9 Oct
2002
9 Oct
'02
9:51 a.m.
Sage wrote:
Also check out the LAU guide (see below) and quicktoots. There is a new
tutorial explaining how to do what you want with JACK, Ardour and MusE.
Personally I have been trying to get some of the news sites to report on
this tutorial. I believe it is a huge step and very important milestone
that has been reached. However they don't seem to want to report my
words. It would be great if a *few* other people made an attempt then we
might be able to catch their attentions.
I have tried linuxnews, slashdot, linuxtoday, and a few others. It would
also be great if someone who has contacts with the pro magazines would
let them know.
As it stands I'm going to keep trying but one voice is not so easily
heard in this big bad world.
--
Patrick Shirkey - Boost Hardware Ltd.
For the discerning hardware connoisseur
Http://www.boosthardware.com
Http://www.djcj.org - The Linux Audio Users guide
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"Um...symbol_get and symbol_put... They're
kindof like does anyone remember like get_symbol
and put_symbol I think we used to have..."
- Rusty Russell in his talk on the module subsystem
For MIDI
recording and editing the program "jazz" is a good app, try
also the "Muse" sequencer and the "noteedit" notation program. For now
don't
expect an app that can do good audio+MIDI in sync
like Cubase or Logic do.
But be aware that the community is working fast and this goal would be
achieved
in the near future (I heard of Ardour MIDI
integration with midimountain).
I am not averse to using two separate apps for audio and midi. I'm already
planning to use Ardour for audio. If it could do midi as well, that would
be fabulous, but since mention of such features are scarce on the Ardour
website, I don't expect much right now. Two separate apps would do me just
fine, though.
The real problem is the need to find good sounds to be powered by the midi,
though. Softsynths, wavetable synths, samplers... right now I use several
VST instruments: Model-E (a minimoog emulator), The Grand (a very realistic
piano), B4 (emulates the Hammond B3 organ) and the Cheez Machine (emulates
the Arp Solina). So I only use midi to emulate real instruments... and
unless I go with iiwusynth and soundfonts (a perfectly useable, but sorely
inferior solution, if you ask me), there's really no alternative.
I am currently faced with having to decide whether to enjoy the benefits of
open source software, or stick with the best tools for the job... I was
hoping that someone on this list might be able to point me to solutions that
help narrow the gap in ability, particularly in software synths.
If people
are in general agreement as to what the "best" apps out
there are, it might be useful to have a webpage dedicated to
recommendations from the list, eh? Just a thought. :)
Sure the best page is http://www.linuxsound.at/