On 12 May 2011 09:48, Ken Restivo <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > My 10-year-old daughter has started to express some interest in music. > > Somewhat predictably (and perhaps unfortunately too) she is into pop-star house stuff: Selena Gomez, Lady Gaga, Taio Cruz, Katy Perry, things of that nature. I know nothing of that style of music-- other then occasionally hearing it at the gym-- and I've no idea what tools are used to get those sounds. > > She's got a rather ancient Debian ThinkPad of her own, with a working sound card. And I've got her set up with the basics, including the zita-at1 autotuner which so far to my ears seems to be the the number 1 most important ingredient in this style of music. > > Are there any synths on Linux which I could set up for her which are good for getting those kinds of house/techno/pop sounds? > > Also, what might be a good, simple sequencer for this kind of stuff? I've used seq24 for years but I don't know if that's the right tool for the job here. > > I'm trying to keep it simple, but if the toolchain requires lots of components, I could always write some custom glue in bash/python/whatever to make it easier. > > If this is going to require a foray into VST-land, I might be up for it. > > If it's not going to be practical without a Mac with GarageBand, maybe I'd want to know that too. > > But if I can get something set up, it might help keep her occupied during the summer break. > > Thanks. LMMS might be worth a look. James. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
