Aldrin is an open source modular music sequencer/tracker for the GNU/Linux operating system that is similar to Buzz Machines (for windows) link in interface and function.

This new version, codenamed "Venus" includes many new features and improvements, possibly the most noteworthy being integration with the Freesound project ( link ) that allows users to browse and download free sound samples with ease!

Nice software! Check out the Aldrin announcement page for more information: link
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Beautiful little bar for linux from the coders at Google.

Some of the future features:


http://code.google.com/p/avant-window-navigator/ [Submitted by oktyabr] [/html]

I’ve known about, written about and even participated in the Ubuntu Studio project (in a limited capacity) in the past but had pretty much given it up as a project with good ideas but still a long way from any sort of maturity or release as a “distro” in it’s own right… until a link on Digg.com appeared quite recently.

It seems that the project has found new momentum with new leadership and I thought I would take a closer look for myself. After hanging around in the project’s IRC channel for a bit I got to chat with “_MMA_”, short for “MetalMusicAddict” (his handle on the ubuntu forums), who it turns out is Ubuntu Studio’s Project Manager! Traffic in the IRC was quite high as Slashdot and and Boing Boing also decided to carry the story as well but I did get Cory Kontros, also known as _MMA_, to take a bit of time with me for a quick interview on the status of this upcoming project:

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