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FrettedSynth · Post by **FrettedSynth** » Sun Oct 22, 2023 2:33 pm

Good news for those on Linux
https://linuxmusicians.com/viewtopic.ph ... 33#p160833

stoopicus · Post by **stoopicus** » Sun Oct 22, 2023 7:36 pm

Really happy to hear things are getting better on Linux for real work and glad things are working out for all of you.

I'll still be very happy over here in my walled garden but it's good to see more and more options on non-Windows OS.

roman.i · Post by **roman.i** » Sun Oct 22, 2023 8:23 pm

Dumb idea to run music production on Linux.
Linux is for software developers mostly, maybe for some science works, etc.

FrettedSynth · Post by **FrettedSynth** » Sun Oct 22, 2023 9:14 pm

roman.i wrote: Sun Oct 22, 2023 8:23 pm Dumb idea to run music production on Linux.
Linux is for software developers mostly, maybe for some science works, etc.

LOL! Damn why didn't you tell me that before I setup a music production Linux box. Now don't I feel silly

roman.i · Post by **roman.i** » Sun Oct 22, 2023 9:30 pm

Let's be honest, you did this setup for the sake of a technical adventure. Nothing else.
It's the worst operating system for music production. No one in the industry uses it.
Waste of time, even worse than posting stuff on kvr.

roman.i · Post by **roman.i** » Sun Oct 22, 2023 9:38 pm

And if your Windows shows some bdsm screens, or whatever that called, then you probably have got some no name old hardware that needs to be replaced.
Windows 10 is a stable operating system used by many without any issues in studio environment.
Linux won't cure your faulty hardware in a magical way.

BBFG# · Post by **BBFG#** » Sun Oct 22, 2023 9:40 pm

Someone's having a bad day.
Maybe a nap might help?

FrettedSynth · Post by **FrettedSynth** » Sun Oct 22, 2023 10:23 pm

Usually don't post too often anywhere, lazy day so

Since you know nothing of me, let's be honest. The change had nothing at all to do with the "technical adventure" as you call it! Had everything to do with stability and longevity. And TBH don't really gage myself by what anyone in "the industry" uses.

Windows is great runs stable in my experience. But (my setup) runs just as stable at lower latencies on Linux, that's the stability statement above. So yeah, No nothing to do with hardware either.

Longevity! Ahhh this is the big one for me. Learned computers for basically one reason, playing music. Tired of fooling with the computer (install, upgrade and such) just want to play. If you read back a page you will see that is a thing of the past. So yeah you know me pretty good huh

Guenon · Post by **Guenon** » Sun Oct 22, 2023 10:47 pm

roman.i wrote: Sun Oct 22, 2023 8:23 pm Dumb idea to run music production on Linux.

Maybe also contact the companies I outlined in the first reply I wrote in this thread, hahh, and tell them how dumb of an idea it is

... Presonus, too. And quite a few still not mentioned here.

Anyway. Both of the desktop workstations I use are equipped with RME HDSPe AIOs, and no matter whether I use Windows 10 or the Linux system I described, they work flawlessly. When I'm using a DAW, the user interface is the same (on both platforms), the workflow is the same, working feels the same ... and, well, things just work. Both systems are a joy to use. Latency is very low, naturally, and I don't have any complaints on either system, really. The difference is: my personal Linux system is configured in such a manner that it's always in a known state, installable on any x64 system, with no need to reinstall any piece of software from scratch, and I can run it also from something like a USB stick or an external Samsung T7 SSD.

audiojunkie · Post by **audiojunkie** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 12:45 am

roman.i wrote: Sun Oct 22, 2023 8:23 pm Dumb idea to run music production on Linux.
Linux is for software developers mostly, maybe for some science works, etc.

