2008/10/8 Rob Malpass <lug@???>:
> Hi all
>
> Just mucking about really I thought I might turn my hand to some music -
> haven't done so since way back on the Amiga more years ago than I care to
> remember. The tool of choice then was something called protracker -
> anybody know what I should be searching for nowadays? Not knowing the search
> term is proving an obstacle.
>
> The sort of thing I'm after is an x channel (it was 4 but I'm sure more are
> possible thesedays) digital recorder where you start with your drums, get
> them to loop, add your base, cymbols, hihat etc etc.
>
> Should I' be searching for a tracker, a sequencer?? Anybody used a good
> one on Linux? FWIW I only have onboard sound but I don't suppose that'll
> matter much.
>
> Cheers
> Rob
I have a bit of a review (a year or so old) of music programs on my wiki:
www.salisburys.net/PetersNotes-TW.html#[[An%20overview%20of%20music%20programs]]
If you just love playing with drum loops then hydrogen is the best fun ever.
HTH, Peter
