[KLUG Members] CAD and Sound Editing

[Adam Williams]

> I have two questions really,
> 1. I'm looking for a usable CAD package for Linux or Windows. Open source that is. It needs to support 3d. I want to draw rooms, stages, and that kinda of stuff. Not parts. Basically, I program light shows with moving lights like what you'd see at a concert. I need to be able to get a CAD drawing of the room/stage.

http://www.cycas.de/
http://www.octree.de/
http://www.askoh.com/
http://radsite.lbl.gov/radiance/

Several of these aren't really "free", but they run on Linux.  And good
software is worth paying for.

> 2. Does any know of a good sound editing package for Linux. Currently I use Cooledit on a Win2k box. I'd like to be able to use Linux.

There are scads of these at various levels of sophistication.

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
http://glame.sourceforge.net/index.var
http://www.virtualworlds.de/AudioCutter/
http://www.oli4.ch/laoe/

GLAME (link#2) seems to be the premier app.  It is based on gstreamer
(see other gstreamer apps at http://www.gstreamer.net/apps/) which is
GNOME's CORBA/Bonobo powered module multi-media subsystem;  and is just
so *^$@&*((()@)_ *COOL*!

There was an article floating about concerning DJ's, etc... who were
using GLAME and raving about it;  but I don't have the link.

Personally, I'm 52% deaf, and my ear drums resemble the Matrix's "desert
of the real" thanks to a rather savage little microbe; so I can only
admire this stuff from an academic standpoint.  But if you try out GLAME
and use it - it would be an excellent topic for a presentation.