Jam represented well at SCaLE.

[Brian Monroe]

Hey guys, I was at the Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE) this weekend
to work the Fedora booth. Just wanted to let you all know that I brought a
laptop with the spin installed on it, set it up with a Fast Track Pro, mic,
keyboard, keyboard stand, and a guitar.

I was running Ardour, Hydrogen, Guitarix, and Qsynth,

I had done a cover song in Ardour/Hydrogen, and was ready to help people
start adding to it/messing with it.

Surprising to me, not that many people really cared about the recording but
a TON of people were shocked by the guitar/effects and wanted to play. At
times it drew a fairly large crowd and started a ton of conversations that
we wouldn't have had at the booth without it.

We actually won the "Most Interesting Booth" award from SCaLE.

Some interesting things I took away from conversations with people who
stopped by:

1) Several Asked if there was a group install (so like  +5 on that idea)

2) Many of these people weren't real linux users and asked if there were
specific instructions on how to set it up. Two of these asked if there was
a youtube video showing how to do it, which I think is a great idea, and
I'll do if no one else wants to pick it up.

3) Two people asked if there was any music that was recorded with Jam, I
didn't know of any, and I can't think of anyone who has. Anyone have any
input on this?

5) Several people were asking for Ableton-like programs and I didn't know
of any that were on the spin.

4) What do you guys think about a Fedora Activity Day where we can maybe do
a joint effort for a group recording project? Not quite sure how that would
look, but I think it's doable.


There are a few other easy fixes for us to change on the spin, but I'll
address those later. Great job guys!


I wish I had remembered to take pictures of the rig, but I didn't. I'll
look for a few and see if I can get one.

[Karsten Wade]

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+1 to this report. The booth looked great, the music gear was very
attractive (as well as the 3D printer, thus "Most Interesting"). I
learned some stuff, too. Thanks Brian!

On 02/25/2014 11:06 AM, Brian Monroe wrote:
>  Hey guys, I was at the Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE) this
>  weekend to work the Fedora booth. Just wanted to let you all know
>  that I brought a laptop with the spin installed on it, set it up
>  with a Fast Track Pro, mic, keyboard, keyboard stand, and a
>  guitar.
>  
>  I was running Ardour, Hydrogen, Guitarix, and Qsynth,
>  
>  I had done a cover song in Ardour/Hydrogen, and was ready to help
>  people start adding to it/messing with it.
>  
>  Surprising to me, not that many people really cared about the
>  recording but a TON of people were shocked by the guitar/effects
>  and wanted to play. At times it drew a fairly large crowd and
>  started a ton of conversations that we wouldn't have had at the
>  booth without it.
>  
>  We actually won the "Most Interesting Booth" award from SCaLE.
>  
>  Some interesting things I took away from conversations with people
>  who stopped by:
>  
>  1) Several Asked if there was a group install (so like  +5 on that
>  idea)
>  
>  2) Many of these people weren't real linux users and asked if there
>  were specific instructions on how to set it up. Two of these asked
>  if there was a youtube video showing how to do it, which I think is
>  a great idea, and I'll do if no one else wants to pick it up.
>  
>  3) Two people asked if there was any music that was recorded with
>  Jam, I didn't know of any, and I can't think of anyone who has.
>  Anyone have any input on this?
>  
>  5) Several people were asking for Ableton-like programs and I
>  didn't know of any that were on the spin.
>  
>  4) What do you guys think about a Fedora Activity Day where we can
>  maybe do a joint effort for a group recording project? Not quite
>  sure how that would look, but I think it's doable.
>  
>  
>  There are a few other easy fixes for us to change on the spin, but
>  I'll address those later. Great job guys!
>  
>  
>  I wish I had remembered to take pictures of the rig, but I didn't.
>  I'll look for a few and see if I can get one.
>  
>  
>  
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>  music(a)lists.fedoraproject.org 
>  https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/music
>   

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[Klaatu]

I wasn't at SCaLE, and I'm sorry I missed this. In my humble opinion,
that's largely what Linux as a whole frequently lacks: real world, real
life demos. Don't just tell me about how great Linux is, show me the
cool stuff you're doing with it, and show me <em>live</em>. Risk the
demo going horribly wrong, give me that sense of dread that it could all
come crashing down on us all at any moment.

Whenever I give a talk about Linux and multimedia, I do everything live
for that reason. It's terrifying sometimes but it usually goes well and
I think that makes a better impression than just talking about it or
showing demo reels or whatever.

Just my two cents.

