Briefly tested Ardour 5.1, just loaded obxd synth, and made
sure the basic functions were still on a roll. Seems to be the case.
Cheers
The linux DAW thread
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- KVRAF
- 9133 posts since 6 Oct, 2004
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- KVRAF
- 9133 posts since 6 Oct, 2004
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- KVRAF
- 9133 posts since 6 Oct, 2004
Finally a linux Mixbus demo, and happily, the hiss is quiet,
not too frequent, and you can save your experiments.
I was able to load the discoDSP Bliss sampler, U-he plugins,
and zynaddsubfx, in a test session, and even on my dodgy Intel graphics chip, the various gui's scaled and resized OK.
I found a famous plugin that repeatedly crashed
and took Mixbus with it, (same with qtractor), but Mixbus
crash-recovery was able to reload the session. A good sign.
But when using that same plugin with linux Bitwig,
the host stayed alive, so a feather goes to the Bitwig team's cap.
There's a lot to work with in Mixbus, and a hefty manual to document
the tools, 400 + pages of pdf. The price is certainly nice,
and puts a lot of professional capability in affordable reach.
The color scheme is a lot like Ardour 5, and I popped up a
color editor accidentally, so there may be options if a certain
element lacks a preferred hue.
Plugin scanning seemed solid, and utilized the /usr/lib/lxvst
path common to Ardour, and also the /home/thee/.vst folder,
where U-he plugins place links to their main folder in .u-he.
Mixbus will find a place among linux daws, joining Tracktion, Radium,
Renoise, Bitwig, Qtractor, Muse, Rosegarden, Ardour,
and those windows daws like Reaper, that work nicely in wine.
I look forward to navigating the learning curves, and putting
the features to good use!
so there is a wide range of style and workflow to choose from,
not too frequent, and you can save your experiments.
I was able to load the discoDSP Bliss sampler, U-he plugins,
and zynaddsubfx, in a test session, and even on my dodgy Intel graphics chip, the various gui's scaled and resized OK.
I found a famous plugin that repeatedly crashed
and took Mixbus with it, (same with qtractor), but Mixbus
crash-recovery was able to reload the session. A good sign.
But when using that same plugin with linux Bitwig,
the host stayed alive, so a feather goes to the Bitwig team's cap.
There's a lot to work with in Mixbus, and a hefty manual to document
the tools, 400 + pages of pdf. The price is certainly nice,
and puts a lot of professional capability in affordable reach.
The color scheme is a lot like Ardour 5, and I popped up a
color editor accidentally, so there may be options if a certain
element lacks a preferred hue.
Plugin scanning seemed solid, and utilized the /usr/lib/lxvst
path common to Ardour, and also the /home/thee/.vst folder,
where U-he plugins place links to their main folder in .u-he.
Mixbus will find a place among linux daws, joining Tracktion, Radium,
Renoise, Bitwig, Qtractor, Muse, Rosegarden, Ardour,
and those windows daws like Reaper, that work nicely in wine.
I look forward to navigating the learning curves, and putting
the features to good use!
so there is a wide range of style and workflow to choose from,
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- KVRAF
- 9133 posts since 6 Oct, 2004
Had time to dig in more with the linux Mixbus demo,
I loaded Bliss sampler, Discovery Pro, Zynaddsubfx,
Zebra2, Beatzille, FilterscapeVA, Helm, Diva, Podolski,
Hive, and TyrellN6 in the session.
That's a pretty nice working group that inspires
a Mixbus purchase, and a peak into the manual pdf.
Recorded the Mixbus output to 24 bit timemachine.
Then started a second daw, Qtractor, and loaded lv2 synths
Triceratops, Calf Monosynth and (another) zynaddsubfx,
plus started a standalone Hydrogen drum machine,
which grabs the qtractor transport.
Still chugging along fine, sent the mixbus/qtractor/hydrogen output
to a Rakarrack fx, and on to timemachine for recording.
And in the 'why not, it's mine' category, I went to
a third desktop screen, and started Reaper in wine, and loaded a
couple Synth1 instances with arp presets. Mixbus and Qtractor
didn't seem to care, and just kept on kepting on,
so added Reaper to the timemachine recording choices.
I'm not a daw expert, but it seems like Mixbus
is able to share system resources among linux apps,
and with the Ardour foundation to build on,
should have a very bright future ahead.
