Linux-based home recording studio

Open source software has been available for multi-track recording for some time, but only in recent months has it finally matured to a point where it can handle both entry-level and production-level tasks. In the past you had to spend thousands of dollars to be able to record, which put recording demo tapes, extended play records, and long play records well beyond the budget of a hobbyist or struggling band.Check out: http://entertainment.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=04/10/20/1423245

Nowadays we have good quality open source software for recording and the Internet as a distribution mechanism. The cost to record is literally the same as the price of your computer and the time spent recording. The cost of hosted Web space to distribute is very cheap. You can and should also distribute your music on peer-to-peer networks. Today, you have the ability to create recordings on your computer using stock OEM hardware that rival the recordings available at your local music store and distribute your music to millions.