Hello-
Just a quick note - I haven't forgotten about you. School starts again
on 9/3 and I'll be sure to get lots of photos of students using Ubuntu
Studio and photo releases so you can use the shots. I can even get
shots of them in the ubuntu studio lab I set up at the school. I was
wondering if you could point me in the direction of someone who can help
me make my machine update from behind the NYC Department Of Education
firewall, or what I need to get my peeps to open up to make that work?
That's the big obstacle for me.
Thanks,
Matt
Luis de Bethencourt wrote:
Hello Matthew!
I'm the co-lead of Ubuntu Studio.
Your story is definetly awesome. Makes me proud of what we have built.
I am trying to recollect personal stories of Ubuntu Studio users,
especially people like you who have used Ubuntu Studio for something
special and community benefitial.
Could you please put me up to date with the effect Ubuntu Studio has
had in your school. And can you please add some photos of you and your
students using it and showing the love ;)
I am going to publish in the net a few personal stories with Ubuntu
Studio, and yours is perfect. I need it! Hopefully this will bring
some attention, make media in free software better, and then your
future students will be even more interested, and the circle will
continue.
Thanks!
Luis de Bethencourt
On Thu, May 24, 2007 at 2:20 AM, Matthew Polashek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi!
I've been a Linux audio freak for about 5 years now. I started by
building low latency and pre-emption kernels with patches back when
you had to do it by hand! I took a PC out of the garbage from my
work (Pentium II 300 I think) and building ardour on it. It used to
be epic and all my nerd-friends were very impressed I was able to do
it! Now I am teaching music in a High School in a gang ridden
neighborhood in Brooklyn. It's one of these small schools with 400
students and we are financially challenged, as all schools in NYC
are. We have been very fortunate to receive some money for computers
from JP Morgan Chase, but there is only one PC in my classroom and
I'm still using my Mac Laptop (Ubuntu Studio for PPC
please?!?!?!?!?!) running OSX and Ardour2 for my students. I have
found out that one of the best ways to get their attention is to have
them record music in the classroom. Instead of having students
running out of class and literally tearing down my door, they are now
running to class and banging on my door all day long. It's
exhausting to go without a prep period or a lunch for months, but
seeing these students grow and watching their grades and attendance
go up makes it all worth it.
Anyway, I was able to get ahold of some P4 2.66 PCs for my classroom,
and while there is still no funding for software, I have the ability
now to give them production workstations to work and learn on. And
thanks to UbuntuStudio, I can now configure these machines without
the huge time investment that something like CCRMA takes. (I
installed the latest FC6 version and still can't launch ardour2 as a
non-root user even after multiple e-mail list postings and some
excellent help from their developers. Music teachers that are also
working musicians don't have that much time!) An added bonus is the
eye-candy aspect. The wonderful theme you guys have put in place
will hook them really fast, I'm sure! And when they find out they
can install this on their home PCs, they will probably freak out!
I have had other staff members approach me to do various multimedia
projects, but I have had to tell them they would either have to use
my personal machines or suffer. Now I will be able to help them!
(I'm the music teacher, tech guy, and Robotics nerd all in one...such
is the life of a small school teacher.)
I recently introduced one of my more advanced students to Digital
Performer 5, but the complexity to a bit intense for him. Ardour2 is
still a bit unstable on OSX. I think the Linux version will provide
a much more satisfactory experience for me and my students!
Again, I can't thank the UbuntuStudio team enough!
Matt
On May 23, 2007, at 10:11 AM, Luis de Bethencourt wrote:
Please explain why your school and students. We want to know your
personal experience and use for the distro/system.
Luis
On 5/23/07, Matthew Polashek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You rule!!!
My school and students, as well as I thank you!
Matthew Polashek
Home: 732.424.6153
Cell: 908.642.5770
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
www.tinysongs.com
www.JandMJazz.com
On May 22, 2007, at 8:19 PM, Cory K. wrote:
Matthew Polashek wrote:
Doh! OK.
Is there a path from Ubuntu regular to Ubuntu studio or any alternate
installation process to get to Ubuntustudio that does not involve a
DVD drive?
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuStudio/UpgradingFromFeisty
On May 22, 2007, at 8:09 PM, Cory K. wrote:
Matthew Polashek wrote:
