Hello, as announced earlier, the 2nd Linux Audio Developers conference will take place from 29. April to 2. May 2004 at ZKM (Center for Art and Media), Karlsruhe, Germany. In addition to the "Call for Papers" there is also a "Call for Music". Both are open until 29. February. We are looking for music that has been done with Linux Audio software and intend to present it in a concert at the "Kubus" concert hall of ZKM. "Live" performance with Linux Audio software is welcome as well. More information on the conference, registration, accomodation and the "Call for Music" is available from www.zkm.de/lad The current list of speakers (in alphabetical order) and talks is as follows: Fons Adriaensen, 1) AEOLUS - a church organ in your PC 2) Using JAAA for audio measurements Frank Barknecht, Rapid and Reuseable Audio Development With Pd Julien P. Claassen, Linux console - a textbased studio Paul Davis, Adding MIDI to a Digital Audio Workstation Orm Finnendahl, 1) Linux as a Workstation for Composers 2) PD Workshop Bob Ham, LADCCA Steve W. Harris and Jörn Nettingsmeier, Audio Engineering in a Nutshell Steve W. Harris, JACK, JAMin, Mastering Takashi Iwai, ALSA Sucks? - Trouble Shooting for Your Healthy Music Life Jaroslav Kysela, ALSA project - the last year Victor Lazzarini, Developing Spectral Signal Processing Applications Matthias Nagorni, Introduction to Modular Synthesis Han-Wen Nienhuys, LilyPond, a modular, extensible and programmable compiler for high-quality music notation Dave Phillips, 1) Keynote: One Year After: Notable Linux Audio Development in 2003 2) Still Nailing Jelly: An Update on Linux Audio Documentation Projects Abstracts and links to the respective projects are available at www.zkm.de/lad Matthias -- Dr. Matthias Nagorni SuSE Linux AG Maxfeldstr. 5 phone: +49 911 74053375 D - 90409 Nuernberg fax : +49 911 74053483