Okay, so many years ago I created a setup for performing live using Linux on my old laptop. This was a wonderful setup using 4 main tools: Qjackctl, Jack-Rack, Seq24, and Qsynth.
Recently, I’ve re-released an album I recorded live with this setup called At Terra Firma. I titled it this simply because it was the name of the venue in Brooklyn, NY where I performed the piece. To this day, it’s one of my favorite fully electronic performances.
Since my YT channel was hacked—and I got it back—I’ve been going through old videos I thought were lost forever. I found this one I made around the time of that performance. The setup I show in this video is the EXACT one I used on the album!
Unfortunately, two of the most crucial tools I used in this setup are no longer available in the Debian repos. I was determined to get it working again, so I tracked down two .deb files that seem to work fine in Debian 13. Actually, Jack-Rack was an RPM file, but I converted it to .deb using Alien—and it works!
I've zipped these up and offered them for download here if you're interested. Use at your own risk—there’s no security threat, but they may rely on dependencies not present on your system, so I can’t guarantee they’ll work.
Anyway, I just thought I’d share. Enjoy!
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