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Ok I want to start music from the beginning. Just computer, mic, midi keyboard and nothing else. What programs should I use to:
Also, where can I find good samples, sounds and good tutorials about creating sound as I want and use these programs? Any others ideas how should I start up? PS: of course everything free... |
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Go check Ubuntu Studio out. But here's the problem: the JACK Audio system used with Linux is not intuitive. The software as a whole is buggy, lagging and offer little support. I've tried producing with Linux but it's really REALLY hard. There's a very community doing it, so everything about it is rather limited. There's no 'hardcore' producing tools for Linux. All I can give you help with is pointing you in the direction that seems valid : Ubuntu Studio. You WILL need a lot of Linux knowledge since some parts of the usage is not very intuitive. Just a heads up: Look for their WIKI for driver support and extra software. If you are already using LINUX you can get the software list from their website and see what programs you should get. |
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LinuxAudio.org (check "Resources" link) for links; JACKaudio.org for JACK audio docs Ardour is an excellent Linux DAW Audacity is a very popular audio editor PureData is an audio/MIDI/video Swiss Army knife (by authors of, influenced by MAX/MSP) SooperLooper is a really cool looping sampler Hydrogen is a good drum machine Rosegarden is a good sequencer and score editor SEQ24 is a quirky but cool and creative sequencer Have fun! |
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It's not as hard as it seems. Here's a simple setup on an old EeePC 701 (but I also run it on my PC, both with WattOS installed). The blogpost is in Dutch, but the pictures basically tell all about configuring QjackCtl, with a simple midi-keyboard. Also I use Hydrogen, Yoshimi and Hydrogen, and record it in Audacity. http://johnito.nl/blog/2012/05/27/howto-ion-midi-keyboard-op-linux-gebruiken/ |
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