Completely agree, you don't need expensive plugins just to get "professional" results, it's all hype. I have used open source plugins (and my own creations) in commercial radio and TV work for many years and often get asked how I achieve the results I get. When I tell them, people are shocked. Linux also supports many more plugin formats than Win or Mac.

After watching countless videos on Linux Audio, I believe this to be the single most important video in existence for New Linux users in the Audio field. Thank you sooo much!

Excellent video. I hope the algorithm pushes this to more people. Also, team Reaper all the way. I won’t proselytize, but suffice it to say, it’s freaking awesome. Ardour is great too. LMMS looks sweet for electronic.

You're doing gods work with this banger content. Now I'm definitely locked in with linux and lever looking back. The little bit of cpu probably saved with a more lightweight os is worth it. I'll add that Cardinal is a great free VCV fork that also comes as a plugin and has hundreds of more modules than VCV Nucleus. The only thing I'm still missing is a great Linux alternative for Analog Obsession, the Windows goat of free emulations of vintage compressors, preamps, etc.

I love this video to encourage people to use alternatives and specific things dont matter at all. LSP is so cool as well would be good if they did support windows (i dont use windows) just to share project files. I will also mention another amazing synth called Surge xt which can do alot.

What a great video....I've been on the fence about moving from windows to Linux for a while now for audio production. This has certainly given me food for thought. Thank you.

@kBarBeats

6 ай бұрын

go for it !

@johnnybigpotato2404

5 ай бұрын

Not gonna lie, it ain't easy... BUT, well worth it. Endless options once ya get it figured out. Ubuntu Studio and Carla and Ardour are my meat and potatoes right now for the stand alone rack and recording.

Thanks for the video; really motivating.

I’ve been using a handful of free (some FOSS too) plugins like Helm since I started producing music and when I switched to linux I had to adapt obviously but also I think everything is there working already these days, just like you show on the video. Most of the stigma of linux music/audio production I think comes from a) the early days were dire tbh, these days everything is there and it just works great and will keep improving and being maintained. b) There’s A LOT of hardware that still doesn’t work in linux, because propietary is just the way everything has been going for the last 2 decades, specially true for older hardware like interfaces.

I agree! Yabridge can also be great when you really need a windows only plugin. I've got Arturia Analog lab to work oerfectly

Thanks for the really useful content. Sub'd.🙂🎸🎶🎹

Awesome video! I'm going to try some of these out!

Wow, thank you. I love my linux but thought I might have to switch to windows to get all the good music making SW. Found everything I need here. Much appreciated

Great job for listing the plug-ins for linux usage

Is there an anechoic recorded string library with controllable bow-pressure, bow speed, bow position, vibrato, similar to Audio Modeling strings?

@carlirwinmusic

2 ай бұрын

I don't know of any open-source work like this yet. The closest that you can get to it right now, for free, is the MuseScore 4 play engine and the Muse Sounds sample set. I don't know that the samples are recorded in an absolutely dead space as the lowest reverb settings still imply a real room. But the AI driving the engine is pretty slick with respect to choosing applicable artifacts (bowing and portamento, etc.) given the context of the notation. You don't have finite control over this, apart from choosing to use different dynamics or articulations to call up different samples (which is what I do to dial in mockups). Voice doubling (solos with sections) and contrast panning techniques take the engine and samples even further. The VPO samples are pretty dead (as many of the samples were originally recorded for scientific analysis at the University of Iowa). VPO has mod-wheel crossfading for dynamic velocity, but there are no specific controls for artifact sounds and no AI components.

Hi Carl, I am looking to use my Advanced Orchestra CDs (which I've had gathering dust for years now). Is this the sort of setup I need to use with the latest Musecore? Not much of a techie...I'm on Linux Mint and using the MuseHub library at present to make backing tracks for teaching.Thanks for any advice you can give.

@carlirwinmusic

2 ай бұрын

If you have it in GIGA, you will probably want to look into linuxsampler: www.linuxsampler.org/

Respect, Brother. Thank you for your channel!

I used to work with Darwin OS but in 1999 I moved to Linux, and I will never switch back. System engineer as a profession in US, music exec producer in my mother's land Cuba. THIS GUY IS RIGHT!

And what about IK multimedia and antares plugins, could you install and use thème in linux?

@carlirwinmusic

3 күн бұрын

@anthonylilomba8917 if they have Linux ports then yes. But the point of the video is that Linux has native plugins and these proprietary (however free) plugins are not necessary... even for automatic tuning. Linux has several robust native alternatives for that.

@anthonylilomba8917

3 күн бұрын

@@carlirwinmusic Antares auto-tune linux alternative ? Like what?

@carlirwinmusic

3 күн бұрын

@@anthonylilomba8917 alternativeto.net/software/auto-tune/?platform=linux There are more, newer plugins and options like x42. But pitch recognition and shift capabilities are not new to Linux. Autotalent is old and still robust. Other options provide pitch to midi and individual note control options just like the well-known proprietary plugins. We don't need Antares or IK ports to Linux.

And if you want to create re-usable fx chains (think Ozone or Alloy), you can create them in Carla (think patcher in FL or the grid in Bitwig).

Great video!...... But as long there no way to proper use vst3 plugins or instruments in Linux as far that i know its a no for me at this time. Sadly to say.

@carlirwinmusic

2 сағат бұрын

@robarth-meltedcheesehomest4012 you can use vst3 plugins in Linux. They have to be Linux vst3 plugins. Usually Linux vst3 plugins also come in LV2, but Ardour Qtractor and the Carla plugin environment can host Linux vst3. The issue is that your favorite Win/Mac vst3 plugins likely don't have Linux vst3 variations available. But this video features the philosophy that Linux users simply don't use Win/Mac exclusive tools because we have our own fully featured tools.

VCV Rack (the free and opensource version) is not an Audio Plugin ;)

@carlirwinmusic

8 ай бұрын

It has midi input and audio output... meaning that it can be routed to and mixed from. It May not be a "plugin", but it can be plugged into and it can plug in. As a high-quality resource, it's relevant to the topic as an instrument that can be controlled by and mixed to DAW (in Linux).

@sergioalvarezmac

8 ай бұрын

You have Cardinal that is VCV Rack converted into a plugin, more or less.

i use linux for music production and all that said on the video its true... its amazing how the ecosistem for music has evolve all these years. now i dont feel that i dont need anything from the propietary side because always i found something similar or even better here. and totall free.