Audio studio prodution

[upcoast]

I am fresh to this linux game and I got questions!

I currently use my PC for music prodution and I cant seem to get a straight answer on what distro of Linux I should get. I have read the noob forums and still im lost.

I have read lots on drivers for video but is there a good amount of audio driver support...I make money of my music and I would hate to lose any income because of a glitch in my audio.

I have read that there is linux based programs for audio editing i.e. Musix GNU+Linux

but how does it work with others? not lunix based?

I did see the FL Studio works.

how about Pro tools? Cubase? Logic? M-Audio?

is there fire wire drivers?

I know its alot of questions all at once.

any Intel would be dope!

[GNU-Fan]

FL Studio...
Cubase ... Logic..

Hello,

if you plan to use these programs on a regular basis, I do not see any advantage in using GNU/Linux. They are highly proprietary, just like Windows is, so you can use Windows right away--staying clear of all that compatibility problems that might be.

In case you were after some Unix-like system, go for MacOS-X instead.

[upcoast]

I am just sick of windows all its stupid glitches and crashes,

I asked around awhile back about using MacOS-X on my system and was told I would have compatibility issues with my hardware.

is this false?

[L4Linux]

I have no idea about the programs you mention, since i am not a musician...
As for a straight answer: Since you are new to Linux, use Ubuntu Studio.
Ubuntu is one of the most user-friendly distribution & Ubuntu studio ,
which is based on it has a ton of Music applications loaded.
But since i cannot really compare music production distributions, go to
distrowatch and see your options.

[bigtomrodney]

Have you had a look at Ubuntu Studio? It is usually recommended by anyone that has tried it. I had a go and thought it was quite good but I'm only an occasional user and I don't have any dedicated studio-type hardware.

[Dann]

Ubuntu studio is the way to go.

I don't think most of the apps you mentioned will work. There's a pro-tools equivalent for linux called 'ardour' which works pretty fantastically.

And just checking the wine appdb, some versions of cubase seems to work ok.

There's a lot of decent audio production apps for linux, but they aren't the one's you're used to. You can make soe excellent quality stuff, but you have to re-learn everything.

Perhaps you could dual boot, or run XP in a virtual machine if you have a ridiculous amount of ram.

Oh, yeah. Some firewire cards work, some don't. Just google your card name with 'linux' and see what pops up.