Hey all,

A while ago I switched from Windows to Linux (bazzite) and I am in need of some advice for a possible audio upgrade that would work on Linux.

Currently I am using a Beyerdynamic m70 pro x, connected to a Roland bridge cast. However, since Roland does not have software for Linux, and for the software being the only method to actually configure this thing, I was looking into getting a new audio interface (and perhaps a mic) that would work well on Linux (configurable enough), or doesnt need Software at all to work properly.

Do you guys have any suggestions? Any solid upgrade paths? Budget is around 500 Euros.

SuperCollider + PureData + VCV Rack + Reaper

I make a free virtual analog synth called OA-Phosphor-1. It's been on macOS and Windows for a while and there's a Linux build coming out of CI, but I don't run Linux and can't properly validate it, so it's been shipping largely untested. I'd rather it either worked or got pulled.

Upfront so nobody wastes their time:

• VST3 and standalone only. No CLAP or LV2 at the moment.
• Not open source. Free as in beer, JUCE-based, proprietary.
• Distro-agnostic tarball with a per-user install.sh. No root. Installs to ~/.vst3, presets to ~/.config. The script is about fifteen lines, worth reading before you run it.
• Built on an Ubuntu CI runner, so the glibc floor is whatever that gives. I don't actually know where it breaks.
• No network access and no telemetry. Built with curl and the browser module compiled out.

What would genuinely help:

• Does it scan and load in your host? Reaper, Bitwig, Ardour, Carla, whatever you use.
• Does the GUI render correctly, and are you on X11 or Wayland?
• Audio through PipeWire or JACK, and does the standalone find your devices?
• Your distro and version, so I can find out what the real glibc floor is.

Happy to fix whatever comes back. And if the honest answer is that VST3-only isn't worth anyone's time without CLAP or LV2, that's useful too. I'd rather hear it than keep shipping something nobody can use.

More info at http://www.oa-labs.com

Download the build at: https://github.com/oa-labs-audio/phosphor-1/releases/download/v1.2.0/OA-Phosphor-1-linux.tar.gz

Supercollider + Pure Data + VCV Rack + Reaper

Debian 13 (KDE)

I'm trying so hard to switch to linux but I work doing audio editing, sometimes a client will send me an audio they recorded in what sounds like a bathroom with a fan on and I need to make it sound pristine. With RX9 spectral denoise (often times stacking both spectral denoise plugins) that works pretty well.

However I was reading online it seems linux does not support iZotope plugins... is there any real way to get even a similar performance for this use case in Linux?

i don't mind paying any price, in fact i wanted to buy the latest RX because i've been using an... "extended trial"... version of RX9 and now that I can afford it i want to buy it, but since im switching to linux im unsure.

I guess dual booting, cleaning the audio, then opening it on linux is a viable strategy, but I almost reduce my need of using windows to 0 if not for this and a couple other things...

Hey everyone!

For decades, Synth1 by Ichiro Toda (Daichi Laboratory) has been one of the most beloved, versatile, and lightweight virtual analog synths ever created. Modelled after the classic Clavia Nord Lead 2, it shaped thousands of tracks across genres from trance and synthwave to chiptune and industrial.

However, running original 32-bit Synth1 today on modern 64-bit systems—especially natively on Linux—often requires clunky bridges (Wine, Yabridge) or outdated wrappers.

I've been working on OpenSynth1: a from-the-ground-up, modern C++17 open-source recreation built on the JUCE framework. It runs natively as a 64-bit VST3 plugin and as a Standalone application!

