Re: Music and Linux

From: Erik (erik.marum_at_xenen.com)
Date: 08/15/03 

Date: 15 Aug 2003 13:10:41 -0700

C Roth <mongoose@spamcop.net> wrote in message news:<pan.2003.08.15.02.18.35.167440@spamcop.net>...
> So I built a linux box for my brother in law and sister. They're
> complete newbies in the computer world but seem to be enjoying it quite a
> bit.
>
> My question is about music. My brother in law is a fair hand at a guitar
> and naturally the ability to integrate his guitar and his computer would
> really add to his interest.
>
> Where do we start? This isn't something I've ever done. He mentioned

> the ability to simply play a riff into the computer and have it loop while
> he plays over it would be something he'd like to do.
>
> We've got an Athlon 2200 XP running SUSE 8.2 w/ an asus A7N8X Deluxe
> motherboard. Any suggested additional hardware/software/sources of
> information is appreciated.

We record in Audacity (Available for Windows, Mac, and Linux --
available on the SuSE 8.2 CD's and more than likely installed with
your SuSE distro...look under Multimedia/Sounds/Audacity).

I find this to be an amazing tool. We are a small, independant
production company and use it to record Demos for new, upandcoming
artists. You can record as many tracks as your HD will allow and can
listen to your project as you record a new track on top of it. There
are a ton of great options and plug-ins for it and a great range of
output options (Ogg, Mp3, Aiff, Wav, etc.)

There isn't a ton of documentation on how to use it, but with it's
simple gui it's a piece of cake to master. I went from complete
notice/beginner to intermediate/advanced level in just 8 hours. The
best way to learn is to just fire it up and start recording!

A few tips, it seems to work best by running guitar/keyboards/etc.
through an amp...and taking your amp output to your PC's line-in.
Make sure you adjust your Computers Gains/input levels as they can
vary when you switch instruments. Also be sure to learn the tools in
the tool box. There are like only 4 or 5 of them, but they are very
important to learn what they do and how to use them. Will make your
recording a breeze once you get them down.

Hope this helps!

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