[LAU] Linux audio course Rotterdam

[katelyn]

LINUX AUDIO COURSE ROTTERDAM (THE NETHERLANDS)

Working with Linux? With the most important OpenSource audio projects for midi 
sequencers, softsynths, effect plugins and samplers? WORM offers a Linux 
audio course, developed by Lieven Moors, to pass on necessary and sufficient 
knowledge for working with Linux audio software to fellow musicians.  

Goal of the course
We will start with an introduction into Linux; installing and starting 
programs and daemons, giving commands and editing configuration files. A same 
introduction goes for Alsa (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture) and Jack (Jack 
Audio Connection Kit). After this audio software like Ardour, Audacity and 
Sox will get a close hands-on introduction. After that the course will 
continue with Linux plugins (a.o. LADSPA, DSSI, VST) and midi/sequencers 
(a.o. Rosegarden, Seq24, Muse, Hydrogen). Besides that there will be a full 
overview of the most important softsynths and samplers for the Linux 
operating system (a.o. ZynAddSubFX, Fluidsynth, Linuxsampler). Other programs 
like Freqtweak (digital signal processor), Festival (speech synthesis), Jamin 
(mastering), LASH (audio session handler) and Freecycle (looping software) 
will also pass review.

An expanded overview of the most important audio software for Linux will be 
given to the course members as well as an introduction of to how to use these 
programs. 

Lieven Moors 
Lieven Moors lives in Brussels and used to be the guitarist and composer in 
Belgium outfit Das Pop. Nowadays he performs as a solo musician and traded 
his guitar for a computer running the GNU/ Linux operating system and 
numerous audio and midi programs. He personally mastered a lot of 
difficulties that he ran into using Linux audio software and wants to share 
and pass on his adapted skills, knowledge and experience over the last years. 

Start: October 7,  2008 (with enough reservations – submit your application 
before september 29) 
Duur: 12 lessons of 3 hours 
Wanneer: tuesday from 19.30 till  22.30 
Waar: Worm in Rotterdam (www.wormweb.nl)
Prijs: 350 euros (including study material) 
To apply or for more info: Katelyn at wormweb.nl
or for more info: lievenmoors at gmail.com
The course will be given in English