Discover Ubuntu

I have decided, as a musician recording at home, to use ubuntu along with other free packages for my computer based recording. Although it is a free platform, the packages on offer are useful, well thought out and reaching a professional quality as things progress.

My key packages so far have been:

•  JACK (jack audio connection kit) control – the best secret weapon linux based recording has to offer. Use it to connect various software packages and computers together.
• ARDOUR – the best free DAW on offer
• LMMS – Linux multimedia studio – similar to FL Studio or Fruityloops
• WIRED – A sequencer/sampler/DAW. Still not fully functional on ubuntu, but it’s going to be awsome when it is!
• Hydrogen – a simple, yet powerful drum machine. Comes with pretty good default drum kits.
• JAMin – a mastering kit. Route Ardour through to it or just play your mixdown into it. Comes with multiband EQ and compressor.

If you really want to gear your computer for multimedia, download ubuntu studio (ubuntustudio.org) or, if you have ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) go to this link (click here) and run the commands in terminal. Ubuntu studio comes with a cool desktop theme.