======= Linux audio forums, IRC channels, mailing lists, and wikis =======

<note>This page could/should be split into multiple pages. In case it stays a single page, it should be renamed to something like 'linux_audio_places'. Also, a podcast page/section should probably be added.</note>

===== Forums =====
=== General Linux  audio support forums ===
** English **
  * [[http://linuxmusicians.com/index.php|LinuxMusicians Forum]] - Also houses the official KXStudio and Laborejo forums.
  * [[http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=335|Ubuntu Multimedia Production forum]]

** Other languages **
  * Dutch (Nederlandstalig) - [[http://www.homerecording.be/forum/f43/|Linux en muziek productie forum op homerecording.be]]
  * French - [[http://www.linuxmao.org/Accueil]]
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  * German - [[http://www.audio4linux.de/forum/index.php]]
  * Polish - [[http://linux-muzyka.ixion.pl/]]
  * Italy - [[http://www.linux-audio.org/]] and [[http://linuxaudio.it/]]


=== Distribution-specific support forums ===

  * [[http://geekconnection.org/remastersys/forums/index.php#7| AVLinux forum]]
  * [[http://tangostudio.tuxfamily.org/en/planet-tango| Planet Tango (with mailinglist)]] (<- FIXME What mailing list?) and [[http://tangostudio.tuxfamily.org/forum/ |Tango Studio forum]]
  * [[http://www.64studio.com/forum|64Studio forum]] (English, Buy Professional Support option) 
  * [[http://ubuntustudio.org/support|Ubuntu (Studio) forum and IRC]] (Forums in practically every language)

  * [[http://musix.org.ar/en/screenshots.html|Musix support]] (Spanish - Português - Français - Català - English - Italian - Russian)


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===== IRC channels =====
When using IRC, **please** be patient. It might be night in other countries and people from there might not be online, or online and AFK, or simply busy. One usually just writes one's question there, and if someone knows an answer, you will usually recieve it in up to half an hour (usually 5-10 minutes).

=== On irc.libera.chat ===
** For general Linux audio help **
  * [[irc:#opensourcemusicians@irc.libera.chat| #opensourcemusicians]]
  * [[[ir#linuxmusicians
  * [[irc:#lau@irc.libera.chat| #lau (stands for Linux Audio User)]]
  * [[irc:#lad@irc.libera.chat| #lad (Linux Audio Development)]]

** Distro- and program-specific help **
  * #kxstudio
  * #ubuntustudio
  * #archaudio

  * #alsa
  * #ardour
  * #ardour-mixbus
  * #cardinal
  * #dataflow (for PureData)
  * #jack
  * #laborejo
  * #ladi
  * #librazik
  * #lilypond
  * #linuxsampler
  * #lmms
  * #musescore
  * #non


** General Linux and hardware help **
  * #ubuntu (support channel of what is currently the most popular Linux distribution)
  * #linux (requires you to register your nick)
  * ##hardware
  * #nvidia, #nouveau, #radeon, #ati, #intel-gfx, #bumblebee, #poulsbo (graphics card support channels)

===== Mailing Lists =====
Mailing lists are a somewhat old method of communication, but quite popular out here - particularly among developers, but is also used by users. You need to register with them to post a message, but you can read the archives (i.e. all messages being posted) without registering.
  * [[http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/| Linux Audio mailing lists]] - You can also [[http://linuxaudio.org/search/swishmail/|search it's archives]].

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===== Other wikis =====
  * German - http://wiki.datentraeger.org/index.php?title=Hauptseite 
  * French - LinuxMAO's wiki - http://www.linuxmao.org/Toute+la+documentation
  * Finnish - Linuxaudio section of Linux.fi wiki - http://linux.fi/wiki/Musiikinteko_Linuxilla
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