Introducing L2Ork, World's First Linux Laptop Orchestra 86
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Agram writes "Take a netbook, Wiimotes, Nunchuks, and hemispherical speakers (which were once IKEA salad bowls), toss it up with some Ubuntu goodness and what you get is Virginia Tech's L2Ork, the world's first Linux-based laptop orchestra. With its affordable design and support from the Linux community, L2Ork hopes to bring laptop orchestras to K-12 education and beyond. So, regardless whether you wish to hear how L2Ork might sound or to learn how to build your own Linux-based *Ork infrastructure, perhaps this is a good opportunity to reopen the age-old debate: is Linux finally ready for some serious audio work?"
Glad Linux Is Catching Up (Score:5, Funny)
My laptop orchestra (Score:1, Funny)
I have a laptop orchestra that I play regularly too, but I sure as heck wouldn't do so in front of a K-12 classroom...
Re:A Bit of a letdown, really... (Score:3, Funny)
I was expecting some sort of cool Linux Zork tie-in.
Funny, I was expecting Pam Dawber and Robin Williams.
Re:When I tried (Score:1, Funny)
Why would you want, by default, a high latency kernel?
Because latency is reduced by interrupting other tasks in the mid
Re:I've read the article and gone to the site, but (Score:3, Funny)
So I'm guessing the next goal is to bring it up to three chord changes per minute.
Re:Glad Linux Is Catching Up (Score:2, Funny)
When is there going to be a BSD port?
I've got a laptop orchestra (Score:1, Funny)
I have a laptop orchestra. Any floutists wanna play?