Hi!
I've been making music for a few years, and a Linux user for over a decade. Music stuff kept pushing me towards Windows, but I think I'm finally fed up enough to actually get things working on Linux properly.
I'm mainly using Bitwig (I kinda like the UI but also because it works on all platforms), and for the most part try working DAW-less to avoid dealing with Windows, but it's become something of a limitation, especially in terms of arranging/mixing and finishing up songs.
I'm still trying to figure out the whole Pipewire/JACK situation, currently have Pipewire installed on Arch (at least I think lol), but it's definitely far from ideal.
One thing I'm not sure about is VST effect plugins. I know the answer is going to likely be "everything good is Windows only", but ... feels maybe some routing with hardware (e.g. using eurorack & pedals for effects) could possibly solve this? But this brings me back to Pipewire/JACK, multiple audio interfaces, and overall just "I have no idea how to write all of this up".
Anyway, glad to have found this place! Hopefully there's at least some fun VSTs and music software that I can discover here than what I've been able to find on my own.