I also wanted to follow up on what I just said with audio software on Linux tends to just get better. I don't think enough credit is given to already existing software. Yoshimi for instance is always super impressive to see all the new features, bug fixes, and refinements. Ardour and Qjackctl surprises me too. For instance, the new Recording tab in Ardour is really useful.

One last project that impresses me is kdenlive. Kdenlive is always getting better and more feature-rich. I feel confident in my ability to make videos on Linux.

Thanks for reading my rant,

Brandon Hale

Pipewire is a BIG new addition. I was very excited to see I could use two audio interfaces at the same time and route them wherever I want with qjackctl! :) However

There have been some cool new audio plugins too. For instance, Vitalium is an awesome synth that I've heard is comparable to MASSIVE (I've never tried massive though). I've played around a little bit in Vitalium and it is feature-rich.

I've gotten some new plugins from the Arch pro-audio group. For instance, there are a couple of plugins I have not tried yet:

EasySSP

StereoSourceSeparation

Artican's TheFunction and ThePilgrim

Creative Intent's Temper

They have nice looking guis, but I haven't heard them yet.

There is also a new way to load Window's vsts: yabridge. It's been getting a lot of attention on the Linux_Audio subreddit, but this is another thing I haven't tried yet as I tend to use linvst for Windows vsts, and I don't use very many.

Let me know if I missed anything. The Linux kernel itself is also always exciting because new audio hardware tends to "just work". The other day at work I was able to plug in and use a Scarlet 2i2 without any installation of drivers or junkware. How nice is that?

Brandon Hale

On 10/29/21 05:53, Jeremy Jongepier wrote:

Hello Niklas,

On 29-10-2021 11:28, nik@parkellipsen.de wrote:

Hi,

I've basically been using the same configuration (Arch/ALSA/Jack2) for years now and it's stable
and everything, but I feel like I've been living under a rock when it comes to Linux Audio developments,
so I thought I'd reach out and ask if there's any current developments that I should follow or toy around
with ...

PipeWire maybe?
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/PipeWire

Best,

Jeremy

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