See also: Music distribution Music royalties Generative AI in Music All articles in the Music category Distributors The main music distributors are fairly well known. Probably all of them have some kind of problem with them. Many are dealbreakers. The biggest issue is (as is the case with most online services) response time and response ... Read more
Updated 18-Jun-2026 This article was originally published on 08-oct-2024 on the Ruizu x52. Now it is expanded and mostly about the Ruizu x62. See also Ruizu mp3 player Sandisk Clip Jam mp3 player mp3 players and Linux Updated Ruizu x62 The updated Ruizu x62 improves upon, stays the same, and has degraded from the previous ... Read more
Updated 06-Mar-2026 Vocaloid (ボーカロイド, Bōkaroido) is a singing voice synthesizer software product. Wikipedia OpenUtau - open source vocaloid software OpenUtau is the main Linux software. Popular Vocaloids
Updated 18-Jun-2026 Reaper is the DAW I've decided on based on a combination of functionality and affordability. Reaper is not open source, but it does have a reasonable and affordable license. I'm fine with supporting them, up until enshittification (which isn't 100% guaranteed in any case). See also Generative AI in Music The main thing ... Read more
Updated 18-Jun-2026 I have several different thoughts on AI music. Note: Over the past 4 months November 2025 - February 2026) I have created over 6 hours of songs in a variety of genres, and this music has and is enjoyed by my friends and family. Overall a positive experience. Copyright and infringement Generative A.I. ... Read more
Updated 18-Jun-2026 Music discovery is kind of an issue. The big streaming companies largely hype the overproduced popular nonsense and don't surface much that is interesting (of course some of that pop music, of whatever genre, is interesting, but it is hard to avoid it and so discovery is not much of an issue for ... Read more
Updated 18-Jun-2026 Any future music player needs: Chromecast Auto-mix (random function, some limit to number of songs Share (album cover, album, song) Don't mess with files directly, beyond liking them (turn off external artist info import) Normalize across collection (Symfonium does not appear to have this) Equalizer Android Auto support (an icon and interface, not ... Read more
Updated 03-Aug-2025 Learning Piano app (Simply Piano) My seven year old started to learn the piano at age 6, at first it was messing around with an app (Simply Piano), though he committed to 15 minutes per day. We did that for about six months, but using an app has many drawbacks. My children like ... Read more
Updated 18-Jun-2026 Google is a behemoth and has a variety of properties that one may need to use, for example: YouTube - to watch YouTube content, and to create and upload YouTube content YouTube Music - to listen to YouTube Music There are subscriptions available for YouTube Premium as well as YouTube Music Premium. As ... Read more
Updated 18-Jun-2026 Update May 2025 Most of the below is crap. I hate Jack. Pipewire isn't any better. But I did find a bit of a fix for my PulseAudio settings (a bit more control) from this page: sudo apt purge pulseaudio-equalizer # removes the old EQ # the order in which the services are ... Read more
Updated 03-Aug-2025 A middle eastern string instrument played with a bow (and also can be plucked), this is a gorgeous sound. I see Kamancheh (and Daf, a middle eastern drum) played along with hang drums, and also the oud (a plucked string instrument similar to a lute).
Updated 03-Aug-2025 The Theramin was invented in 1920 by Leon Theremin (Lev Sergeyevich Termen). Introduction to the Theramin The Ecstacy of Gold Introduction to The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Moog Theremins Moog Theremins Moog Theremini Open Theremin Open Theramin Open Theramin kit on Ebay
Updated 18-Jun-2026 See also Ruizu mp3 player Sandisk Clip Jam mp3 player mp3 players and Linux This article briefly describes some issues with managing portable music players on Linux, particularly the Apple Ipod Shuffle and the Sandisk Clip Jam (it's replacement). Note that the Ruizu x52 is the proper replacement for the Sandisk Clip Jam ... Read more