The fourth of a 13-part series created by Tony Whitmore detailing how to mix a podcast in Ardour on Ubuntu. It was created initially so that members of the Ubuntu UK LoCo team could take part in the Ubuntu UK Podcast. However it was decided to release them because they may be useful to other podcasters, or those wishing to learn more about mixing in Ardour.

In part 4

• Adding a longer track, and aligning it with other tracks.
• Using the "draw gain automation" tool to eliminate unwanted background noise.
• Inserting a sting between segments.

Note: This screencast was originally recorded at a resolution of 2560 by 1024, so is in a very wide screen format. If you have a small screen we recommend you view the lower resolution versions of the video.

The third of a 13-part series created by Tony Whitmore detailing how to mix a podcast in Ardour on Ubuntu. It was created initially so that members of the Ubuntu UK LoCo team could take part in the Ubuntu UK Podcast. However it was decided to release them because they may be useful to other podcasters, or those wishing to learn more about mixing in Ardour.

In part 3

• Podcast running order
• Aligning multiple tracks
• Fading music down and up with the "draw gain automation" tool

Note: This screencast was originally recorded at a resolution of 2560 by 1024, so is in a very wide screen format. If you have a small screen we recommend you view the lower resolution versions of the video.

The second of a 13-part series created by Tony Whitmore detailing how to mix a podcast in Ardour on Ubuntu. It was created initially so that members of the Ubuntu UK LoCo team could take part in the Ubuntu UK Podcast. However it was decided to release them because they may be useful to other podcasters, or those wishing to learn more about mixing in Ardour.

In part 2

• Some tips regarding jack and realtime kernels
• Sessions in Ardour
• Adding tracks
• Add audio files to tracks

Note: This screencast was originally recorded at a resolution of 2560 by 1024, so is in a very wide screen format. If you have a small screen we recommend you view the lower resolution versions of the video.

The first of a 13-part series created by Tony Whitmore detailing how to mix a podcast in Ardour on Ubuntu. It was created initially so that members of the Ubuntu UK LoCo team could take part in the Ubuntu UK Podcast. However it was decided to release them because they may be useful to other podcasters, or those wishing to learn more about mixing in Ardour.

In part 1

• A brief introduction to the applications used
• Some tips on setting up the environment

Note: This screencast was originally recorded at a resolution of 2560 by 1024, so is in a very wide screen format. If you have a small screen we recommend you view the lower resolution versions of the video.

Complimenting our existing screencasts on installing Ubuntu, this screencast shows installing Xubuntu, and covers:-

• Downloading the Xubuntu installation CD ISO image
• Installing Xubuntu using the live CD
• An overview of some applications installed with the Xubuntu desktop
• Installing Xubuntu using the alternate CD
• Resolving video card driver and resolution problems after an installation
• Customising the Xubuntu desktop
• Using some command line utilities to manage the system

Note: This screencast shows some use of the command line (terminal) in Xubuntu. If you are uncomfortable using the command line, then please seek additional assistance.

This screencast comprehensively details how to play media (movies and DVDs) in Ubuntu. In this screencast we cover:-

• Playing DVDs
• Adding codecs automatically
• Playing video embedded in a browser
• Installing Flash Player plugin
• Installing Miro video platform

In this short screencast we look at various ways of connecting printers in Ubuntu. We don't look at troubleshooting printer issues, as that will be covered in a later screencast, what we do cover is:-

• Printer auto-detection in Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) - Note: Gutsy is not yet released so we do not recommend running it on production hardware, and some features may change between now and the release date.
• Automatic detection of network printers
• Manually configuring network printers
• Connecting to Windows shared printers.
• Printing test pages

In this screencast we look at the Nautilus file manager. This includes:-

• Configuration preference in nautilus
• Managing files and folders
• Mounting and correctly unmounting external storage devices (USB sticks and memory cards)
• Dealing with trash
• Bookmarks

In this screencast we look at creating multiple user accounts with different access rights and use the new fast user switcher to switch between users.

• Logging in
• Setting a face (avatar/icon)
• Removing and adding the fast user switcher applet
• Creating and modifying users
• Switching between users
• Leaving messages for other users in their screensaver

NOTE: I used Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy) for this screencast. Gutsy is currently not yet released so I would not recommend running it yet on production systems.

In this screencast we look at how to install applications under Ubuntu. This includes:-

• Installing applications from standard Ubuntu repositories using "Add/Remove.."
• Installing applications using Synaptic Package Manager
• Adding custom repositories to software sources
• Installing applications from custom repositories
• Installing applications manually from a downloaded .deb file
• Removing applications