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DAW software for Linux? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 3 months ago by ayyo@sh.itjust.works to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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Currently looking for a good DAW to run on Linux. I used Ableton Live 11 Standard back on Windows, got it running decently on Fedora with Wine, but kind of want to explore some other options.

Before I used Live, LMMS was actually what I used first while I was learning. I never did anything too real with it so I'm not honestly too sure what it's capable of, but it also seems to be abandonware? Hasn't been updated since 2020, what's that about?

I'm not 100% dead set on using FOSS btw, for this anyways. It would definitely be a plus, but i'll use proprietary if it runs well on Linux and is good at what it does. Are there any other options I should check out or look into? I've heard pretty good things about ardour and bitwig but don't know too much about them.

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[-] utopiah@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago

FWIW not only is the project alive (last commit 17 hours ago) but distribution too (cf links above) and project management too (cf e.g. https://github.com/orgs/LMMS/projects/1 as example of complex set of tasks mostly done toward a major release).

So... I'm not going to give people working on LMMS any advice, but of course I hear you, and OP, when it shows for people who aren't deep into it a project that seems abandoned.

I do not know no why the project is in that state but what I hope I have shown is that for sure it's very much active.

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