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UV#26 Installing Ardour and Zyn-Fusion for free! (Patreon)

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2018-08-17 15:04:26

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2018-08-17 15:04:58

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2026-06

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Ardour KX Studio UV Zyn-Fusion video

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I see a lot of confusion about this. Ardour and Zyn-Fusion are both fully open-source, but the official binaries are not free of charge. Ardour gives you full access for as little as $1/mo of PayPal subscription, while Zyn-Fusion binaries cost a minimum amount of $45 (+ VAT).For the time being the only alternative for the less wealthy among us was to try and build these from source. But that's not a trivial task and may require lots of research, trial and error.However - there is another way. It only work for Linux so far, but you can legally get both Ardour 5.12 and Zyn-Fusion binaries for free - using the KX Studio repositories. In this video I explaining what and why, as well as guide you through the process of doing all that, using a fresh installation of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS as an example system.I am also releasing the Ardour session for the background music. The track is titled "Iridescent" and it was conceived in UV#22 - however I have greatly extended it since then, so enjoy!PS: I'm really glad I managed to release this video before my wedding (due in 2^3 days). I am very happy and excited for it, thought it means the next video will probably not arrive until October. I might do a livestream before that though, as that is much less work to do. Expect wedding photos soon though!PPS: I want to thank all my patrons, who support me each month. In the following months I hope to get 1 day off of work each month to focus solely on making videos. As you support grows - I'll be able to afford shifting my focus more and more towards that, and away from my current full-time job as a graphic designer. I know it's an ambitious goal, but for such a small audience I have (2343 followers on YouTube so far) - you guys are giving me a tremendous amount of support, and that shows me that what I do is much needed and unique.PPPS: in case you are Christian - me and my fiancée will be thankful for even a smallest prayer in the following days :)

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UV#26 How to get Ardour and Zyn-Fusion for free?

unfa vlog #26 I'm guiding you through the process of installing Ardour and Zyn-Fusion for free using KX Studio repositories. There's much confusion around this topic, as the software is open-source but the official binary packages are not available free of charge. This videos should answer all questions you might have regarding this topic, and show you how to get both Ardour and Zyn-Fusion installed in your system free of charge in a simple 3-step process. As a bonus I'm including Ardour 5 session for the background music, you'll obviously need to follow this tutorials in order to be able to lead that in, but you'll also need more plugins installed. Even though you can get these programs for free, please consider supporting the developers if you find these tools useful. Even tiny donations can go a long way if many people send them. I myself donate money to open-source projects I use to encourage the developers to keep up their great work (Ardour, Zyn-Fusion, Kdenlive...) Also - I am getting married in 2^3 days. So if you're a christian - me and my fiancée will be very thankful for your prayer. Please remain patient - I have tons of ideas for videos, but there's going to be a pause now. I am very glad I was able to finish and release this video before the wedding. I hope it was worth the wait :) --- · Timestamps: (to be filled in - contributions are welcome!) · Downloads: https://is.gd/Bs3dkl - Ardour Session for the background music - enjoy! · Links: http://kxstudio.linuxaudio.org/Repositories - KX Studio repositories http://www.ardour.org/ - official Ardour website http://zynaddsubfx.sourceforge.net/ - official Zyn-Fusion website https://youtu.be/cXCwH9n3M-c - watch me making the background music with Ardour and Zyn-Fusion. It's not complete, as I've extended the track a lot after that, but you it should provide you with a nice idea of my workflow. --- If you feel thankful and want to support what I do, you can: http://patreon.com/unfa - donate monthly via Patreon http://unfa.bandcamp.com - buy my music on Bandcamp http://paypal.me/unfa - donate directly via PayPal --- If you want more of my digital presence, check these places: http://www.facebook.com/unfamusic http://mastodon.social/@unfa https://soundcloud.com/unfa Now go, make some music!