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[Matthew Polashek]

Hi!

I've been a Linux audio freak for about 5 years now.  I started by  
building low latency and pre-emption kernels with patches back when  
you had to do it by hand!  I took a PC out of the garbage from my  
work (Pentium II 300 I think) and building ardour on it.  It used to  
be epic and all my nerd-friends were very impressed I was able to do  
it!  Now I am teaching music in a High School in a gang ridden  
neighborhood in Brooklyn.  It's one of these small schools with 400  
students and we are financially challenged, as all schools in NYC  
are.  We have been very fortunate to receive some money for computers  
from JP Morgan Chase, but there is only one PC in my classroom and  
I'm still using my Mac Laptop (Ubuntu Studio for PPC  
please?!?!?!?!?!)  running OSX and Ardour2 for my students.  I have  
found out that one of the best ways to get their attention is to have  
them record music in the classroom.  Instead of having students  
running out of class and literally tearing down my door, they are now  
running to class and banging on my door all day long.  It's  
exhausting to go without a prep period or a lunch for months, but  
seeing these students grow and watching their grades and attendance  
go up makes it all worth it.

Anyway, I was able to get ahold of some P4 2.66 PCs for my classroom,  
and while there is still no funding for software, I have the ability  
now to give them production workstations to work and learn on.  And  
thanks to UbuntuStudio, I can now configure these machines without  
the huge time investment that something like CCRMA takes.  (I  
installed the latest FC6 version and still can't launch ardour2 as a  
non-root user even after multiple e-mail list postings and some  
excellent help from their developers.  Music teachers that are also  
working musicians don't have that much time!)  An added bonus is the  
eye-candy aspect.  The wonderful theme you guys have put in place  
will hook them really fast, I'm sure!  And when they find out they  
can install this on their home PCs, they will probably freak out!

I have had other staff members approach me to do various multimedia  
projects, but I have had to tell them they would either have to use  
my personal machines or suffer.  Now I will be able to help them!   
(I'm the music teacher, tech guy, and Robotics nerd all in one...such  
is the life of a small school teacher.)

I recently introduced one of my more advanced students to Digital  
Performer 5, but the complexity to a bit intense for him.  Ardour2 is  
still a bit unstable on OSX.  I think the Linux version will provide  
a much more satisfactory experience for me and my students!

Again, I can't thank the UbuntuStudio team enough!

Matt


On May 23, 2007, at 10:11 AM, Luis de Bethencourt wrote:

> Please explain why your school and students. We want to know your
> personal experience and use for the distro/system.
>
> Luis
>
> On 5/23/07, Matthew Polashek <matt at tinysongs.com> wrote:
>> You rule!!!!!!!
>>
>> My school and students, as well as I thank you!
>>
>>
>> Matthew Polashek
>> Home: 732.424.6153
>> Cell: 908.642.5770
>> matt at tinysongs.com
>> www.tinysongs.com
>> www.JandMJazz.com
>>
>>
>> On May 22, 2007, at 8:19 PM, Cory K. wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> Matthew Polashek wrote:
>> Doh!  OK.
>>
>> Is there a path from Ubuntu regular to Ubuntu studio or any alternate
>> installation process to get to Ubuntustudio that does not involve a
>> DVD drive?
>>
>>
>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuStudio/UpgradingFromFeisty
>> On May 22, 2007, at 8:09 PM, Cory K. wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> Matthew Polashek wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hi!
>>
>> Is there a non-DVD version of Ubuntustudio I can download somewhere?
>>
>> Matt
>>
>>
>>
>> No. We have no plans for one but never say never.
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