[linux-audio-user] Mailing list for general music making questions?

[tim hall]

Sounds Good (sic)

I also feel there's a need for more Newbie-Friendly Mailing Groups. Most user 
groups seem to operate at such a high level that they can be a bit 
intimidating to the uninitiated (_especially_ this one :~). Obviously there's 
a balance to be struck, but few people want a high volume of mail in their 
inboxes. It's great to know that one has the ear (or at least eyes) of those 
that are developing the programs that we use - or in my case, wish that I 
could configure so I can use - but I also get the impression that most of 
this list are developers of some description and probably don't need to 
receive large amounts of Newbie Spam.

I have a lot to offer in terms of general musical knowledge and a fair 
ability to communicate it. Obviously pure Newbie lists would have too high a 
turnover to be much more use than mutual support groups, so a general music 
list focussed on Linux users might be a way of fielding some of those 
questions. If Linux is really going to become more than a hackers hobby then 
it needs more approachable interfaces (& less Jargon). Music making itself is 
a highly intuitive sport, some of the best singers I know have a tendency to 
express themselves in studios like 'Can't you make it sound kind of Greener 
than that?' and the number of talented guitarists who have asked me "Yah, but 
what's a 'C'" is mindboggling.

Mind you I shall probably have to come back here when I want to find out if 
it's possible to make microtonal music based on pythagorean pitch once I have 
got my soundcard to work.

Champing at the bit

tim hall