Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] GUIless friendly applications
From: Lance Blisters (geoff_AT_lek.ugcs.caltech.edu)
Date: Tue Nov 05 2002 - 18:22:48 EET
On Tue, Nov 05, 2002 at 04:39:41PM +0100, Mario Lang wrote:
> I'm a blind Linux user since 1997, and I'm also
> interested in doing music on Linux.
>
> Since I'm the synth-type-of-guy, I'd really love
> to be able to play with software based synths, a little
> bit of step seuqencing, and some sample based stuff.
> Controlling my SuperNova DrumMachine via MIDI (and being able
> to sequence it) would also be nice.
> GDAM. Looks promosing because the workhorse
> code is nicely separatedd from the GUI, and I already
> managed to program gdam123 a bit to allow rate control,
> but again, its not really what I'm looking for although
> it seems nice.
GDAM does have a decent sequencer, with interfaces for step sequencing
and live-play input, pattern banks, etc. It would be quite simple to
cram into gdam123, or better yet its own little command-line app.
However, it works with samples not synths. To work with synths
we'd need to add midi out. Adding midi out wouldn't be terribly
hard, but there might be another app which already meets your
requirements.
There is also some long-term work to add a synth engine as well as full
automation of all gdam and ladspa plugins to our sequencer (ala buzz)
but i wouldn't hold your breath waiting for it.
-geoff
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