Cheers
Cheers
I loaded Bliss sampler, Discovery Pro, Zynaddsubfx,
Zebra2, Beatzille, FilterscapeVA, Helm, Diva, Podolski,
Hive, and TyrellN6 in the session.
That's a pretty nice working group that inspires
a Mixbus purchase, and a peak into the manual pdf.
Recorded the Mixbus output to 24 bit timemachine.
Then started a second daw, Qtractor, and loaded lv2 synths
Triceratops, Calf Monosynth and (another) zynaddsubfx,
plus started a standalone Hydrogen drum machine,
which grabs the qtractor transport.
Still chugging along fine, sent the mixbus/qtractor/hydrogen output
to a Rakarrack fx, and on to timemachine for recording.
And in the 'why not, it's mine' category, I went to
a third desktop screen, and started Reaper in wine, and loaded a
couple Synth1 instances with arp presets. Mixbus and Qtractor
didn't seem to care, and just kept on kepting on,
so added Reaper to the timemachine recording choices.
I'm not a daw expert, but it seems like Mixbus
is able to share system resources among linux apps,
and with the Ardour foundation to build on,
should have a very bright future ahead.
Cheers
Cheers
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- KVRAF
- 9133 posts since 6 Oct, 2004
http://linuxsynths.com/
Nice resource with 54 instruments to check out,
screenshots and details, and some have presets links
and/or sound demos.
I can think of 6 more that could be added, (not counting the many
Cabbage vst apps) but there are many on the page
I've not yet tried...spare time is always in flight
Cheers
Nice resource with 54 instruments to check out,
screenshots and details, and some have presets links
and/or sound demos.
I can think of 6 more that could be added, (not counting the many
Cabbage vst apps) but there are many on the page
I've not yet tried...spare time is always in flight
Cheers
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- KVRian
- 1297 posts since 23 Jun, 2007 from Findlay OH USA
Greetings,
A note of thanks to glokraw for the streaming reviews.
The latest cross-platform version of LNX Studio - a DAW based on SuperCollider3 - runs sweetly on Linux now.
http://lnxstudio.sourceforge.net/
https://github.com/neilcosgrove/LNX_Stu ... E_linux.md
http://supercollider.github.io/
Csound users have cause for rejoicing: Steven Yi's blue has been updated, the Cabbage project has some incredible new instruments from Iain McCurdy, and Csound itself has an updated website.
http://blue.kunstmusik.com/
http://cabbageaudio.com/
http://csound.github.io/
re: RtCmix, two basic IDEs are available, both written in Python, with GUIs, but neither has been updated for a while. However, the RtCmix project continues to enjoy lavish attention from its developers and users.
https://sourceforge.net/p/cmixrun/code/ci/master/tree/
https://github.com/jwmatthys/cmixide
http://rtcmix.org/
Pure Data - aka Pd - rolls on. The Cyclone devs continue to expand their library for MAX/MSP compatibility, and at least two projects exist for creating VST plugins that run Pd code inside your DAW. Pure Data rolling on, indeed.
https://puredata.info/
https://github.com/porres/pd-cyclone
https://github.com/pierreguillot/Camomile
https://github.com/logsol/Pd-Pulp
Think ye that wizards have ceased their labors upon yon noble LISP-based sonic environments ?! Nay, I say to thee that said wizards toil tirelessly to improve their SND sound editor, their Common LISP Music, and their Grace/CM algorithmic composition system. True wizardry here, and you may well require a learned guide, the likes of which may be found at Planet CCRMA.
https://ccrma.stanford.edu/software/snd/snd/snd.html
https://ccrma.stanford.edu/software/snd/snd/clm.html
http://commonmusic.sourceforge.net/
http://ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/
And btw, did you know that JMSL - the Java Music Specification Language - runs nicely on Linux ?
http://www.algomusic.com/jmsl/
I know, it ain't FLOSS, but it rocks as a composition environment.
Various software packages from IRCAM run on Linux. Some are free, some cost. Of the free things, OpenMusic is a must-have program for composers working in contemporary idioms. Ditto for many of its support libraries. For a few bucks more you can get Linux binaries of IRCAM's SuperVP phase vocoder and Pm2 kernel for additive resynthesis.
http://repmus.ircam.fr/openmusic/linux
Okay, the caffeine is wearing off. Ciao out, glokster !
Best,
dp
A note of thanks to glokraw for the streaming reviews.
