Consortium February 2005

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FAVE 2005 - Call for Presentations, Workshops and Artists

by tim hall

FAVE 2005 Open source creativity Call for Presentations, Workshops and Artists FAVE is a get-together for creative people who are interested in free and open source software on Linux and other computer platforms. It's taking place on Saturday August 13th 2005 at the Trinity Community & Arts Centre in Bristol, UK. Everyone is welcome, especially if you've never used this kind of software before. This is no dry, dull conference! It will be an accessible festival of fun with performances, installations and workshops. Topics will include: * Music production * Sound recording * Community radio and media * Video art and VJ's * 2D and 3D graphics * Game design * Creative Commons licensing * Software in the Welsh language There will also be an evening gig featuring performances from artists who use Linux and free software. The Trinity Centre is a large converted church, and a legendary music venue. It features a main stage area, room for stalls, a cafe, bar and kids' corner. If you would like to make a presentation, hold a workshop, or perform at this event, please contact the organisers via this address: fave2005(a)fave.org.uk or via our website: http://www.fave.org.uk _______________________________________ posted by tim hall on behalf of: http://fave.org.uk

19 years, 8 months

Re: UK free software audio/video conference

by Daniel James

Hi Tim, > Happy New Year. Thanks - same to you! > Ben Edwards, who is sysadmin at the Trinity Centre in Bristol > [ http://3ca.org.uk/home ] is interested in hosting a UK libre multimedia > conference this year. Bristol is not a bad location, as it goes - better than the Isle of Wight, which I had thought about. It would be more difficult/expensive for most people to get to, wheras Bristol is quite accessible. > He reckons the Trinity Centre could be made available > for little or nothing and is after an idea of suitable dates. Obviously we > don't want to clash with the ZKM LAD conf or any of the London Linux Expo > type stuff April has both the Sounds Expo and the ZKM conference - probably too early as well. There is only one Linux Expo this year and it is in October. A good resource for planning events is http://www.linuxcalendar.com/ If you want to attract students and other young people, it might be a good idea to hold it over the summer holiday period, as long as it doesn't clash with any of the festivals. > I'd really value your thoughts on the matter It might be a good idea to bill it as a user-focused event with some acessible talks from developers. The ZKM conference is primarily a developer event and there isn't much point in duplicating that, even if it is in a different country. I'd have the main sessions over a weekend so that people with jobs they can't get away from will be able to attend at least some of the sessions. There should also be a jam session/DJ'ing/VJ'ing event. > We have a mailing list here : > http://lists.serverone.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/3avc-discuss > that Ben has set up for group mailings. Right, I'll join that today. Are you aiming to get sponsorship for this event? Cheers Daniel

19 years, 9 months

Fwd: BBC R&D Open Days 2005

by Daniel James

Hello all, The BBC R&D department in Surrey, UK is holding open days in June. They are doing interesting work on desktop media production, as well as multicast streaming and various audio standards. If you would like to go, you have to register for a ticket in advance. I've booked for the 7th. Cheers Daniel James Director http://linuxaudio.org

19 years, 9 months

[Fervent Software] PRESS RELEASE: Rosegarden MUSIC goes Gold!