Your opinion is based on out of date information. It is unfortunate that you came to a “music production on Linux” thread to simply tell everyone here that is interested in “music production on Linux” that they are dumb. Your comments really make you look like an uneducated troll.

audiojunkie · Post by **audiojunkie** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 1:07 am

roman.i wrote: Sun Oct 22, 2023 9:30 pm Let's be honest, you did this setup for the sake of a technical adventure. Nothing else.
It's the worst operating system for music production. No one in the industry uses it.
Waste of time, even worse than posting stuff on kvr.

Let’s be honest, little troll. You really don’t know much about what you are talking about, and it is really obvious to everyone, except possibly you. Do you enjoy been laughed at and looking foolish? I think you do, because you came to a thread for Linux music production and you are making comical comments.

You remind me of a wanna-be gangsta who comes to a street race in an Ford Pinto with your friends to talk smack about the other racer’s cars. You brag that all the other drivers are dumb and don’t know as much as you. You must be feeling “pretty fly!”

THE INTRANCER · Post by **THE INTRANCER** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 2:08 am

roman.i wrote: Sun Oct 22, 2023 9:38 pm And if your Windows shows some bdsm screens, or whatever that called, then you probably have got some no name old hardware that needs to be replaced.
Windows 10 is a stable operating system used by many without any issues in studio environment.
Linux won't cure your faulty hardware in a magical way.

I had Windows 7 64 running for 9 years and could count the number of BSODS on one hand. Since Windows 10 from 2019, I've literally lost count.

I'm not alone, https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/win ... d77?page=1

Just one quote which isn't too long"

Totally agree.

Simple stuff like remembering my account on Outlook does not work at all, everytime I log in I have to tell it to remember my account.

Other Microsoft web products are also a total mess.

Windows 10 is buggy as hell and gets slow with time, probably has to do with the registry model which simply makes no sense. I'm running Fedora Linux and the thing is x50 better than Windows. Faster, more stable, easier to use, more consistent. Name it, anything that does not have to do with software availability Linux distros and macOS do 50 times better.

It is weird, you'd expect from a big tech company to do quality software, but I've seen startups with better made software. What microsoft does really makes me appreciate Google and Apple's work, which is not perfect, but being also big tech companies they don't sacrifice in software quality

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roman.i · Post by **roman.i** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 8:02 am

audiojunkie wrote: Mon Oct 23, 2023 1:07 am
... to simply tell everyone here that is interested in “music production on Linux” that they are dumb.

Let’s be honest, little troll.

I have never said that. You are the one who is insulting people here.

roman.i · Post by **roman.i** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 8:37 am

THE INTRANCER wrote: Mon Oct 23, 2023 2:08 am I had Windows 7 64 running for 9 years and could count the number of BSODS on one hand. Since Windows 10 from 2019, I've literally lost count.

I'm not alone, https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/win ... d77?page=1

Windows is not a computer vendor. You can't blame only Windows for being unstable, when for others it works as expected, right? You have a problem with your hardware, drivers or whatever.
Buying a vendor computer/parts from a reputable company with stable drivers is the way to go.

With Linux you think you're doing the right thing, but in a fact you are not welcome in Linux communities with your paid closed source software.
Linux philosophy is being free and open source. In practice only areas it works well are education, science, and engineering.
Why companies try to support Linux? Probably because the tools they use became cross-platform and they can compile their software for Linux as well. So why not? It's good for marketing and buzz around their product. No one really believe in this, except few geeks in this thread.

dellboy · Post by **dellboy** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 8:47 am

roman.i wrote: Mon Oct 23, 2023 8:37 am
With Linux you think you're doing the right thing, but in a fact you are not welcome in Linux communities with your paid closed source software.

This is of course true and not true at the same time. I get where you are coming from though.

U-he products, Bitwig, Waveform, Reaper and others are all paid for software that is linux native. Many commercial VSTs can be run on Linux using tools such as "Yabridge". So i guess that Linux is becoming more commercial by the day, which sort of defeats its purpose.

A Good Linux Distro For Music Production?