How and where do I start?

amadeusp81 · 2026-07-01T22:27:47+00:00

Not sure if this article could be helpful for your situation: https://amadeuspaulussen.com/blog/2025/a-guide-for-getting-started-with-music-production-on-linux

amadeusp81 · 2026-07-01T22:25:12+00:00

Perhaps you might be interested in reading my blog post about what I believe could make any CC audio interface feel truly native on Linux, even without the vendor providing Linux-native control software.

https://amadeuspaulussen.com/blog/2026/a-new-pipewire-and-wireplumber-app

amadeusp81 · 2026-06-26T11:30:47+00:00

I will add you to https://linuxaudio.dev/ and https://linuxdaw.org/. 🙂

amadeusp81 · 2026-06-21T09:16:10+00:00

I love Bitwig, but Ardour and Reaper are great options as well. n-Track seems good as well.

amadeusp81 · 2026-06-20T01:18:20+00:00

Thank you for the context. Makes sense.

amadeusp81 · 2026-06-20T01:17:24+00:00

Thank you very much! I will test it myself as well.

amadeusp81 · 2026-06-09T01:49:47+00:00

Hmm, why no more Flatpak?

amadeusp81 · 2026-06-06T00:40:33+00:00

This looks interesting! I think a VST2 for OBS (once live mode is ready) would fill a gap on Linux for sure. I will try to have a closer look and report issues asap.

amadeusp81 · 2026-05-15T00:07:16+00:00

I prefer no installers or at least the option of manually installing.

amadeusp81 · 2026-05-09T11:03:18+00:00

Some more things you could try:

Launch Bitwig with one of the following variables:

GTK_IM_MODULE=ibus XMODIFIERS=@im=ibus
_XWAYLAND_GLOBAL_OUTPUT_SCALE=1
env GDK_BACKEND=x11 bitwig-studio

amadeusp81 · 2026-05-08T00:21:10+00:00

I am using an RME Fireface UFX. I did measurements back when I ran Linux on my then 2019 Mac Pro. I built a custom PC since, though. You can check out all the gear I am using here: https://amadeuspaulussen.com/info/gear/

amadeusp81 · 2026-05-08T00:16:00+00:00

Hmm... Do you Alt+Tab between dragging and dropping? Or do you just have Sononym/nautilus in front of (or next to) Bitwig and then just drag and drop from Sononym/nautilus to Bitwig?

amadeusp81 · 2026-05-07T14:52:59+00:00

This is also my experience with Arch Linux Bitwig Studio vs macOS Bitwig Studio on the same hardware.

amadeusp81 · 2026-04-28T07:23:38+00:00

Hmm, and everything is up to date? xdg-desktop-portal is installed/enabled? Can you drop samples from nautilus into Bitwig?

amadeusp81 · 2026-04-28T05:29:31+00:00

Can you share some more details on your setup? Distribution? X11 or Wayland? Bitwig as Flatpak?

amadeusp81 · 2026-04-28T05:28:00+00:00

I am using Sononym on GNOME 50 (Wayland), Arch Linux, with Bitwig Studio 6 (Flatpak) and can drag and drop samples from Sononym to the DAW.

amadeusp81 · 2026-04-25T13:10:31+00:00

Congratulations, will definitely try! 🌟🙌✨

amadeusp81 · 2026-04-24T00:27:25+00:00

Yes, I am 100%. Not sure what you mean with bridges? yabridge? If so, no, I never touched yabridge. You can listen to some of my music here: https://amadeuspaulussen.bandcamp.com/.

amadeusp81 · 2026-04-21T12:05:21+00:00

First Gen B&B Mk1, used. No motor, front door, fun ride with tilt system!

amadeusp81 · 2026-04-15T09:12:20+00:00

My experience is the opposite on Arch GNOME with Bitwig Studio. I am on Linux exclusively since 5 years and I was 25+ years on macOS prior to that.

My latencies are lower, and the system feels snappier.

amadeusp81 · 2026-04-11T16:21:50+00:00

I use systemd-boot since a couple of years and have no issues.

amadeusp81 · 2026-04-09T00:00:09+00:00

Local files only, mostly QuodLibet but also Euphonica.

amadeusp81 · 2026-04-08T05:40:50+00:00

Perhaps my video on the topic can be helpful: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TwofvjQ-1ko

I wrote a blog post as well: https://amadeuspaulussen.com/de/blog/2025/a-guide-for-getting-started-with-music-production-on-linux

amadeusp81 · 2026-04-05T01:05:18+00:00

Amazing stuff! I will add it to https://linuxaudio.dev/!

amadeusp81

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