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Giada 1.5.0 Leshy introduce un motore audio tick-based, gestione scene avanzata, monitoraggio CPU e miglioramenti MIDI per DJ e musicisti elettronici.

Linus is nowadays a wholly viable solution for everyday desktop computing – can it be used for music production?

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submitted by cm0002 to linuxmusic 15 points | 1 comments > This is a living post that will be updated over time > > Feel free to make suggestions in the comments > > ## open-source DAWs > > * Ardour – multitrack audio/MIDI recording, editing, and mixing DAW > * LMMS – pattern-based DAW with built-in synths; great for beats/electronic > * Qtractor – lightweight JACK/PipeWire-friendly audio/MIDI sequencer > * Bespoke Synth – modular DAW/synth environment > > > ## livecoding > > * Sonic Pi – Ruby-based live-coding synth with precise timing > * SuperCollider – synthesis server + language for algorithmic music/DSP > * TidalCycles – pattern-focused live-coding DSL (commonly with SuperDirt) > > > ## tools > > * Carla – plugin host/patchbay and LV2/VST bridging > * JACK – low-latency audio/MIDI routing between apps and devices > * PipeWire – modern low-latency audio graph integrating JACK/PulseAudio workflows > * WineASIO – ASIO driver for Wine to run Windows DAWs/plugins with low latency > > > ## patchbay / routing > > * qpwgraph – PipeWire patchbay > * helvum – simple GTK patchbay > * qjackctl – JACK control/patchbay (still handy on PipeWire) > > > ## session management > > * New Session Manager – NSM reference > > > ## system-wide FX > > * EasyEffects – EQ, compressor, convolver on PipeWire > * JamesDSP for Linux – lightweight system effects > > > ## plugin bundles (LV2/VST) > > * LSP Plugins – large suite of processors/instruments > * x42 Plugins – meters, EQs, utilities > * Dragonfly Reverb – lush reverbs > * Airwindows – minimalist, great-sounding FX (Linux builds exist) > > > ## synths & instruments > > * Surge XT – flagship open-source synth > * Yoshimi (ZynAddSubFX fork) – additive/subtractive/PM powerhouse > * Helm – approachable subtractive synth > * Dexed – DX7-style FM > * Cardinal – FOSS VCV Rack (standalone/LV2/VST) > > > ## samplers, drums & loopers > > * Hydrogen – drum machine > * Fluidsynth + Qsynth – SoundFont player + GUI > * samplv1 / drumkv1 / padthv1 – lightweight sampler family > * Giada – loop machine > * SooperLooper – live looping > > > ## guitar & amp modeling > > * Rakarrack-NG – multi-FX > * Aida-X / Neural Amp Modeler (NAM) – neural amp modelers > > > ## recording / editing / analysis > > * Audacity (or Tenacity) – editor > * JAAA / JAPA – spectrum/analyzers > * x42 meters – LUFS/EBU meters > * jack_capture – quick JACK recording > > > ## MIDI & control > > * a2jmidid – ALSA↔JACK MIDI bridge > * mididings – Python MIDI routing/processing > * Open Stage Control – OSC/MIDI control surfaces in a browser > > > ## bridging windows plugins > > * yabridge – run Windows VST2/3 on Linux via Wine > * LinVst – alternative bridge > > > ## DJ / playback / collaboration > > * Mixxx – DJing > * SonoBus / Jamulus / JackTrip – low-latency online jams > > > ## notation > > * MuseScore – notation > * Frescobaldi + LilyPond – engraver workflow > > > ## handy CLI libs > > * SoX – swiss-army audio tool > * Rubber Band – time-stretch/pitch-shift library & CLI > OC text by @incentive@lemmy.ml