The latest cross-platform version of LNX Studio - a DAW based on SuperCollider3 - runs sweetly on Linux now.
http://lnxstudio.sourceforge.net/
https://github.com/neilcosgrove/LNX_Stu ... E_linux.md
http://supercollider.github.io/
Csound users have cause for rejoicing: Steven Yi's blue has been updated, the Cabbage project has some incredible new instruments from Iain McCurdy, and Csound itself has an updated website.
http://blue.kunstmusik.com/
http://cabbageaudio.com/
http://csound.github.io/
re: RtCmix, two basic IDEs are available, both written in Python, with GUIs, but neither has been updated for a while. However, the RtCmix project continues to enjoy lavish attention from its developers and users.
https://sourceforge.net/p/cmixrun/code/ci/master/tree/
https://github.com/jwmatthys/cmixide
http://rtcmix.org/
Pure Data - aka Pd - rolls on. The Cyclone devs continue to expand their library for MAX/MSP compatibility, and at least two projects exist for creating VST plugins that run Pd code inside your DAW. Pure Data rolling on, indeed.
https://puredata.info/
https://github.com/porres/pd-cyclone
https://github.com/pierreguillot/Camomile
https://github.com/logsol/Pd-Pulp
Think ye that wizards have ceased their labors upon yon noble LISP-based sonic environments ?! Nay, I say to thee that said wizards toil tirelessly to improve their SND sound editor, their Common LISP Music, and their Grace/CM algorithmic composition system. True wizardry here, and you may well require a learned guide, the likes of which may be found at Planet CCRMA.
https://ccrma.stanford.edu/software/snd/snd/snd.html
https://ccrma.stanford.edu/software/snd/snd/clm.html
http://commonmusic.sourceforge.net/
http://ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/
And btw, did you know that JMSL - the Java Music Specification Language - runs nicely on Linux ?
http://www.algomusic.com/jmsl/
I know, it ain't FLOSS, but it rocks as a composition environment.
Various software packages from IRCAM run on Linux. Some are free, some cost. Of the free things, OpenMusic is a must-have program for composers working in contemporary idioms. Ditto for many of its support libraries. For a few bucks more you can get Linux binaries of IRCAM's SuperVP phase vocoder and Pm2 kernel for additive resynthesis.
http://repmus.ircam.fr/openmusic/linux
Okay, the caffeine is wearing off. Ciao out, glokster !
Best,
dp
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- KVRAF
- 9133 posts since 6 Oct, 2004
That's quite a trove you've listed. Academia never sleeps! 
These would sure be nice as a linux vsts:
http://blue.kunstmusik.com/instruments/ ... rument/204
http://blue.kunstmusik.com/effects/show_effect/84
Is there a path through the cabbage patch to vst heaven?
Blue's description reminds a bit of Native Instruments Reaktor,
with it's modules and blocks. If I was designing something like Bitwig,
I'd be very interested in integrating a csound type of environment,
with gui and vst compiling stacked near the front door
I wonder how hard a rakarrack style gui for csound instruments
and effects would be? Some of the Cabbage vsts are great fun!
Cheers
These would sure be nice as a linux vsts:
http://blue.kunstmusik.com/instruments/ ... rument/204
http://blue.kunstmusik.com/effects/show_effect/84
Is there a path through the cabbage patch to vst heaven?
Blue's description reminds a bit of Native Instruments Reaktor,
with it's modules and blocks. If I was designing something like Bitwig,
I'd be very interested in integrating a csound type of environment,
with gui and vst compiling stacked near the front door
I wonder how hard a rakarrack style gui for csound instruments
and effects would be? Some of the Cabbage vsts are great fun!
Cheers
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- KVRAF
- 9133 posts since 6 Oct, 2004
Speaking of rakarrack, what a great way to liven up
those affordable 90's synths that get sold cheap in a blue moon!
The routing, gainstaging and modulations work wonders!
those affordable 90's synths that get sold cheap in a blue moon!
The routing, gainstaging and modulations work wonders!
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- KVRAF
- 9133 posts since 6 Oct, 2004
OB-Xd synth has a new maintainer/developer, discoDSP,
who release it for linux, mac, and some other OS.
Talented skin designers have already produced some
very nice alternative gui's. For use in qtractor, there is a
collection of 500+ .fxp presets at this link:
https://www.kvraudio.com/banks.php?s=li ... order=date
scroll down to:
OBXD KVR community patches v1.10 - Single patches
for Obxd - Virtual Analog Synthesizer by Ingonator on 20 February 2014
Some of the other downloads offer both .fxp and .fxb files.
