Crantila/FSC/Topics

(1.) Topics marked as "optional" will be completed as time permits, during project weeks 9, 10, and 11. See the proposed schedule for details.

(2.) Where possible, I will avoid replication of material by referring to existing Fedora Project documentation.

Understanding Sound Cards
- What Is a "Sound Card?"
- How Do I Find Information about my audio interface? (optional)
- How Do I Find Information about my MIDI interface? (optional)
- How Do I Know Which Input/Output Port to Use?
Understanding Sound Servers
- What a Sound Server Is
- Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA)
  - What ALSA Is, and Why It Exists
- PulseAudio
  - What PulseAudio Is, and Why It Exists
  - Knowing When to Use PulseAudio
  - How to Disable PulseAudio
  - How to Remove PulseAudio
- JACK Audio Connection Kit
  - What JACK Is, and Why It Exists
  - Knowing When to Use JACK
  - How to Setup Your System for JACK (will refer to kernel section, later)
  - Controlling JACK with QjackCtl
- Phonon
  - What Phonon Is, and Why It Exists
  - Knowing When to Use Phonon
Planet CCRMA at Home
- What Planet CCRMA Is, and Why It Exists
- Knowing Whether You Should Use Planet CCRMA (including risks & benefits of third-party repositories)
- Using Planet CCRMA Software
Optimizing the Linux Kernel for Audio Applications (optional, but highly desired - at least CCRMA)
- What Is a Realtime Kernel? (including "What is processor scheduling?")
- Using a Pre-built Realtime Kernel from Planet CCRMA (including "Planet CCRMA's kernels may be older than Fedora's")
- Building Your Own Audio-Optimized Kernel (of course, with appropriate disclaimers)
- Other Possible Optimizations (this will primarily be the removal of unused device drivers)

Recording
- Knowing Whether to Use Audacity or Ardour
- Audacity
- Ardour
  - Requirements and Installation
  - Configuration
  - Recording a Session
  - Saving and Exporting
  - Something Complex
  - Something else Complex
Synthesizers and Sequencers
- SuperCollider
  - What Is SuperCollider?
  - The Different Parts of SC
  - Requirements and Installation
  - Using GEdit to write and run code/programs/music
  - Composing with SuperCollider (Method 1)
  - Composing with SuperCollider (Method 2) (N.B. these 'methods' are intended to help users learn compositional strategies... the software is not particularly inviting)
  - Exporting Sound Files
- FluidSynth
  - What Is FluidSynth?
  - About SoundFonts?
  - Requirements and Installation
  - Configuration
  - QSynth: Introduction and Installation
  - Using JACK with FluidSynth
  - Redirecting Output for Recording
- Qtractor & Rosegarden: These will be in separate sections, but I'll need to learn the programs better before deciding what to do.
Typesetting
- LilyPond
- Frescobaldi
Aural Skills Training
- GNU Solfege
  - I haven't used this in years, and it has changed quite a lot. I'll have to re-learn the software, then decide what to do.
Webcasting (highly optional - would make a great addition)
- Darkice or Darksnow
- Icecast Server
- If I end up covering these applications, tutorial topics can be decided later.

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