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?
I agree with what others have said about using reaper. It really is a great DAW.
That said, a lot of good vst use stuff like ilok or other crap that makes it impossible or very difficult to use on Linux at least in my experience.
I made a windows box specifically for making music because its just way easier. Making music on Linux sucked for me due to crashing and the plugins I bought before I switched to Linux on my main machine.
Reaper should be fine for you, there are plenty of good Linux compatible VST but if you ever get “serious” about music production, Linux isnt quite there yet IMO. Windows would be my recommendation or if you can afford it, a Mac is good too from what ive heard.