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Linux MIDI: a Brief Survey, Part 2
by Dave Phillips
posted 2004-11-23

Two months ago, I began what I thought would be a two-part summary of MIDI software for Linux. That plan has changed somewhat, and this installment actually is Part 2 of what will be at least a four-part series. This month, I’m your guide to the world of Linux MIDI sequencers. Next month, I’ll introduce some helpful MIDI utilities. Then, in the final installment, I’ll look at some of the interesting MIDI languages and experimental environments available to Linux MIDI musicians…

An Introduction to Hydrogen
by Dave Phillips
posted 2004-10-14

Find out why Dave is so excited about this drum machine / rhythm programmer.

I’m going to interrupt my regularly scheduled broadcast to bring you a special program. For those of you expecting Part 2 of my MIDI article, have no fear, I’ll present it next month, so please read on…

Linux MIDI: a Brief History, Part 1
by Dave Phillips
posted 2004-09-13

In 1981, an audio engineer named Dave Smith designed a universal interface for connecting synthesizers together. He presented his basic design at the Audio Engineering Society meeting that year, and in 1982, the Roland corporation expanded the design specification. Later that year Smith’s company, Sequential Circuits, produced the Prophet-600, the first MIDI-capable synthesizer…

At the Sounding Edge: LilyPond, Part 2
by Dave Phillips
posted 2004-08-16

Last month we looked at some of the the basic operations of the LilyPond music typesetting software. We saw that LilyPond is a TeX-based language specifying the complexities of Western music notation and capable of producing excellent PostScript printable output. This month, we look at three GUI front-ends for LilyPond: the Rosegarden sequencer, the NoteEdit music notation editor and the Denemo LilyPond file preparation utility. I’ve also appended a brief account of the music and sound topic presentations made at this year’s Libre Software Meeting. But first we return to the ‘Pond’...

At the Sounding Edge: LilyPond, Part 1
by Dave Phillips
posted 2004-07-07

Judging from the response to last month’s column, it seems that many readers are interested in applications and utilities designed for practicing musicians. One reader brought up the subject of scoring software, which are programs designed for formatting music notation for printing. This month’s column looks at music notation software for Linux, with a special focus on the LilyPond project…

The Linux Soundfile Editor Roundup
by Dave Phillips
posted 2004-06-01

Whether you’re making nifty sounds for desktop events or recording a whole album, you’ll need one of these featureful sound apps…

The Linux-Based Recording Studio
by Aaron Trumm
posted 2004-05-01

With a Linux-based hard disk recorder, you can create your own project studio on a budget. Now the only thing between you and that great album you want to make is practice, man, practice…

At the Sounding Edge: OpenMusic and SuperCollider3
by Dave Phillips
posted 2004-03-03

Even a casual glance at the contents of the linux-sound.org pages shows that Linux enjoys a broad range of interesting sound and music applications. Players, recorders and editors abound, and I plan to profile some of that software in this column. This month I present two applications that are rather close to the edge of Linux audio software development: IRCAM’s OpenMusic and James McCartney’s SuperCollider3…