Music production with open-source software and Linux?

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This video was produced exclusively with open-source software and Linux including capture, 3D animation, music, sound effects, editing and compositing.

You can also watch on PeerTube:

- Background music:
unfa - Iridescent (unreleased)

- Software used in the creation of this video:

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Now go, make some music!

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#MusicProduction #OpenSource #Linux #FreeSoftware #SoundDesign

[JiggerzWithAttitude]

I didn't want to learn photoshop cause I don't want to deal with a license so I started using gimp and Inkscape. Making music with Linux just makes a lot of sense to me. Thank you.

[Sheerwinter]

4 years later: i can clearly say that yup open-source is the future.

[mjrisinsd]

So glad to see this. This was the spirit of the internet and music during the early days. We all still benefit from MIDI being open source. Can you imagine if Apple created MIDI?? They would be jacking everyone for royalties just like their lightning connections. I am excited to learn Linux and get away from intrusive operating systems and corporate clouds meant to hack our data.

[parasiteunit]

Sure I've mentioned this elsewhere... One thing I strongly advocate as a Linux user (for music) is DONATING.

Just throw a bit of coin at the pages of developers who create the (often rather glorious) Open Source software you use.

This doesn't need to be a small fortune - literally the price of a basic cup of coffee at your local diner...

Because if we all give a little bit, it has a habit of mounting up., Which means the development can continue!

*Packs up soapbox*

[johnknight]

If you look at most world-class engineers, their selection of plugins, tools, and effects are usually quite simple and universal. Those proprietary plugins you think you need are probably just unnecessary gimmicks anyway.

[safianimoid]

How the hell have I not found your channel until now?!?! Linux and audio work all rolled into one channel... THIS IS WHAT I NEED

[miro-sbrp]

If there is one thing that I hate more than anything, it's the false belief people have that a certain DAW or plugin is what they need to make the music what they want. Nobody understands that it's all about workflow, and at the end of the day it's what you do with the tools that make you a good producer. I can confirm this when I decided to switch from Zyn to Serum for a few months, and I've noticed that the sounds I made with Serum were very similar to the ones I was making in Zyn, simply because my tastes and ideas haven't changed. So I'm glad you made this video just to let people know about this, since I'm in the exact same boat as you!

[seanspartan]

My Linux system is the best computer I've ever had. I have more debugging to do, but solutions are usually out there on Linux forums.

[julianrebel]

Linux user here.
I wanted to learn how to create/compose music for my own (FOSS) games, and I was a bit intimidated about needing to get a second PC running Windows after viewing a lot of tutorials online.

So glad someone is sharing their workflow/knowledge out there! People becoming accustomed to using professional software is THE biggest hurdle to people making the change to FOSS software, the only reason proprietary software is still ahead is because people are used to it.


What I'd really like to see from you is a video where you show popular VSTs like reaktor and serum, and show/review several OSS alternatives.
I think a title like free alternatives to Serum, or free alternatives to Reaktor would garner you a lot of clicks, and I want those videos from you since I like your style!

[Racosz]

You are the most serious musician using Linux out there. Very inspiring material for all people (like me) using FOSS and Linux as main OS for music production.

Greetings from Colombia.

[bombdi]

Fantastic Speech! Great Chinese Transportation. I’m the friend of your translator. Watched this video, I decided to be your follower too! Thanks for everything you did for open source community 😄👍🏻

[martinalbion]

This looks like a quality channel! I'd like to see a video about selecting midi and outboard audio interface devices that integrate well with FOSS DAWs.

[analytomaniac]

I'm glad someone like you is around and I hope I can eventually share similar tips with FOSS software. Going straight from Windows to Arch (yes Arch btw), it was quite freeing, but I do have some pains in that an old proprietary dongle loaded with a huge library of East West licenses are now totally useless for me unless I use a Windows burner PC. Some of the other proprietary tools might be there through WINE, but dongle DRMs nearly always break eventually.
My first total freedom and realization was dropping Finale for Musescore. I thought the lack of Finale's Speedy Entry would be a problem until I realized Musescore's tools weren't using old bloat of a 15 year old hunk of software that still retains a beige windows 95 look even in 2016. Musescore worked better from the ground up, and lets you make the shortcuts rather than forcing you to go through several dialog boxes each time to just add a dynamic that isn't in your shortcut list...

If anything though, UI is still the #1 thing that needs to be fixed in all DAWs. I'm hoping to see a minimalistic DAW first on Linux that finally simplifies the mess they have become, hoping it allows a smoother process from music sketching to the finished deliverable lossless flac (or still wav files, cause they still do good work) files.

[iulian_]

As a Blender user, your statement touched my heart. I know, Blender is a perfect, complete 3D program, that's all you need. Especially since it has changed a lot, evolved enormously. But do you know why I'm here? I want to make 3D movies by myself and I realized that I have to make my own songs. And here I am, hoping to find the equivalent of Blender but in audio editing and DAW.

[teenux]

Chinese translate! Wow! Unfa translate that? I shared this video to Chinese REAPER user group. In this group, I'm the only one who use Linux in music production. Your video helps me a lot. Because of your video, some group member started to use zyn-funsion.

[substance]

Amen brother. Open source is the way forward. Also, kudos for running KDE instead of the default Gnome that comes with most distros :)

[tozzlin]

I agreed " Open source software is the right way to go"
thx for putting chinese subtitle !
very kind of u :)

[changx]

In linux you can modify and or compile the kernel with low latency, that is a thing that is possible just on linux and is a big pro compared to other OS.

[Inesophet]

Im starting up a business right now and i have so far not needed windows or Proprietary Software, mainly because of costs and familiarity. Software is one of those huge money sinks that can often be a roadblock. Blender for example is a godsend. I am able to produce extremely high quality VFX for presentations or lifelike 3D animations with a cheap camera, a Greenscreen and Blender. Also i do not have the money to either hire an artist for background music or licensing existing tracks. So i do them myself. However there can be a very steep learning curve behind those programs. It took me about half a year to master blender. Still it gives you so much more creative freedom. With Music making i am still very much a beginner So im looking forward to more in-depth tutorials.

[islapthebass]

2 Years later bro, and this is still spot on. Glad I stumbled upon this.

Nice to see someone with a similar mindset regardless products being deceptively marketed when amazing, free alternatives are already existabt. You just gotta put the time in to understand them, and by doing so you it prepares you for future problem-solving, holistic understanding, and a better workflow.

Cheers! Easy Subscribe :)