[linux-audio-user] Advice on software?

[tim hall]

Last Thursday 02 June 2005 00:33, Darren Inwood was like:
> The main problem I am having is that there is just so much info to trawl
> through and so many apps!  Can anyone recommend something stable that
> could function as a jack-connected sampler player, 

Specimen.

Also worth looking at ZynAddSubFX for synthesis and QSynth / Fluidsynth for 
playing soundfonts.

> and something else 
> stable that could function as a regular MIDI sequencer and/or MIDI 
> loop/drum sequencer for my external synths?

Rosegarden4, MuSE
However, I'd recommend Hydrogen for generating drum loops.

Start with these half a dozen applications, you will get a good idea of where 
to go next. Rosegarden has a significant but worthwhile learning curve, as 
does Ardour, which you will want to investigate once you are ready to start 
recording / putting it all together.

cheers,

tim hall
http://glastonburymusic.org.uk