A tutorial covering installation, midi and audio recording, Use of VST, and Audio rendering using LUNA has been established. The Tutorial should work for both Windows and OSX.
http://www.johnnypumphandle.com/johnny/tutor/tutor.htm
courtesy of the San Diego Music By Computer Group.
LUNA Free tutorial
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- KVRist
- 357 posts since 5 Aug, 2006 from St. Louis
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- KVRAF
- 7412 posts since 8 Feb, 2003 from London, UK
Couple of minors. First, mention that the software is still pre-release... and that you're talking about the free version at all times 
. Second, you've used "composition" when refering to a MIDI sequence. This could be confusing as the "composition properties" refers to all the parts and tracks. Oh, and I think the tutorial would stand up to a mention of automation somewhere in the effects section.
I think the point about skipping VST setup as the first step of installation is sound... Maybe Jo could move it to after the ASIO and MIDI setups. I think MIDI should be first, myself: the tool could still work without ASIO and VST bits as a pure sequencer...
. Second, you've used "composition" when refering to a MIDI sequence. This could be confusing as the "composition properties" refers to all the parts and tracks. Oh, and I think the tutorial would stand up to a mention of automation somewhere in the effects section.I think the point about skipping VST setup as the first step of installation is sound... Maybe Jo could move it to after the ASIO and MIDI setups. I think MIDI should be first, myself: the tool could still work without ASIO and VST bits as a pure sequencer...
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 357 posts since 5 Aug, 2006 from St. Louis
Some good points made.
We will try to adjust the tutorial to eliminate the term composition in favor of midi sequence. Also try to cover automation - although in my mind this is beyond basics. I am assuming that there will be other features added to Luna as it reaches a releasable product. Our aim was to introduce some basic concepts to a wide audience and not necessarily teach the 'Luna' way of doing things. In other words, get across the general steps of creating electronic music. The choice of using Luna as a teaching platform is because we wanted reach both MAC and PC students, which hopefully will continue with Luna.
The reason that the term Pre-Release was not made clear is that the tutorial should be able to stand up for quite some time without change. To tag it as pre-release, might then require removal of this bit of info. As it stands, we don't need to even qualify it as pre-release 2 or 3 or any other version. Who knows what is going to happen in the future.
We will try to adjust the tutorial to eliminate the term composition in favor of midi sequence. Also try to cover automation - although in my mind this is beyond basics. I am assuming that there will be other features added to Luna as it reaches a releasable product. Our aim was to introduce some basic concepts to a wide audience and not necessarily teach the 'Luna' way of doing things. In other words, get across the general steps of creating electronic music. The choice of using Luna as a teaching platform is because we wanted reach both MAC and PC students, which hopefully will continue with Luna.
The reason that the term Pre-Release was not made clear is that the tutorial should be able to stand up for quite some time without change. To tag it as pre-release, might then require removal of this bit of info. As it stands, we don't need to even qualify it as pre-release 2 or 3 or any other version. Who knows what is going to happen in the future.
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- KVRian
- 1193 posts since 23 Jan, 2006 from wrapped up in the fuzz - Boston, MA!
1 mhz processor?
I hope note, I think Luna runs pretty light but not that light.
"Music is a hidden arithmetic exercise of the soul, which doesn't know that it is counting." - Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz
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- KVRian
- 1378 posts since 22 Jan, 2005 from Andorra
I'm following that nice tutorial. Thanks!jpumphandle wrote:A tutorial covering installation, midi and audio recording, Use of VST, and Audio rendering using LUNA has been established. The Tutorial should work for both Windows and OSX.
http://www.johnnypumphandle.com/johnny/tutor/tutor.htm
courtesy of the San Diego Music By Computer Group.
BTW, is it possible to get the Midi Files mentioned in Tutor1_VST? (OpusFunk and Polymer Suds)
And the *.MuSession files?
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 357 posts since 5 Aug, 2006 from St. Louis
I am guessing that the musession files are pretty much dependent on the installation, but if you want to try to put it all back together, I will zip the midis and the musessions together and post them for you. Watch this thread for the link.mahtazz wrote: I'm following that nice tutorial. Thanks!
BTW, is it possible to get the Midi Files mentioned in Tutor1_VST? (OpusFunk and Polymer Suds)
And the *.MuSession files?
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 357 posts since 5 Aug, 2006 from St. Louis
Thanks for all the tips. The tutorial has been revised to incorporate a few suggestions and we have raised the recommended requirements for running the LUNA system to 1000 Mhz.Polite Company wrote:1 mhz processor?
I hope note, I think Luna runs pretty light but not that light.
http://www.johnnypumphandle.com/johnny/tutor/tutor.htm
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- KVRian
- 1378 posts since 22 Jan, 2005 from Andorra
Thank you, Johnny.
I've been working some hours today with your tutorial.
That's the result
And the files I've been used
PS: Thanks to Peter, too!
I've been working some hours today with your tutorial.
That's the result
And the files I've been used
PS: Thanks to Peter, too!
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 357 posts since 5 Aug, 2006 from St. Louis
Mahtazz ...mahtazz wrote:Thank you, Johnny.
I've been working some hours today with your tutorial.
That's the result
And the files I've been used
PS: Thanks to Peter, too!
Here is a zip file with the musessions (and the midi files). I would like to see if the session can be created with just the musession files. Van you let me know? Thanks
the link is here ...
http://www.johnnypumphandle.com/johnny/ ... amples.zip
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- KVRAF
- 7412 posts since 8 Feb, 2003 from London, UK
Mahtazz, yes that worked nicely. How did you get the drums working?
Jonny, to make the .ZIP file self-contained, you need to include the soundfont and WAV files used. (I didn't have Triangle II installed - but that's my problem.)
Jonny, to make the .ZIP file self-contained, you need to include the soundfont and WAV files used. (I didn't have Triangle II installed - but that's my problem
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 357 posts since 5 Aug, 2006 from St. Louis
Mahtazz ...
Re-read the Tutorial. The synth is a VSTi called sfz from RGC Audio. It is a soundfont player. In this case we use a special soundfont collection named sYnerGi8 and is available here ...
http://www.hammersound.net/cgi-bin/soun ... nerGi8.zip
This is a General Midi set of soundfonts
The drums are in bank 128.
Re-read the Tutorial. The synth is a VSTi called sfz from RGC Audio. It is a soundfont player. In this case we use a special soundfont collection named sYnerGi8 and is available here ...
http://www.hammersound.net/cgi-bin/soun ... nerGi8.zip
This is a General Midi set of soundfonts
The drums are in bank 128.
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- KVRian
- 1378 posts since 22 Jan, 2005 from Andorra
I edited the midi drums track inserting bank change CC#0 and Program Change as this:pljones wrote:Mahtazz, yes that worked nicely. How did you get the drums working?
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- KVRian
- 1378 posts since 22 Jan, 2005 from Andorra
Thank you, Johnny.jpumphandle wrote:Mahtazz ...
Re-read the Tutorial. The synth is a VSTi called sfz from RGC Audio. It is a soundfont player. In this case we use a special soundfont collection named sYnerGi8 and is available here ...
http://www.hammersound.net/cgi-bin/soun ... nerGi8.zip
This is a General Midi set of soundfonts
The drums are in bank 128.
I did use a little 1MB General Midi soundfont from Synthfont and one instance of sfz instead 4 as you. This is the beautiful of GM.