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| ===== Introduction for New and Prospective Linux Musicians ===== | ===== Introduction for New and Prospective Linux Musicians ===== |
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| Welcome to the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newbie|newbie]] page of the Linuxaudio.org [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki|wiki]]. This part of the wiki is meant to help you make a successfull start with [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux|Linux]] as your audio workstation and musician's tool. We will use some external links for further information. On the side of this page you see a table of contents so you can go to the chapters which you're interested in and skip those which are less interesting for you. There's also a search function. If this page does not provide all the answers to your questions, you can always ask a specific question on the LinuxMusicians [[http://linuxmusicians.com/index.php|forum]]. For more support options (e.g. IRC and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mailinglist|mailinglists]]) check the [[apps:category:documentation]] page. Don't hesitate to ask! | Welcome to the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newbie|newbie]] page of the Linuxaudio.org [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki|wiki]]. This part of the wiki is meant to help you make a successfull start with [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux|Linux]] as your audio workstation and musician's tool. We will use some external links for further information. On the side of this page you see a table of contents so you can go to the chapters which you're interested in and skip those which are less interesting for you. There's also a search function. If this page does not provide all the answers to your questions, you can always ask a specific question on the LinuxMusicians [[http://linuxmusicians.com/index.php|forum]]. For more support options (e.g. IRC and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mailinglist|mailinglists]]) check the [[apps:categories:documentation]] page. Don't hesitate to ask! |
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| ==== Why Linux for music composition and digital recording? ==== | ==== Why Linux for music composition and digital recording? ==== |
| - Lower latency than on Windows or OSX, plus more configuration and optimization options. | - Lower latency than on Windows or OSX, plus more configuration and optimization options. |
| - Great options for connecting multiple computers (also Windows and Mac) and syncing audio over the network (NetJack). | - Great options for connecting multiple computers (also Windows and Mac) and syncing audio over the network (NetJack). |
| - Great support by the Linux community and [[resources_and_support|other audio/music focused Linux groups]], in many different languages! | - Great support by the Linux community and [[apps:categories:documentation|other audio/music focused Linux groups]], in many different languages! |
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| ====Examples of some great pieces of free audio software==== | ====Examples of some great pieces of free audio software==== |
