Project-D
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I don’t really know how to describe this, you’d just have to read it. It’s basically an Andrew Dubber interview with a guy who says he has a $20 recording studio on his kitchen table. It’s all a little “hippy” but the possibilities are intriguing. It’s not really so much about making money, but just making and
distributing music. I’m always interested in the “power to the people” ethos and I thought it would be of interest to most people here. Read the article here:
http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/07/05/freedom-equality-and-open-wifi/
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Brad
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Interesting. I would have liked some more details on hardware and software as well as an example of his recordings. No mention of specific software he’s using, sound cards, cables, what type of microphone, what instruments he’s dealing with, type of music, etc.
Also I do not dig on his sentiments that the Internet is for communication, not making money. It can do both.
I understand Linux audio software is getting there but still not quite ready for prime time. My sound card even has Linux drivers these days which shocked me.
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Project-D
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Yeah, I went to the site he mentioned and saw a lot of open source stuff, but it wasn’t well organized, and it didn’t seem to be as plug and play as he mentioned. I’ve installed linux on a couple of old PII’s for fun and it looks like Windows, but you can still sense the Unix underpinnings. Rosegarden seems to be a fully functioning DAW, I could run it on my Mac, but I’m using Tracktion 3 and Garageband, and they do what I want.
He mentions he’s not a musician, so I’m not sure of his angle, but I believe it could be done. I totally am into the DIY ethos, but would the effort be worth it? If you had no recourse, maybe. I already spend more time managing my website than I do making music it seems, I don’t need another barrier put up.
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Brad
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I use Ubuntu for my web development/comic rendering and media server, it’s been very nice. I haven’t spent any real time with Linux audio apps, I probably should to increase my nerd cred. I know that Jeff took a shot at going all Linux for recording a few years ago but that ended in sadness.
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tonyg
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I just loaded up Ubuntu Studio. I haven’t had a chance to dive in to it yet, but on the surface it looks like it has potential, plus it is new, so there is plenty of room for growth. Setup was very simple. I didn’t have access to a DVD burner at the time (for some reason they don’t have the .iso in cd format,) so I just did a regular ubuntu install (actually, the mini net install, but I assume the live disc would work too) and then followed the instructions on the ubuntustudio download page to add the ubuntustudio repository and downloaded all of the packages.
By the way, I’m new to the forums, and I love your music, Brad :) It’s top notch.
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Brad
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Hey welcome aboard, Tony.
Ubuntu Studio looks sexy. One thing I’m wonder — do any of those Linux audio applications support VST plugins? That’d be kind of important.
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tonyg
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It looks like both Ardour (Digital Audio Workstation) and Audacity (Sound Editor,) as well as many others, support LADSPA plugins. It looks like they have limited, but not full support for VST at this time. I guess you’d have to play with the individual plugins and see what works. It looks like VST support is also available to linux audio apps through the FST project. I don’t think the licensing for it is free (in open source terms. Pretty sure there is no monetary fee.) Because of that, I don’t believe it is included with ubuntu studio, but it doesn’t look very hard to install.
I’ve never used any of this myself as I’m not really a musician and just starting to become a hobbyist, but I am a huge fan of open source software, so I’ve been doing a little research. I hope this is helpful. Let me know if anyone tries the software out and I’ll do the same!
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