LINUX AUDIO COURSE ROTTERDAM (THE NETHERLANDS) Working with Linux? With the most important OpenSource audio projects for midi sequencers, softsynths, effect plugins and samplers? WORM offers a Linux audio course, developed by Lieven Moors, to pass on necessary and sufficient knowledge for working with Linux audio software to fellow musicians. Goal of the courseWe will start with an introduction into Linux; installing and starting programs and daemons, giving commands and editing configuration files. A same introduction goes for Alsa (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture) and Jack (Jack Audio Connection Kit). After this audio software like Ardour, Audacity and Sox will get a close hands-on introduction. After that the course will continue with Linux plugins (a.o. LADSPA, DSSI, VST) and midi/sequencers (a.o. Rosegarden, Seq24, Muse, Hydrogen). Besides that there will be a full overview of the most important softsynths and samplers for the Linux operating system (a.o. ZynAddSubFX, Fluidsynth, Linuxsampler). Other programs like Freqtweak (digital signal processor), Festival (speech synthesis), Jamin (mastering), LASH (audio session handler) and Freecycle (looping software) will also pass review. An expanded overview of the most important audio software for Linux will be given to the course members as well as an introduction of to how to use these programs. Lieven Moors Lieven Moors lives in Brussels and used to be the guitarist and composer in Belgium outfit Das Pop. Nowadays he performs as a solo musician and traded his guitar for a computer running the GNU/ Linux operating system and numerous audio and midi programs. He personally mastered a lot of difficulties that he ran into using Linux audio software and wants to share and pass on his adapted skills, knowledge and experience over the last years. Start: October 7, 2008 (with enough reservations – submit your application before september 29) Duur: 12 lessons of 3 hours Wanneer: tuesday from 19.30 till 22.30 Waar: Worm in Rotterdam (www.wormweb.nl)Prijs: 350 euros (including study material) To apply or for more info: Katelyn@xxxxxxxxxxxx for more info: lievenmoors@xxxxxxxxxxxx course will be given in English _______________________________________________Linux-audio-user mailing listLinux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
