I found a better step by step which actually works! No latency, good
sound, smooth performance (mostly). Here's what I did (with links to the
tutorial I found, and a quick loop I threw together to demonstrate how to
make noise with it):
http://flavor8.com/index.php/2005/10/15/buzz-tracker-on-linux/
The only windows application I miss is buzz tracker
(
www.buzzmachines.com). I know it is possible to run it under wine, but I
have had very little luck using that method (IME it is slow, and the sound
has latency problems.)