{"id":2092,"date":"2018-12-28T16:27:10","date_gmt":"2018-12-28T16:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/audioordeal.co.uk\/?p=2092"},"modified":"2019-07-27T01:53:00","modified_gmt":"2019-07-27T01:53:00","slug":"best-musical-uses-for-raspberry-pi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/audioordeal.co.uk\/best-musical-uses-for-raspberry-pi\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Musical Uses for Raspberry Pi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It has been a few years since I wrote “Can You Produce Music on a Raspberry Pi?<\/a>“. Since then there have been a few changes and the deck of cards-sized computer has more power and more options. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, it must be made clear from the start that any large projects will be better suited to higher end PCs, but for hobbyists and people wanting to learn on a cheap computer, the Raspberry Pi <\/a>will be a great option!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Non – For recording and Producing Music<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Non<\/a> was the main option last time around and it certainly still is today. Featuring a modular design, it allows you to record, arrange, mix, sequence, and combine sounds into a full song.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Non isn’t limited to the Raspberry Pi, as a lightweight program, it can run on many low-end computers with minimum latency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Created by Jonathan Liles, who set out to make a DAW that was \u201cfast, light, [and] reliable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At 43k lines of code, it is an impressive feat, getting most software in that size is admirable, let alone a fully functioning DAW. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Non is open source and entirely free to use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The only real issues with Non as a DAW are that it is very much a one-man project, he is releasing it for free and updates are infrequent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since the original article where I covered Non, nothing has officially changed in terms of features, with the last post on the website’s news section being many years old now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The GitHub page<\/a> for it shows some promise, with relatively recent updates and additions but this is not frequent and seems to be small additions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you do plan on running it on a Raspberry Pi, you will find you need more kit e.g. a soundcard<\/a>, however, after the price of a Pi, you will likely have some money spare for these extra devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PiSound<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Another music production and creativity tool, this time, a commercial option. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

PiSound <\/a>is a soundcard designed for the Raspberry Pi and comes bundled with software to get started. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can make guitar effects or record sounds and many inspiring projects have been created as a result of its open-ended options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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