Open Music Source Posted by Adel Mubarak , Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 1:09 AM, in Labels: OpenMusic

Open Music Source is a web service-based music distribution network, backed by a community of music platforms, labels, bands, listeners and coders.

/************************************************************************
*
* OMS Web Service Functions 1.4
* -----------------------------
*
* Copyright: (C) 2007 moving primates GmbH
* Function: GetArtist
* Description: Gets the basic artist data of one artist.
* Change Date: 12/Jun/2007
*
*************************************************************************
*
* REQUIRED ELEMENTS:
*
* The following elements must be send with the request:
*
* - ArtistID
* - Fieldlist
*
* FIELD ELEMTNES:
*
* The following are Field elements which define what you get back from
* the Web Service function. They must be named "Field", their value
* must be the exact name of the following enumeration and they must be
* created as a child element of "Fieldlist".
*
* Field elements are optional, however it is required that you
* create at least one; their send order is irrelevant.
*
* - ArtistName
* - ArtistURL
* - Website
* - MusicalInfluence
* - SoundsLike
* - ArtistPictureExists
* - FirstOnlineDate
* - PostalCode
* - City
* - CountryID
* - CountryCode
* - CountryName
* - ArtistGenreID
* - ArtistGenreParentID
* - ArtistGenreTopParentID
* - ArtistGenreName
* - ArtistParentGenreName
* - ArtistTopParentGenreName
*
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Digital Audio Linux Workstations Posted by Adel Mubarak , at 12:58 AM, in Labels: OpenMusic

Ardour: professional-grade multitrackmultichannel hard-disk recording for Linux and OSX
Audacity: cross-platform soundfile editor with many nice features
Cue Station: software for programming the http:www.lcsaudio.com
EcaEnveloptor: GUI to create envelopes for anything in ecasound
Ecmd: Joel Roth's PerlTk-based front-end forecasound
Frinika: music workstation software for operating systems running Java
GAS: Luke Tindall's GUI front-end for ecasound
GNUsound: sound editor with support for multiple tracks and 8, 16, or 24/32-bit samples
Jokosher: multi-track non-linear audio editor with usability in mind
KHdRecord: Peter Jodda's handy direct-to-disk audio recorder
MixMagic: audio mixing program for GNOME, handles large soundfiles
ProTux: hard-disk recording and audio processing suite
QRT: Doug Scott's QT port of Paul Lansky's Rt realtime soundfile mixer
Qtractor: An audio/MIDI sequencer
SLab: full-featured hard-disk recorder, will record up to 64 tracks
SLabio: slabin and slabout are paired programs that provide command-line access to SLab data files
Simple Multitrack: "a minimalistic command line audio recorder", from Kurt Rosenfeld
TkEca: Luis Gasparotto's handy TclTk interface for ecasound
Traverso: multitrack audio recording and editing program from Remon Sijrier
Visecas: a GTK-based front-end for ecasound, from Jan Weil
WaveMixer: easy-to-use multitrack wave editor, from Raoul
Wired: audio/MIDI music production system
XO Wave: Java-based hard-disk recordingediting system
ecasound: hard-disk recording and audio processing from the Linux console or X
mixbas: "...a small realtime mixer program..." for the Linux console, from Reine Jonsson

Linux For Audio Posted by Adel Mubarak , at 12:51 AM, in Labels: OpenMusic

Audio software on the Linux platform is becoming very stable and advanced. Many of the coolest projects have been in development for close to 10 years and there are several installation and setup options for new users to choose from which smooth out the rough edges and ease you through the process of getting started with Linux Audio.

You can run all your VST plugins easily and using the JACK audio server it's possible to connect multiple applications to each other to on a single PC, multiple PC's, and over a network. The ALSA and OSS drivers provide support for hundreds of consumer grade soundcards and most of the top brand multi channel professional devices too.

In short there are literally hundreds of tools, plugins, and weird and wonderful choices you can make with Linux Audio. With so much to choose from there is no excuse for not having tried it out at least once.


There are many Linux distirbutions that are aimed at providing a seemless audio and mulitmedia experience
* 64 Studio - Native free software for digital content creation on x86_64 hardware
* Agnula - A Complete Music Distribution and Operating System
* Debian Multimedia project - Aimed at Audio, video and graphic enthusiast as well as professional
* dyne:bolic - The instant Bootable Audio CD Distribution
* Planet CCRMA - Precompiled Audio Software for Redhat Systems
* Studio to Go - Everything you need to make music on a Bootable CD
* Ubuntu Studio - Aimed at Audio, video and graphic enthusiast as well as professional