UbuntuStudio

Ubuntustudio.org

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* aconnectgui - graphical ALSA sequencer connection manager

* alsa-tools

* alsa-tools-gui

* audacity - Swiss army audio editor

* ardour2-gtk - digital audio workstation (graphical gtk interface)

* beast - music synthesis and composition framework

* bitscope - diagnosis tool for JACK audio software

* creox - real-time guitar effects

* denemo - A gtk+ frontend to GNU Lilypond

* timemachine - JACK audio recorder for spontaneous and conservatory use

* gtick - Metronome application

* hydrogen - Simple drum machine/step sequencer

* jackbeat - audio sequencer

* jackd - JACK Audio Connection Kit (server and example clients)

* jackeq - routes and manipulates audio from/to multiple sources

* jack-rack - LADSPA effects "rack" for JACK

* jack-tools - various JACK tools: plumbing, play, udp, ctl, scope, clock

* jamin - Audio mastering from a mixed down multitrack source with JACK

* jdelay - A small command line JACK app you can use to measure the latency of your sound card.

* lilypond-data - LilyPond music typesetter (data files)

* lilypond - A program for typesetting sheet music

* meterbridge - A collection of Audio meters for the JACK audio server

* muse - Qt-based midi/audio sequencer

* patchage

* qamix

* vkeybd - Virtual Keyboard program

* qjackctl - User interface for controlling the JACK sound server

* puredata - realtime computer music and graphics system

* rosegarden4 - music editor and MIDI/audio sequencer

* timidity - Software sound renderer (MIDI sequencer, MOD player)

* seq24 - Real time MIDI sequencer

* shaketracker - MIDI sequencer with tracker GUI

* sooperlooper - Looping Sampler LADSPA plugin

* swami - SoundFont editor

* csound - powerful and versatile sound synthesis software

* tapiir - A tool for real time audio delay and feedback effects

* freqtweak - Realtime audio frequency spectral manipulation

* mixxx - A digital DJ interface (for beat-mixing)

* terminatorx - A realtime audio synthesizer

* xmms - Versatile X audio player that looks like Winamp

* xmms-jackasyn - JACK Output plugin for xmms

* xmms-modplug - ModPlug plugin for XMMS

* zynaddsubfx - Realtime software synthesizer for Linux

* fluidsynth - Real-time MIDI software synthesizer

* bristol - vintage synthesizer emulator

* freebirth - Bass synthesizer/sample player/sequencer similar to Rebirth

* qsynth - fluidsynth MIDI sound synthesiser front-end

* tk707 - drum sequencer for a sound card or MIDI device

* linuxsampler - software audio sampler

* Wired - A professional music production and creation free software running on the Linux operating system.

* linux-image-lowlatency - Low latency kernel

 

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* kaconnect - QT version of the aconnect utility for the ALSA sequencer system.

* mx44 - A polyphonic multichannel midi realtime software synthesizer.

* lmms - Linux Multimedia Studio

* ams - "AlsaModularSynth" is a realtime modular synthesizer and effect processor. It features

* gmorgan - a rhythm station

* kluppe - A loop-player and recorder, designed for live use.

* spiralsynthmodular - An Object orientated modular softsynth / sequencer / sampler

* specimen - a MIDI controllable audio sampler for GNU/Linux systems

* sweep - An editor for sound samples

* solfege - Ear training program for GNOME2

* horgand - a JACK capable organ softsynth

* amsynth - two oscillator software synthesizer

* supercollider - realtime sound synthesis server and network language interpreter

* qmidiarp

* qmidicontrol

* qmidiroute

* qsampler

* qarecord

* om - Modular Synthesizer

* galan - modular audio processing and synthesis system

* cheesetracker - sound module tracking program (IT - Impulse Tracker clone)

* galan - modular audio processing and synthesis system

* ecamegapedal - an audio effects pedal application

* ecasound - Multitrack-capable audio recorder and effect processor

* soundtracker - Sound module editor/player. Supporting .xm and .xi

* soundstretch - A command-line program that performs SoundTouch library effects on WAV audio files.

 

nautilus-script-audio-convert - A nautilus audio converter script

Im up in the air on this, I guess until we actually see it. The feature list seems sort of like a kitchen sink, like they just tossed in everything that would be easy to get working inside of a distro, but I think a lot of this stuff is going to be junk. I wish someone there had taken the Renoise developers up on their standing offer of helping anyone who wishes to port Renoise to linux. I emailed the Ubuntustudio team letting them know about that.

Um. No thanks.

looks like the typical Linux "here's a whole lot of shit that might be useful - you sort it out" routine.

I would expect a max of 10 really mature apps optimized for the distro and vice versa, and NO shitty low level configurator widgets (or just one, unified one).

Well there is some duh shit in there. Like Csound, heh. I mean I think we're pretty familiar with CSound and its uses/usefullness. Same with Audacity, etc. In any event, Ill give it a shot, because Im a geek and I know how to wrestle with Linux. It's probably not going to be so nice to those who aren't though.

64Studio looks interesting from a very traditional studio app point of view. Actually looks like the exact oposite of Ubuntustudio.

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I wish someone there had taken the Renoise developers up on their standing offer of helping anyone who wishes to port Renoise to linux.

