Articles by Daniel James

• Issue 130 - Review: Muse 1.0.1 - An established composition app reaches a milestone, but competition in this space is hotting up. Can Muse maintain its tempo?
  
• Issue 117 - Review: Renoise 2.0.0 - Can an update of an old theme tempt free software Linux users to try a proprietary music application?
  
• Issue 114 - Interview: Ross Anderson - We know there are bad guys trying to get on your box and good guys trying to stop them. But who watches the watchmen? This man.
  
• Issue 114 - Feature: Free the DJ - We put our vinyl collection back into the attic and head to the dancefloor with a laptop and some free software goodness.
  
• Issue 114 - Tutorial: Seq24: Play with MIDI sounds - If you've listened to the Clockwork Orange soundtrack and thought "I can do that", you're absolutely right - we show you how.
  
• Issue 113 - Review: Ardour 2.5 - Can the latest update tempt musicians, sound engineers and producers away from proprietary tools?
  
• Issue 113 - Feature: Build your own distro - Freedom means never having to put up with someone else's vision of what Linux should be.
  
• Issue 112 - Feature: Get creative: video editing - Whether you're editing the video of your Christmas party or crafting a blockbuster, Linux can do it all!
  
• Issue 110 - Feature: Open Source City - We report from June's Open Source City micro-art festival in Liverpool, the European Capital of Culture.
  
• Issue 110 - Tutorial: Make your own audio CDs - Here's how to make a good-looking (and sounding) disc to take Frank Zappa on the road using two great Free Software tools. Now sheik yer boot screen!
  
• Issue 109 - Feature: Free music making - Instead of just writing about Linux, Daniel decided to get out there and help a local school with its IT. Here's how he got on.
  
• Issue 108 - Feature: ALSA: Advanced tips and tricks - Go deep into the sound system on your Linux machine and get the best from the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture.
  
• Issue 106 - Tutorial: Dynebolic: easy audio streaming - We show you how to set up an internet radio station with a Free Software distro made for the job.
  
• Issue 105 - Tutorial: Ardour: Be the music master - Part 4: We finish this series with a look at finalising your recording sessions using Jamin.
  
• Issue 104 - Roundup:  Audio codecs - We look at the options for long-term storage of your music collection. On test: AAC, FLAC, MP3, Vorbis.
  
• Issue 104 - Interview: Robin Rowe - The CinePaint lead developer describes Hollywood's 3D animation and visual effects houses as an upside-down world, where Linux rules the roost and other platforms just don't cut it.
  
• Issue 104 - Tutorial:  Ardour: Equalise sound levels - PArt 3 - Our audio guru covers mixing your track, mixer automation, and effects processing with LADSPA plugins.
  
• Issue 103 - What on Earth: PulseAudio - We explain why you might find this cross-platform sound server useful on your desktop...
  
• Issue 103 - Tutorial: Ardour: on the right track! - Part 2: We demonstrate how to add moretracks to the Ardour session, and show you how to export a complete song.
  
• Issue 102 - Feature: Ardour: Rock harder! - In a new series, we explain how to use Ardour to record a band. And if you're not in a band, how to make a record anyway...
  
• Issue 101 - Feature: Trinity - An open source Digital Audio Workstation could revolutionise the recording market, which until very recently has been dominated by ruinously expensive and hideously proprietary equipment...
  
• Issue 100 - Feature: All together now... - Could open source media production tools save the BBC enough money to halt its current crisis?