So, I've been a regular Linux user for a few years now. I've also played around with digital content creation methods for a few years. Let me tell you, there was a time when the two did not mix well. Can you say "Proprietary Codec Hell?" Fortunately, various FOSS foundations have been hard at work on that.

I just loaded up Ubuntu Studio 8.10 to dual-boot with my normal custoized Debian Sid desktop. The desktop distro just wasn't cutting it anymore. I've used a number of the apps included when working with audio, photos, video, and so on, and most of the tools were familiar to me. When I glanced into the audio section, though, all I could say was wow. I've worked on various Windows and OSX based audio mastering systems, and theres nothing like this.

In any case, you may be wondering, "Why should I care if some Linux dudes have good audio mastering tools?" I've been working on a musical project for a few months now, and now I can record and master at near-studio quality. This should speed up the production a bit, and give me all of the creative freedom I need.

In keeping with the FOSS spirit, I'll be releasing my work under a creative commons liscense or something similar, and the tracks will be available for download or streaming from last.fm, my personal site(when I start hosting it again), and any number of other places I decide upon. If a digital release goes well, I'll be offering orders for physical copies via PayPal.

I'll describe the planned four-album set a bit later; it will take an entire post of it's own.