Murray Saul’s CyberSpace: Recent Episodes
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This is my presentation for FSOSS (Free Software and Open Source Symposium) held at Seneca College in October 2015. It deals with explaining how to use Linux OS and open source applications to setup and use a Keyboard “rig” for live performances. This “rig” is the actual one I use for my live performances. I […]
Netlfix now works easily in Ubuntu 14.10 using Google Chrome! Just remember to manually install Google Chrome (eg. *deb file) since Chromium does not work with Netflix. Here is proof that Netflix works from screen-shot above. Like I say, Ubuntu (including Ubuntu variants like mine – Ubuntu Studio 14.10) just keeps on getting better and […]
One last indulgence of posting another composition of mine…. This one I created in 1987-1988. I recall I used an Alesis Sequencer and a Yahama rackmount (TX81Z). I recorded it on Mike Kealey’s multitrack tape recorder. I may not have needed more then 1 track. No drums, entirely keyboards. It had no name, so as […]
Above is a link to a Youtube video a musical composition I did myself around 1989. I stumbled upon the tape tonight after a 25 year hybernation (totally forgot about it!). I digitized the song from tape and cleaned it up (removed tape hiss, used compression, etc). I recall that I was alone and bored […]
Here is a Youtube video of a presentation that I did for the Free Software and Open Source Symposium at Seneca College Thursday October 23, 2014. It basically traces my passion for music and use of free Linux applications for recording and performing live…
One of my friends retired from teaching music a few years ago. He was not very computer savvy… period. When I mentioned to his spouse that I would setup a Linux system for him for recording, she stated, “Forget it, he will never use it…” But he does (nearly every day!). The trick is taking […]
I am very impressed with Ubuntu Studio 14.04! After many years of struggling to get my notebook and desktops to meet my demands, I no longer struggle when using this Ubuntu distribution. I find more freedom and possibilities using this distribution for music recording (this includes vst-host for windows dlls!). Here is a screen-capture of […]
I once used a volume control pedal for the band I play in, but it broke a few years ago… A small “toothed strip of plastic” broke-off from the main pedal, and it didn’t look like it would be easy to repair. After going to several music stores, I was informed that a replacement unit […]
Portable Keyboard stand (quite stable): $24 (Long & McQuade) 2 Laminate Flooring Samples: Free (Home Depot) Bottom Keyboard: (24 year old roland u20 – loaned from my bandmate) Upper Keyboard controller (maudio axiom49): Free (Given to me by colleague) Maudio Uno Midi-to-USB adaptor: $40 (Long & McQuade) Netbook Computer (Acer Aspire One): $100 (5 years […]
Rare video of my daughter singing with the band I play in. You can see me “groovin'” in the background on keyboards. This was a gig we did on Feb 1st 2014 in Kingston Ontario during a terrible snow storm, but you can’t tell from the crowd’s response at the end 🙂 Best heard with […]