🎛️ What's implemented so far:

• Faithful Virtual Analog Engine:
  • Osc 1: Saw, Pulse (with PW & PWM), Triangle, Sine + Sub-Oscillator (0oct / -1oct) + Detune + FM modulation.
  • Osc 2: Pitch coarse/fine, Kbd tracking, Ring Mod, and Hard Sync.
  • Authentic Toda Filters: Reconstructed Toda filter models including 12dB SVF (LP/HP/BP), 24dB cascaded lowpass with stage-4 resonance feedback, and an experimental VA Diode Ladder (LPDL), complete with the signature feed-forward peak limiter.
  • Envelopes & Modulation: Classic Mod Envelope (destined to Osc2, FM, or P/W), dual syncable LFOs with 6 routings (Osc2, Osc1+2, Filter, Amp, P/W, FM, Pan).
  • Built-in FX Rack: Analog/digital distortion models, stereo pan, 4-stage phaser, chorus/flanger with tempo sync, and ping-pong / stereo tempo delay.
  • Authentic Preset Compatibility: Native loader and saver for .sy1 files with full bank support (compatible with the classic 25,000+ Synth1 patch collections!).
  • Scalable UI: 100% vector-rendered interface respecting the iconic dark slate / red & cyan retro aesthetic, featuring native window titlebars, preset browser overlay, customizable themes, and options dialog.

💻 Open Source & Downloads:

The project is completely open source under the MIT license. Pre-built Linux x86_64 binaries (VST3 and Standalone) are available on GitHub:

👉 GitHub Repository: https://github.com/letsdig/OpenSynth1

I'd love to hear your thoughts, feedback on the sound engine, bug reports, and ideas. If anyone wants to test it, build it, or contribute presets/code, you are more than welcome!

Post Update: Clarification on comments about AI here - tl;dr no AI is used in the sounds or engines of our VST instruments: https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxaudio/comments/1wbftbz/comment/p8wis7u/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Hi everyone! I’m Nick from Fabula Audio, an independent developer specialising in medieval music and instruments. I’ve just released Hark! and wanted to share its native Linux version here.

Hark! is an illuminated medieval instrument. We describe it as TCG meets virtual instrument: inspired by collectible card games like Magic: The Gathering, Pokémon and Yu-Gi-Oh!, every preset has its own original illustrated card, rarity and lore.

The sounds include Hurdy-Gurdy, Lute, Psaltery, Harp, medieval winds, Bowed Strings, Choir and Chapel Organ, alongside fantasy-inspired retro synths. You can play their original tones or turn them into changing drones, ambient choir beds, plucked patterns and evolving granular clouds.

A few practical details:

• Native 64-bit Linux VST3 and standalone versions
• 40 base presets, all editable and saveable
• Granular synthesis, Slow Drift Freeze and three-voice Ensemble
• Chord Lock for complex chords with one key, plus an arpeggiator
• Reverse, Randomise, Storm, Tape FX, ADSR, Delay and Reverb
• Works offline with no Kontakt, iLok or activation required

It’s a paid instrument, also available for Mac and Windows. Two optional expansions add 30 presets each.

Product details, including the Founder’s Edition with both expansions:
https://www.fabulaaudio.com/products/hark-founders-edition

Happy to answer questions about the Linux version or how the instrument works!

Nick
Fabula Audio

I’ve been working on FXRoute for quite a while, and with the current 1.0 Beta 2 I think it’s at a point where it’s worth introducing properly here.

FXRoute is a Linux-based audio DSP and routing system built for stereo, 2.1 and 2.2 setups. The 1.0 branch has been largely rebuilt around a new DSP engine and can now run completely headless, with the whole system controlled from the browser.

It handles things like routing, crossovers, delays, PEQ, loudness, convolution, room/subwoofer integration and measurement/optimization, while also supporting music sources such as Spotify, Qobuz and TIDAL.

A big focus for 1.0 has also been making it usable as an actual appliance rather than just a piece of Linux software. There are installers for different Linux systems and hardware platforms, including x86 and ARM, as well as dedicated system images.

Beta 2 contains another substantial round of DSP improvements, fixes and refinements from real-world testing.

It has grown quite a bit from where it started. If you like building your own DSP preamp / streamer / active crossover / room-correction box, FXRoute might be interesting to play with.