-klaatu



On 02/26/2014 08:06 AM, Brian Monroe wrote:
>  Hey guys, I was at the Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE) this
>  weekend to work the Fedora booth. Just wanted to let you all know that I
>  brought a laptop with the spin installed on it, set it up with a Fast
>  Track Pro, mic, keyboard, keyboard stand, and a guitar. 
>  
>  I was running Ardour, Hydrogen, Guitarix, and Qsynth, 
>  
>  I had done a cover song in Ardour/Hydrogen, and was ready to help people
>  start adding to it/messing with it. 
>  
>  Surprising to me, not that many people really cared about the recording
>  but a TON of people were shocked by the guitar/effects and wanted to
>  play. At times it drew a fairly large crowd and started a ton of
>  conversations that we wouldn't have had at the booth without it. 
>  
>  We actually won the "Most Interesting Booth" award from SCaLE. 
>  
>  Some interesting things I took away from conversations with people who
>  stopped by:
>  
>  1) Several Asked if there was a group install (so like  +5 on that idea)
>  
>  2) Many of these people weren't real linux users and asked if there were
>  specific instructions on how to set it up. Two of these asked if there
>  was a youtube video showing how to do it, which I think is a great idea,
>  and I'll do if no one else wants to pick it up.
>  
>  3) Two people asked if there was any music that was recorded with Jam, I
>  didn't know of any, and I can't think of anyone who has. Anyone have any
>  input on this? 
>  
>  5) Several people were asking for Ableton-like programs and I didn't
>  know of any that were on the spin. 
>  
>  4) What do you guys think about a Fedora Activity Day where we can maybe
>  do a joint effort for a group recording project? Not quite sure how that
>  would look, but I think it's doable. 
>  
>  
>  There are a few other easy fixes for us to change on the spin, but I'll
>  address those later. Great job guys!
>  
>  
>  I wish I had remembered to take pictures of the rig, but I didn't. I'll
>  look for a few and see if I can get one.
>  
>  
>  _______________________________________________
>  music mailing list
>  music(a)lists.fedoraproject.org
>  https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/music
>

[Brian Monroe]

On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 9:06 PM, Klaatu <klaatu(a)straightedgelinux.com&gt;wrote:

>  I wasn't at SCaLE, and I'm sorry I missed this. In my humble
> opinion,
>  that's largely what Linux as a whole frequently lacks: real world, real
>  life demos. Don't just tell me about how great Linux is, show me the
>  cool stuff you're doing with it, and show me <em>live</em>. Risk the
>  demo going horribly wrong, give me that sense of dread that it could all
>  come crashing down on us all at any moment.
>
>  Whenever I give a talk about Linux and multimedia, I do everything live
>  for that reason. It's terrifying sometimes but it usually goes well and
>  I think that makes a better impression than just talking about it or
>  showing demo reels or whatever.
>
>  Just my two cents.
>
>  -klaatu 

Funny story,

Due to a hardware issue on the original laptop I was going to set up, I had
to do a reinstall/setup the night before the expo floor opened.

[Ian Malone]

On 25 February 2014 19:06, Brian Monroe <briancmonroe(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote:

>  Surprising to me, not that many people really cared about the
> recording but
>  a TON of people were shocked by the guitar/effects and wanted to play. At
>  times it drew a fairly large crowd and started a ton of conversations that
>  we wouldn't have had at the booth without it.
>
>  We actually won the "Most Interesting Booth" award from SCaLE.
>  
Cool! Thanks for the report.


>  5) Several people were asking for Ableton-like programs and I didn't know of
>  any that were on the spin.
>  
Qtractor is the closest I've tried so far, but it's not Ableton.

>  4) What do you guys think about a Fedora Activity Day where we can
> maybe do
>  a joint effort for a group recording project? Not quite sure how that would
>  look, but I think it's doable.
>  
(4? Mixing things up?) my musical talents are pretty limited, but it's
a good idea.

-- 
imalone
http://ibmalone.blogspot.co.uk

[Brian Monroe]

Pics as promised.


On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 11:06 AM, Brian Monroe <briancmonroe(a)gmail.com&gt;wrote:

>  Hey guys, I was at the Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE) this
> weekend
>  to work the Fedora booth. Just wanted to let you all know that I brought a
>  laptop with the spin installed on it, set it up with a Fast Track Pro, mic,
>  keyboard, keyboard stand, and a guitar.
>
>  I was running Ardour, Hydrogen, Guitarix, and Qsynth,
>
>  I had done a cover song in Ardour/Hydrogen, and was ready to help people
>  start adding to it/messing with it.
>
>  Surprising to me, not that many people really cared about the recording
>  but a TON of people were shocked by the guitar/effects and wanted to play.
>  At times it drew a fairly large crowd and started a ton of conversations
>  that we wouldn't have had at the booth without it.
>
>  We actually won the "Most Interesting Booth" award from SCaLE.
>
>  Some interesting things I took away from conversations with people who
>  stopped by:
>
>  1) Several Asked if there was a group install (so like  +5 on that idea)
>
>  2) Many of these people weren't real linux users and asked if there were
>  specific instructions on how to set it up. Two of these asked if there was
>  a youtube video showing how to do it, which I think is a great idea, and
>  I'll do if no one else wants to pick it up.
>
>  3) Two people asked if there was any music that was recorded with Jam, I
>  didn't know of any, and I can't think of anyone who has. Anyone have any
>  input on this?
>
>  5) Several people were asking for Ableton-like programs and I didn't know
>  of any that were on the spin.
>
>  4) What do you guys think about a Fedora Activity Day where we can maybe
>  do a joint effort for a group recording project? Not quite sure how that
>  would look, but I think it's doable.
>
>
>  There are a few other easy fixes for us to change on the spin, but I'll
>  address those later. Great job guys!
>
>
>  I wish I had remembered to take pictures of the rig, but I didn't. I'll
>  look for a few and see if I can get one.
>