With Ardour and VOCALOID
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With Ardour and VOCALOID
With Ardour and VOCALOID
I made this with Ardour and VOCALOID2. This is the first Linux music I've made in my life. (It's my first time making it, so there are a lot of rough edges...)
The song is sung by Kagamine Rinren, and it was the 14th anniversary song.
The DAW is Ardour, and the effects are MDA plug-ins.
https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm39811496
I made this with Ardour and VOCALOID2. This is the first Linux music I've made in my life. (It's my first time making it, so there are a lot of rough edges...)
The song is sung by Kagamine Rinren, and it was the 14th anniversary song.
The DAW is Ardour, and the effects are MDA plug-ins.
https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm39811496
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Re: With Ardour and VOCALOID
Very cool! What synths did you use?
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Thank you!
For the piano, strings, and other instruments, I used FluidSynth to play the SoundFont. These are mainly the NICE series of Sound fonts 4U.
For other electronic sounds, I used the free version of "Vital".
For the piano, strings, and other instruments, I used FluidSynth to play the SoundFont. These are mainly the NICE series of Sound fonts 4U.
For other electronic sounds, I used the free version of "Vital".
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Re: With Ardour and VOCALOID
A very intense and cool song! For a first effort it sounds great!
Can Vocaloid2 run on Linux?
Can Vocaloid2 run on Linux?
MusE DAW running on Debian 11 Testing/XFCE4.
https://oscillator.se/musik
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Re: With Ardour and VOCALOID
Thank you!
I was able to put it together rather easily, partly because I had been composing for some time on a Windows DAW.
I'm using Ardour and I like it a lot. It's a good DAW...
You can install it from a CD with PlayOnLinux!
The WineOS setting is 32bit.
I think it is possible to use jack or Carla to connect to the DAW, but I don't know how to do it in detail, so I'm using it standalone.
I was able to put it together rather easily, partly because I had been composing for some time on a Windows DAW.
I'm using Ardour and I like it a lot. It's a good DAW...
You can install it from a CD with PlayOnLinux!
The WineOS setting is 32bit.
I think it is possible to use jack or Carla to connect to the DAW, but I don't know how to do it in detail, so I'm using it standalone.
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Re: With Ardour and VOCALOID
Awesome track! It's cool to see Vocaloid music done on Linux. I like the synth solo at around 2:10. Very impressive work for the first Linux song you've made.
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Re: With Ardour and VOCALOID
Thank you!
It's been my goal to make a VOCALOID song with Linux someday, so I'm very happy that it's come true this time.
Thanks for the synthesizer solo! I'm so happy & glad it's a part I put a lot of effort into!
Thank you! Next time I'll try to figure out how to improve the quality in my current environment!
It's been my goal to make a VOCALOID song with Linux someday, so I'm very happy that it's come true this time.
Thanks for the synthesizer solo! I'm so happy & glad it's a part I put a lot of effort into!
Thank you! Next time I'll try to figure out how to improve the quality in my current environment!
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Re: With Ardour and VOCALOID
The year has begun!
May this year bring much happiness to you, to the world, and to Linux.
May this year bring much happiness to you, to the world, and to Linux.
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Re: With Ardour and VOCALOID
ようこそ!
This brings me back to a few years ago, when I was actively studying Japanese, even though I never got that far: but the subtitles in your video may have been of help to do some listening at least
I agree it's a really good effort to be your first song on Linux, so congratulations, and I hope it will just be the first of many! For my taste, there may be a bit too much stuff happening (keys and drums play A LOT of notes all the time ), but that may be the genre itself which does sometimes feel like a caffeine overdose...
頑張って!
This brings me back to a few years ago, when I was actively studying Japanese, even though I never got that far: but the subtitles in your video may have been of help to do some listening at least
I agree it's a really good effort to be your first song on Linux, so congratulations, and I hope it will just be the first of many! For my taste, there may be a bit too much stuff happening (keys and drums play A LOT of notes all the time ), but that may be the genre itself which does sometimes feel like a caffeine overdose...
頑張って!
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Re: With Ardour and VOCALOID
Thank you!Rainmak3r wrote: ↑Mon Jan 03, 2022 11:56 am ようこそ!
This brings me back to a few years ago, when I was actively studying Japanese, even though I never got that far: but the subtitles in your video may have been of help to do some listening at least
I agree it's a really good effort to be your first song on Linux, so congratulations, and I hope it will just be the first of many! For my taste, there may be a bit too much stuff happening (keys and drums play A LOT of notes all the time ), but that may be the genre itself which does sometimes feel like a caffeine overdose...
頑張って!
I finished this song at high speed in order to make it in time for Kagamine's birthday, so there are quite a few rough parts (>_<;)
But for me, it's a very emotional song that I finished for the first time in Linux after gathering information in my own way (^-^)
ありがとう!!がんばりますね!!
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Nearly missed this - certainly fits the title
The Yoshimi guy {apparently now an 'elderly'}
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Wow, I didn't see that one coming! What a cool song! I am not at all familiar with Japanese synthpop, but my ears agree with @Rainmak3r that this is quite a busy song. There are cool changes, and I love the interesting time signature work, but it all feels like it's on the same level of intensity with very little dynamics. The drums are turned to 11 the whole way, for instance, and don't seem to have any humanization in the velocities.
The synth voice also feels a little buried in the mix. It either needs a bump up in level or some EQ on the master bus to bring it out. (Or both.)
Welcome to the forum! I am glad you have introduced me to a new genre of music. I also look forward to hearing more.
The synth voice also feels a little buried in the mix. It either needs a bump up in level or some EQ on the master bus to bring it out. (Or both.)
Welcome to the forum! I am glad you have introduced me to a new genre of music. I also look forward to hearing more.
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Re: With Ardour and VOCALOID
Hello. Thank you for listening!milo wrote: ↑Sat Jan 22, 2022 10:10 pm Wow, I didn't see that one coming! What a cool song! I am not at all familiar with Japanese synthpop, but my ears agree with @Rainmak3r that this is quite a busy song. There are cool changes, and I love the interesting time signature work, but it all feels like it's on the same level of intensity with very little dynamics. The drums are turned to 11 the whole way, for instance, and don't seem to have any humanization in the velocities.
The synth voice also feels a little buried in the mix. It either needs a bump up in level or some EQ on the master bus to bring it out. (Or both.)
Welcome to the forum! I am glad you have introduced me to a new genre of music. I also look forward to hearing more.
You are right, milo.
I made this song in a few days in order to make it in time for Vocaloid Kagamine Rin and Len's birthday celebration (December 27), so the velocity and mix are quite rough.
I realize that these are things that I should be particularly sorry for.
It's true that the synths are also buried in the mix. .....
Thank you for your valuable input.
Next time I make a song with this kind of atmosphere, I'd like to deliver it with a more solid mix.
Thank you very much. I'm new to Linux, but I'm counting on you!
I'm too busy to take the time right now, but I'm hoping to get around to listening to some of your tunes too!