Linux noob here

(Crossposted to Tuning-L and MakeMicroMusic.)

Recently, I installed Ubuntu Studio, which is the Ubuntu distro of Linux
with lower latency plus a lot of free software for musicians and such.
Adapting to Linux was easier than I thought, even after using MS Windows
for 14 years, but I still need to figure out programs like Jack and
Fluidsynth.

I had been using Noteworthy Composer to write music, but it's only
ported to Windows, versions 95 through Vista, so I have to learn Rosebud
or Lilypad. And I'm still having trouble getting .sf2 soundfonts to work
with my SB Live! soundcard.

I have been Googling for hours to get all the info I need and I don't
want to reply on people for advice too much, but I'll ask here for
pointers anyway. (And no, I'm not interested in starting a big OT debate
on operating systems.)

I'll try to post some music, at least some beginner work in 72-tet. I'll
have to see if I can share files from my file storage account. ~D.

On Sat, Mar 8, 2008 at 9:45 PM, Danny Wier <dawiertx@...> wrote:
> (Crossposted to Tuning-L and MakeMicroMusic.)
>
> Recently, I installed Ubuntu Studio, which is the Ubuntu distro of Linux
> with lower latency plus a lot of free software for musicians and such.
> Adapting to Linux was easier than I thought, even after using MS Windows
> for 14 years, but I still need to figure out programs like Jack and
> Fluidsynth.
>
> I had been using Noteworthy Composer to write music, but it's only
> ported to Windows, versions 95 through Vista, so I have to learn Rosebud
> or Lilypad. And I'm still having trouble getting .sf2 soundfonts to work
> with my SB Live! soundcard.

Lilypad is great, but there's a steep learning curve if you're not
already familiar with TeX or another non-WYSIWYG typesetting system. I
haven't used Rosebud much.

For the soundfonts, did you install the "awesfx" package?

> I have been Googling for hours to get all the info I need and I don't
> want to reply on people for advice too much, but I'll ask here for
> pointers anyway. (And no, I'm not interested in starting a big OT debate
> on operating systems.)

I consider it my duty to help others get started with free software,
so I'll be glad to answer your questions.

> I'll try to post some music, at least some beginner work in 72-tet. I'll
> have to see if I can share files from my file storage account. ~D.

Cool!

Keenan