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Cake day: June 26th, 2021

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  • It really depends on the role you are looking for. If working with data and doing analysis, you need some knowledge in stats and probability. If you are working on simulations, you will need basic calculus and algebra. If you are looking at game development, you will need basic trigonometry and vector arithmetic. The one thing you don’t need is mental arithmetic because you have a computer.

    That being said, you can get by without these skills, it just becomes harder to see what you need to do, even if you would know how to implement it. This is alleviated if you are working in a team however.



  • Depends how much time you spend in a text editor. If it is just for a few config edits and stuff, honestly there is little reason to learn. The real benefit is if you spend a lot of time editing text due to the time saved using more powerful commands. There is the additional benefit that vi/vim is installed on practically any Linux box, so you will almost always have a familiar editor to hand in an unfamiliar environment.











  • My preferred setup is to use Ardour as my DAW. It can take some getting used to as it has so many settings and features but the power it provides should accommodate even your most audacious requirements. For synths, I mostly uses Vitalium because I understand it the best and I find the GUI intuitive. There are many other options though such as ZenSubFx (name might be slightly wrong as i haven’t used it in a while) or Helm. I’ve found Geonkick works well for drums although my confidence in their software has diminished recently due to them changing the plugin identifier which broke projects using that plugin. Other plugins include the Calf suite, AVX suite, noise repellent and butterfly reverb. I generally prefer LV2 plugins when there are options as they tend to be more stable in my experience. Also as mentioned, definitely install Pipewire. It is a drop in replacement for Pulseaudio and will let you use more features in your DAW and lower the latency. Make sure to install pipewire-jack if you choose Ardour, as the Jack2 integration works the best.

    For more info on this and an Ardour masterclass, check out Unfa on YouTube or Odysee. His website with all links is https://unfa.xyz. Have fun!