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==Things to bring==
==Things to bring==
*Laptops (Mac, Windows & Linux all welcome)
*Laptops (Mac, Windows & Linux all welcome)
*Audio workstation software:


===Audio workstation software===
Most of us use Ableton Live (which has a free Mac/Windows demo) or Apple Logic Pro(which is the easiest if you have a Mac). If you're on Linux, LMMS is the only one that's free, open source and Mac/Linux/Windows.
**Mac Windows & Linux:
***[https://lmms.io/ LMMS (Let's Make Music) FREE & OPEN SOURCE audio workstation with many instruments and VST support.
***[https://www.bitwig.com/en/bitwig-studio Bitwig Studio] a new DAW made by former Ableton engineers. Free demo, $269
**Mac & Windows:  
**Mac & Windows:  
***[https://www.ableton.com/en/trial/ Ableton Live Lite]] has a free 30 day trial.
***[https://www.ableton.com/en/trial/ Ableton Live Lite]] has a free 30 day trial.
***Cubase
***Cubase
***[https://www.propellerheads.se/reason Propellerhead Reason] is a retro-themed DAW brimming with simulated cable patches and great instruments.
***[https://cycling74.com/ Max MSP] dataflow AV programming (integrates with Ableton Live).  
***[https://cycling74.com/ Max MSP] dataflow AV programming (integrates with Ableton Live).  
***[https://puredata.info/ Pure Data] dataflow AV programming.
***[https://puredata.info/ Pure Data] dataflow AV programming.
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*** [http://ardour.org/ Ardour] FREE. Has Ableton Live-style session view and arrangement view.
*** [http://ardour.org/ Ardour] FREE. Has Ableton Live-style session view and arrangement view.
** [http://www.tracktion.com/ Traktion]
** [http://www.tracktion.com/ Traktion]
**Mac Windows & Linux:
 
***[https://www.bitwig.com/en/bitwig-studio Bitwig Studio] a new DAW made by former Ableton engineers. Free demo, $269
===Virtual MIDI Keyboard===
* Virtual MIDI Keyboard (Allows you to play 2-3 octaves with your QWERTY keyboard when you don't have a USB MIDI keyboard with you):
(Allows you to play 2-3 octaves with your QWERTY keyboard when you don't have a USB MIDI keyboard with you):
** Windows & Mac: [http://sourceforge.net/projects/freepiano Freepiano virtual MIDI keyboard]
** Windows & Mac: [http://sourceforge.net/projects/freepiano Freepiano virtual MIDI keyboard]
** Mac: [http://www.manyetas.com/creed/midikeys.html MIDIKeys virtual]
** Mac: [http://www.manyetas.com/creed/midikeys.html MIDIKeys virtual]

Revision as of 05:15, 30 October 2015

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Songbridge Music Hacking Tuesdays 5-8PM at Noisebridge

Songbridge is for song hacking: making music that hacks human minds and emotions. We cover multitrack recording using DAWs (digital audio workstations).

Contacts

Things to bring

  • Laptops (Mac, Windows & Linux all welcome)

Audio workstation software

Most of us use Ableton Live (which has a free Mac/Windows demo) or Apple Logic Pro(which is the easiest if you have a Mac). If you're on Linux, LMMS is the only one that's free, open source and Mac/Linux/Windows.

    • Mac Windows & Linux:
      • [https://lmms.io/ LMMS (Let's Make Music) FREE & OPEN SOURCE audio workstation with many instruments and VST support.
      • Bitwig Studio a new DAW made by former Ableton engineers. Free demo, $269
    • Mac & Windows:
    • Mac: GarageBand, Logic Audio
    • Mac & Linux:
      • Ardour FREE. Has Ableton Live-style session view and arrangement view.
    • Traktion

Virtual MIDI Keyboard

(Allows you to play 2-3 octaves with your QWERTY keyboard when you don't have a USB MIDI keyboard with you):

Linux Music Production Distros

(in no particular order)

"...a full complement of the best Linux Audio and Video creation software encompassing both open-source excellence and commercial demos." Free.
"...a collection of applications, artwork and plugins, targeted at audio and video production." Free.
"A complete Live (GNU/LINUX) distribution for musicians and professionals studios based on Ubuntu Lucid 10.04.4." Free.
"...some of the most popular and recently updated audio software in the Linux world." Free.
Ubuntu Studio VirtualBox image: http://virtualboxes.org/images/ubuntu-studio
"...the fastest, most fully-featured, pro audio studio in the world! Studio 13.37 (pronounced “leet”) is perfect for professional audio work. Doesn’t need to be installed, and can produce studio-quality results from almost any computer. Unbelievable speed, amazingly low latency, and “zero glitches”. Full money-back guarantee." $50

Linux Audio Software

Linux Hardware Audio/USB Interfaces

Johny Radio's Hand-Picked Musical Web Toys & Tools

A collection of free, fun, web-based, music and sound producing toys and tools. Includes a mutating windchime, toys that twist your instrument or turn your voice into visual art, gorgeous drones, a visual harp, a fractal synthesizer, faithfully-modeled 808 and 909 drum machines, a modeled plucked string, reverbs, MIDI multitrackers, and full-fledged recording studios. https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Web_Sound_Toys


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Tour - Manual

Events - Circuit Hacking Mondays - Gamebridge Game Dev Tuesdays - Songbridge Music Making Tuesdays

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