cclarry Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/10/pro-audio-app-studio-one-now-supports-linux 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PavlovsCat Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 @cclarry I don't recall, but is Studio One the DAW that you're using these days? If Cakwalk moves to subscription only, I'm going to upgrade my Studio One Pro 3 to the latest version. Although I have dozens of projects finished and unfinished in Cakewalk that would be an absolute pain to convert -- and I've read up on that process and it does not look fun. Maybe you've done it in the past? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cclarry Posted October 4, 2023 Author Share Posted October 4, 2023 2 minutes ago, PavlovsCat said: @cclarry I don't recall, but is Studio One the DAW that you're using these days? If Cakwalk moves to subscription only, I'm going to upgrade my Studio One Pro 3 to the latest version. Although I have dozens of projects finished and unfinished in Cakewalk that would be an absolute pain to convert -- and I've read up on that process and it does not look fun. Maybe you've done it in the past? Not curremtly Pav...but I will most likely go Studio One when Cakewalk goes "paid", but not quite sure yet. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Roseberry Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 A Linux DAW is an incomplete solution to a problem that doesn't exist. Other than getting-over on "the man" (Microsoft or Apple), what's a significant benefit? 12 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InstrEd Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 1 hour ago, Jim Roseberry said: Other than getting-over on "the man" (Microsoft or Apple), what's a significant benefit? I used Ubuntu on a couple of old computers for basic internet stuff and it was fine for that. But I don't think at my age I would want to go the Linux route for my music stuff. I'm getting up in years and rather make music then trouble-shoot. 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Diablo Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 (edited) Supposedly we should be allowed to continue to use this freeware version of Cakewalk, right? Hell, I still have Sonar Producer 8.5.3! I've been debating if using Blue Cat Audio Patchwork to allow it to use VST3, but in the end, the freeware version is much better than the 8.5.3 version! Edit: I have Reaper... Cakewalk's dithering "Pwr-3" is much better than any of Reaper's sound. Cakewalk Sonar just sounds better when using Pwr-3! Edited October 4, 2023 by El Diablo Added more stuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Diablo Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 1 hour ago, InstrEd said: I used Ubuntu on a couple of old computers for basic internet stuff and it was fine for that. But I don't think at my age I would want to go the Linux route for my music stuff. I'm getting up in years and rather make music then trouble-shoot. I prefer Debian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubdisciple Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 3 hours ago, Jim Roseberry said: A Linux DAW is an incomplete solution to a problem that doesn't exist. Other than getting-over on "the man" (Microsoft or Apple), what's a significant benefit? The fact that i can now have a familiar DAW on my Linux laptop and be able to work on projects without having to take two laptops 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mettelus Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 My concern has always been that niche markets can become very limiting, very quickly. After my quest for "No vulcanized rubber, only wooden wheels!" turned my car into a lawn ornament, I eventually caved and got rubber tires 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tansetter Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 (edited) 6 hours ago, Jim Roseberry said: Other than getting-over on "the man" (Microsoft or Apple), what's a significant benefit? Privacy - Big tech harvests your data. for their own purposes, then don't protect it properly. For example, Microsoft recently turned over the confidential hotmail email records of journalists Project Veritas (love 'em or hate 'em, that's not the point) - violating assurances of confidentiality to whistleblowers. "Microsoft Accounts," Apple IDs - why give them control of your data? politics - Microsoft and Apple support many political organizations that you may not want to subsidize, as well as working conditions in offshore manufacturing, pollution that evades the laws where consumers live, the ethics of taking jobs out of the USA walled garden app stores, closed ecosystems OS bloat FOSS (free and open source ethos) vs proprietary, closed source software, ability to scrutinize open source code, less likelihood of NSA backdoors, OS makers don't have relationships with state actors, security through obscurity, most viruses aren't intended for linux, not logged in as admin better performance on old hardware, security updates for longer in many cases hardware agnostic there's probably more. anyone who disagrees with this post, don't get political in the deals forum. Edited October 4, 2023 by tansetter don't get political 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSistine Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 And the big techs get more and more intrusive! Everything is collected into a shady backyard system! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Carpenter Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 Hash tag YAWN 5 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InstrEd Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 @tansetter I agree with what you're saying but my point was that I'm an old fart and I just want to play with my toys and not keep setting them up. I wish Linux took a better hold for music making and maybe it will. But for me now I just don't have the energy to go that route. I applaud those that are able to 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antler Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 21 hours ago, tansetter said: Privacy - Big tech harvests your data. for their own purposes, then don't protect it properly. For example, Microsoft recently turned over the confidential hotmail email records of journalists Project Veritas (love 'em or hate 'em, that's not the point) - violating assurances of confidentiality to whistleblowers. "Microsoft Accounts," Apple IDs - why give them control of your data? As I understand, MS did this to comply with the law; I don't think you'll find a single company who wouldn't. Here's a clip from the Ubuntu website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubdisciple Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 I get why someone who is not already a Linux user would not think much about this, but linux users should be thrilled. Things change in tech all the time. MacOS is Unix underneath the pretty package and slick marketing. Android is also a variation of Linux, which is also unix. Chromebooks have gotten more and more popular and also Linux based. If anything we have seen that Unix amd linux have q wide range when marketes properly 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyjx Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 Just now, dubdisciple said: I get why someone who is not already a Linux user would not think much about this, but linux users should be thrilled. Things change in tech all the time. MacOS is Unix underneath the pretty package and slick marketing. Android is also a variation of Linux, which is also unix. Chromebooks have gotten more and more popular and also Linux based. If anything we have seen that Unix amd linux have q wide range when marketes properly I just don't see that being a wise business move, and to Jim's point, incomplete. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubdisciple Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 1 hour ago, hockeyjx said: I just don't see that being a wise business move, and to Jim's point, incomplete. Who said anything about business? I specifically referred to people already using linux. Again, i can understand if someone doesn't want to dive into that world, but i don't understand why it would bother anyone that someone else has wants to. Being able to use bitwig on my Linux laptop was a lifesaver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bapu Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 Why would anyone want to use Bitwig let alone Linux? I'll get me coat. 😋 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyjx Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 17 minutes ago, dubdisciple said: Who said anything about business? I specifically referred to people already using linux. Again, i can understand if someone doesn't want to dive into that world, but i don't understand why it would bother anyone that someone else has wants to. Being able to use bitwig on my Linux laptop was a lifesaver I use Debian and Ubuntu(and Mint a few years back), but I realize it is a such a small subset of people who use Linux and also do music production that it would be cost prohibitive to target the market, that's all. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 8 hours ago, InstrEd said: @tansetter I agree with what you're saying but my point was that I'm an old fart and I just want to play with my toys and not keep setting them up. I wish Linux took a better hold for music making and maybe it will. But for me now I just don't have the energy to go that route. I applaud those that are able to I'm getting too stupid to even mess with Linux. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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