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Just out of interest (as a user that uses Linux, Windows 10 and MacOS equally much) why didn’t you migrate to Windows? Bitwig etc.. runs on Windows as well, bu

• macawfish 10y ago
  Well, being a programmer and open source enthusiast, I was curious about the possibility of development. I haven't done much except fix a few bugs here and there. A lot of Linux audio software is made by very small, rolling teams of dedicated individuals. It's a testament to the architecture (Linux, Jack, LV2, LADSPA) that so many eclectic pieces of software are able to work together as well as they do. If more organizations/companies were to invest in Linux as a serious audio platform, I imagine it could really blossom. The foundations are all there. It's the user interfaces, the workflows and the software design that needs work. And the presence of developers who get non-linear, modular, audio workflows and musicality. As for plugins, there are a few VSTs that have been ported to Linux via (distrho)[http://distrho.sourceforge.net/ http://distrho.sourceforge.net/]. Bitwig has amazing internal instruments. So I'm set for now. It'd be amazing if more plugin developers made VST/LV2 builds for Linux. Now that Bitwig is around, maybe more will start showing up. U-he has some public betas of linux versions of their plugins. I wish there were something like a Blender Institute for Linux music software. Or... if the Blender Institute just started making linux music production software :)