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    1. 03-24-2008 11:29 PM #1
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      Help out a bit?

      I'm looking for a good computer program (preferably free) that I can use to create and edit music with. Anyone know of any? Maybe someone who makes LD songs...?
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    2. 03-25-2008 01:16 AM #2
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      For editing, Audacity is generally regarded as the best free option. Creating... How do you mean? There are a multitude of MIDI music creation freeware programs out there, and for percussion I quite like Hydrogen, which I think is available for Windows now. Try searching for music creation software on SoftPedia.
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    3. 03-25-2008 01:34 AM #3
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      Ubuntu Studio
      http://ubuntustudio.org/

      It's a Linux distro focused toward audio, graphics & video production

      take a look at the packages
      https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuStudio/PackageList

      Sound editing and recording
      • audacity - Swiss army audio editor
      • timemachine - JACK audio recorder for spontaneous and conservatory use
      Digital Audio Workstation software
      • ardour - Digital audio workstation (graphical gtk interface)
      • beast - music synthesis and composition framework
      Synthesizers
      • fluidsynth - Real-time MIDI software synthesizer
      • bristol - vintage synthesizer emulator
      • freebirth - Bass synthesizer/sample player/sequencer similar to Rebirth
      • qsynth - fluidsynth MIDI sound synthesiser front-end
      • zynaddsubfx - Realtime software synthesizer for Linux
      • csound - powerful and versatile sound synthesis software
      • swami - SoundFont editor
      Sampling
      • linuxsampler - software audio sampler
      • sooperlooper - Looping Sampler LADSPA plugin
      Sequencing
      • aconnectgui - graphical ALSA sequencer connection manager
      • rosegarden4 - music editor and MIDI/audio sequencer
      • hydrogen - Simple drum machine/step sequencer
      • seq24 - Real time MIDI sequencer
      • jackbeat - audio sequencer
      • muse - Qt-based midi/audio sequencer
      • tk707 - drum sequencer for a sound card or MIDI device
      • shaketracker - MIDI sequencer with tracker GUI
      Effects and signal processing
      • jack-rack - LADSPA effects "rack" for JACK
      • tapiir - A tool for real time audio delay and feedback effects
      • freqtweak - Realtime audio frequency spectral manipulation
      • jamin - Audio mastering from a mixed down multitrack source with JACK
      • creox - real-time guitar effects
      • jackeq - routes and manipulates audio from/to multiple sources
      DJ tools
      • terminatorx - A realtime audio synthesizer
      • mixxx - A digital DJ interface (for beat-mixing)
      MIDI Utilities
      • timidity - Software sound renderer (MIDI sequencer, MOD player)
      • vkeybd - Virtual Keyboard program
      Musical typesetting
      • denemo - A gtk+ frontend to GNU Lilypond
      • lilypond-data - LilyPond music typesetter (data files)
      • lilypond - A program for typesetting sheet music
      Miscellaneous / uncategorized
      • gtick - Metronome application
      • puredata - realtime computer music and graphics system
      • audatious
      If you don't want to change OS's
      I'm sure some of them have Windows ports
      (just google them)
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    4. 03-25-2008 02:24 AM #4
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      I use Audacity for the LD audio.
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      What kind of computer?
      MAC- Garageband(Included)/Finale Notepad (Free Download)
      PC- ???/Finale Notepad (Free download)

      Finale requires knowledge of music.

      search some up in google, i'm sure you will find something. What do you need it for? Recording live music, or what?

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    6. 03-25-2008 04:13 AM #6
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      Audacity, rep!
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    7. 03-25-2008 06:28 AM #7
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      Wow, I had no idea all that was included in Ubuntu Studio! I'm getting those programs the next opportunity I have.
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      using plain *buntu
      installing the 'ubuntustudio-audio' package from the repos will give you all the audio apps

      You may want to install the real-time kernel
      (Again, it's in the ubuntu repos - linux-2.6.xx-RT if memory serves me)

      has much lower latency than the generic kernel, which is important if you're using midi to control external devices or doing real-time processing on audio files
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      I have Windows, so... yeah. =/
      And by create, I mean make music directly on the computer and edit it. Sort of like Guitar Pro or something, but with a lot better sounds and stuff.
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      Quote Originally Posted by Ynot View Post
      using plain *buntu
      installing the 'ubuntustudio-audio' package from the repos will give you all the audio apps

      You may want to install the real-time kernel
      (Again, it's in the ubuntu repos - linux-2.6.xx-RT if memory serves me)

      has much lower latency than the generic kernel, which is important if you're using midi to control external devices or doing real-time processing on audio files
      Awesome, I'll get that either tonight or tomorrow. Been wanting to mess around with some of this type of stuff for awhile.
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      Audacity, plus a good music studio. There are free ones, Anvil Studio is one I think.
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      Quote Originally Posted by Ynot View Post
      using plain *buntu
      installing the 'ubuntustudio-audio' package from the repos will give you all the audio apps
      Would this fix my MIDI playback? I'm finding if I just do this:

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      timidity filename.mid
      on the command line, it works great...

      However, if I correctly configure any other midi player (kmid, pmidi, etc.) to connect to my running timidity daemon, it basically plays just the first note. Very annoying.
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      Actually, I'm more focused on the creating part. I already have Audacity, and my friend can use it pretty well, so I just need something that lets me make music directly on the computer.
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      Quote Originally Posted by Man of Steel View Post
      For editing, Audacity is generally regarded as the best free option.
      I use that and it is extremely awesome =]
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