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Linux audio forums, IRC channels, mailing lists, and wikis
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.
Forums
General Linux audio support forums
English
- LinuxMusicians Forum - Also houses the official KXStudio and Laborejo forums.
Other languages
- Dutch (Nederlandstalig) - Linux en muziek productie forum op homerecording.be
- French - http://www.linuxmao.org/Accueil
- Polish - http://linux-muzyka.ixion.pl/
- Italy - http://www.linux-audio.org/ and http://linuxaudio.it/
Distribution-specific support forums
- 64Studio forum (English, Buy Professional Support option)
- Ubuntu (Studio) forum and IRC (Forums in practically every language)
What mailing list?) and - Musix support (Spanish - Português - Français - Català - English - Italian - Russian)
| Page | Description | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| kvraudio site for locating VST/VSTi plugins vst and_now_for_something_rather_different forum documentation | VST, Not software, forum, Resources and Support | |
| LinuxMAO “a French-speaking wiki for worldwide Linux audio users” forum wiki and_now_for_something_rather_different | forum, wiki, Not software | |
| LinuxMusicians forum An active community of Linux Musicians forum and_now_for_something_rather_different | forum, Not software | |
| Studio Forum - Linux support/discussion forum in Swedish and Norwegian for newcomers to Linux audio forum and_now_for_something_rather_different | forum, Not software |
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.freenode.net
For general Linux audio help
Distro- and program-specific help
- #kxstudio
- #ubuntustudio
- #archaudio
- #alsa
- #ardour
- #ardour-mixbus
- #dataflow (for PureData)
- #jack
- #laborejo
- #ladi
- #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.
- Linux Audio mailing lists - You can also search it's archives.
| Page | Description | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Audio Announcements a mostly one-way email list to publish announcements. * <http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-announce/> - di… | mailing list, Not software | |
| Linux Audio Developers the infamous mailinglist: * <http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-dev/> - direct link * <http://linuxaudio.org/mailarch… | mailing list, Not software | |
| Linux Audio Tuning The linux-audio tuning (LAT) mailing list is to help GNU/Linux distribution maintainers and other interested users to share information on s… | mailing list, Not software | |
| Linux Audio User the famous mailinglist: * <http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user> - direct link * <http://linuxaudio.org/mailarchive/lau… | mailing list, Not software | |
| Linux Audio Developers the LAD list is dedicated to “discussion of topics relevant to audio under Linux, with an accent on development issues” mailing_list … | mailing list, Not software | |
| Linux Audio Users a mail-list for people focused on using rather than hacking Linux audio applications mailing_list and_now_for_something_rather_different | mailing list, Not software |
Other wikis
- French - LinuxMAO's wiki - http://www.linuxmao.org/Toute+la+documentation
- Finnish - Linuxaudio section of Linux.fi wiki - http://linux.fi/wiki/Musiikinteko_Linuxilla
| Page | Description | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ALSA Wiki unofficial wiki about ALSA, the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture wiki and_now_for_something_rather_different | wiki, Not software | |
| Audacity Wiki * <http://audacityteam.org/wiki/> wiki and_now_for_something_rather_different | wiki, Not software | |
| LiLAQ: Information on Linux Audio Quality The purpose of this site was to provide as much information as possible about how to get high quality sound on a Linu… | wiki, HOWTOs and FAQs, Not software, Unmaintained projects | |
| Linux Artist a resource for artists (including the sonic types) using Linux wiki and_now_for_something_rather_different | wiki, Not software | |
| Linux VST/VSTi Compatibility Page wiki vst dead_link and_now_for_something_rather_different | wiki, VST, Dead external links, Not software | |
| LinuxMAO “a French-speaking wiki for worldwide Linux audio users” forum wiki and_now_for_something_rather_different | forum, wiki, Not software | |
| Pd Wiki wiki and_now_for_something_rather_different unmaintained | wiki, Not software, Unmaintained projects | |
| Ruccas.org wiki-based site for “unconventional computer and electronic art” wiki and_now_for_something_rather_different | wiki, Not software |