[linux-audio-user] OT: Music *not* made with gnu/Linux.

[Cesare Marilungo]

Mark Knecht wrote:

>On 12/15/05, Cesare Marilungo <cesare at poeticstudios.com> wrote:
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>>Ok,
>>shame on me for this, but I would really really like to share with you
>>my latest musical efforts. Unfortunately, I was already working on these
>>tracks when I finally got everything working on gnu/Linux audio. So I
>>finished these tracks (made with mostly with free VST plugins, my guitar
>>and some vocals) on my copies of Tracktion on MacOSX and WinXP (Mackie
>>gave them away for free last christmas to promote their forthcoming
>>newer version). BTW it's a shame that a software made by one guy alone,
>>using mostly opensource LGPL libraries and with an XML file format
>>hasn't been released opensource. But I believe that when Ardour will
>>have MIDI integration, it would be even better than Tracktion (it is
>>already far better IMHO if you consider just the audio functionalities).
>>I will probably retouch these tracks with jamin for the final cd
>>version, but I'm already concentrated on new stuff now (using only o.s.s.).
>>
>>I don't like to think in terms of genres, but people often describes my
>>music as ambient. So don't bother to download it if you don't like ambient.
>>
>>Anyway, If you'll consider listening to my new EP (released under the
>>cc-licence) you can grab it here:
>>
>>http://www.cesaremarilungo.com/download/music/The_Moon_EP.zip
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>>It's a 27Mb zip with 4 mp3 tracks (192Kbps). Title is: The Moon EP (code
>>name: last of the closed source sw tracks).
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>>Or for individual tracks:
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>>http://www.cesaremarilungo.com/download/music/As_we_grow_older.mp3
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>>http://www.cesaremarilungo.com/download/music/Hope.mp3
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>>http://www.cesaremarilungo.com/download/music/The_moon.mp3
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>>http://www.cesaremarilungo.com/download/music/The_difference.mp3
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>>I'm still working on the cover.
>>
>>Thank you very much.
>>
>>c.
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>Cesare,
>   Thanks for posting this. I enjoyed all 4 pieces, my favorite being
>'As We Grow Older'. I think this one could have appeared as part of a
>Genesis album, circa 'The Lamb Lies Down...'. Very good piece.
>
>   Please don't be apologetic about tools. No sense wasting time on
>those thoughts.
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>   The music brightened my dreary, cold Friday afternoon here in California.
>
>With best regards,
>Mark
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Thank you all. Really. This is what keeps me making music.

About the tools: I'm really inspired by the whole open source community. 
This is how a lot of things in the world should be. Freedom, shared 
knowledge, passion and lack of greed.

c.