pax-eterna wrote: ↑Wed Oct 06, 2021 5:28 pm
Thanks LinuxMuso01 - yeah I get what you are saying for sure!
My move to Linux was after years of growing annoyance with MS and then when I read where W11 was heading I decided that was where we part company.
I've been looking for some Linux alternatives for a while now - MOST particularly something akin to Sampletank a large sample based library of excellent sounds, and so far I have found nothing similar. There are some as I call "sorta kinda" options which I guess in the fullness of time I will need to investigate to get totally off the MS teat, but to now, it's a "needs must" situation.
Unfortunately I've got no experience with that sort of software (sample players?). You might consider starting a separate topic about this. But bear in mind that Linux is a niche OS and producing music on it is even more niche. I hope somebody knows an alternative, if there exists a Linux alternative.
pax-eterna wrote: ↑Wed Oct 06, 2021 5:28 pm
I have looked at Carla but without knowing a whole lot about which plugs (native Linux) to use to get the job done, I've sort of "luxuriated" in being able to stick with what I know (VST's) but still under the Linux banner.
Did you know that you can use Windows VST's in all Linux applications (like Carla)? It's called a "bridge". Have look at
YABridge by Robbert van der Helm who's active on this forum and who is very helpful. Unfortunately this uses Wine. Yep, again the dreaded Wine. And preferably the latest version, sometimes referred to as Wine-staging (which isn't in many standard repo's (yet), but there are solutions for popular distro's like Ubuntu). I can use any Windows VST (ver. 2.4 or ver. 3) in Carla or a DAW in Linux. But, alas, Wine again... So not very stable. I've got better experience with VST 3 than 'ye olde VST 2.
pax-eterna wrote: ↑Wed Oct 06, 2021 5:28 pm
I am finding that the reality is I cannot trust wrapping software in a live situation, as everyday (while COVID is on not much happening performing wise) I fire up the system to continue, some other issue pop up requiring several hours of research and fixing. Stuff that wouldn't happen in W10 and if it did I am so familiar I can fix it in usually a minute or so.
Switching to Linux for your average basic computer work like internet browsing and word processing isn't that hard. More specialist stuff, however, requires one to take a long, long time finding acceptable alternatives and learning to use 'm. Took me a long time to 100% switch from Win to Linux. Concerning music one needs to lean 'bout:
- Jack
- Plugins like LV2, LADSPA, VST for Linux, VST for Mac, VST for Win etc.
- How to use Linux VST3 in Linux (in the near future that'll be available in every distro, today you might have to use special repo's to install the latast versions of music software that supports VST3)
- Bridging VST's (if need be)
- DAW's that work in Linux
- The difference between Alsa, PulseAudio and Jack
pax-eterna wrote: ↑Wed Oct 06, 2021 5:28 pm
I don't want to keep a separate version of an offline Windows (not withstanding the excellent suggestion it is) as that, to me, is defeating the purpose I moved over to Linux ion the first place.
That, indeed, is almost impossible in a practical situation where you need to perform live.
pax-eterna wrote: ↑Wed Oct 06, 2021 5:28 pm
I'll re-visit Carla and try and "nut it out" a bit more.
Also immerse yourself in what bridging VTS's is and how to do it. Good luck!