WIKI apps

[studio32]

Hi,

I saw Autostatic has edit the apps section of our wiki. That's great, always good to see when people improve the wiki.

But I don't think we should make another list of apps here, like there is on apps.linuxaudio.org.

Maybe it could be useful to have some kind of popularity list or something. What are the most populair drummachine, DAW, Midi sequencers? This will help newbies I think. Something like a poll per section...

[AutoStatic]

But I don't think we should make another list of apps here, like there is on apps.linuxaudio.org.

That was not my intention either, I just added some apps of which I think they were worth mentioning.

[steevc]

I've been thinking a bit about wikis. The one here has some useful information, but doesn't seem to get updated much. I've found it a general problem that a lot of on-line information on Linux audio is out of date. If you search for something like 'linux midi' you are likely to find pages from many years ago. A lot has changed since then. For anyone new to this area it can be hard to find information on how to get started. Obviously this forum is a very useful resource, but I see a need for more good reference material.

I know there are a few other forums and wikis in other language, but I have not looked too closely at these yet. Chrome does a fairly good job of translation.

Sites I've found include:
http://www.linux-sound.org/ Comprehensive list of apps, but out of date
http://wiki.linuxaudio.org/ Some good stuff here. A lot of it links to external sites, which I don't see as a problem
http://www.linuxjournal.com/users/dave-phillips Lots of great articles
http://opensourcemusician.com/ The main Linux audio podcast I've found. Some info on the wiki and an active IRC channel
http://www.alsa-project.org/ It lists supported hardware, but doesn't recommend what you should use

What I'd like to see in a wiki are pages on specific topics and applications that give guidance on how to set up a working music system. This could be via links to useful blog posts and videos as well as on the wiki itself.

I'm happy to contribute to such a project, but it needs some collaboration. Decisions need to be made on general structure and standardising layout. I have more experience with Mediawiki as I use it at work.

Any thoughts?

[raboof]

For anyone new to this area it can be hard to find information on how to get started. Obviously this forum is a very useful resource, but I see a need for more good reference material.

Even though I've been neglecting our wiki, I wholeheartedly agree. I tend to think when a discussion reaches some kind of conclusion, it's worth the effort to record this conclusion in a proper place on the reference wiki.

http://wiki.linuxaudio.org/ Some good stuff here. A lot of it links to external sites, which I don't see as a problem

I really like this one, even though the design is a bit dated imho

I'm happy to contribute to such a project, but it needs some collaboration. Decisions need to be made on general structure and standardising layout.

I'd say our wiki or the linuxaudio.org one would be the most suitable places, not to fragment the landscape even more.

[AutoStatic]

The one here has some useful information, but doesn't seem to get updated much.

The System configuration Wiki page is regularly being updated.

Best,

Jeremy