Music on Linux
Andrei Smirnov <[email protected]>
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Just in case if anyone is interested in making music in Linux, like using MIDI sequencer programs and audio editors, I found that two distributions that somehow work better than others are Mandrake, and especially PLANET CCRMA distribution from Stanford: http://ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/ They basically enhance the Fedora distribution with music related applications, and also package it all using Debian-type apt package manager. So, now I can use apt-get to upgrade my redhat-type system, which is a nice feature. The best midi sequencer program on Linux is Rosegarden (rosegardenmusic.com) - the closest native equivalent to Cubase. I tried it and it is no worse and maybe even better than its expensive commercial counterparts. And the beauty of it is that you can put it on your workstation at home and on your laptop to take it with you and it's all free, and yes - it's open-source too. Sorry, I missed the last meeting -:( Andrei -- --------------------------------------------- Dr. Andrei Smirnov, West Virginia University Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Morgantown WV, 26506-6106 Tel:+1(304)293 3111 x2345, fax:+1(304)2936689 Email: [email protected] http://smirnov.mae.wvu.edu 1024D/5CEDD3E2 ---------------------------------------------