I have literally zero experience with creating audio, but I want to try something new for me.
I know most people who are “properly” into music production are just using a Mac, because it just works and where a lot of the software is available.
Thing is, I have zero expectations.
I don’t need a lot of features, plug-ins, and whatever. Most stuff will probably just be fine for me.
Heck, I don’t even know what I need in the first place to get a full “stack” of audio production software.
For the start, I’d prefer something simple. Mostly just something where I can arrange a few recorded audio tracks onto each other and maybe edit them a bit. Something where I can record the tracks with my microphone (and some time later maybe an input device like a piano keyboard, e-guitar, etc.) and listen them at the same time, preferably in the same program.
What are your experiences with making music on Linux?
What software would you recommend?
Doubling down on Reaper: I’ve tried other DAWs before, but none of them ever felt as natural to me as Reaper. I wouldn’t recommend the Flatpak version, though—I could never get it to work with plugins, although that might just be me. On Linux, you can simply download the install script from the website, which makes installing and uninstalling Reaper just as easy.
I gave in and gave them my money; I like their software.
I’m not an audio pro though so I’m really only comparing it to FL studio and Ableton, neither of which get my money