[LAU] Going from window to linux

[schoappied]

You can try a dualboot with windows and linux first, so you can get use 
to linux...

I think Ubuntu studio is a good distro to start with. 
http://ubuntustudio.org/

Regards,


david wrote:
> JiNN wrote:
>
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>>    I have recently been thinking about going to linux on my DAW. I 
>> currently use fruity loops and run a winxp pro sp2, with a bunch of VST.
>> There have been a couple of issues which made me try to seek another O/S 
>> for my audio. Number one is that I like to run a lot of VST, and
>> I also like to have my project from sequencing to pre mastering all in 
>> one project. This, of course means a lot of CPU since i try to do as much
>> as possible without rendering it to .wav and back, since this takes 
>> time, especially for little changes when mixing. Another issue is the
>> windows 2gig ram application limit. I hit this a couple of times and was 
>> left in a dead end as to what to do. Vista is probably out of the option 
>> right
>> now since I hate how much garbage is in there and how much cpu it needs 
>> just to run. So I am thinking to switching to linux, but would like to
>> ask a couple of question. If someone can spare a couple of minutes and 
>> pass your opinion on these subjects/questions, i would appreciate it 
>> very much.
>>
>> 1) How is VST adaptors for linux? I was reading there a couple of them. 
>> Has anyone had trouble with them?
>>
>> 2) I assume linux is a lot better with RAM than windows, and was curious 
>> if there are any people who are on this list
>>    that actually switched over and could tell me if they really could 
>> "do" a lot more in linux with the same hardware specs than in windows.
>>     
>
> Well, Linux runs faster than Windows did on the hardware I have here. I 
> don't have anything high-end or particularly modern here. The server is 
> running a Sempron 3000+ (1.8GHz Sempron processor, 1GB RAM). My laptop 
> is running a 1.5GHz Celeron with 768MB RAM. But I don't do serious 
> on-computer sound processing, do more composition work and drive my 
> Yamaha PSR-225GM for sound.
>
>   
>>    Does linux have some sort of application RAM limit?
>>     
>
> I don't know. I know that last week I was working with a very large 
> (43000x3900 pixels) panoramic 24-bit TIFF image in TheGIMP, and GIMP 
> reported using 1.2GB of RAM.
>
> If the issue is your amount of data, you could use a 64-bit Linux on 
> 64-bit hardware and leave such concerns in the dust.
>
>   
>> 3) What is everyone's favority sequencer for linux? I know there are a 
>> couple of them. Which one is your favorite?  
>>     
>
> I like Rosegarden, but I have no idea how it would compare to FruityLoops.
>
>   
>> 4) I have never used linux before. Would it be better for me to install 
>> linux first and after im comfortable try audio on it?
>>     
>
> Try one of the Live Linux CDs. For one thing, they'll tell you if Linux 
> supports your hardware.
>
>   
>> 5) I assume there are DirectX adaptor also. Correct?
>>     
>
> I don't know. I don't have any hardware here that supports DirectX even 
> under Windows.
>
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