From: "Amanda Staab"To: "No Starch News" Subject: Press Release: Linux Music & Sound, June 2000 Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 09:40:31 -0700 ********************* For Immediate Release ********************* LINUX MUSIC AND SOUND GETS A TUNE-UP: New book solves readers' problems toying with music and sound under Linux Contact: Amanda Staab, Publicist, No Starch Press, 415-863-9900, mailto:amanda@nostarch.com San Francisco, CA--Working with music and sound under Linux is no trivial matter-but the continuing development of music and sound support is crucial to Linux's future success on the desktop. LINUX MUSIC & SOUND (1-886411-34-4, $39.95, 350 pp. w/CD-ROM, No Starch Press, June 2000, http://www.nostarch.com/lms.htm takes an in-depth look at recording, storing, playing, and editing music and sound under Linux. In his new book, Dave Phillips, a Linux programmer and a performing musician, explains the basics of digital sound and tackles Linux-specific software and hardware issues. He covers general Linux audio set-up, describes basic and advanced use of the system, and profiles and evaluates the broad range of Linux sound and music applications. Readers learn how to: * Record, mix, and add effects to music tracks * Work with MOD, MIDI, and MP3 files * Use hard disk multi-track recording * Explore software sound synthesis programs like Csound * Share sound resources over a network or broadcast live over the Internet * Use realtime synthesizers * Produce high quality scores with music notation programs The CD-ROM includes over 100 MIDI applications, including digital audio and music notation software, games, and utilities, as well as a PDF version of the book with live hyperlinks to hundreds of Internet resources. Available in fine bookstores everywhere or directly from No Starch Press (1-800-420-7240, http://www.nostarch.com), LINUX MUSIC & SOUND is the first and only book to document working with electronic music and sound under Linux. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dave Phillips, a performing musician for over 30 years, is an expert in MIDI, Csound, and Linux. He currently maintains a Linux MIDI and Sound informational Web site found at http://www.bright.net/~dlphilp/linuxsound. To request a review copy or to schedule a radio, TV, or print interview, contact Amanda Staab at 415-863-9900 or mailto:amanda@nostarch.com. No Starch Press 555 De Haro Street, Ste. 250 San Francisco, CA 94107 Fax (415) 863-9950