:This WIKI explains how to use the '''Ardour''' application to create complex recordings. Hands-down, Ardour is a more comprehensive tool to perform studio recording. Although there is a learning curve associated with Ardour, this instructional WIKI should provide the basics to allow you to create your own works of art!
:In this tutorial'''Ardour''' is similar to '''Audacity''' application since is designed to ''create'', we will only concentrate on recording a voice via the computer lab's webcam, 'edit'' and importing and some background music. The artist and performer of this song has given permission for this song to be used in these Westminster YouTube videos''produce'' an ''auditory product''.
:On the other hand, Ardour is more comprehensive than Audacity in terms of its editing capabilities. Unfortunately, many people are "turned-off" from Ardour since they believe it will take a long time to learn - that is not the case. It took me more time to learn how to launch and connect various musical devices to the Jack server as opposed to learning how to use Ardour. '''Having the knowledge from using the Audacity application, I learned how to use Ardour to create a song within 30 minutes'''...
:In this tutorial, we will only concentrate on recording a voice via the computer lab's webcam, and importing and some background music. The artist and performer of this song has given permission for this song to be used in these Westminster YouTube videos.
: '''WARNING: YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED TO USE COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL WHEN USING ANY APPLICATION IN THE WESTMINSTER COMPUTER LAB WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE ARTIST. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE MUSIC YOU CREATE BE "HOME-MADE", OR USE PUBLIC DOMAIN MUSIC.'''
[[Image:preSettingAudacity.png|thumb|350px|In the '''Sound Preferences''' dialog box, select the '''WebCam as the default input device''']]
====Set-up Prior to Using Audacity (Optional)====''Hands-down, '''Ardour''' is a more comprehensive tool to perform studio recording. Although there is a learning curve associated with Ardour, this instructional WIKI should provide the basics to allow you to create your own works of art!''
== Better Tools for Advanced Recording ==
= Simplifying :For this tutorial, I am using the Process =following Hardware to connect to Ubuntu Studio:
While I have been playing with my initial home Ubuntu recording studio, I have come noticed some interesting concerns and have learned how to overcome those concerns:* '''Connected a Tascam US-122 Audio/MIDI USB device ''' (confirmed that green light is "on").
<table border="1" cellpadding="7"> <tr> <td style="font-weight:bold">Concern</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">Solution</td> </tr> <tr> <td>'''Too many applications to handle''' on a <u>single</u> monitor<br />Automating (too much switchingSimplifying)</td> <td>Configure computer system to use '''multiple monitors'''<br />(for example, 2, 3 or 4 monitors)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>'''Too many switches to turn on and off''' </td> <td>'''Plug as many devices into a power outlet bar''', easy to turn on and off devices as same time</td> </tr> <tr valignthe Process =="top"> <td>'''Too many applications to launch & setup connections (patches)''' </td> <td>'''Write a shell script to be run at startup to automate all startup tasks'''<br />Here is a link to a partially completed shell script I created:<br />[ [http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~murray.saul/session.bash.txt txt] ]</td> </tr></table>
:One *perceived* problem that a typical "end-user" would face is having to '''manually connect''' (patch) various Devices (like a keyboard), with various keyboard emulators (like '''Qsynth''' and '''Bristol''' organ). But it is important to realise that these "graphical applications" are just convenient "front-ends" or user-friendly graphical representations of Linux commands.
= Layout of This Tutorial = I will NOT be going step-by-step on how :Since they are Linux commands, these command, to launch each application. Please study the shell script link and make patches (aboveconnections) a learn how it works.You can refer to the tutorial [[Quick & Simple - Setting up Jack Server , and Q-synth]] ] simply be added to get a "feel" how to make connections in Jack audio server to the Bristol Organ and Qsynth Keyboards, etc... I will be concentrating on working with the running applications, assuming they have already been installed, launched and connected file (patched) via the shell script. = Creating called a New Ardour Session = '''Ardour''' is similar to '''Audacity''' application since is designed to ''createshell script''), ''edit'' and ''produce'' run like program (either as an ''auditory product''. On the other handdesktop icon), Ardour is more comprehensive than Audacity in terms of its editing capabilities. Unfortunately, many people are "turnedor a start-off" up program from Ardour since they believe it will take a long time to learn boot- that is not the case. It took me more time to learn how to launch and connect various musical devices to the Jack server as opposed to learning how to use Ardour. '''Having the knowledge from using the Audacity application, I learned how to use Ardour to create a song within 30 minutes'''..up.