I have 830 .fxp so far, and they offer a wide range of useful sounds.
I put them loose in /home/me/.vst so the qtractor system synth gui
file requestor goes straight to them.
The skinned gui's are very easy to use, well suited to
making/modifying sounds.
Helm, Beatzille, Tunefish4, MFM2, and TyrellN6 also have
new sounds available in the '50 newest' banks sections:
https://www.kvraudio.com/banks.php
There is also a set of Bitwig 'Automation Clips' presets,
as well as a nice write-up for using them.
Such authors are guilty of keeping KVR atop the list of goto resources
for the deep thinking and skilled playing musician.
who release it for linux, mac, and some other OS.
Talented skin designers have already produced some
very nice alternative gui's. For use in qtractor, there is a
collection of 500+ .fxp presets at this link:
https://www.kvraudio.com/banks.php?s=li ... order=date
scroll down to:
OBXD KVR community patches v1.10 - Single patches
for Obxd - Virtual Analog Synthesizer by Ingonator on 20 February 2014
Some of the other downloads offer both .fxp and .fxb files.
I have 830 .fxp so far, and they offer a wide range of useful sounds.
I put them loose in /home/me/.vst so the qtractor system synth gui
file requestor goes straight to them.
The skinned gui's are very easy to use, well suited to
making/modifying sounds.
Helm, Beatzille, Tunefish4, MFM2, and TyrellN6 also have
new sounds available in the '50 newest' banks sections:
https://www.kvraudio.com/banks.php
There is also a set of Bitwig 'Automation Clips' presets,
as well as a nice write-up for using them.
Such authors are guilty of keeping KVR atop the list of goto resources
for the deep thinking and skilled playing musician.
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- KVRAF
- 9133 posts since 6 Oct, 2004
http://www.marshallforum.com/threads/ma ... 20/page-11
There is an alternative editor created for Marshall Code amps,
and some work is being done so that it runs under wine.
Page 9-10 have help for running on Macs.
The Code Editor and the MarshallTools Web Patch tool
(a Chrome web interface to Code amps) are
indepentant efforts, the forum at the above link is a userbase
forum, not controlled by Marshall. It's early days, but it appears
James Clent and 'Goce' are doing great work, and with no help
at all from Marshall.
Not too dissimilar to Fender shunning their own
Mustang modeling amps, and Fuse software,
to preserve tube amp sales.
Corporate idiocy jogging rampant
There is an alternative editor created for Marshall Code amps,
and some work is being done so that it runs under wine.
Page 9-10 have help for running on Macs.
The Code Editor and the MarshallTools Web Patch tool
(a Chrome web interface to Code amps) are
indepentant efforts, the forum at the above link is a userbase
forum, not controlled by Marshall. It's early days, but it appears
James Clent and 'Goce' are doing great work, and with no help
at all from Marshall.
Not too dissimilar to Fender shunning their own
Mustang modeling amps, and Fuse software,
to preserve tube amp sales.
Corporate idiocy jogging rampant
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- KVRAF
- 9133 posts since 6 Oct, 2004
In sharp contrast to the follies mentioned in the previous post,
U-he have released a linux time-limited beta of the Repro-1 synth,
a faithful emulation of the 1982 Pro M synth, that apparently
was the childhood sweethart of Urs Heckman, head genious
and founding father of U-he.
http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic ... c6a97cbc6f
Due to his love affair with the hardware, he chooses to
fully recreate the original models, rather than
add a hodgepodge of add-ons and alternative methodologies.
I was immediatedly surprised by the clean
bright edge to some sounds, and a delightful crunch&grunge
of others, with a great sequencer system, and an array of effects
presented as stompboxes, that include old skool and
hardware synth capabilities that I've never even heard of
Time to surf the waves of legendary monosynth learning curves.
The tabbed gui is gorgeous, with some nice surprises. The related
forum discussion is gaining momentum, and will be a good read
and resource, as the weekend unfolds, and the word spreads.
A generous discount is in play, until the full version is released,
so $69.95 buys you into a great instrument and effects system,
and the emergence of new legends in synthesizer history.
