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THE INTRANCER · Post by **THE INTRANCER** » Mon Sep 10, 2018 6:53 pm

It seems that Bitwig Studio from an interface perspective, is one of the most polished looking design wise of the Daws available to use on Linux platform, but beyond that...how do the other features stack up when compared to that of use on other platforms...? What's missing... and what.. if there are any, any advantages of the Daw being on Linux ?

TheKid · Post by **TheKid** » Tue Sep 11, 2018 11:34 am

Pros:
- No cost for OS.
- You stop whining in Studio One threads (sorry, couldn't resist).

Cons:
- Linux.

twisted-space · Post by **twisted-space** » Tue Sep 11, 2018 1:04 pm

Pros... linux
Cons... limited vst plugin choice

pc999 · Post by **pc999** » Tue Sep 11, 2018 5:35 pm

Pros:
Linux
Runs better, with lower latency and/or higher devices count
More stable (the whole PC)
Fewer distractions
No f**king updates on the mid of the session

Cons:
Fewer VSTs
Windows VSTs, but using wine and the like

dformd · Post by **dformd** » Tue Sep 11, 2018 5:46 pm

For me:

Pros: Linux (I quite like Ubuntu), limited vst plugin choice (limitations work in my favour creatively), my girlfriend won't borrow my laptop as much

Cons: iOS integration will likely suck, using Traktor may be problematic (not sure; I still need to investigate that)

THE INTRANCER · Post by **THE INTRANCER** » Tue Sep 11, 2018 10:46 pm

Just spent the last few hours on Linux... I use to run an earlier version of Bitwig on Linux Mint 18 Cinnamon, but the latest version of Bitwig is borked with the stable release of Linux Mint 18.3 Silvia Edition ( released 6 months ago), requires 3 dependency files, but even if you do have them installed, Bitwig Studio still refuses to install correctly by requesting them... the updater fails to find the required files and thus terminates. Trying to run Bitwig Studio vie Wine doesn't work either... So yeah... the Bitwig experience in it's present form is crap... now I think that a big con. On Windows 7... the process just works....

chk071 · Post by **chk071** » Tue Sep 11, 2018 10:51 pm

THE INTRANCER wrote:So yeah... the Linux experience in it's present form is crap...

FTFY.

dformd · Post by **dformd** » Wed Sep 12, 2018 1:30 am

THE INTRANCER wrote:Just spent the last few hours on Linux... I use to run an earlier version of Bitwig on Linux Mint 18 Cinnamon, but the latest version of Bitwig is borked with the stable release of Linux Mint 18.3 Silvia Edition ( released 6 months ago), requires 3 dependency files, but even if you do have them installed, Bitwig Studio still refuses to install correctly by requesting them... the updater fails to find the required files and thus terminates. Trying to run Bitwig Studio vie Wine doesn't work either... So yeah... the Bitwig experience in it's present form is crap... now I think that a big con. On Windows 7... the process just works....

Ubuntu?

moss · Post by **moss** » Wed Sep 12, 2018 1:13 pm

THE INTRANCER wrote:Just spent the last few hours on Linux... I use to run an earlier version of Bitwig on Linux Mint 18 Cinnamon, but the latest version of Bitwig is borked with the stable release of Linux Mint 18.3 Silvia Edition ( released 6 months ago), requires 3 dependency files, but even if you do have them installed, Bitwig Studio still refuses to install correctly by requesting them... the updater fails to find the required files and thus terminates. Trying to run Bitwig Studio vie Wine doesn't work either... So yeah... the Bitwig experience in it's present form is crap... now I think that a big con. On Windows 7... the process just works....

What are the system requirements of Bitwig Studio?
Ubuntu 16.04 or later
https://www.bitwig.com/en/support/faq.html

THE INTRANCER · Post by **THE INTRANCER** » Wed Sep 12, 2018 3:49 pm

moss wrote:
THE INTRANCER wrote:
What are the system requirements of Bitwig Studio?
Ubuntu 16.04 or later
https://www.bitwig.com/en/support/faq.html

Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia is a distribution based upon the Ubuntu 16.04 code base... as are other distributions out there.. Ubuntu is like a platform in which operating systems are spawned from.

mtelesha · Post by **mtelesha** » Mon Sep 17, 2018 6:12 pm

Just to let you know Waveform 9 and Tracktion 7 work really well on Linux and all their plugins and Synth work on Linux. I use Waveform 9 to get the waves and I use BWS for live performance loops with the rendered files.

Bitwig Studio On Linux - The Pros & Cons ?