Hi NMGLUG folks,
In response to Jason's email:
I ran
$ sudo apt-get install ardour qjackctl xjadeo calf-plugins tap-plugins swh-lv2 so-synth-lv2 fil-plugins amb-plugins cmt rubberband-ladspa swh-plugins zam-plugins
It was successful.
In my menu section Sound & Video, Ardour5 is now added.
I opened Ardour. It guided me through the setup prior to first usage.
I completed that, accepting defaults.
I tried to start a New Session, but I got a dialog box saying
"Failed to start or connect to audio-engine.
Latency calibration requires a working audio interface."
I have not been able to get past that.
On a positive note, I am able to use Audacity, and I'm not in a big hurry.
Based on what you, Jason, wrote, I feel inclined to get Ardour working, so I can use this. While it's nice to have options, I agree that I may as well go straight to the best.
I'm looking forward to getting Ardour configured/set up, so I can use this for most everything I want to do with audio recording.
Here's what I'm doing now with video and audio editing. I will probably work on other projects in the future. This is just my current project. I want to offer my yoga instruction by video. So, I am recording videos of me doing specific yoga routines. When I have access, I'm filming from two different angles. I will discard the audio portion recorded while filming. Next, I do voice-over which is me speaking instructions about how to do what I'm demonstrating in the video. I might add a third audio track of background music. For this project, I think the audio editing is simple, and I can do this in kdenlive. I don't see any way to record audio in kdenlive. So, it may be best to record the voice-over audio in ardour.
Equipment I've started with now is my smartphone to record the video and the mic in my laptop to record my voice-over.
I think I found a Zoom H2 from Amazon.com for $170. Is there a problem with using the mic in my laptop?
Thanks,
LeRoy