KXStudio Manual

This is the manual for the KXStudio distribution. It aims to be brief and easy to read. The chapters should be read in the order presented below.

The KXStudio manual was written by Dan MacDonald with the assistance of Aaron Wolf, falkTX and the LinuxMusicians community and is available for free use, modification, and redistribution under the terms of the CC-BY-SA license

Discussion of its contents can be seen here

An Italian translation of this manual can be read here and a French translation here

• Introduction
• KXStudio and Free Software
• Downloading, booting and running KXStudio 'live'
• Installing KXStudio
• Package Management
• Choosing and installing kernels
• Installing non-free video drivers
• Included and recommended apps
• Linux Audio Overview
• ALSA and KXStudio
• An introduction to Cadence
• JACK Configuration
• Creating a simple LADISH studio using Claudia
• Latency compensation and xrun reduction tips
• WineASIO and REAPER
• Useful Links And Getting Help