The Synths
amSynth: amsynthe.sourceforge.net
ALSA Modular Synth: alsamodular.sourceforge.net
Bristol: www.slabexchange.org/index.cgi?DOWNLOAD
Csound: csounds.com/istvan/
iiwusynth: www.fluid-synth.org
jMax: www.ircam.fr/equipes/temps-reel/jmax/en/index.php3
RTSynth: linux-sound.org/rtsynth
RX/Saturno: www.reduz.com.ar/rx_saturno
SpiralSynth Modular: www.pawfal.org/Software/SSM
VSTserver: www.notam02.no/arkiv/src
ZynAddSubFX: zynaddsubfx.sourceforge.net
General Linux Audio Information
ALSA the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture: www.alsa-project.org
JACK Low-Latency Audio Connectivity from Paul Davis: jackit.sourceforge.net
LAD the Linux Audio Developers Mail-List: www.linuxdj.com/audio/lad
LADSPA the Home Base for the Linux Audio Developers Simple Plugin Architecture: www.ladspa.org
LAU the Linux Audio Users List: www.linuxdj.com/audio/lad/user.php3
Linux Audio Users Guide, a great resource from Patrick Shirkey: www.djcj.org/LAU/guide/index.php
Linux Sound & Music Software—see the Software Synthesis listings for links to all the software mentioned in this article: linux-sound.org
OSS/Linux Home for 4Front Technology's Excellent Drivers: www.opensound.com
XAP, a Next-Generation Plugin Proposal: olofson.net/xap
Hard Copy
Dodge, C., and Jerse, T. A. Computer Music: Synthesis, Composition, and Performance. New York: Schirmer, 1997.
Phillips, D. The Book of Linux Music & Sound. San Francisco: No Starch Press, 2000.
Roads, C., ed. The Computer Music Tutorial. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1996.
Tranter, J. Linux Multimedia Guide. Sebastopol: O'Reilly Press, 1996