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- | ====== Introduction ====== | + | |
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- | ===== Why Linux for music composition and digital recording? ===== | + | |
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- | - Linux is safe, stable, easy to work with and free! | + | |
- | - Great professional grade, free audio software for recording, editing, midi, sampling, drumming and much more! | + | |
- | - Lower latency than on Windows or OSX, plus more configuration and optimization options. | + | |
- | - Great options for connecting multiple computers (also Windows and Mac) and syncing audio over the network (NetJack). | + | |
- | - Great support by the Linux community and [[resources_and_support|other audio/music focused Linux groups]], in many different languages! | + | |
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- | =====Examples of some great pieces of free audio software on Linux: | + | |
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- | These are just a few examples, more at [[http:// | + | |
- | Not sure if a tool you need is available or don't know which one suits your needs best? Ask advise and user experiences on the forums or mailinglists! | + | |
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- | ===== Commercial Audio Software ===== | + | |
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- | Next to the many free open source audio software on Linux, there is also commercial audio software available for Linux. Some examples are: | + | |
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- | More on commercial software and VST plugins [[vst_support_and_commercial_apps|here]]. Our efforts on our support channels (forum, WIKI, IRC), is, as you'll understand, focusing mainly (but not exclusively) on the Free and Open Source software. For support on commercial software, we'd suggest you to go to the particular software support service offered by the companies. | + | |
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- | ===== What (audio) hardware is supported by Linux? ===== | + | |
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- | Many people wonder if their (audio) hardware is supported by Linux. | + | |
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- | [[hardware|Here]] You can see which soundcard, [[http:// | + | |
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- | ====== Using Linux as a Audio Workstation ====== | + | |
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- | ===== Which Linux Distribution for ProAudio? ===== | + | |
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- | For newbies it's highly recommended to start using a optimized Linux distribution for proaudio or multimedia. Then you don't have the trouble of doing all the specific configuration needed for proaudio yourself. Which one is the best? There are many opinions. [[http:// | + | |
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- | * Much of your success depends on your hardware, make sure you buy (audio) hardware which is supported on the Linux platform! | + | |
- | * For advanced users who want to optimize their favorite distro for proaudio usage, see [[system_configuration| the system configuration page]]. | + | |
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- | ====== Get your support! ====== | ||
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- | Linuxaudio is great, make sure you get the best out of it. It's impossible for us to keep the documentation up-to-date. So little annoying issues with a (combination) of certain software, are not documented and might cost you way too much time. Therefore, it's highly recommended to join one or more support channels, so you know what's going on in the world of Linuxaudio and are able to ask support for issues you're confronted with. Join our forum, the Linuxaudio mailing-list (LAU) or the support channels of the distribution you use (forum or mailing-lists). For most people it's the only way to find a pleasant workflow on Linux and get the best out of it! Do it! | ||
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