Peter 'Happy' Thomas (happypete) wrote,
Peter 'Happy' Thomas
happypete
  • Mood: accomplished

I think I promised my son a Rosegarden...

So this will probably not be on my bookshelf, soon...



On the plus side: Laptop + Ubuntu + USB MIDI interface + Casio CT-700 keyboard handed down from parents + MIDI file from music teacher + Rosegarden + Play button = music at the right pitches coming out of keyboard speakers.

Obviously it's going to take a little bit of tweaking to figure out how to make everything work exactly right...but I think I'm on the right track.

--Pete

ETA: The reason for the strikethrough above...that book only addresses Mac and Windows software.

Instead, this book seems to be on the most prevalent Linux sequencing software [now does the subject line make more sense?]:


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