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This instructional guide outlines the techniques I use when making high quality music and other audio on the Ubuntu/Linux platform. It is also a quick reference that is particularly useful when various hardware and software components need to work together.
Although this guide discusses a specific set of products that I have thoroughly tested, the principles of getting similar components to work together on other Linux-based platforms may have many similarities.

Components of Setup

Below you will find a list of the components used in this setup. The main component types are in bold, followed by the particular component model. Your choice in component model or software may vary.

Hardware

1) Sound Card : Lexicon Omega	2) Stereo Studio Monitors : Wharfedale Diamond Pro 8.2	3) Drum Machine : Yamaha RY8
4) x2 Midi Cables	5) 1/8" TS Guitar Cable	6) x2 TRS to XLR Cables
	7) Electric Guitar BC Rich

Software

8) Operating System Ubuntu Studio	9) Sound Architecture ALSA	10) Audio Connection Kit JACK
11) Recording & Mixing Ardour	12) Midi Editor Rosegarden	13) Guitar Effects Processor Rakarrack
14) Additional Percussion Hydrogen	15) JACK enabled Synth ZynAddSubFX	16) Non-JACK based Synth Yoshimi
	17) ALSA to JACK midi a2jmidid

Although it is possible to install software intended for the Linux platform by downloading the software from various distribution websites on the Internet, I recommended that you use your distributions package manager. If you are uncertain about what that means you can find detailed instructions on installing new software on the Ubuntu/Linux platform here.

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