Hello everyone, I need help choosing my first distro. I want to be able to run Audio software for editing and mixing. So I need also VST plug ins and others. Currently I use Windows 10, and Reaper.
I have worked with macOS and Chrome OS in the past so the desktop and Linux is not something I can’t get used to.
I also need to run Plex and Torrenting software.
I’m a computing engineer, so I can troubleshoot most issues, but I’d like to be able to fix most things. Someone recommended me Lubuntu.
Mostly, I’d like to hear your opinions. Thanks.
I’d suggets Void. It has Ardour in the repo (not Reaper though) and PiperWire with JACK should work out of the box. If you want Reaper, you’d have to install it manually though. I’m working on a template for Reaper, but it’s not finished yet. If you’re willing to wait a month or so, you’ll probably have Reaper in xbps-src as well.
Last time I looked there were not enough plugins available for it to be good for a beginner wanting to use it for audio.
Plugins as in VSTs?
Yes. LV2 and VST3