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A DAW (digital audio workstation) I can work with. There are DAWs available for Linux, and one, Reaper, is quite popular and even used in professional studios.

A DAW (digital audio workstation) I can work with. There are DAWs available for Linux, and one, Reaper, is quite popular and even used in professional studios. Which is great, but it doesn't fit my work flow. If I were a Pro Tools, Ableton, or Cubase user (extremely popular DAWs) I would still be stuck: they only run on Windows or Mac OS. So I'm pretty much stuck on Mac OS (I use Logic Pro). The additional problem I have with contemplating using Linux as my daily driver is hardware support. I like laptops with long battery life that I can get 8-10 years usage. System 76 has some systems that look interesting but I have to run their Pop! OS to ensure compatibility - which removes one of the reasons I'd want to use Linux as my daily driver: I want to pick my own distro. In the end I'm fine with using Linux on the server and using Mac OS as my daily driver. It's been working very well.

rcarmo 5y ago
Check out Bitwig Studio: https://taoofmac.com/space/til/2021/08/24/1800 https://taoofmac.com/space/til/2021/08/24/1800 I got hold of an 8-track license giveaway and have been having quite some fun with it, as it feels like a better thought out Ableton (I’m a Logic guy, but appreciate trying out new things).
- taylodl 5y ago
  Finally got to try Bitwig. I like how it approaches things and it seems to be extremely powerful but it was one fatal flaw: it has severe lag when recording tracking guitar, which is my primary use case. It's bad enough I can't use it. At first I thought maybe it was my rig - so I tried with Logic just to be sure everything was all right and it tracked perfectly. Bitwig seems geared more for midi/keyboards. Since my interest has been piqued I want to play around with that this week. Thanks!