Linux
LinuxSampler is an odd beast -- it can be tricky to install, and confusing to configure, but it's undoubtedly the best tool for working with large sampled instruments under Linux. With its next release adding support for the increasingly popular SFZ format, and the fact that it's
Linux
Earlier today, when I was setting up another quick impulse response recording that I made, it occured to me that some of this stuff is really non-obvious -- setting up Jconvolver takes some work, and using sends to share a single reverb within Ardour instead of using a separate reverb
Linux
This is a question that comes up all the time: what's the easiest way to convert a MIDI file in to an audio file, like an MP3, under Linux? The old answer was TiMidity++ (usually just called "timidity"), a software MIDI synth that's nearly
Linux
In the first part of my seq24 tutorial series, I looked at creating patterns in the pattern editor, and then triggering those patterns in real-time from the QWERTY keyboard. In part 2, I go in to more detail on both features. This video covers: * Advanced pattern triggering techniques: queuing
Linux
I promised I'd make an introductory tutorial to seq24, and now, I've delivered! If you've tried seq24 in the past and been confused by it, hopefully this will clear up some of the mysteries; if you've never tried it, this might just
Linux
Despite a whole bunch of idiosyncrasies, I love seq24, and even though I tend to think of Qtractor as my MIDI sequencer of choice under Linux, it's actually seq24 that I've used the most in producing my tracks. I'm planning on making some video
Android
I've been slack in updating ye olde blog, but I have an excuse -- I got a new phone! It's a HTC Desire, running Android of course, and I've been having great fun trying different apps and discovering what I can do with it. I
Music
NOTE: The link below was to an older version of the Salamander, so the link now goes to a download page that lists the latest version. Also, LinuxSampler isn't as temperamental as it once was when it comes to loading SFZ files, so you don't have
Linux
Another long one! In part 6, I jump from Xsynth to Specimen, a simple sampler, which is ideal for when you want to take a simple sound and quickly transform it in to a playable instrument. Specimen does much more than just playing samples, though -- it can sculpt and shape
Linux
In part 5 of my Linux soft synth tutorial, I look at the concept of modulation -- changing synth parameters over time. We saw an example of this in part 4, where we used an envelope to control the volume of a sound over time; modulation extends this to other parameters,
Linux
In part 4 of my Linux soft synth tutorial, I look at Xsynth-DSSI's amplifier section, and particularly the "envelope", which defines how the volume of your sound changes over time. By tweaking the envelope, you can make your sounds fade in and out softly, hit
Linux
In part 3 of my Linux soft synth tutorial, I look at the next major component of the traditional analogue synth -- the filter. The filter... uhh... filters the sound from the oscillators, typically cutting away at the high frequencies; the effects range from the subtle to the drastic, especially once