[ubuntu-studio-devel] Ubuntu Studio For Musicians handbook

[Ross Gammon]

Fantastic. This is just the sort of thing I needed when I stopped using
Windows for music, and moved to Ubuntu Studio.

I always wished that someone did a series of blog posts like this, or
sold the series to one of the Linux magazines.

Finding people to help review it should not be a problem.

If you are not so happy with the idea of a wiki, I could push some html
to my http://people.ubuntu.com/~rosco2/ website temporarily. We could
probably put it on the ubuntustudio.org website in the end. Having the
text in git would help others to propose merges.

Cheers,

Ross

On 06/02/2018 04:29 AM, Peter Reppert wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I wrote a handbook called "Ubuntu Studio For Musicians" that covers most
> of the out-of-the-box programs, recording, mastering, making a CD, the
> basics of sound synthesis, and revkiews of some free VST instruments
> (see TOC below).    I would like to put this guide in the public domain,
> and would like to know the best way to go about it?  Parts of it could
> possibly be incorporated into the wiki pages (i just put in a request
> for a wiki documentation account).
> 
> I have been using Ubuntu Studio for a few years and relying mostly on
> the forum for answers (along with the excellent online Ardour manual). 
> Let me know if you think this 50-page handbook would be useful, and if
> so, could I get help editing it? Also where it might be posted as a
> standalone manual and easily found?  This was written with version
> 16.04, and is intended for beginner/intermediate users. 
> 
> Table Of Contents
> 
> 
> 1. About this book
>     Who this book is for
>     Why buy this book?
>     How to use this book – know what's possible
>     Companion matter, if any  - web site, disk, etc.
>     About the author/acknowledgements
> 
> 2. Getting started
>     Gear on a budget
>     How to find out if your old laptop can run Ubuntu
>     System Requirements
>     Running Ubuntu from media
>     Installing Ubuntu Studio
>     Configuring and testing your soundcard
>     Connecting with JACK and Patchage
> 
> 3. Overview of out-of-the-box instruments and effects
>     Sound Generators
>         Hexter
>         Aeolus
>         Synthv1
>         Qsynth, drumkv1, samplev1
>         Amsynth
>         Hydrogen
>     Audio Processors
>         Guitarix
>         Rakarrak
>         Make your guitar a MIDI controller
>     Tools and Utilities
>         Major file types
>         Tools for DJs
>             Internet DJ Console
>             SuperLooper
>             TerminatorX
> 4. Basic recording for musicians
>     Audacity
>     Ardour
> 
> 5. Using VST plugins
>     Install Wine
>     Install and run Carla
>     Configuring and using Carla
> 
> 6. Advanced recording in Ardour
>     Punch-ins
>     Looping
>     MIDI tracks
>     Fade-in Fade-out
>     Automation
>     Grouping tracks
>     Creating a bus and inserting effects
>     Additional advanced topics
>     LinVST
>    
> 7. Mixing and mastering
> 
> 8. Creating your own SoundFont with Swami
> 
> 9. Sharing your music
>     Creative Commons
>     Copyright registration
>     Royalty collection agencies
>     Making a CD
>     Sheet music with MuseScore
> 
> 10. Sound synthesis 101
>     Knob acronyms
>     Ten Things To Try On Any Synthesizer
>     Approaches to sound synthesis
>     Patch tutorials
>         Funk Bass
>         Arpeggiator
>         Crafting Noise
>         Siren
> Appendix
>     Troubleshooting
>     Using the command line
>     Links and resources
> 
>