This is absolutely crazy news! Today feels like a second Christmas: I got news from the competition, turned in a huge project, and now Acon is confirming a Linux port!
By the way, are you looking for beta testers?
Acoustica for LINUX ??
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- KVRAF
- 7367 posts since 19 Apr, 2002 from Utah
Oooh!!! This is the most exciting news I've hear this summer!!! You can definitely plan on me buying!!! Thank you!! Thank you!! Thank you!!!stian wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2026 3:04 pm I'm sorry for keeping you all waiting for so long, but I have good news for you. We are actively working on a Linux version and Acoustica is now running quite stable on Linux. As you might know, we use the JUCE library for cross-platform UI development along with a cross-platform core for DSP, ML and more. We will focus on Debian and RPM packages, and we have set up our automated build system to build on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (.deb) and Rocky 9 (.rpm). We chose Ubuntu due to its widespread adoption and Rocky / RedHat for stability and the possibility for system integrators to set up DaVinci Resolve with Acoustica and our plug-ins (in the future). That said, we have tried to keep the packages as compatible with other distros as possible.
Some of other technical details: JUCE currently relies on X11 and we'll stick to this for the initial release. We most probably won't switch to Wayland before JUCE officially supports it. For audio IO, we use the JACK and ALSA implementations in JUCE, which in turn might be routed to PipeWire depending on your distro.
The current plan is to start public beta testing in early September. We'll follow up with more information as soon as possible. Thank you all for your commitment, and we hope to be able to do our share of making Linux a viable option for professional audio and video production.
Best,
Stian
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(Also: I'm Accused of lying about Linux—it boots, runs my pro audio workflow, stays stable, updates--though yearly dismissed as “niche”. Yet I'm the deluded one.)
(Also: I'm Accused of lying about Linux—it boots, runs my pro audio workflow, stays stable, updates--though yearly dismissed as “niche”. Yet I'm the deluded one.)
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- KVRian
- 1171 posts since 19 Apr, 2004
Nice, looking forward to the Linux version.
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- KVRist
- 41 posts since 18 Jan, 2019
Stian, this is awesome. Cannot wait for the public beta! My work as a game sound designer often requires cleaning up field recordings so having native plugins for that task at this qualiy level will be a big improvement.
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- KVRian
- 852 posts since 24 Mar, 2021
This is AMAZING! Thank you Stian!stian wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2026 3:04 pm I'm sorry for keeping you all waiting for so long, but I have good news for you. We are actively working on a Linux version and Acoustica is now running quite stable on Linux. As you might know, we use the JUCE library for cross-platform UI development along with a cross-platform core for DSP, ML and more. We will focus on Debian and RPM packages, and we have set up our automated build system to build on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (.deb) and Rocky 9 (.rpm). We chose Ubuntu due to its widespread adoption and Rocky / RedHat for stability and the possibility for system integrators to set up DaVinci Resolve with Acoustica and our plug-ins (in the future). That said, we have tried to keep the packages as compatible with other distros as possible.
Some of other technical details: JUCE currently relies on X11 and we'll stick to this for the initial release. We most probably won't switch to Wayland before JUCE officially supports it. For audio IO, we use the JACK and ALSA implementations in JUCE, which in turn might be routed to PipeWire depending on your distro.
The current plan is to start public beta testing in early September. We'll follow up with more information as soon as possible. Thank you all for your commitment, and we hope to be able to do our share of making Linux a viable option for professional audio and video production.
Best,
Stian
I have a question, you mentioned Davinci Resolve on Linux, are you working somehow with Black Magic Design to make it work or it's just an idea?
I'm asking because i use both Acoustica and your plugins and DR and having your stuff into DR will make a huge improvement for my workflow.
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- KVRAF
- 3178 posts since 10 Jan, 2005
Davinci Resolve can use vst3 plugins, so I'm not getting which is the issue on having DR use these plugins once they're available as native Linux vst3...Frankie.T wrote: Wed Jul 15, 2026 11:00 amThis is AMAZING! Thank you Stian!stian wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2026 3:04 pm I'm sorry for keeping you all waiting for so long, but I have good news for you. We are actively working on a Linux version and Acoustica is now running quite stable on Linux. As you might know, we use the JUCE library for cross-platform UI development along with a cross-platform core for DSP, ML and more. We will focus on Debian and RPM packages, and we have set up our automated build system to build on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (.deb) and Rocky 9 (.rpm). We chose Ubuntu due to its widespread adoption and Rocky / RedHat for stability and the possibility for system integrators to set up DaVinci Resolve with Acoustica and our plug-ins (in the future). That said, we have tried to keep the packages as compatible with other distros as possible.
Some of other technical details: JUCE currently relies on X11 and we'll stick to this for the initial release. We most probably won't switch to Wayland before JUCE officially supports it. For audio IO, we use the JACK and ALSA implementations in JUCE, which in turn might be routed to PipeWire depending on your distro.
The current plan is to start public beta testing in early September. We'll follow up with more information as soon as possible. Thank you all for your commitment, and we hope to be able to do our share of making Linux a viable option for professional audio and video production.
Best,
Stian
I have a question, you mentioned Davinci Resolve on Linux, are you working somehow with Black Magic Design to make it work or it's just an idea?
I'm asking because i use both Acoustica and your plugins and DR and having your stuff into DR will make a huge improvement for my workflow.
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- KVRian
- 619 posts since 18 May, 2020
Resolve does not support vst3 plugins on Linux. So I'm confused why Acon is working on that and why you are claiming that it does.mabian wrote: Wed Jul 15, 2026 9:54 pm
Davinci Resolve can use vst3 plugins, so I'm not getting which is the issue on having DR use these plugins once they're available as native Linux vst3...
REAPER + Davinci Resolve Pro on Manjaro KDE. Neve 88m. Focusrite 18i20 2nd gen. Neumann NDH30 headphones. Mics: Telefunken TF39, AT4050, Miktek C7e, EV RE-15. VSTs: u-he Hive 2, F'em, Renoise Redux, Apisonic Speedrum 2.
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- KVRAF
- 3178 posts since 10 Jan, 2005
I see, there's the vst preference on DR Linux as well, but it seems it's non functional on Linux. Quite weird...TechHaus wrote: Wed Jul 15, 2026 10:00 pmResolve does not support vst3 plugins on Linux. So I'm confused why Acon is working on that and why you are claiming that it does.mabian wrote: Wed Jul 15, 2026 9:54 pm
Davinci Resolve can use vst3 plugins, so I'm not getting which is the issue on having DR use these plugins once they're available as native Linux vst3...
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