I would vote for the work flow tutorials also! I have been now lurking the LAU-list for quite a while, experimenting couple of times with linux-based music production, getting the system up and running quite a few times, but after that just finding myself in a full stop, not knowing what to do with it. It would also be very interesting to see/hear the work flow of other linux-audio-users. Especially the ones producing electronic music. On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 3:16 PM, Norval Watson <norv2001(a)yahoo.com.au>wrote;wrote: -- - Tuukka J. / 100% of Solarians

Patrick Shirkey wrote: My work flow simplified (setup wise) dramatically after switching to renoise (commercial, 49 euro): 1) start jack 2) start renoise :-) Besides that (and probably besides the point in this thread) I find it good to: 1) Try to make a full length arrangement as early in the process as possible. 2) Try to record vocals (or melody if instrumental) as early in the process as possible. 3) Work on more than one tune at the same time, so not start one and work on it until it's finished. 4) Go with the flow, esp regarding sounds and fx. Play around and get inspired instead of trying to force my pre conceived ideas upon the track all the time. 5) Be willing to write more tracks than I need, and be willing to throw stuff that's doesn't turn out away. 6) When working on a collection of tracks (like an entire CD) take time to listen to the entire CD from start to end (for me this happens mostly in my car). It's amazing how much the order of tracks can affect the conceived flow, including feel-good-ness of the whole. All the above is of course a balance. For instance 1) shouldn't be done before some kind of idea that can be sustained and/or expanded including the individual parts (verse, bridge, chorus, etc) emerge. But 1) is to avoid being stuck in a great sounding 2 bar loop that I'm not able to hear in the broader context of an entire composition. -- Atte http://atte.dk http://modlys.dk http://virb.com/atte

I'm currently in final stages of a CD project. I started it in Renoise after hearing about it from Hitmuri (Freewheeling performer). I enjoyed doing rhythm tracks and sequencing and playing with waveforms in Renoise and you can do a lot from the computer keyboard. MIDI implementation is good. However I did not like tracking vocals in Renoise so I exported all the tracks and switched to Ardour. Renoise is a vertical scrolling tracker with no visible waveforms in the main screen and I am more comfortable tracking vocals with Ardour which scrolls horizontally with visible waveforms so I can see all the parts coming up. Then I felt guilty about getting a free ride on Ardour, after paying for Renoise, so I made a donation to Ardour roughly equivalent to what I paid for Renoise. Renoise is a great product with a great community with a great future. Ardour is a great product with a great community and a great future. Right now I'm sort of leaning toward Ardour coz it feels more organic and less bound to beats and ticks, but I also really like the "tracker music" feel of the CD I started in Renoise. Hopefully I can get final vocal tracks, mixing and mastering complete by the end of the month and you can tell me if it works. Oh, and I work in non-multiarch 64bit so I can't comment on plugins for Renoise. I was quite happy with renoise' native sounds and FX and I'm enjoying exploring the ladspa set in Ardour. HTH Norv __________________________________________________________________________________ Find local businesses and services in your area with Yahoo!7 Local. Get started: http://local.yahoo.com.au

James Stone wrote: If you want an example, there's a free album (someone posted on the list back when it came out, so full credit for my knowing about it goes to them!) produced entirely in Renoise that's available as both MP3s and the original Renoise files: http://hunz.com.au/2009/05/new-album-is-out-now-its-free/ If nothing else, it's a great example of the kinds of things (including vocals) that you can produce with Renoise. Thanks Leigh

I'm finalising a lab project for an electronic music course which consisted in the sonification of a silent film portion. All was done in ubuntu linux. If it is of interest I can write down some details, and I also have a few screenshots. Kind regards, Lorenzo. Leigh Dyer wrote:

I would be very interested in this also, so please do share your knowledge. On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 4:36 PM, Lorenzo <lsutton(a)libero.it> wrote: -- - Tuukka J. / 100% of Solarians