[LAU] what is a good linux distro that supports Ardour?

[nik at parkellipsen.de]

> Well, there are a lot of opinions ...

That is quite an understatement I'd say :D

Anyway, Ubuntu Studio is probably a very good "batteries included" choice to get started.

And then, as always with Linux, it depends a bit on how much effort you 
want to put into your system. 

Arch has some good documentation on how to optimize your system for Pro Audio Applications, and a package group
with the "relevant" applications (including Ardour), but you still need to do the optimization yourself. 
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Professional_audio

That being said, Arch has been working really well for me for the last years. No complaints.

And if you've got a lot of time on your hands and some Linux experience (or, even more time 
and you want to gain the experience): https://gentoo-audio.github.io/audio-overlay/

Best,
n

Mac wrote on 16.10.2019 23:44 (GMT +02:00):
> 
> 
> Well, there are a lot of opinions...but I've been using Ubuntu Studio for
> years.
> 
> 
> 19.04 has introduced new versions of Ubuntu Studio Controls that help
> manage the pulse, jack, etc. menagerie . (And this has also improved with
> 19.10)
> 
> 
> As always, this is IMHO and YMMV. 😎🤔
> 
> 
> On Wed, Oct 16, 2019 at 4:40 PM jim <jim at well.com
> <mailto:jim at well.com> > wrote:
> 
>> 
>> My current system is pretty old. It's running
>> on a five-year old desktop Zareason computer.
>> I'll replace the hard drive and want to install
>> a new distro. What's your recommendation?
>> with thanks,
>> jim
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