I rarely boot my Windows system anymore. The use experience on Pop!_OS is almost perfect for me. Between it and my Macbook for music production, I am covered.
From your perspective, what does open source software lack for music production? Are there certain proprietary sounds and such, or is open source production software lacking in features?
That is a question with multiple answers. Ultimately, there is enough amazing open source software out there to enable anyone to make amazing music. So instead of focusing on negatives I’ll answer with what I like about the Mac experience.
I love the Native Instruments harware/software ecosystem (Maschine, Kontrol, etc) but unfortunately they do not support Linux.
Apple silicone is an absolute beast. My M3 Max can handle basically anything I throw at it without stutter.
A lot of plugins (VST) will work on Linux through compatibility layers but never as well as native.
All that said, Bitwig, Renoise and Reaper all have Linux native versions.
I rarely boot my Windows system anymore. The use experience on Pop!_OS is almost perfect for me. Between it and my Macbook for music production, I am covered.
From your perspective, what does open source software lack for music production? Are there certain proprietary sounds and such, or is open source production software lacking in features?
That is a question with multiple answers. Ultimately, there is enough amazing open source software out there to enable anyone to make amazing music. So instead of focusing on negatives I’ll answer with what I like about the Mac experience.
I love the Native Instruments harware/software ecosystem (Maschine, Kontrol, etc) but unfortunately they do not support Linux.
Apple silicone is an absolute beast. My M3 Max can handle basically anything I throw at it without stutter.
A lot of plugins (VST) will work on Linux through compatibility layers but never as well as native.
All that said, Bitwig, Renoise and Reaper all have Linux native versions.
Thanks very much for your input!