on Wed, 03/04/2020 - 14:52
    Assumption is for a 4-node RAC with nodes named exadb01/exadb02/exadb03/exadb04.

  22. Quickly create and implement a self signed cert for Tomcat...

    Submitted by dave on Fri, 02/14/2020 - 13:24

    Create keystore with a self signed cert

    keytool -genkey -keystore /path/keystore.jks -alias selfsigned -keyalg RSA -keysize 4096 -validity 720
    Enter details for cert and enter password = password123

    Update Tomcat server.xml

    Verify

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    Tags: 
    TomCat
    HTTPS
    HTTP
    SSL
    TLS

  23. Datapump Expdp/Impdp Cheat Sheet

    Submitted by dave on Fri, 04/27/2012 - 15:15

    Prereqs

    Directory: 
    CREATE DIRECTORY IMPEXPDIR AS '/mounts/transfer';

    Quick Export

    expdp parfile=exp.par
    Example Parfile EXP.PAR 
    userid=system/password
directory=IMPEXPDIR
dumpfile=Out-%U.dmp
logfile=2012-04-27-dcdsprd_schemas_to_sdhdev1.log
schemas=SCOTT

    Interrupting Job

    Reattach

    SQL>  select owner_name, state , JOB_NAME from DBA_DATAPUMP_JOBS ;

OWNER_NAME                     STATE                          JOB_NAME
—————————— ———————

  24. Splitting and Merging Replicats

    Submitted by dave on Fri, 11/22/2019 - 16:02
    If you have tuned a replicat as much as you can and it still is unable to apply transactions on the target database as fast as they are being captured, you may want to consider splitting the load among multiple replicats. In a perfect world we would be able to use 1 replicat for all apply, but realistically there may be factors out of our control that are limiting the apply rate. I do always encourage analyzing the sessions on the target database that are applying transactions. I have often found updates to one or two of the tables may be slow due to a missing index or PK.

  25. Enabling/Disabling/Deleting a SQL Profile

    Submitted by dave on Thu, 05/07/2009 - 15:56

    CDB and PDB Scope

    It looks like PDBs and CDBs can own SQL Profiles. Use DBA_SQL_PROFILES view in a PDB and CDB_SQL_PROFILES view in the CDB to review SQL profiles.

    If you log into the CDB with Cloud Control then it looks like all profile work will be done on the CDB level. Just be aware of this - if you create a SQL Profile in a PDB manually using a script like coe_xfr_sql_profile.sql, you may not be able to administrate it with the Cloud Control GUI.