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An Intro To Editing Audio On Linux

Posted by Zonk on from the talk-a-good-talk dept.

W-9z writes "Ars is running a guide to editing audio under Linux that I think is a great read for anyone trying to find new ways to flex that Linux muscle. There are some outstanding FOSS tools out there. They look at Ardour, Audacity, and SND. The author talks a bit about why Linux is a superior platform for this kind of work: 'FOSS software is, almost by definition, a work in process. If Ardour doesn't have a feature I need, I can code it myself. With this possibility, the software no longer defines what I can do -- it's just a point of departure.' It's an interesting companion to the /. discussion of video editing earlier this year."

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  1. Arbour schmarbour.... by GillBates0 · · Score: 4, Funny
    great read for anyone trying to find new ways to flex that Linux muscle.

    Real men flex their muscles by editing raw sound:

    % cat /dev/audio > /im_the_man/raw.snd
    % hexedit /im_the_man/raw.snd

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  2. Re:Yeah by Ingolfke · · Score: 5, Funny

    But, what if you aren't a coder?

    What are you some kind of ignorant n00b!? RTFM idiot! RTFC for goodness sakes. How hard is it to learn C, learn all 28 of the relevant libraries, learn how the code was implemented, write the code, test the code, and convince the maintainer to add the code to the core code base? You must be some kind of lazy ignorant wretch.

  3. Re:An Intro to Frost Posting On Linux by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny
    The best and most feature complete audio program for linux is the Creative Audio Tool.

    Record with
    cat /dev/dsp0 > file.raw
    Play with
    cat file.raw > /dev/dsp0
  4. 1997 called... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...they want their complaint back.

  5. Re:"If Ardour doesn't have a feature I need...." by cornface · · Score: 2, Funny

    "If Ardour doesn't have a feature I need, I can code it myself." Most people can't program themselves and would rather buy something that already has the feature they want...

    The best time to start a large coding project is in the middle of a recording project.

  6. Re:Yeah by xpatiate · · Score: 2, Funny

    Women coders are just as bribable with money, pizza and caffeine as males. Though speaking for myself chocolate also goes a long way.

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