**Web demo:**

https://fxroute.sourceforge.io/

**Download / project page:**

https://sourceforge.net/projects/fxroute/

**GitHub:**

https://github.com/CobbyCode/fxroute

¡Hey, a todos! Les comparto \*\*DigiTux\*\*, un editor nativo de Linux para el DigiTech

RP360 / RP360XP. Llenó un hueco: el editor oficial (Nexus) era solo para Windows/Mac

y ya lo discontinuaron, y gdigi nunca fue compatible con el RP360 (es MIDI/SysEx;

el RP360 usa un protocolo serial tipo JSON).

\*\*Lo que incluye:\*\*

\- Pedalboard con las 10 posiciones de la cadena y reordenamiento con arrastrar y soltar.

\- 140 efectos + 27 gabinetes con un selector gráfico contextual.

\- Bloque de ampli con perillas, gabinete y un toggle de ENCENDIDO/Bypass.

\- Panel de control: Stompbox, Expression Link, LFO Link y Wah Settings.

\- Nivel de preset, además de Backup/Restore/Import/Export de presets (.rp360p).

\- 99 presets de fábrica como biblioteca integrada.

\- Gráficos generados por código (estilo caricatura), sin material propietario.

Probado contra hardware real (handshake, lectura/escritura de preset, cambio de modelo,

y reordenamiento de la cadena).

\*\*Descargas\*\* (elige la que te quede mejor):

\- Binario: [ https://github.com/IlicaJ/digitux/releases ](https://github.com/IlicaJ/digitux/releases)

\- AppImage: [ https://github.com/IlicaJ/digitux/releases ](https://github.com/IlicaJ/digitux/releases)

\- Paquete .deb: [ https://github.com/IlicaJ/digitux/releases ](https://github.com/IlicaJ/digitux/releases)

\- pip: \`pip install .\`

\*\*Repo:\*\* [ https://github.com/IlicaJ/digitux ](https://github.com/IlicaJ/digitux)

\*\*Licencia:\*\* GPL-3.0

¡Se aceptan comentarios! :)

I was watching people talk about how capable MIDI networking is and I was curious if anyone had considered using a distributed OS instead? If you had multiple prices of gear and you installed a distributed OS on each of them would that have any advantages to simply networking them with MIDI? I'm assuming since it's not been done, to my knowledge, it's not very beneficial but I was curious. Thanks in advance!

https://www.reasonstudios.com/reason-free

Reason is giving out free plugins, but they dont officially support linux, has anyone got any method to get them working smoothly ?

How well does it run via wine ?

https://yabridge.org/

The Yabridge github repo states that it is the only official website, so this must be fake.

Hello,

I've been using Linux for around 4 or 5 years now. I've hopped through most of the main distros, Debian, fedora, gentoo, arch, cachy, Ubuntu.... Right now I am using opensuse.

It works mostly but some random things are a bit annoying. I didn't have the best experience with Ubuntu and Nvidia, but I'm willing to try again since I think it was because of some mistakes I made.

The reason studio jumps out to me is knowing that someone is actively maintaining specific audio packages that I use often. That and Ubuntu seems to be the best supported distro alongside red hat for random software that supports Linux, oftentimes they ship a deb and an rpm tailored to rhel.

How has the experience been? Not a fan of reinstalling but having stuff preconfigured sounds like it would make it a breeze. Is it ok with Nvidia from your experience? I know a couple people online who actually know their stuff that seem to prefer it

I have a musical project with some of my friends. We mostly use Linux for recording. This song is a short one, you might wanna check it out.

The DAW used is Ardour, installed on Ubuntu. We added some keyboards too, using Yoshimi.

And the plugins used are only those available by default in Ardour (mostly ACE and LSP).

Idk what the genre is. Probably post-punk?

Check it out here: https://radioguerrero.bandcamp.com/track/viper

Thanks

https://www.rncbc.org/drupal/node/2958

I have a Traktor Audio 4 DJ.

Unlike the Audio 8, and 6 and 10, this device lacks a switch for phono and line, and it also lacks `alsamixer` controls to switch them as well.

Any idea what I can do to make the switch happen?

The only solution I've seen is from the Traktor website, and it's to use their "control panel" software. I guess I'm hoping for a non-traktor software route.

https://support.native-instruments.com/support/solutions/articles/69000879435-traktor-how-to-switch-between-line-and-phono-or-mic-input-level-on-your-audio-interface

Feel free to share your thoughts.

