Well, there’s this…
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Is It Friday Yet?
I’m sorry I haven’t been posting much content here, but the truth is, I just haven’t had time. Work, kids, projects, life gets in the way.
Okay, enough whining. The good news is, I’ve got a great project lined up for the blog- complete with a new domain name to go with it. But again, there’s not much time to work on it. It’s something I feel strongly needs to be done, but man… it’s just so hard to pull this stuff together. I’m also considering venturing into the “video blogging” world, which is both exciting and rather scary. I’m not very good in front of a camera, and I don’t have a lot of video equipment (i.e. none). I never have a quiet house, I don’t have a nice office with nice ergonomic office chairs for my by back and heck… it’s just not going to be easy.
I really feel strongly about it, though, so I’m going to keep trying to make it happen. I’m hoping that once I get some content recorded, things will go more smoothly, but I just don’t know how to start. I really am better at writing than talking.
Well… since you wanted to know… I’m going to be doing articles on using Linux and free software to do live guitar performance (and other instruments, too). The reason I want to do videos is that it’s much easier to show you how to do it. But it just takes time,.
Pray for me, I really want to make this happen. I believe it is something that could really take off, and be useful to a lot of people.
Linux For Guitarists – Getting Started
I’ve been messing around with Linux since about 2001, been playing guitar since about 1992. I’ve done lots of projects with Linux over the years, but the last couple of years I wanted to use Linux as a platform to make music with. I’m not a professional blogger, nor a video expert, but I know a lot about being a geek and being a musician, which is why you’re here. I originally wanted to do Youtube videos, but I’m really better at writing. It would be a lot more informal, like hanging with your Geeky tech buddy. But in the end, I just didn’t have time to make videos of the quality I’d like. So for now, I’m your Geeky tech pal who’s a Linux Guru and just so happens to love playing guitar. Welcome to Linux for Guitarists, Episode 1.
There’s been plenty of stuff written about Ardour, and a bunch of other open-source music tools, which is fantastic. But when I started to try to learn more about guitar-specific stuff, specifically performance-oriented software, I discovered there’s actually very little out there.
Now, a lot of people are intimidated by Linux, and I understand, but it’s not that bad. It gets a bad rap from people that haven’t really used it that much. But I’m very comfortable with it, so I feel pretty good about helping you with it. I’m not gonna go into the reasoning behind it*, but let’s just say, if you want to use something besides Windows or OSX, for whatever reason, you’re in the right place. Continue reading “Linux For Guitarists – Getting Started”