Linux
In my recent post about SSDs I did make one major omission, which a friend pointed out on Twitter afterward: https://twitter.com/zoomosis/status/307486664031338496 Indeed, I don't run a swap partition in my desktop PC -- RAM is cheap, so I have 12GB of it, and if
Linux
I've had bad luck with hard drives lately -- in the last month or so I've lost two of the drives from my desktop PC. Luckily, I'd set up RAID-1 for my Linux install just beforehand, so I didn't lose anything important
Linux
Ubuntu's Unity desktop invites comparisons to GNOME 3 for a bunch of reasons, but one important similarity is their reliance on hardware OpenGL support to power their visual animations and effects. In their first releases, both desktops used "fallback" modes to handle systems without OpenGL support,
Music
I've mentioned Mixing Secrets for the Small Studio a couple of times now -- it's a great read, and I'm learning a lot from it, but mixing is just a part of making great music. Finding inspiration, getting ideas down, and then developing those ideas
Linux
A few months ago I posted that I was working on new music using Ardour 3, and I'm glad to say that my new track is now all but finished. Working with Ardour 3 was a bit nervewracking at times, as you'd expect when testing alpha
Linux
Ardour 3.0 is still in alpha, but it gained a substantial new feature last week: support for native Linux VST plugins. It's a feature that's been on wishlists for a while, but it's become more important over the last year or so, as
Linux
I'm as surprised as anyone to admit it, but I've spent the last using GNOME 3, and it hasn't been too painful -- in fact, I've had no trouble remaining productive in it. I've definitely missed some of GNOME 2'
Linux
UPDATE: I've just posted some updates on the state of Ubuntu on the 2011 Macbook Air. With my old Dell laptop starting to suffer some physical wear and tear, I figured it was time for an upgrade. I couldn't find a solid PC laptop that fit
Linux
Ardour 3 is now in alpha, and I've been poking at it for a few days now; in fact, you may have noticed some bits of Ardour 3's GUI in the screenshot from my last post. It's still quite crashy, as you'd
Rants
It's a new year! I'm back at work this week, after too short a break, but I decided to keep my leave days up my sleeve for later on in the year rather than use them now. It's always problematic heading off at the
Linux
So far, I've been using Qtractor for all of the recording and sequencing on the track I'm working on. As an exercise, I'm going to try to stick with Qtractor throughout the mixing process, too. I've used different synths and sequencers on
Rants
Over the last few months I've been trying hard to add more detailed and interesting content to this site, beyond personal opinions and the usual ramblings; essentially, I've been trying to treat this whole blogging thing with a bit more professionalism, and I hope that comes