Ghastly GhostApr 9, 2024
I think my time with pro audio and Linux is over. It’s been years. Denying myself all of my old plugins and new ones that are game changers is just too much. I return to my old cog shaped slot. 😥
Show threadKohan IkinApr 9, 2024

@Ghastlyghost You might have just saved me months / years of frustration. I love what Audiothing is doing, that Renoise works well, and I just installed Pianoteq on Linux today. But I need Valhalla at a minimum to get *anything* done. Meanwhile WINE is such a mess.

Can't decide if Linux audio is on the edge of being viable or already peaked at "was never going to happen".

Show threadGhastly GhostApr 9, 2024
@kohan There’s always been a slow momentum towards greater adoption imo. With Bitwig and Reaper providing first class support, with Ardour and Renoise there for longer too is fantastic. Studio One began a beta? branch that I haven’t heard anyone really talk about using.
But then you’ve got all the instances of yabridge carrying the proprietary world on its shoulders, and while it’s a blessing it always feels like luck if a plugin is going to work for me. I’d say I’ve got a fifty/fifty success rate. And then wine breaking it all the time doesn’t help. I think if you absolutely rely on windows/mac native software steer clear. I’d recommend Linux audio to newbies and students any day though because the ecosystem can get you by if all you can afford is a computer and some basic gear. I did not mean to write this long a reply, I think I’m facing the five stages of grief haha. 😬
Show threadKohan IkinApr 9, 2024

@Ghastlyghost lol it's ok, I understand! I'm okay with proprietary (eg shareware style). I'm mostly fleeing to Linux because Windows is filling with ads and Mac is locked down, and I wanted support for old hardware that still runs great.

I want to help build the future and get us out of this mess. But trying to do anything in the FLOSS community sometimes feels like I walked into a squabble at an Occupy rally. I just wanted to get my computer running smoothly!

Show threadGhastly GhostApr 9, 2024
@kohan You’ll find a nice home in Linux if you go in knowing you’ll trade a bit of extra time for the freedom with sometimes no easy solutions.
Also stick to grandfather distros, ie the first in lineage. Debian, Arch, Fedora, Void, Gentoo, Nixos etc.
I have tried maybe twenty plus Distros before my monkey brain clicked onto this, but the rest are just flavour of the minute spinoffs with different software defaults. (I will gladly be proven wrong)
Show threadKohan IkinApr 9, 2024

@Ghastlyghost Yeah, I'm starting to see myself heading towards Arch or Debian, or likely just Ubuntu.

elementaryOS genuinely seems to work on polish & "it just works", which is what I'm after. (I'd still be on macOS if Apple hadn't jumped the shark.) But elementaryOS is just one person, seems a terrible idea to base my critical business infrastructure on just one overworked stressed person. *coff*xz_utils*coff*

Show threadGhastly Ghost
@kohan I’d definitely recommend the first two. The added benefit is you get close and personal with your software, allowing you to choose exactly how your infrastructure is set up and giving you first hand experience on it at the same time.
ElementaryOS looks very pretty, but Ubuntu and its ilk always leave me pining for Debian. Snaps suck arse btw.
And why leave it to one stressed person when you can leave it to many stressed person. Surely that’s safer? /s 🤓
Apr 9, 2024 at 8:18pmWeb