Linux For Audio/Music Production

PART ONE of a complete guide to producing and recording music & audio using Linux! We look at ALSA, Pulseaudio, and JACK and lay out the basics terms of Audio Production. I lay out the future topics of this series and show the basics of setting up JACK with qJackCTL, and show how you can get started producing without JACK with LMMS and Ardour. Timestamps: - Prologue/Intro 0:00 - Terminology/Concepts 4:20 - Overview 6:20 - Audio/Studio Distros 11:55 - Plug-In's/DAW's 15:38 - Essential Packages 17:22 - Quick-Start with LMMS on Ubuntu 22:25 - JACK Packages & JACK Explained 24:29 - Configuring QjackCtl 27:30 - Routing Pulse/JACK Connections 36:15 - Ending 41:50 COMING In Part TWO: AVLinux, KX-Studio, and Ubuntu-Studio. Linux distros designed for producing & recording music. DS-Tech Media is diversified across a host of popular & decentralized platforms. VIDEO PLATFORMS: YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCWf... LBRY: https://open.lbry.com/%40ds-tech%23a6... ODYSEE: https://odysee.com/@ds-tech:a(ODYSEE is for LBRY if you don't have the app) BITCHUTE: https://www.bitchute.com/dstech/ DTUBE: https://d.tube/#!/c/ds-tech DLIVE: https://dlive.tv/DStech-Media BLOG/ARTICLES: STEEMIT: https://steemit.com/@ds-tech HIVE/PEAKD: https://peakd.com/@ds-tech MEDIUM: https://medium.com/@drownthepoor SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS: MINDS: https://www.minds.com/dstech MASTODON: https://mastodon.social/@drownhttps:/... TWITTER: https://twitter.com/dstechmedia2 GAB: https://gab.com/dstech CHECK OUT MY GEAR ON KIT: https://kit.com/DStechMedia

PART TWO: Linux Studio Distributions: KX-Studio Ubuntu Studio & AVLinux In this guide I'll be looking at the in's and out's of the top Linux Studio Distros: AVLinux, KX-Studio, and Ubuntu Studio. We'll look at their unique features, realtime performance, and included software. Part 3 in the works but it could be a while so please be patient! It takes a lot of time and work. Thank you for your support! - Intro 0:00 - Part One Recap 3:50 - Part 2 Explanation 4:25 - KX-Studio Overview 4:58 - Ubuntu-Studio Overview 7:15 - AVLinux Overview 7:50 - Websites for KX, US, AVL 9:00 KX-Studio Guide - KX-Studio Guide Start 14:12 - JACK/Pulse/ALSA via Cadence 14:58 - Claudia Launcher 15:41 - Carla and Connections 17:12 - Bristol Synthesizers 17:35 - LMMS/Carla Plugins 20:14 - JACK Transport LADISH Claudia 23:55 - Sooper Looper 26:39 - KX-Studio Resources 27:34 - Everything Else 27:57 Ubuntu Studio Guide - Repoitories/Install 29:25 - Ubuntu Studio Controls 31:39 - Carla Plugins 33:50 - Other Software 35:38 - Adding Software via Synaptic 39:52 - Adding More Plug-Ins & Tools 43:00 - Adding KX-Studio Repositories 43:33 - Ubuntu Studio Handbook 49:40 AVLinux Guide - AVLinux Install 50:35 - Installing AVLinux Realtime Kernel 55:45 - AVLinux Assistant 57:14 - JACK/Alsa/MIDI/Pulse 59:35 - Included Software/Tools 1:00:02 - Carla Plug-Ins 1:03:47 - File Manager Audio Tools 1:08:15 - Harrison Mixbus 1:10:23 - Ardour 1:18:42 - WineASIO Helper 1:22:22 - Conclusion/Thoughts 1:23:05 Part one: https://youtu.be/3NxWtDSa-RQ DS-Tech Media is diversified across a host of popular & decentralized platforms. VIDEO PLATFORMS: YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCWf... LBRY: https://open.lbry.com/%40ds-tech%23a6... ODYSEE: https://odysee.com/@ds-tech:a(ODYSEE is for LBRY if you don't have the app) BITCHUTE: https://www.bitchute.com/dstech/ DTUBE: https://d.tube/#!/c/ds-tech DLIVE: https://dlive.tv/DStech-Media BLOG/ARTICLES: STEEMIT: https://steemit.com/@ds-tech HIVE/PEAKD: https://peakd.com/@ds-tech MEDIUM: https://medium.com/@drownthepoor SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS: MINDS: https://www.minds.com/dstech MASTODON: https://mastodon.social/@drownhttps:/... TWITTER: https://twitter.com/dstechmedia2 GAB: https://gab.com/dstech CHECK OUT MY GEAR ON KIT: https://kit.com/DStechMedia

TIMESTAMPS: Intro 00:00 Recap 04:23 QJack-Control MIDI Configuration 05:17 Alsa2Jack MIDI Bridge 08:14 CALF Studio Gear Plug-ins 10:11 Carla Plug-In Host 15:34 Hydrogen Drum Machine 23:13 Renoise 30:59 Waveform(Traktion-T7) 38:05 LMMS:Linux Multimedia Studio 57:00 Reaper 08:48 Harrison Mixbus 01:11:01 Ardour 01:14:34 Bitwig Studio 01:26:54 Final Thoughts & Outro 01:44:46 In Part 3 of the DS-Tech Media Guide to Producing & Recording Music/Audio with Linux we're going to demonstrate the 8 major digital audio workstations available on Linux, and a few other key applications that can be used to get the most out of Linux audio production. This is NOT A TUTORIAL, but rather a demonstration/overview of some of the major features. However, some of the DAWs are covered in more detail like a tutorial. There is also a written document to accompany the guide that includes images and links to important information. At the time of publishing this video it's not complete, but you can find the first release at this link: https://peakd.com/music/@ds-tech/written-guide-to-linux-music-and-audio-productionfirst-draft A downloadable PDF is also available: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OSIufm6mmm3Et7EEgQTPGhRRLJrV5DDX/view?usp=sharing DS-Tech Media is diversified across a host of popular & decentralized platforms. VIDEO PLATFORMS: YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCWf... RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/c-1209633 3SPEAK: https://3speak.tv/user/ds-tech LBRY: https://open.lbry.com/%40ds-tech%23a6... ODYSEE: https://odysee.com/@ds-tech:a(ODYSEE is for LBRY if you don't have the app) BITCHUTE: https://www.bitchute.com/dstech/ DTUBE: https://d.tube/#!/c/ds-tech DLIVE: https://dlive.tv/DStech-Media BLOG/ARTICLES: STEEMIT: https://steemit.com/@ds-tech HIVE/PEAKD: https://peakd.com/@ds-tech MEDIUM: https://medium.com/@drownthepoor SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS: MINDS: https://www.minds.com/dstech MASTODON: https://mastodon.social/@drownhttps:/... TWITTER: https://twitter.com/dstechmedia2 GAB: https://gab.com/dstech CHECK OUT MY GEAR ON KIT: https://kit.co/DStechMedia

JackTrip is a free & open-source low-latency realtime server that makes it possible to record together live from across town or in different countries. Available for Linux, MacOS, and Windows. It is an app and technology first that later became the basis for a company and service while everyone was quarantined. JackTrip Core: https://jacktrip.github.io/jacktrip/ The JackTrip service platofrm: www.jacktrip.com Also check out my ongoing Guide to Linux Music & Audio Production: