====== Studioware: Start ======
This is the primary source for Studioware documentation. Studioware is a project aimed at providing build scripts of the best open source audio editing software available for the [[http://www.slackware.com|Slackware]] Linux operating system.
It is a powerful suite of multimedia applications for professional audio production, video and photography.\\
**Note: No official (stock) Slackware packages are replaced or removed.**
**Where to find us:**\\
[[http://studioware.org]]\\
irc.freenode.net #studioware\\
irc.oftc.net #studioware\\
[[https://github.com/eviljames/studioware]]\\
===== Tell Me More =====
* Studioware turns your Slackware machine into a full fledged digital audio workstation (DAW).
* SlackBuild scripts for 32 and 64 bit systems available.
* Intended User Base:
* Recording studios
* Musicians
* Photographers
* Video editors and producers
* Workflows:
* Audio production, video and photography
* A custom tool to make installation/package management easier:
* sepkg - Studioware package builder
Studioware custom tools use Slackware pkgtools to manage your Studioware packages.
====== Applications List ======
[[studioware:applications_list|Studioware Applications List]]
====== Installation ======
Jump straight to [[studioware:quick_start|Quick Start]]
Before you begin installation here are a few things you may want to know:
* Studioware has three main series/categories:
* Audio
* Video
* Photo
A "Full" install includes all three series/categories. Audio, Video and Photo.
These "series" or "categories" can be installed separately or you can do a full install.
Examples:
* 'sepkg -q full' will download and install everything (full install).
* 'sepkg -q audio' will download and install the audio queue/packages.
* 'sepkg -q video' will download and install the video queue/packages.
* 'sepkg -q photo' will download and install the photo queue/packages.
Please see [[studioware:quick_start|Quick Start]] for detailed installation documentation.
Brief descriptions of the installation tool and where to download it:
* Sepkg - Studioware package builder [[http://studioware.org/sepkg | download sepkg]]
Things change all the time - source download URLs are moved, sources are deleted, websites vanish etc.
If you have any problems, chat to us in #studioware on freenode.
===== Quick Start Installation Guide =====
[[studioware:quick_start | Quick Start]]\\
[[studioware:going_further|Going Further]]
====== Tips and Hints ======
[[studioware:tips_and_hints | Tips and Hints]]
====== Sources ======
* Originally written by [[wiki:user:mesa | mesa]]
* Contributions by [[wiki:user:dive | dive]] -->
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