So much work was completed since the earlier Repro alpha release,
that a high percentage of users were simply floored by
the comprehensive Repro-1 beta. A serial # is on the
announcement post, and full release is hoped to be ready
for late November (although many with a $gas$ tank of fumes
wouldn't mind some delays allowing a December paycheck
to catch ahold of the discount
I've used the linux version in Qtractor and Mixbus, and can
switch between the four tabs of the gui while playing,
so basic stability should be strong, typical of the U-he linux ports
done so nicely by Alexandar Bique
Repro-1 will be a great lead instrument over the top of
zynaddsubfx/yoshimi pads and chord progressions,
with fresh new sequences mingling among
Hydrogen drum patterns.
Good times ahead!
U-he have released a linux time-limited beta of the Repro-1 synth,
a faithful emulation of the 1982 Pro M synth, that apparently
was the childhood sweethart of Urs Heckman, head genious
and founding father of U-he.
http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic ... c6a97cbc6f
Due to his love affair with the hardware, he chooses to
fully recreate the original models, rather than
add a hodgepodge of add-ons and alternative methodologies.
I was immediatedly
surprised by the cleanbright edge to some sounds, and a delightful crunch&grunge
of others, with a great sequencer system, and an array of effects
presented as stompboxes, that include old skool and
hardware synth capabilities that I've never even heard of
Time to surf the waves of legendary monosynth learning curves.
The tabbed gui is gorgeous, with some nice surprises. The related
forum discussion is gaining momentum, and will be a good read
and resource, as the weekend unfolds, and the word spreads.
A generous discount is in play, until the full version is released,
so $69.95 buys you into a great instrument and effects system,
and the emergence of new legends in synthesizer history.
So much work was completed since the earlier Repro alpha release,
that a high percentage of users were simply floored by
the comprehensive Repro-1 beta. A serial # is on the
announcement post, and full release is hoped to be ready
for late November (although many with a $gas$ tank of fumes
wouldn't mind some delays allowing a December paycheck
to catch ahold of the discount
I've used the linux version in Qtractor and Mixbus, and can
switch between the four tabs of the gui while playing,
so basic stability should be strong, typical of the U-he linux ports
done so nicely by Alexandar Bique
Repro-1 will be a great lead instrument over the top of
zynaddsubfx/yoshimi pads and chord progressions,
with fresh new sequences mingling among
Hydrogen drum patterns.
Good times ahead!
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- KVRAF
- 9133 posts since 6 Oct, 2004
whood uh evah thunk it?!
I really
enjoy using the U-he and discoDSP
linux ported plugins, and I hope sales reward their
coding efforts nicely.
Since there were nice sales/coupons in play for
Diva's birthday, and Black Friday, I posted brief announcements
at www.linuxmusicians.com
They have no marketplace subforum, so I posted
in the plugins forum, where the same products have been
discussed several times.
Only to notice later that they were deleted.
So I posted my disgust, much too politely, methinks,
in the appropriate forum.
https://www.linuxmusicians.com/viewtopi ... 24&t=16411
If anyone wants to share their opinion at the link,
have at it. Curious to see what the response might be.
I sure hope George, Urs, and Paul Davis @ Mixbus
don't get wind of how a major linux website
supports their efforts, and in Paul's case, life's work.
www.sadsack$fanboi.gone is my vote to rename their website.
Any better choices? They need options to consider.
linuxmusicians they are not...
I really
enjoy using the U-he and discoDSPlinux ported plugins, and I hope sales reward their
coding efforts nicely.
Since there were nice sales/coupons in play for
Diva's birthday, and Black Friday, I posted brief announcements
at www.linuxmusicians.com
They have no marketplace subforum, so I posted
in the plugins forum, where the same products have been
discussed several times.
Only to notice later that they were deleted.
So I posted my disgust, much too politely, methinks,
in the appropriate forum.
https://www.linuxmusicians.com/viewtopi ... 24&t=16411
If anyone wants to share their opinion at the link,
have at it. Curious to see what the response might be.
I sure hope George, Urs, and Paul Davis @ Mixbus
don't get wind of how a major linux website
supports their efforts, and in Paul's case, life's work.
www.sadsack$fanboi.gone is my vote to rename their website.
Any better choices? They need options to consider.
linuxmusicians they are not...
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- KVRAF
- 9133 posts since 6 Oct, 2004
Well, 2017 is upon us, let's hope for even more
innovation, creativity, and teamwork. Linux Musicians
website has added a 'marketplace' forum, and it looks like
the main linux audio projects are actively being improved on,
as well as wine moving ahead nicely for use with more
demanding windowsware.
