[linux-audio-dev] Re: Free Software vs. Open Source: Where do*you* stand?

Kjetil S. Matheussen kjetil at ccrma.stanford.edu
Tue Feb 21 09:31:11 UTC 2006


Pete Bessman:
> But try programming a complex synth line, replete with legatos and
> extremely- small interval fragments, and add in automation of filfreq, reso,
> panning, etc.  It's doable, but it's painful.  And the more time you
> spend fighting an app, the less time you spend making music.  There's a
> reason tb303 synth apps are so popular, and it *ain't* just because the
> tb303 hardware is rare --- it's because the truth is, it's a feckin'
> PITA to use.

Well, I gave it a shot, using radium, zynaddsubfx and jack-rack. I don't
usually do this kind of music, and my version of zynaddsubfx is a bit old.
Anyway. :-) :

http://ccrma.stanford.edu/~kjetil/ashot.png

The brown line in radium is tempo, and the green line is connected to
the cutoff frequency in the butterworth filter in jack-rack. Its very
easy to set up, but I had no idea about effects or sounds or anything, so
I spent some time though. The notes are fairly random.

And here is the sound:
http://ccrma.stanford.edu/~kjetil/jack_capture_1.ogg

I'd say its pretty good to be done by an amatour in a hurry. :-)




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