On 2/19/06, Carlo Capocasa <capocasa@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > I am still new to the Linux software out there, but I like the thought > > of softsynths. Currently I use just hardware stuff recorded into > > ZynAddSubFX is absolutely amazing... You better bring a bush knife to > get through its interface but the sounds are crisp and clear incredibly > rich. I used it on one of my tracks (the only software-only track I have done so far). I like it, but it doesn't seem very RT-friendly... I get a lot of Xruns, whenever I click in the interface. And I'm not the only one. > amSynth is pretty nice too. I haven't tried it yet. Been busy packaging stuff for Ubuntu Dapper. > With a 2GHz processor I can get around six voices simultaneously... It > should be possible to do the mixing on the fly for simpler projects, > saving a lot of disk space. > > > Audacity, but I'd like to move towards software-only (well, plus MIDI > > guitars and live guitars and MIDI drums). > > When midingsolo gets there it should be possible to use any guitar as a > MIDI guitar. Hmm, never heard of this... I have a Roland GK-2A pickup on one of my Jackson guitars, and that plugs into a Roland GI-10, which I can then plug into my PC or my Yamaha RM1x or anything with a MIDI input. It's fun and strange to play trumpets and timpanis on a fretboard... :)
