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Sunday, April 09, 2006

Make Music on your Computer!

Introduction
Recording your own music tracks can be easy and fun, and surprisingly, cheap! All you need is a computer less than five years old, some time and patience and the desire to make music! (Playing an instrument of some sort can also be helpful)

In this tutorial, you will learn the steps involved in producing an entire song using entirely free software! This software is free, as in open-source. That is, this software is available without charge, for anyone to use, for any purpose, commerical or personal.

To get started, you will need to download and install the following applications onto your computer. They should be available for Windows / Mac OSX / Linux.

  • Audacity - Free, fully-functional multi-track audio editor

  • Hydrogen – Advanced drum machine with professional yet simple intuitive pattern-based drum programming

For purposes of simplicity, the instructions will be covered for use on a Microsoft Windows machine. However, while installation instructions and slight details may differ, the knowledge and operation of the programs is essentially the same for all platforms and you may still enjoy this tutorial.

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