Yes, I am a nerd. Yes, I like music. And I'm a programmer. Mix them together and you get a perfectly understandable desire to make your own music.
But not just any music. I like electronic sounds, especially old-school sounds. So what's a guy to do? I have never been a Commodore owner, and I don't use Windoze. (you didn't get that yet?)
So what kind of music software do I use? Only the best Linux software of course. I use the ever-awesome Audacity to make my samples and Aldrin for the rest. Aldrin is the coolest music making software to hit any machine in a long time. It was originally designed to be a clone of the now-dead Windows based tracker called Buzz, but has evolved into something much much better.
It incorporates some tracker-like interface, but also has a very object oriented and easy to use "machine" interface. It also is extremely efficient. I have yet to push it beyond 6% of my CPU. And it comes with a huge load of plugins and a special library-style direct interface to the FreeSound project for hunting down those special, one of a kind samples you need.
I suggest that any self respecting electronic music buff go out and get himself a copy. If you have ever used ReNoise of Fruity Loops you also have to try Aldrin- once you take the plunge you'll wonder why other programs didn't do the same thing Aldrin does.
Oh, and to prove that Aldrin is not just a useless geek toy, check out the music it's maker made. His name is Paniq. His latest album, Story of Ohm, used Aldrin exclusively. It rocks. Period.
End of Rant.
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