Just wanted to see If anyone records using a Linux OS and some of their distributions. Seems logical, haven't read up on it yet. I've heard that some big studios and productions companies use Linux 'cause it's easier to convert SGI to linux than to mac or wind. That and it's free...Nothing else It'd be cool to tool around with.
Any Linux users?
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Codmate
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I've used Audacity on Linux a little, as well as using Kino for DV capture.
As long as your distro isn't too bloated and you have some idea what you're doing it can be a good way of doing things.
The software needs lots of work to become as fully-featured as something like Cubase, but it's getting there. I estimate five to ten years until you can do for free under Linux, what you can do now for £1000 of software on Windows
If you want a decent distro to get started with, try Gentoo. The community is friendly and the documentation is excellent.
As long as your distro isn't too bloated and you have some idea what you're doing it can be a good way of doing things.
The software needs lots of work to become as fully-featured as something like Cubase, but it's getting there. I estimate five to ten years until you can do for free under Linux, what you can do now for £1000 of software on Windows
If you want a decent distro to get started with, try Gentoo. The community is friendly and the documentation is excellent.
elevate
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Get one of the Agnula distros - ReHMudi (based on Red Hat) or DeMudi (based on Debian). Both are set up from the get go for audio work. Then download Ardour and Hydrogen. I think the Red Hat package manager is a bit more slick, but I don't know that there's any huge differences between those two distros.
Planet CCRMA is a neat set up too, you can try that out. That being said, IMO Linux still ain't ready for prime time.
It's just not as simple as XP or OSX to get working, and you have to live with Linux software, not commercial stuff, which may or may not be ok with you.
It will advance rapidly for audio if and when the big players get involved. But the very nature of GPL licensing makes it tricky, I think.
It's just not as simple as XP or OSX to get working, and you have to live with Linux software, not commercial stuff, which may or may not be ok with you.
It will advance rapidly for audio if and when the big players get involved. But the very nature of GPL licensing makes it tricky, I think.
kedman
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Fervent
The thing with Linux is that it grows with you as you learn.
The software seems to do what it needs to very well and sounds nice!
It's lean and mean.
Thing to bear in mind is once you learn Ardour/Rosegarden/Audacity you have it for life
and not untill some company decides they need more cash from you.
You will also learn more about the actual way PC's record to disk and what they do.
This can't be a bad thing for those in music recording for the long run.
I've got a 16 track set up here working well.
Cheers
kedman
Hi I have just loaded fervent onto my Hard Drive and it workd really well. I would think you would need to be an advanced PC user or like messing with your pc to use it fully.manning1 said:
The thing with Linux is that it grows with you as you learn.
The software seems to do what it needs to very well and sounds nice!
It's lean and mean.
Thing to bear in mind is once you learn Ardour/Rosegarden/Audacity you have it for life
and not untill some company decides they need more cash from you.
You will also learn more about the actual way PC's record to disk and what they do.
This can't be a bad thing for those in music recording for the long run.
I've got a 16 track set up here working well.
Cheers
kedman
thanks kedman.
i think by 3 yrs as i'm a computer engr hopefully i'll be able to get a dual processor laptop. by that time i hope the linux audio software will be even more mature and more sound options available.
linux is certainly starting to happen. pity ardour doesnt have midi support from what i see.peace.
i think by 3 yrs as i'm a computer engr hopefully i'll be able to get a dual processor laptop. by that time i hope the linux audio software will be even more mature and more sound options available.
linux is certainly starting to happen. pity ardour doesnt have midi support from what i see.peace.
elevate
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From the looks of it, linking Rosegarden up to Ardour via Jack isn't that big of a deal.manning1 said:
elev...
ive been bugging a few distro types to just slim the whole thing down.
ie...ardour plus rose plus jack etdc plus the linux os all in 50 mb.
i dont need all the other stuff.
hopefully someone will put out a slim music only distro.
with maybe a small wp prog for session notes and web browsing.
plus wav>>cd burning.wav>> mp3. who needs more ?
problem with a lot of distros is - whether its ubantu, knoppix, suse etc ...
too much bloat.
whats the exe size of ardour and rose ? anyone know ?
ive been bugging a few distro types to just slim the whole thing down.
ie...ardour plus rose plus jack etdc plus the linux os all in 50 mb.
i dont need all the other stuff.
hopefully someone will put out a slim music only distro.
with maybe a small wp prog for session notes and web browsing.
plus wav>>cd burning.wav>> mp3. who needs more ?
problem with a lot of distros is - whether its ubantu, knoppix, suse etc ...
too much bloat.
whats the exe size of ardour and rose ? anyone know ?
I'm still reading....but the more I read, the more I like Tux. I'm choosing Linux 'cause it's not bloated, like xp and os. The track you record would be 'live', right? It wouldn't have to be buffered or sync'd? Man, Clapton had it all! Or are all the big distributions bloated big time? Fervent looks cool. I'll keep reading.
kedman
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Fervent
Hi
I bought and loaded fervent to the HD on my WinXP box and its working fine.
Would suit the pro's who just want it to record and output, it's very clean to my eyes and ears.
Best way yet to get into Linux Audio, thing is once you crack this system it stays with you for life.
Cheers
kedman
tamias said:
Hi
I bought and loaded fervent to the HD on my WinXP box and its working fine.
Would suit the pro's who just want it to record and output, it's very clean to my eyes and ears.
Best way yet to get into Linux Audio, thing is once you crack this system it stays with you for life.
Cheers
kedman
elevate. i dont see what your getting at.
i check regularly on agnula. still looks like a big distro.
if i'm missing something - please clue me in !
also i'm very happy with what i have now under win for audio.
smooth as cream. and i dont want to make a major commitment unless its EXACTLY meets my needs. for example no midi in ardour.
ardour is VERY nice...but still does not have all the features i need.
that i have currently in one audio/midi pkge .
believe me - i want to see linux win against win as much as the next guy.
as its freedom ! but i have to be practical for my studio needs.
i check regularly on agnula. still looks like a big distro.
if i'm missing something - please clue me in !
also i'm very happy with what i have now under win for audio.
smooth as cream. and i dont want to make a major commitment unless its EXACTLY meets my needs. for example no midi in ardour.
ardour is VERY nice...but still does not have all the features i need.
that i have currently in one audio/midi pkge .
believe me - i want to see linux win against win as much as the next guy.
as its freedom ! but i have to be practical for my studio needs.
with greatest respect elevate. from a technical computer engineering perspective - 50 mb is doable. very very tight - but doable. its that noones done it yet.
using assembler programming techniques its definitely doable in 70 mb. go look at the menuet OS sometime.
whole operating system INCLUDING GUI fits on a floppy size.
go look at a distro like damn small linux or flonix. these are pretty complete as they are. only the audio hooks need to be added.
peace.
ps..ive written my share of operating system code in the past.
using assembler programming techniques its definitely doable in 70 mb. go look at the menuet OS sometime.
whole operating system INCLUDING GUI fits on a floppy size.
go look at a distro like damn small linux or flonix. these are pretty complete as they are. only the audio hooks need to be added.
peace.
ps..ive written my share of operating system code in the past.