Comments on: Is Linux Still The Music Platform For Masochists?

By: Vinnie

Vinnie — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 23:35:48 +0000

Linux works just fine for producing music. I use a Roland Fantom X6 for MIDI in and as an audio interface at the moment. Things work fine when I can use all of my tools (Hydrogen, Ardour, Rosegarden) running over JACK. Keep (music) apps separate yet dedicated and running in sync: that is the linux motif.

The industry doesn’t matter as long as an artist knows his DAW and interfaces well.

By: Wayne

Wayne — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:59:35 +0000

Actually, Linux isn’t just for servers anymore. Major leaps and bounds in user interface as well as applications have taken place over the past few years.

I do agree that Linux really isn’t the right platform for music production. Why waste time on something that hasn’t been proven and isn’t the industry standard.

I will still install this program though, mostly because I’m a true nerd or geek at heart I guess.

By: Gennaro Schiano

Gennaro Schiano — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:58:49 +0000

Linux is a crapshoot of an OS to use heavy programs that emulate trackers, synths, plugins and other stuff that people enjoy. Yet it is a great way go get into understanding how a computer works and have fun with it. There are great languages for linux ie… super collider, c sound, chuck, pure data, clm (common lisp music) and many others that make it a great platform for sound designers who don’t mind a non graphical interface and just care about the product not the process. one more thing F the industry have fun with your shit if you think it’s wasting your time cause the studio doesn’t run it … it eventually will… essentially the projections for linux are going through the roof on sales for dell systems and people who own pc’s unhappy with vista. Just some food for thought… not everyone has to have a mac with pro tools to be a master of sound.
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By: alliah

alliah — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:20:56 +0000

You can forget about doing anything interesting with music on Linux. Nobody is doing music commercially with Linux because you’d be asking for a lot of problems that you don’t need.

Everybody is moving to OS X because it works and it’s become the industry standard.

I can’t imagine wanting to waste my time trying to create music on a platform that’s really meant for use as a server.

By: Wayne

Wayne — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:48:30 +0000

I will install this on my linux box to satisfy my curiosity for this program. There have been very VERY crude music production programs for linux in the past, but this one looks promising. I doubt that I will ditch Logic and Reason for this. =)

I do think it’s a little late for linux to become a player in music production. Mac and Windows software are way ahead of the game.

Linux has come a LONG way from the days of the command line. Before I “converted” to Mac, I was a hardcore linux user. I ditched Windows about five years ago, and have appreciated the effort that is being put into linux systems.