Hi I just started using opensuse and I’m a songwriter and musician I really like the way openSuse preforms but I just don’t see any use for it for the purpose of creating and developing music SOMEONE PLEASE tell me I’m wrong!
I recently installed openSUSE for my brother to do audio production and he loves it. He’s impressed with it.
Some of the packages he uses are ALSA, Jack (w/ qjackctl or patchage), LMMS, Hydrogen, Ardour, Audacity and some others.
When you “create and develop music” what do you mean by that? Are you a dj who likes that dubstep/techno stuff, likes plugging your guitar in and recording a few tracks while overlaying your own drum and bass tracks or authoring sheet music?
Some sheet music authoring packages are Musescore and Frescobaldi. If you like guitar tabs, try Tuxguitar which isn’t developed anymore I think, but it works for opening guitar pro files up to v5 and the older powertab format.
On 2013-06-11, saultdon <saultdon@no-mx.forums.opensuse.org> wrote:
> Some of the packages he uses are ALSA, Jack (w/ qjackctl or patchage),
> LMMS, Hydrogen, Ardour, Audacity and some others.
I know very little about openSUSE’s music offerings, or even Linux’ for that matter. I would interested to know if there
are any equivalents to tracker recordings software such as SONAR X1/2?
Welcome to the forum. What systems if any do you currently use for your music?
On Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:06:01 +0000, arterial22 wrote:
> Hi I just started using opensuse and I’m a songwriter and musician I
> really like the way openSuse preforms but I just don’t see any use for
> it for the purpose of creating and developing music SOMEONE PLEASE tell
> me I’m wrong!
You’re wrong. 
Jim
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On Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:20:54 +0000, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:06:01 +0000, arterial22 wrote:
>
>> Hi I just started using opensuse and I’m a songwriter and musician I
>> really like the way openSuse preforms but I just don’t see any use for
>> it for the purpose of creating and developing music SOMEONE PLEASE tell
>> me I’m wrong!
>
> You’re wrong.
To add to this somewhat flippant (and intentionally silly answer), if you
described what you are looking to do, specifically (are you looking to
write a musical score, use midi devices, or what?), someone might be able
to point you in the right direction. “Creating and developing music” can
mean a lot of different things, depending on the style and other
factors. I wouldn’t use rosegarden (a score writing tool) to create
improv music any more than I’d use a midi keyboard to transcribe Holst’s
The Planets from a score.
Jim
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@op - read this https://forums.opensuse.org/content/161-opensuse-digital-audio-workstation.html
and do hope https://forums.opensuse.org/members/f_sauce.html finds this thread
Also this post should in “applications” subforums
On 06/12/2013 05:46 AM, vazhavandan wrote:
> Also this post should in “applications” subforums
the way it was phrased, i would have said soapbox, or bit bucket.
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lol! It was the right answer to a lazy question.
I wouldn’t use rosegarden (a score writing tool) to create
improv music…
Hmmm, that’s rather like describing Libre Office Writer as a text editor. Rosegarden functions primarily as a MIDI and audio sequencer, and therefore has various types of editor on-board, including a score editor. It can be used to create improvised music with real MIDI instruments connected and/or synthesized instruments using SoundFonts. It’s useful for combining recorded and synthesized music, as either part of the learning process or for musical composition.
I would hope that the OP chose Chit-Chat in order to have an interesting discussion as to the relevance of using openSUSE for music creation. There are a few purpose-built Linux distros out there designed for musicians. The musician wants to invest his time in creating music. However there remains a conflict on Linux between the requirement for an up to date distro for general purpose applications, and the stable platform needed for [professional] music creation. That may mean the musician needs an LTS version with the latest stable versions of pro music software, and it doesn’t come OOTB with openSUSE.
@op - you might try something like this from susestudio
OpenMUSIC 64-bit OpenMusic is a Linux distro based on openSUSE dedicated to music producers. It includes a lot of tools for composing and editing audio / music. http://susestudio.com/a/EDSxDw/openmusic-64-bit
Studio OS -Studio OS is for all musicians, Studio OS – SUSE Gallery
On Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:16:01 +0000, consused wrote:
> hendersj;2564180 Wrote:
>> On Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:20:54 +0000, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> To add to this somewhat flippant (and intentionally silly answer)…
>> “Creating and developing music” can mean a lot of different things,
>> depending on the style and other factors.
> lol! It was the right answer to a lazy question.
>> I wouldn’t use rosegarden (a score writing tool) to create improv
>> music…
> Hmmm, that’s rather like describing Libre Office Writer as a text
> editor. Rosegarden functions primarily as a MIDI and audio sequencer,
> and therefore has various types of editor on-board, including a score
> editor. It can be used to create improvised music with real MIDI
> instruments connected and/or synthesized instruments using SoundFonts.
> It’s useful for combining recorded and synthesized music, as either part
> of the learning process or for musical composition.
Well, yeah, Rosegarden is a very comprehensive package. My point was,
though, that it’s hard for anyone to suggest a tool without knowing what
it is the OP is specifically trying to do. “Create music” isn’t specific
enough to make a specific recommendation.
Jim
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That is so true, and tends to result in “solutions looking for problems”. We don’t even know for sure the OP’s level of interest i.e. pastime/amateur versus professional. Your point was made, just with the example of using a MIDI keyboard for transcription of great orchestral work. 
On Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:06:02 +0000, consused wrote:
> hendersj;2564350 Wrote:
>> On Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:16:01 +0000, consused wrote:
>>
>> > hendersj;2564180 Wrote:
>> >> I wouldn’t use rosegarden (a score writing tool) to create improv
>> >> music…
>> > Hmmm, that’s rather like describing Libre Office Writer as a text…
>>
>> Well, yeah, Rosegarden is a very comprehensive package. My point was,
>> though, that it’s hard for anyone to suggest a tool without knowing
>> what it is the OP is specifically trying to do. “Create music” isn’t
>> specific enough to make a specific recommendation.
>>
> That is so true, and tends to result in “solutions looking for
> problems”. We don’t even know for sure the OP’s level of interest i.e.
> pastime/amateur versus professional. Your point was made, just with the
> example of using a MIDI keyboard for transcription of great orchestral
> work. 
It’s been a while since I did that sort of thing, but it’s kinda fun to
do. I have scores (I played violin for years) for a number of pieces of
music I quite like, and it’s sometimes fun to follow along with a
recording and see how the conductor has interpreted the score.
Jim
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