With so many working linux daws, instruments, effects
and utilities, it's easier than ever to avoid the latest
'surprises' from microsoft, and sticker shock from their
fiscal competitor.
If we support our favorite developers with purchases,
donations, encouraging words, accurate critiques,
and timely bug reports, 2017 will surely give 2016
a sound thrashing!
Cheers
innovation, creativity, and teamwork. Linux Musicians
website has added a 'marketplace' forum, and it looks like
the main linux audio projects are actively being improved on,
as well as wine moving ahead nicely for use with more
demanding windowsware.
With so many working linux daws, instruments, effects
and utilities, it's easier than ever to avoid the latest
'surprises' from microsoft, and sticker shock from their
fiscal competitor.
If we support our favorite developers with purchases,
donations, encouraging words, accurate critiques,
and timely bug reports, 2017 will surely give 2016
a sound thrashing!
Cheers
-
- KVRAF
- 9133 posts since 6 Oct, 2004
Difficulties in setting up linux audio can be an interesting
tale of woes. I was lucky, as I already had
fully compatible hardware when starting out.
Villains that discourage or defeat newcomers?
Assuming one has aquired compatible hardware,
and in no particular order:
interference from pulseaudio
allowed existance of competing jackd 1 and 2
the lack of simple 'cross-distro' package management
floss zealotry superiority complex disorder
ego conflicts among key developers.
no head honcho bossman defining the environment
Of course, these are all two edged swords,
with personal freedoms, human nature, and
'life beyond coding', in an ongoing struggle
to develope products, while happy and well fed.
In a windows/mac audio world, there are typically CEO's
at microsoft, apple, Intel, and Steinberg,
who collectively set and maintain the main environments
where computer based audio production exists,
with earning the dollar as the bottom line.
While far from perfect, this provides stability and boundaries
that allow developement to flourish, if at times with painful
compromises.
Linux comes to that table with a menagerie of
OS distributions, and developers who are largely
independant, and enjoy being their own boss,
using operating systems that are open to modification,
as the needs and coding abilities allow.
The same freedoms and independance that linux enables,
don't always fit well in the established corporate
boundaries, and the number of solutions seems at times
to needlessly outnumber the problems.
Despite such quandries, individual, team,
and commercial developement continues, and new products/versions
are not the rarity they once were. It is easier than ever to find
great software, and a compatible audio interface,
to produce music in a linux system.
Google and youtube are nicely failing to hide the secrets.
While my short list of 'villains' is mainly result of
the human condition, there are always lots of linux versions
dedicated to music production, that make things far easier than
it was a few years ago. Enjoy 2017, and make something
special!
tale of woes. I was lucky, as I already had
fully compatible hardware when starting out.
Villains that discourage or defeat newcomers?
Assuming one has aquired compatible hardware,
and in no particular order:
interference from pulseaudio
allowed existance of competing jackd 1 and 2
the lack of simple 'cross-distro' package management
floss zealotry superiority complex disorder
ego conflicts among key developers.
no head honcho bossman defining the environment
Of course, these are all two edged swords,
with personal freedoms, human nature, and
'life beyond coding', in an ongoing struggle
to develope products, while happy and well fed.
In a windows/mac audio world, there are typically CEO's
at microsoft, apple, Intel, and Steinberg,
who collectively set and maintain the main environments
where computer based audio production exists,
with earning the dollar as the bottom line.
While far from perfect, this provides stability and boundaries
that allow developement to flourish, if at times with painful
compromises.
Linux comes to that table with a menagerie of
OS distributions, and developers who are largely
independant, and enjoy being their own boss,
using operating systems that are open to modification,
as the needs and coding abilities allow.
The same freedoms and independance that linux enables,
don't always fit well in the established corporate
boundaries, and the number of solutions seems at times
to needlessly outnumber the problems.
Despite such quandries, individual, team,
and commercial developement continues, and new products/versions
are not the rarity they once were. It is easier than ever to find
great software, and a compatible audio interface,
to produce music in a linux system.
Google and youtube are nicely failing to hide the secrets.
While my short list of 'villains' is mainly result of
the human condition, there are always lots of linux versions
dedicated to music production, that make things far easier than
it was a few years ago. Enjoy 2017, and make something
special! 
