Well, I'm a wee-bit passed learning a music instrument, but there are some really great OSS apps/projects for keyboardists and (music) programmers. PD (kinda like Csound, which is also pretty cool) is fairly exceptional as a programmable virtual instrument platform (it's not intuitive _AT_ALL_, but with a basic knowledge of how to use a VCO and the concept of ADSR (Attack, Delay, Sustain, Release), you can create some pretty phat noise.
And as far as seqencing and arrangement goes, I've been using Rosegarden and it's pretty fuckin' impressive. Agreed, it's no Sibelius, but it's free, and it works.
Oh yeah, if you wanna see what a REAL linux music machine looks like, check out Korg's OASYS. Sorry for the absence of links. I'm pretty lazy.
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Well, I'm a wee-bit passed learning a music instrument, but there are some really great OSS apps/projects for keyboardists and (music) programmers. PD (kinda like Csound, which is also pretty cool) is fairly exceptional as a programmable virtual instrument platform (it's not intuitive _AT_ALL_, but with a basic knowledge of how to use a VCO and the concept of ADSR (Attack, Delay, Sustain, Release), you can create some pretty phat noise.
And as far as seqencing and arrangement goes, I've been using Rosegarden and it's pretty fuckin' impressive. Agreed, it's no Sibelius, but it's free, and it works.
Oh yeah, if you wanna see what a REAL linux music machine looks like, check out Korg's OASYS. Sorry for the absence of links. I'm pretty lazy.
Finally, something worth reading here on Slashdot. It's been awhile. Thanks. 'Twas an interesting article.