[LAU] Live CDs

[frank pirrone]

Leslie P. Polzer wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> I'm looking for a good Live CD/DVD for music production.
>
> Some of the things I'd like to see:
>
>   * preferably based on Ubuntu
>
>   * decent hardware detection
>
>   * recent versions of ZynAddSubFx, Guitarix, Bristol,
>     QJackCtl, Rosegarden, Seq24, Hydrogen, QAMix, QSynth
>     (but see the next point)
>
>   * ability to add custom packages after booting;
>     a build environment that lets me compile stuff
>     residing on an USB stick would probably be
>     the best solution
>
> There seem to be quite a few well-maintained Live distributions
> geared towards audio production out there, but I don't really
> want to download and test each one, so I'd like to hear about
> your experiences with them.
>
> Thanks! :)
>
>   Leslie
>   
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Frank