Audio related links

• Web portals
  • Linux Audio Guide
  • Sound & MIDI Software for Linux

• Configuration
  • Soundcards
    • Real-life experiences and annotations
    • ALSA Drivers
      • Documentation
      • Linux ALSA sound notes
      • Permissions
  • Kernel and Low latency
    • Using the RT rlimits patch for Linux Audio
    • Low latency for audio work on linux 2.6.x
    • [ Tapas 2.6.x compilation script]
    • Linux scheduling latency
    • LAD hints
    • Low latency Mini HOWTO
    • How to compile the 2.6
    • How to compile the 2.4
• Recording
  • The Project Studio Hand Book
  • rec.audio.pro FAQ
  • Audio Recording on Linux
• Effects and DSP
  • Using VST/VSTi Plugins In Linux
• Sound Synthsesis
  • Synthesis methods (pdf)
  • Theory and Techniques of Electronic Music (with examples for pd)
  • VirtualSound demo copy (pdf, for csound)
  • csound tutorial
• MIDI
  • MIDI Technical Fanatic's Brainwashing Center
  • Usenet MIDI primer
  • guide to MIDI sequencing
  • Drums sequencing tips

• Sounds
  • soundfonts collected by the freepats effort (free as in freedom)
  • links to soundfont collections
  • Oneshot free samples