For serious! I'd throw Geexbox on my Mac mini and turn it into a media center if Renoise were available on Linux.

edit: and shit, it's not like I'm asking for anything crazy here. All I want is a way to use VSTs and implement them into a tracker or tracker-like interface. I would love to give Audacity+Soundtracker a shot, but I have no idea how to compile VST support for Audacity.

you can run modplug under linux using cedega i think, more here: http://lpchip.com/modplug/viewtopic.php?t=...asc&start=0

since its open source then someone might bother to port it but i wouldnae hold yer breath, slightly more likely than the renoise folks porting that tho'? i wish more folks would get wise to the awesomeness of modplug - its like renoise for free but with a better interface. if snares used modplug then there would be a linux port of it by now.

for now linux is not really for trackers :(

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if snares used modplug then there would be a linux port of it by now.

yeah, like there's a renoise linux port now?

  ten fingers ten toes said:

Ubuntustudio.org

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* audacity - Swiss army audio editor

hahaha.....cool description

  mushroom said:

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if snares used modplug then there would be a linux port of it by now.

 

yeah, like there's a renoise linux port now?

yes but modplug is open source, the renoise people won't do it themselves and they won't give their source to just anybody. with modplug anyone can have a fiddle on their spare time and with enough users there're always a few coders and a few linux fans.

still, with an open invitation like what Renoise gave, wouldn't someone step up at some point?

  mushroom said:

still, with an open invitation like what Renoise gave, wouldn't someone step up at some point?

The problem I think is that Renoise would never be under the GPL, it's commercial software, and most linux developers are crusty cunts who will only deal with GPL stuff. Not that I dislike the GPL but it sucks when theres great, reasonably priced commercial stuff that falls by the wayside because of this attitude.

Well... this "open invitation" was just a post on their website's forums, was it not? How many, who could port it to Linux, do you think read forums for programs they can't use? Correct me if I'm wrong.

If they really want to find someone to port it, they need to go beyond their forums, hehe.

  Slumlord said:

Well... this "open invitation" was just a post on their website's forums, was it not? How many, who could port it to Linux, do you think read forums for programs they can't use? Correct me if I'm wrong.

 

If they really want to find someone to port it, they need to go beyond their forums, hehe.

Well, if you google "Renoise Linux" you get:

http://tutorials.renoise.com/?n=UC.ApplicationFaq

The first part of which reads:

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Platform questions

Will Renoise ever be available on Linux?

None of the current developers have skills in Linux environments, any Linux experienced programmer who has the spare time and dedication efforts to be willing to do this, is welcome to apply by contacting Taktik through the contact-list.

So, it's also in their tutorial. I see what you're saying though, really people who want it need to let people who can do it know.

  greenbank said:

you can run modplug under linux using cedega i think, more here: http://lpchip.com/modplug/viewtopic.php?t=...asc&start=0

 

since its open source then someone might bother to port it but i wouldnae hold yer breath, slightly more likely than the renoise folks porting that tho'? i wish more folks would get wise to the awesomeness of modplug - its like renoise for free but with a better interface. if snares used modplug then there would be a linux port of it by now.

 

for now linux is not really for trackers :(

I see what your saying but oh my god man under what insane delusion do you figure Modplug has a better interface than Renoise?

This is now available for download, I will check it out sometime tommorow I think...looks like far fewer apps made it to the final release.

  ten fingers ten toes said:

  mushroom said:

still, with an open invitation like what Renoise gave, wouldn't someone step up at some point?

 

The problem I think is that Renoise would never be under the GPL, it's commercial software, and most linux developers are crusty cunts who will only deal with GPL stuff. Not that I dislike the GPL but it sucks when theres great, reasonably priced commercial stuff that falls by the wayside because of this attitude.

err software can be sold under the GPL: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#D...heGPLAllowMoney

  chenGOD said:

  ten fingers ten toes said:

  mushroom said:

still, with an open invitation like what Renoise gave, wouldn't someone step up at some point?

 

The problem I think is that Renoise would never be under the GPL, it's commercial software, and most linux developers are crusty cunts who will only deal with GPL stuff. Not that I dislike the GPL but it sucks when theres great, reasonably priced commercial stuff that falls by the wayside because of this attitude.

 

err software can be sold under the GPL: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#D...heGPLAllowMoney

True, fair point, but I don't think they're going to be offering source code.

  ten fingers ten toes said:

I see what your saying but oh my god man under what insane delusion do you figure Modplug has a better interface than Renoise?

seriously, the modplug interface turned me off from using trackers for at least a year...or until i found renoise.

with modplug you click a cell and enter a value and can select and drag any block of values to anywhere in the current pattern. i tried renoise 1.8 and having to double click to select a particular cell before entering a value and not being able to throw blocks of stuff around with the mouse is totally tedious and uncomfortable. i have to admit to not bothering to poke about with the settings to see if they were changeable because i couldn't face having to mouseover a dozen miniscule and mysteriously unrepresentative icons to find them. it only fits 8 channels or something on the screen at once and fannies about with graphics and shit instead of fitting more channels (modplug does 16-18 on my monitor, dependant on tree view for samples being open or not). modplug does look a little bit like excel on win3.1 or something but it's interface is great!

(and if you're planning on trying modplug then make sure you get the 1.17.02.46 or higher version - the normal one people get (RC2) is old and rubbish by comparison. )