Linux Audio-Video & FOSS Glossary
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Ardour - one of the most advanced and complete Linux DAW's. It's a hard disk recorder and digital audio workstation application. It runs on Linux and Mac OS X.[3] Its primary author is Paul Davis, who is also responsible for the JACK Audio Connection Kit. Ardour's intention is to provide digital audio workstation software suitable for professional use.
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Audacity - a free, easy-to-use and multilingual audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux and other operating systems. You can use Audacity to cut, copy, splice or mix sounds together; change the speed or pitch of a recording and much, much more...
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AVLinux - Audio Video Linux - A contemporary Linux based Operating System geared towards music recording and producing as well as advanced video editing using the latest applications available.
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Closed Source Software - usually commercial software, where the heart of a computer program or Operating System is locked, hidden from the public.
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DAW - A Digital Audio Workstation. An electronic system designed to record, edit and play back digital audio. A key feature of DAWs is the ability to freely manipulate recorded sounds. Many DAWs, especially computer-based DAWs, have MIDI recording, editing, and playback capabilities.
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Distro - A Linux distribution (also called GNU/Linux distribution by some vendors and users) is a member of the family of Unix-like software distributions built on top of the Linux kernel. Such distributions (often called distros for short) consist of a large collection of software applications such as word processors, spreadsheets, media players and database applications.
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FOSS -Free and open source software, also F/OSS, FOSS, or FLOSS (free/libre/open source software) is software which is liberally licensed to grant the right of users to study, change, and improve its design through the availability of its source code.
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Geek is an expert in a technical field, particularly to do with computers. Also, a person intensely interested in a particular field or hobby, generally at the expense of broader social interaction.
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GNU is a computer operating system composed entirely of free software.
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Hydrogen is an advanced drum machine for GNU/Linux. It's main goal is to bring professional yet simple and intuitive pattern-based drum programming.
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JACK - JACK Audio Connection Kit. Linux Audio Gateway & Synchroniser. all hardware and software and midi audio inputs and outputs are controlled via and synchronized with JACK
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Linux is a generic term referring to Unix-like computer operating systems based on the Linux kernel. Their development is one of the most prominent examples of free and open source software collaboration;
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Open Source Software - see FOSS
Rosegarden is a well-rounded audio and MIDI sequencer, score editor, and general-purpose music composition and editing environment.
It's an easy-to-learn, attractive application that runs on Linux, ideal for composers, musicians, music students, and small studio or home recording environments.
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