by fervent＠ukfsn.org

Rosegarden MUSIC goes Gold! =========================== LONDON, FEBRUARY 18th 2005 -- The Rosegarden team and Fervent Software are delighted to announce the 1.0 release of Rosegarden MUSIC, an audio and MIDI sequencer and musical notation editor for Linux. This release marks the completion of nearly five years of solid development effort and sets a precedent for music composition software. Never before has such a powerful and complete piece of music software been made available with its entire source code published! Rosegarden MUSIC combines simplicity with power in the most comprehensive piece of Linux music software yet assembled and it's the only Linux application to offer full composition and recording capabilities to musicians who want to use classical notation. Fervent Software, the company that has backed the development of Rosegarden MUSIC, is now selling the Studio to Go! product bundled complete with this high-quality piece of music software. Additionally, the Studio to Go! package includes selected top quality Linux audio applications carefully packaged in a self configuring Linux Live CD environment. This means that you have access to the best music composition and recording applications at any time on any PC without the need for installation. Fervent Software's Studio to Go! includes Rosegarden MUSIC 1.0.1 (enhanced) and integrates many other applications such as the Ardour Digital Audio Workstation, Audacity audio editor, the award-winning Hydrogen drum machine, JAMin mastering, Lilypond score typesetting software, soft synths, plugins and bundled VST instruments. All of these applications can be connected together using the JACK Audio Server, and all this comes complete with instructions, tutorials and demo material and 30 days support in an easy to use package that will run without installation on Windows PCs. Studio to Go! is available for UKP 49.99 direct from the Fervent website. For more details and for ordering see: http://www.ferventsoftware.com Or email: info(a)ferventsoftware.com Some of Rosegarden MUSIC's most notable features include: o MIDI and audio playback and recording o Piano-roll, score, event list and track overview editors o Clear, consistent and polished user interface o Translations for Russian, Spanish, German, French, Welsh, Italian, Swedish, Estonian, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese, as well as UK and US English o Help documentation available substantially or entirely translated into German, Swedish and Japanese as well as English o DSSI synth and audio effects plugin support, including Windows VST effects and instrument support via dssi-vst o LADSPA audio effects plugin support o JACK transport support for synchronisation with other software o Score interpretation of performance MIDI data o Device definition files to ease MIDI portability o Triggered segments for pattern sequencing & performable ornaments o Audio and MIDI mixers o MIDI and Hydrogen file import o MIDI, Csound, Lilypond and MusicXML file export (including Postscript and PDF output file generation of score) Press Quotes about Rosegarden MUSIC ----------------------------------- "so laden with features it puts some of the other apps on test here to shame... Both the notation and matrix editors are supremely usable... thanks to a plentiful supply of keyboard shortcuts." "The notation editor in particular is excellent, and produces beautiful-looking scores on screen... even more beautiful hard copy is possible. The notation editor is a delight to use and just packed with features... a powerful environment for sequencing and editing music." - Linux Format Magazine "combines audio recording, MIDI sequencing, full editing for MIDI and audio data, and music notation, all in one package... the Cubase of the Linux world." - Computer Music Magazine "a sophisticated MIDI [and] Audio sequencer, which also incorporates a high-quality score editor... the closest native equivalent to Cubase for Linux" - Sound on Sound Magazine Press Quotes about Studio to Go! -------------------------------- "A comprehensive selection of useful packages [with a] good collection of demo content and tutorial files. Combined with a USB drive, it really is a Studio to Go!" - "Computer Music" Magazine "load in a CD, boot up, and you have an entire studio filled with Linux music software ready to run, on any PC. Mastering tools, synths, drum machine, multitrack recording, notation, it's all there -- with zero configuration. You can even run Windows VSTs right in Linux... Brilliant -- and much-improved from my failed attempt to get Mandrake running on my own." - "Create Digital Music" Online Magazine Comments from registered users of Studio to Go! ----------------------------------------------- "A superb product. I am impressed!" "[W]hat a beautiful piece of work 'Studio to Go' is." "I'm very impressed with Studio to Go! - I was making sounds on it within 5 minutes! The short tutorials were just what is needed to get you started... well worth the money." "It just boots up from CD absolutely no problem ... hats off to you!" "[Studio to Go!] feels stable... you have a great product. The interface is clear and concise ... the best interface of any software sequencer I've seen." "It all works just as they say... bloody miraculous." About Fervent Software ---------------------- Fervent Software Ltd is a privately owned music technology company based in the UK. It focuses on delivering high standards of usability and accessibility for music and creative software as well as advocating and participating in major Open Source software development projects. Fervent Software works with many music technology providers and educational groups to bring high quality music software within anyone's reach. Studio to Go! establishes Fervent Software at the forefront of innovation and excellence in music technology. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.8 - Release Date: 14/02/2005 _______________________________________________ Fervent mailing list Fervent(a)ukfsn.org http://lists.ukfsn.org/mailman/listinfo/fervent

19 years, 9 months

[Fervent Software] PR: Studio to Go! now available as US Edition

by fervent＠ukfsn.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 4th Feburary 2005 Fervent Software's Live Linux CD music product "Studio to Go!" is now available in a US edition. Studio to Go! provides a comprehensive selection of music composition and recording software based around an innovative Linux Live CD that configures out of the box without installation on an existing Windows PC. All Studio to Go! products include switchable worldwide keyboard layouts, as well as selectable language support for US and UK English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, and Welsh languages. Since it's launch in December 2004, Studio to Go! has proved a popular alternative for those wanting to just compose and record music on the nearest PC. Studio to Go! provides huge amounts of power at the affordable price of 49.99GBP including worldwide shipping and support. http://www.ferventsoftware.com/ _______________________________________________ Fervent mailing list Fervent(a)ukfsn.org http://lists.ukfsn.org/mailman/listinfo/fervent

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