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DAW software for Linux? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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Currently looking for a good DAW to run on Linux. I used Ableton Live 11 Standard back on Windows, got it running decently on Fedora with Wine, but kind of want to explore some other options.

Before I used Live, LMMS was actually what I used first while I was learning. I never did anything too real with it so I'm not honestly too sure what it's capable of, but it also seems to be abandonware? Hasn't been updated since 2020, what's that about?

I'm not 100% dead set on using FOSS btw, for this anyways. It would definitely be a plus, but i'll use proprietary if it runs well on Linux and is good at what it does. Are there any other options I should check out or look into? I've heard pretty good things about ardour and bitwig but don't know too much about them.

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[–] 13 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (5 children)

Ardour is great, I suggest you to learn it even if you want to use some other proprietary ones, since it has an useful tool for fast mastering with setting optimized for social platforms. I also suggest you to use great floss plugins like SurgeXT, LSP-Plugins and Geonkick.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    I want to get into using Ardour. I tried setting up my stuff via the Flatpak version, but it seems I should probably avoid that to get stuff to work properly, so I am planning to pay for the precompiled binaries soon.

    But I am new to DAWs in general - do you or anyone else know of a good introduction to DAWs via Ardour?

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    The flatpak version is a little tricky to setup (directories) so I suggest you to use the distro pkg. "Unfa"on youtube has great tutorials. Ask me if you need something specifically.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago

    Nice, thanks - I'll check out Unfa! I hope to get started soon, but I tend to be slow starting these things, so don't expect any DMs just yet - but I'm saving your post for future reference, so perhaps something will tick in eventually :) Thanks for the offer in any case!

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago

    I am just starting to play around with SurgeXT, after coming from a metal background and playing mostly with amp sims, drum kits and some orchestral libraries. I feel like I've discovered a new world.

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