Linux Music & Sound - Softcover

Phillips, Dave

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1886411344 ISBN 13: 9781886411340

Publisher: No Starch Pr, 2000

Synopsis

Are you interested in creating, recording and mixing your own music with Linux? If so, then you've found the right book. "Linux Music & Sound is an in-depth introduction to recording, storing, playing and editing music and sound on a Linux system. Musician/programmer Dave Phillips has reviewed dozens of Linux music and sound applications and presented his top picks in this one-of-a-kind volume.

In concise, easy-to-understand English, this book demystifies the Linux audio system set-up, describes basic and advanced use of the system, and profiles the broad range of sound and music applications and development software available for Linux. You'll learn how to:

Record, mix, and add effects to your own tracks or others'

Work with Mod, Midi, and Mp3 files

Perform hard disk multi-track recording

Explore software sound synthesis programs like Csound

Set up your network to share sound resources

Use realtime synthesizers

Produce high quality scores with music notation programs

Broadcast live over the Internet

The CD-ROM includes all of the software mentioned in the book, including MIDI applications, digital audio and music notation software, games and utilities. The CD also holds an electronic version of the book with live links to hundreds of Internet resources.

You'll also find out about digital audio basics, the hardware you need to get started, and configuring Linux for sound. Don't spend hundreds of dollars on applications that you can get for free--let "Linux Music & Sound be your guide to the world of computer and electronic music under Linux.

About this title

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About the Book Interested in recording and playing digital sound and music on your computer? Interested in distributing your music as MODs, MIDI, or MP3s? Would you like to experiment with digital signal processing software? Would you like to do all this and more with free applications? If so, then this book and Linux are for you. In concise, easy-to-understand English, this book clarifies the Linux Audio system set-up, describes basic and advanced use of the system, and profiles and evaluates the broad range of sound and music applications and development software available for Linux. In addition, to help you evaluate the prospects of Linux sound and music, I have included sections on the history, current status, and possible future for the Linux audio system. This book is the first attempt to collect and present Linux audio information in one place. At the heart of the book are my evaluations of selected software packages and brief tutorials describing the basic installation and use of those packages. However, the examples I give are only a small taste of what lies in store for you, and it is my sincere hope that you will be led to install the other software packages and try them out yourself. The CD-ROM The CD-ROM contains a wealth of HOWTOs, FAQ sheets, programming examples, comparison charts, and other relevant documentation. It also offers most of the applications discussed within the text, and many others are included as well. Where possible (always in the case of software protected by the GNU Public License), source code is included; packages in the popular Red Hat RPM (Red Package Manager) format are provided if available; and binaries have been built for most of the packages.

Edition details

• Publisher: No Starch Pr
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1886411344
• ISBN 13: 9781886411340
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 408