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Good Beats
Overview
During this presentation, I'll show several Linux music applications.
Applications
Drum Machines
Drum machines let you create rhythmic patterns.
Software Synthesizers
Software synthesizers are applications that create sounds. Software synthesizers are sometimes called softsynths.
- Csound
- PureData (also called PD)
- Spiral Synth Modular
- ZynAddSubFx
Audio Editors
Audio editors are applications that let you record, play, and change audio data.
Music Notation Applications
Music notation applications print your music in a readable format. Common formats are sheet music, lead sheets, and tablature.
MIDI Sequencers
MIDI sequencers play and record musical scores using the MIDI protocol. MIDI, Musical Instrument Digital Interface, is a protocol that allows musical equipment like computers, drum machines, synthesizers, etc. to talk to each other.
Module Trackers
Module trackers are applications that let you play and edit module files. Module files are files that contain both sounds and scores.
- Open Cubic Player (also called OCP)
- Schism Tracker
Packages
Packages are files that allow one to easily install applications and their supporting files. Here are collections of music software packages for common desktop Linux distributions.
Fedora Core
Foresight Linux
Ubuntu
Resources
Books
- Computer Music: Synthesis, Composition, and Performance by Charles Dodge and Thomas A. Jerse
- ISBN: 0028646827
- The Computer Music Tutorial by Curtis Roads
- ISBN: 0262680823
- The Csound Book edited by Richard Boulanger
- ISBN: 0262522616
Sites
- bang | Pure Data (look for the download link)
- Sound & MIDI Software For Linux
- The Theory and Technique of Electronic Music
