Where to Start
You can Google your way to most software, but there are some great package resources out there. I'm on Red Hat, so I use PlanetCCRMA. The Planet is a project at Stanford's Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics, maintained by a knowledgeable guy named Fernando. Not only does Nando maintain Red Hat RPMs of most audio and video applications, drivers, utilities and even custom kernels, he has an extensive guide for installing kernels, ALSA sound drivers and software, as well as for tweaking your machine's performance. I highly recommend reading through the Planet, even if you're not using Red Hat. There are other similar resources for different distributions. Places to start:
Audioslack: www.audioslack.com
DeMuDi: www.demudi.org
Linux Audio User's Guide: www.djcj.org/LAU/guide/index.php
Linux DJ: www.linuxdj.com
Linux-Sound: linux-sound.org/distro.html
Linux Sound and MIDI Pages: www.xdt.com/ar/linux-snd
Linux Sound How-To: www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Sound-HOWTO
PlanetCCRMA: ccrma-www.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software
SourceForge: sourceforge.net
Turn-Key: www.esm.rochester.edu/kevine/turnkey
Ardour Documentation
Ardour Home Page: ardour.sourceforge.net
Ardour Bugtracker: ardour.org/mantis
JACK (Jack Audio Connection Kit): jackit.sourceforge.net
JACK User Documentation: www.djcj.org/LAU/jack
Installing and Configuring ALSA, JACK and Ardour on Red Hat 7.3, by Jan Depner: myweb.cableone.net/eviltwin69/ALSA_JACK_ARDOUR.html
ALSA Sound Drivers: www.alsa-project.org
The Ardour Documentation Project: www.djcj.org/LAU/ardour
The Mandrake Audio Worksation HowTo: groundstate.ca/mdkaw
Recording Audio from JACK-Enabled Applications in Ardour, by A. J. (Tony) Schiavone: www.djcj.org/LAU/quicktoots/toots/Jack_Ardour
Jacking Pd and Ardour - a tootorial, by Reiner Klenk: www.djcj.org/LAU/quicktoots/toots/pd-ardour
General Recording Information
ALSA Sound Card Matrix: www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc
“Setting up a Multitrack Audio Recording Studio”, by Alex Heizer: www.linuxjournal.com/article/4814
Creating Audio CDs With Linux, by Dave Phillips: linux.oreillynet.com/pub/a/linux/2001/01/05/record_cd.html
MP3s: Recording Tutorial: www.activebass.com/music/recording.asp
The CCRMA Recording Sessions: ccrma-www.stanford.edu/courses/192a/Session.pdf
Microphone Tutorial: www.freeloops.co.uk/micropho.htm
Recording: www.homerecording.com/recording.html
RME's PCI Cardbus and Multiface Combination Card: www.rme-audio.com/english/hdsp/multifa.htm
RME's HDSP 9652: www.rme-audio.com/english/hdsp/hdsp9652.htm
“Using the Hammerfall HDSP on Linux”, by Peter Todd: www.linuxjournal.com/article/7024
NQuit Tips: www.nquit.com/rtips.htm
Recording: www.recordingmag.com
EQ: www.eqmag.com
Electronic Musician: www.electronicmusician.com
Kernel/Tuning
Planet CCRMA: ccrma-www.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/tunesystem.html
Low Latency: www.linuxdj.com/audio/lad/resourceslatency.php3
Low Latency in the Linux Kernel, by Dave Phillips: linux.oreillynet.com/pub/a/linux/2000/11/17/low_latency.html
Microphones
Microphone Tutorial: www.digitalmusicworld.com/html/hardware/Microphones/MicroTutorial.php
Amplitude-X Forums: www.amplitude-x.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=53
Microphone Reviews: www.microphonereview.com/reviews.asp
Electronic Musician, Microphones Reviews & Features: emusician.com/microphones
Shure Beta 58A Dynamic Microphone, Chris Bereznay: www.musicgearreview.com/reviews/shure-beta58a.htm
Rode NT3 Microphone: www.musicgearreview.com/quicktakes/rode-nt3-microphone.htm
Mic Reviews: www.justenough.net/reviews/vocals/mic.php
Studio Acoustics
Steven Klein, Acoustic Design & Products: www.soundcontrolroom.com/help.htm
Steven Klein, Basic Guidelines for Placement of Acoustic Materials: www.soundcontrolroom.com/guidelines.htm
Studio Acoustics—Introduction: www.primacoustic.com/Accoustics/01_intro.html
Control Room Acoustics, by John Storyk: broadcastengineering.com/ar/broadcasting_control_room_acoustics
Mailing Lists
ALSA Announcements: lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-announce
ALSA Developers: lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-devel
ALSA Users: lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
Ardour Development: lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ardour-dev
Ardour Users: lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ardour-users
Linux Audio Announcements: www.linuxdj.com/audio/lad/subscribelaa.php3
Linux Audio Developers: www.linuxdj.com/audio/lad/subscribelad.php3
Linux Audio Users: www.linuxdj.com/audio/lad/subscribelau.php3
Planet CCRMA: ccrma-mail.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/planetccrma
