Comments on: NEW MUSIC!! Can you believe it?! http://www.tannerhelland.com/699/new-music/ Home of the award-winning author, VG composer, and programmer Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:43:44 +0000 hourly 1 By: Tanner http://www.tannerhelland.com/699/new-music/comment-page-1/#comment-489 Tanner Sat, 21 Mar 2009 06:12:08 +0000 http://www.tannerhelland.com/?p=699#comment-489 Well, I was mistaken on MuseScore being useful. From what I can see, MuseScore is only a notation editor - but as it lacks the ability to actually <i>play</i> what you enter, it's not so useful for a composer. While I've found a number of excellent audio editors (particularly the classic Audacity), Linux MIDI editors seem to be significantly more sparse. I'm also becoming unhappy with RoseGarden, mostly because I can't see a way to edit multiple staffs from the staff view. Hmmm. I guess the search continues! :) BTW - RoseGarden started working much better once I realized I needed to manually specify a soundfont for playback. Who would've known there was no default soundfont?! Well, I was mistaken on MuseScore being useful. From what I can see, MuseScore is only a notation editor – but as it lacks the ability to actually play what you enter, it’s not so useful for a composer.

While I’ve found a number of excellent audio editors (particularly the classic Audacity), Linux MIDI editors seem to be significantly more sparse. I’m also becoming unhappy with RoseGarden, mostly because I can’t see a way to edit multiple staffs from the staff view. Hmmm.

I guess the search continues! :)

BTW – RoseGarden started working much better once I realized I needed to manually specify a soundfont for playback. Who would’ve known there was no default soundfont?!

]]> By: Alan http://www.tannerhelland.com/699/new-music/comment-page-1/#comment-472 Alan Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:59:54 +0000 http://www.tannerhelland.com/?p=699#comment-472 Thanks for your reply. I briefly looked at Rosegarden, but not long enough to get it to cooperate with my sound card :P I'll have to try it again. I've just been messing around with the programs listed at http://blog.audiojungle.net/resources/29-music-making-apps-for-linux/ Maybe you might find something there that appeals to you. I haven't looked at all of them yet. Thanks for your reply. I briefly looked at Rosegarden, but not long enough to get it to cooperate with my sound card :P

I’ll have to try it again. I’ve just been messing around with the programs listed at http://blog.audiojungle.net/resources/29-music-making-apps-for-linux/

Maybe you might find something there that appeals to you. I haven’t looked at all of them yet.

]]> By: Tanner http://www.tannerhelland.com/699/new-music/comment-page-1/#comment-471 Tanner Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:52:16 +0000 http://www.tannerhelland.com/?p=699#comment-471 I've recently gotten Rosegarden completely working under Ubuntu 8.10 (no small feat!), but for now I'm afraid I'll have to boot into XP for actual composition. Rosegarden can record nicely from my keyboard, but I fear it's going to take some work to get used to its notation editor. My attempts to get MIDI software functioning under Wine have not been good... but Rosegarden is certainly worth a try, as it looks to be full of features. MuseScore is next on my list of Linux MIDI programs to try. If anyone else knows of a good MIDI notation editor for Linux, I'd love to hear about it! I’ve recently gotten Rosegarden completely working under Ubuntu 8.10 (no small feat!), but for now I’m afraid I’ll have to boot into XP for actual composition. Rosegarden can record nicely from my keyboard, but I fear it’s going to take some work to get used to its notation editor. My attempts to get MIDI software functioning under Wine have not been good… but Rosegarden is certainly worth a try, as it looks to be full of features. MuseScore is next on my list of Linux MIDI programs to try.

If anyone else knows of a good MIDI notation editor for Linux, I’d love to hear about it!

]]> By: Alan http://www.tannerhelland.com/699/new-music/comment-page-1/#comment-467 Alan Mon, 16 Mar 2009 04:48:50 +0000 http://www.tannerhelland.com/?p=699#comment-467 I have been thinking about getting back into composing myself, but haven't found anything for Linux that I really like. Do you have any recommendations, or are you just using the same old stuff under Wine? I have been thinking about getting back into composing myself, but haven’t found anything for Linux that I really like. Do you have any recommendations, or are you just using the same old stuff under Wine?

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