RE: [linux-audio-user] Drone generation through MIDI, how would you do it

This is not a solution for you (as far as I know) but this sample library is simply wonderful for exactly what you are trying to do. He uses VERY long samples, many of them 1-2 minutes long, with great textures that vary over time very nicely. I use it for exactly the sort of playing you are talking about except I'm on guitar or another synth using voice and noise samples. One thing I find valuable that might be important later is that it makes lots of sense to layer together the same drone but starting at different times, or layer together different octaves of the same sound for more texture. He did at one time supply some shorter example drones on his web page. GigaSampler can extract wave files from gig files, so there are possibilities for playing the sounds even if you don't use GigaStudio. I think Chicken Systems can also extract wave files from gig files, but I haven't tried that in a long time. Chicken Systems did have a demo version, or maybe you know someone with a copy. http://www.audiomidi.com/common/cfm/product.cfm?Product_ID=3066 Sorry for not having a more complete Linux based solution. I just wanted to chime in since I really like doing the exact same thing. Cheers, Mark