Members ElectricPuppy Posted November 2, 2011 Members Share Posted November 2, 2011 Not stsrictly keyboards or synths, but I know this level of stuff is on par with you guys, so... Is anyone here doing music production on a Linux system? I have a System76 Pangolin laptop with Ubuntu on it that I'm thinking about goofing around with for music stuff. This would be a completely ITB setup, no external gear. I'm mostly looking for just broad advice: 1) Is this a acceptable system for this use? 2) If not, how hard is it to make the system audio-worthy? 3) What software would you recommend (i.e. DAW/sequencer, soft-synths, etc.)? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members carbon111 Posted November 2, 2011 Members Share Posted November 2, 2011 http://ardour.org/ is a great Linux DAW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ElectricPuppy Posted November 2, 2011 Author Members Share Posted November 2, 2011 I remember you being a Protools dude, Carbon? Are you using Ardour much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members carbon111 Posted November 2, 2011 Members Share Posted November 2, 2011 I don't actually use it at all...fiddled with it a bit about a year ago and was very impressed. My PTHD does everything I need it to and then some, so there's no reason for me to change DAWs...at least not this late in the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ElectricPuppy Posted November 2, 2011 Author Members Share Posted November 2, 2011 Gotcha. Thanks. It's not really my intention to abandon ship from my Windows/Sonar setup, but I'd like to have something to mess with on my laptop, and since it's Ubuntu and not Windows, I'm exploring my options. So... no one else? Am I all alone here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members natallica Posted November 3, 2011 Members Share Posted November 3, 2011 Gotcha. Thanks. It's not really my intention to abandon ship from my Windows/Sonar setup, but I'd like to have something to mess with on my laptop, and since it's Ubuntu and not Windows, I'm exploring my options. So... no one else? Am I all alone here? You may want to try out Ubuntu Studio. Just know that there's no LiveCD of it and you have to install it on a spare partition. It simplifies things quite a bit by packaging most of the stuff you need to make music in Linux. I've done quite a bit of writing about audio production in Linux, but I'll be the first to admit it's still not like working in Windows or OS X. A lot of stuff is in pieces and not integrated in the best way possible. Another thing is that most audio software written for Linux is written by Linux nerds who will give you 5000 options to set, but won't think about basic workflow and how the UI affects it. ;-) -- N Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members j_e_f_f_g Posted November 3, 2011 Members Share Posted November 3, 2011 I use Linux a lot. In fact, I used it for about a year on gigs, running my own drum machine software. But I had to switch to Win7 about a year ago when I bought a MOTU Ultralite Mk3 interface, as there aren't working drivers for Linux. That's the achilles heel of Linux for audio use. High-end audio hardware is not well-supported. So, you have to make sure the audio hardware you want to use is supported. USB MIDI devices shouldn't be a problem. If a device doesn't need its own driver for Windows/MAC, then it should also work on Linux. But digital audio hardware support is sketchy. The best audio cards, supported by Linux, are RME products. The M-audio PCI cards like the 1010 or Audiophile (which I have) work too. But most of the other support is either low-end audio cards (like motherboard audio) or discontinued products such as the Roland UA101. I hate Ubuntu. It's a buggy distro, and the company behind it is very bad. For just starting out, you'll want to use Linux Mint instead. (And the guy who makes Mint is also one of the developers working on Linux's audio system). If you get into Linux and want to persue it further after learning how to use it, you'll probably end up with Debian. That's where most Ubuntu users go when they get tired of dealing with Ubuntu/Canonical's crap. (I'm using Linux Mint's Debian edition right now. But as a newbie, you may prefer the Gnome version). Is natallica Dave Phillips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members natallica Posted November 3, 2011 Members Share Posted November 3, 2011 Is natallica Dave Phillips? Nope, but I know who he is. -- N Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Plink Floyd Posted November 3, 2011 Members Share Posted November 3, 2011 If I had that laptop, I'd probably look into LinReaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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