Completely HAD IT WITH VISTA

[tjw84]

I have a hp pavillion dv6000 with Vista home premium, and also run a studio, so those of you with any knowledge of production programs (pro tools, etc) know that I am completely screwed when it comes to that because vista is hardly compatible with itself. I need to get rid of Vista COMPLETELY. I dont want dual boot, I dont want windows period EVER AGAIN. I am not completely new to Linux, but probably more so than most people. A few questions i had that i cannot find on google are:
1. Can i run fl studio 8. I dont want ubuntu studio, i want FL STUDIO 8.
2. Can i run Reason 4.0, again, i DONT WANT ubuntu studio
3. can i run pro tools 7.4 with fast track pro usb (both m-audio) and again NO UBUNTU STUDIO, I dont care who says what about it, i need the programs I have NOW.
4. What version of linux should I go with? There has got to be one that I can use for the 3 programs that dont work on my vista machine but worked on my 6 year old used dell with an XP installation cd from 2000

Sorry about the general pissed-offness in the post, but i just spent 60 bucks on some new hardware and was yet again screwed by having vista. I ahve had it for 7 months now and they have not released ANY working drivers for this stuff (Reason and FL Studio run fine). If you need more info on my computer specs, just say so. I really need some help on this before i either throw this damn computer out the window or beat the guy who sold it to me and told me it was "awesome" for music production to death with it. PLEASE HELP

[Artesia]

Hello, welcome!

I don't have answers to your questions, but I just had to comment...

...because vista is hardly compatible with itself.

Too funny! Thanks for making me laugh out loud.

[jayd512]

Hi, tjw84! Welcome to LinuxForums!

I looked up your programs, and it seems that they are Windows native. Meaning you can run them in a Linux environment with Wine, but you may notice some loss of performance. That said, you should be able to install any distro you choose.

[bigtomrodney]

Reason and ProTools are two tools that are tied pretty closely with the Windows system, using a lot of the architecture already in place. You may get them working in Wine as suggested but the reality is you'd be better running them under Windows...particularly because ProTools often requires an authentication dongle to work. You may just consider using an older release of Windows or getting the Mac native versions and getting a Mac.

Sound production in Linux has come a long way in recent years and you will get the job done but I think trying to migrate these programs over will never quite be satisfactory for you and would probably dissapoint and frustrate you.

[scrarfussi]

you can try cross over
Windows Applications Seamlessly Integrated on your Linux desktop - CrossOver Linux

[tjw84]

Thanks for the replies!
Jayd: What type of performance loss are you talking about? Kind of slow or just bad all around?

Bigtomrodney: Not sure if this is any better, but would Audacity work under Linux? I can do without pro tools if necessaryMy laptop is about 6 months old and i don't have the receipt (paid in cash) or anything to return it to get a mac, although i wish i just would have gotten one in the first place. I have looked into an older version of windows, (mostly XP. it still sucked but not nearly as bad as vista.) but due to the fact that i have a new computer and windows wont release drivers for the newer computers with the older operating systems, from what i've heard and know about computers, id be pretty screwed.

Scarfussi: Thanks, ill look into the crossover

[bigtomrodney]

Yep, Audacity has a native Linux version, it's in the repos for most distros.

[jayd512]

Jayd: What type of performance loss are you talking about? Kind of slow or just bad all around?

It really depends. Some people can run an application under Wine with no problems at all, but the same program might run on another box with slow or buggy behavior. you can try it... but your best option would be to try and find Linux equivalent applications that are designed to run natively.