A Quick Recording I did with Ubuntu Studio
Hi Guys,
I know it’s been a long time but life has been really hectic for me over the past years. Upon feeling guilty for not updating this site as much as I could, I decided to upload a song I wrote and recorded using Ubuntu Studio about a year ago. Granted, it may not be very good, but before you slate me, please note that it was for practice purposes and I intend to rerecord it when I am ready. With that said, here it is:
Hopefully, this song can inspire many home recording enthusiast to-bes to pick up those dusty instruments and create some wonderful music with the many free software packages available.
This song was recorded in Ubuntu Studio using:
- JACK audio connections manager – To get sound in and out and whenever it needed to go in the computer.
- Ardour – To playback and record the multiple instrument tracks used so that one musician could become a whole band.
- Hydrogen – The awesome drum machine using the kit that I created called Brian_Tama_Superstar.
- Audacity – for mastering and converting the WAV file to an MP3.
Enjoy and please feel free to share your songs with the rest of us aspiring musos.
Later,
Brian
August 24th, 2011 at 12:14 PM
The link to the drumkit is a 404. Would like to get it :)
August 25th, 2011 at 8:43 AM
Hi Sunson,
Thanks for the feedback, the link has been fixed.
Later,
Brian
September 3rd, 2011 at 6:29 PM
Liking the feel that you’ve got there> sounded very 90′s to me: sort of Nurvana/Mudhoney/early REM/Foo Fighters.
Is that the feel you were going for?
September 6th, 2011 at 1:35 PM
Hey Jason,
Thanks for the feedback. I wasn’t explicitly going for a particular sound – just jamming it up but those are all bands that have inspired me so I guess it comes out. I will take it as a compliment cause that 90′s is awesome! :-)
It is played in Drop D which is common in Nirvana and Foo Fighters.
Later,
Brian
September 8th, 2011 at 3:47 AM
Nice tune!
It’s cool you did it using exclusively open-source applications.
–Mickey
September 8th, 2011 at 9:08 AM
Thanks, Mickey.
September 12th, 2011 at 8:23 PM
Sounds good, mate! well done!
September 15th, 2011 at 9:41 AM
Thanks, Dude! :-)
Later,
Brian
October 12th, 2011 at 9:15 PM
right on! love the song, and your voice
October 13th, 2011 at 10:17 PM
Thanks, daturan. I appreciate the support.
Later,
Brian
December 9th, 2011 at 4:19 AM
Hey Brian! Nice site you have here man! I’m just starting out with home recording and found your Hydrogen drum tips very helpful. Keep up the good work! :)
March 9th, 2012 at 6:01 PM
Hey thanks for the info here. Being an Ubuntu fan, and use Audacity for very basic stuff, this article has given me lots of references for software to use – Yay for Open Source!
My first thing to to download Ardour, and then figure out Jack.
April 1st, 2012 at 1:58 PM
Nice song and nice to know you can record this using Ubuntu!
April 16th, 2012 at 8:58 AM
Thanks, Manuel. This website is full of resources that can help you get started with Ubuntu recording. Look around and feel free to ask any questions and I will do my best to help.
Regards,
Brian
April 16th, 2012 at 5:55 PM
Hello Brian!
Thanks dude, I was looking for a Hydrogen tutorial and stumbled across the treasure trove that is Brian’s Bedroom! Kudos, and keep up the good work!
April 20th, 2012 at 9:36 AM
Hi Jan,
Thanks for the feedback. I’m glad you’ve found it helpful. Please feel free to ask if you have any questions.
Later,
Brian
April 26th, 2012 at 7:30 PM
Brian — You’ve got a fantastic site with a wealth of information. I’m thoroughly enjoying it, and look forward to applying a lot of these techniques in my own home recordings. Oh, and the song is great!
April 29th, 2012 at 9:10 PM
Hey Matt,
Thanks for the feedback – I really appreciate it. If you ever need any advice or you have a question, just ask and I’ll do my best to help.
Later,
Brian