@kohan I might have dud tastebuds but I actually really like maccas coffee. But the constant beeping and half dressed bogans probably halts the focus and calm, so I see your point…

@kohan I take it maccas ain’t quite the environment?

@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 🤓

@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)

@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. 😬