Tips for a newbie

Hi,
Would anyone have any tips for a newbie Linux sound programmer? I want to be able to produce harmonic music (i.e. multi-voice). Any online (or offline) documentation I should read -- even on the concepts of sound and computers? Should I develop for ALSA, OSS, Esound...? Does that question even make sense?

Any help anyone could provide would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,
Dan

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Dan Manley
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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