I found an awesome Linux Audio Editing Setup that runs off of a CD-R.
It solves all my problems linking my software Drum Machine into the Recording software on my PC. The software is all free as in libre (source code is all available and if u were a programmer you could change it to your liking) and also free as in beer - meaning you can get it and use it without the law cracking down on you to pay a license fee. This of course doesnt mean you shouldn't make a donation to the project if you appreaciate it of course.
I really think you might want to take a look at it... The care the people involved in the project took is really cool - they provide all the audio and midi apps you need and a nice lightweight interface to run them.
Here is the website where you can take a look at it: http://www.musix.org.ar/en/index.html
If you download the ISO image from this address: ftp://codigolivre.org.br/pub/musix/musixbr/musixbr1r2_musix1r5/musixbr1r2_musix1r5.iso
You would then use Nero or Roxio or CD Burner XP and choose to burn a CD-R from an image file. Once you do that, reboot your PC and hit space bar and the CD should start to load an OS all in RAM - you will want to type in the command as shown on the splash screen to get English etc.
If all goes well it will boot to a login screen, click the non-root user (top choice) and click login (no password required). It will then take you to the main screen. NOTE: None of this is effecting your Windows install - its loading the software all from CD.
He has grouped the audio apps together at the bottom - the colourful letters give you a desktop of application choices - I think the Musix Start Menu also has them in there somewhere - anyways - launch Hydrogen and its a cool drum machine, and Ardour is the Recording software.
If you like what you see or are intrigued, there are lots of tutorials found on google or youtube on how to take the outs of the Hydrogen drum machine into your Ardour and get it to record that to a track, along with your guitars, vox, bass or any instrument you like at the same time to separate tracks.
Also, you could save the project you were working on to your Windows hard drive, or a USB stick (project file or WAV file for continuing to work on it later).
I should be more productive in the new year now that I have discovered this awesome suite of programs. I haven't installed it to the hard disk as it runs pretty well from CD in RAM, but there is an option for that and that of course would make it easier to work on projects and have more hard drive space to do them - it would perform better in general - just be careful u don't wipe out your windows if you still want to run it.
Hope you are enjoying the holiday season - and if you are into Music or Audio editing, check Musix out. ;)
Steve
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