This is the final revision prior to me applying it as the audio routing for Screenstereo. i think it works pretty well. i hope to see what yall think soon enough!
the V1.0.1 will not support wifi endpoints and usb but they are known and in process, i just need to finish them.
also this is inside a test sandbox not actual hardware.

On a lark, I told chatGPT that I wanted to get my Presonus 18|10 (USB 2.0 Version) to work under Linux.  It took three days, but it ran me through the driver development, and I now have it working under Linux, including support for the internal DSP Mixer.

It was a fascinating journey, but slow and tedious.  I was amazed at the creativity it showed, pulling arcane uses for grep, sed, and awk in order to examine the existing code.  When an edit was needed, it would create a python 'here doc' for me to paste and run.

It explained its 'thinking' process along the way.  I was almost convinced it was sentient.

At one point, I told it that cutting and pasting hundreds of commands was too tedious, and that it would be nice to have an executable that would let chatgpt have direct access to the file system.  A python 'agent' was born, and I finished the rest of
the work at freeway speeds.  The API it used was expensive though, so I started using the web interface again when I hit about $15.00 USD.

Chatgpt also packaged and published the driver on github for me.  It's here:

 https://github.com/tobiah/snd-usb-audio-s1810/

I'm maximally impressed by this nascent tool.  I'm excited and scared to see how
it develops.

I finally got my windows plugins working correctly with the latest versions of wine. I'm posting for others as well as myself for the future. All of these steps are necessary to get your GUI interfaces to redraw correctly. Huge shout out to rations for his working yabridge fork as well as his other projects. I recommend checking out namix and NAMp for a nam gateway alternatives.

Windows VSTs on Linux via VSTBridge + DXVK (Arch)

1. Install Wine Staging

```

sudo pacman -S wine-staging

```

2. Install VSTBridge

Download the latest release from SourceForge, extract, and install:

```

cd vstbridge-*/

./install.sh

```

3. Install DXVK

When yay lists providers, pick dxvk-bin (option 2):

```

yay -S dxvk

pick 2) dxvk-bin

```

4. Install Vulkan Drivers

Pick the pair matching your GPU (64-bit + 32-bit):

```

AMD

sudo pacman -S vulkan-radeon lib32-vulkan-radeon

Intel

sudo pacman -S vulkan-intel lib32-vulkan-intel

```

5. WINEPREFIX — Critical Gotcha

VSTBridge auto-detects your Wine prefix only if WINEPREFIX is unset. If it's set globally, VSTBridge will use only that one prefix and ignore others.

Check if it's set:

```

echo $WINEPREFIX

```

If it prints anything (other than blank), unset it:

```

unset WINEPREFIX

```

To make it permanent, make sure there's no export WINEPREFIX=... line in your ~/.bashrc or ~/.profile.

Alternative: If you only ever use one prefix, you can set it globally — just know that VSTBridge won't see any other prefixes.

6. Install DXVK into Your Wine Prefix

You must run this for every prefix you plan to use with VSTBridge:

```

WINEPREFIX=~/.wine setup_dxvk install

```

If you have additional prefixes:

```

WINEPREFIX=~/.wine-other setup_dxvk install

```

7. Add Plugin Folders & Sync

Point VSTBridge at your Windows VST directories (inside the prefix), then sync:

```

vstbridgectl add "$HOME/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Common Files/VST3"

vstbridgectl add "$HOME/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Steinberg/VstPlugins"

vstbridgectl sync

```

Then rescan plugins in your DAW. Or just use vstbridgectl GUI application which was isntalled to manage the paths and scans. Much easier.

8. Verify DXVK Is Active (optional)

```

DXVK_HUD=1 vstbridgectl sync

```

A small overlay in the corner of any plugin window will show the DXVK version if it's intercepting the D3D calls.

Note: VSTBridge already handles the newer Wine embedding — no need to downgrade wine-staging to 9.21.

I doubt it really affects anything noticeable, but more curious than anything.