About
The Linux Audio Conference is the international conference about Open Source Software for music, sound and other media with Linux as the main platform. 2012 marks the 10th anniversary of the event and it is the first time the LAC takes place in the United States.
Target audience
The Linux Audio Conference brings together musicians, composers, sound artists, software developers, researchers and engineers working with Linux as an open, stable, professional platform for audio and media research and music production.
What to expect
- Paper presentations
- Poster sessions
- Workshops
- Concerts
- Sound Installations
- Live coding sessions
Where & When
April 12-15 2012, CCRMA (Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics), Stanford University, California. See the Contact and Travel pages for details. The conference main tracks will be streamed live and archived. Remote participation will be possible via IRC.
The Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) at Stanford University is a multi-disciplinary facility where composers and researchers work together using computer-based technology both as an artistic medium and as a research tool. CCRMA has been using and developing Linux as an audio platform since 1997.
Who?
Check out the list of participants to see who else is coming.
LAC is organized by a community of GNU/Linux free/libre software users and developers that communicate through the Linux-Audio-Users and Linux-Audio-Developers mailing lists. LAC2012 is under the auspices of CCRMA, organized by Fernando Lopez-Lezcano and Bruno Ruviaro, Frank Neumann, Robin Gareus and Julius O. Smith III.
Review committee: (in alphabetical order)
Fons Adriaensen, Casa della Musica, Parma, Italy
Tim Blechmann, Vienna, Austria
Ivica Bukvic, Virginia Tech, United States
Götz Dipper, ZKM | Institute for Music and Acoustics, Germany
John ffitch, retired/U of Bath, United Kingdom
Robin Gareus, linuxaudio.org, France
Dr. Albert Gräf, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
Fernando Lopez-Lezcano, CCRMA, United States
Frank Neumann, PenguinNoises, Germany
Yann Orlarey, Grame, France
Jussi Pekonen, Finland
Dave Phillips, linux-sound.org, United States
Martin Rumori, Institute of Electronic Music and Acoustics, Germany
Bruno Ruviaro, CCRMA, United States
Julius Smith, CCRMA, United States
Michael Wilson, CCRMA, United States
IOhannes Zmölnig, Institute of Electronic Music and Acoustics (IEM@KUG), Austria
Links to prior Linux Audio Conferences
- Archive 2011
- Papers 2008
- Proceedings 2005
- Archive 2010
- Proceedings 2007
- Proceedings 2004
- Slides & Papers 2009
- Proceedings 2006
- Conference Material 2003
The Linux Audio Conference is dedicated to providing an inclusive and harassment-free conference experience for everyone, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants in any form. Sexist language and imagery is not appropriate for any conference venue, including talks. If a participant engages in harassing behavior, the conference organizers may take any action they deem appropriate to remedy the issue.
