hpr4598 :: Recording good audio using open source tools

This is my advice from several years of podcasting and tinkering with audio software.

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Here is some no nonsense advice for recording decent sounding audio using Linux and open-source software!

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Comment #1 posted on 2026-03-19 10:39:24 by Archer72

Great tips!

Hi Shane,

Great tips on recording and how environment plays into recording quality. I never knew to the Blue Yeti was not worth it, because it has been touted by 'professional' podcasters.

Ken, I think this episode should be listed on the Recording page. :)

Cheers!
Archer72

Comment #2 posted on 2026-03-24 01:50:51 by Ole Aamot

GarageJam 6.0.1

Hi,

I wrote GNOME Music Studio Recording Software: GarageJam.

It records from USB Audio Class devices and built-in microphones instantly and you can annotate Meta Data about the recording.

See https://discourse.gnome.org/t/garagejam-1-0-0-music-studio-recording-software-for-gnome-45/16744 as well as the project home page with source code on https://www.garagejam.org/

Source Code:
https://www.garagejam.org/src/garagejam-6.0.1.tar.xz

Binary x86_64 Fedora Core 43:
sudo dnf install http://www.garagejam.org/fedora/RPMS/x86_64/garagejam-6.0.1-1.fc43.x86_64.rpm

Command:
garagejam

Look in $HOME/Music and $HOME/GNOME.xspf for recordings.

Happy Hacking,
Ole Aamot

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