LINUX OS and software dedicated to producing music?

Question

I would very much like to switch to a LINUX OS which is designed especially for making music. I found about one called AGNULA but to my knowledge the project was shut down. Is there a LINUX OS which is out now and will be supported for many years which would suit my needs, and what extra software would I benefit from.

The catch is that I'm trying to do this all for free...

Many Thanks

Answer 1

most linux distro's will do,



its true that some are geared specifically for certain jobs - music production, for instance



but the applications and programs are available for all distributions in their various add/remove software,



have a look here, see if any of this is what you are looking for



http://blog.audiojungle.net/resources/29-music-making-apps-for-linux/

Answer 2

Here is a list of Distros that will have most of the software that you are interested in by default : http://distrowatch.com/search.php?category=Multimedia&origin=All&basedon=All¬basedon=None&desktop=All&architecture=All&status=Active



Here is an article that you may find interesting as well: http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/linux-audio-update-fall-fashions



In reality you can choose any active distro, The three Distros that have been around the longest and are still active are Slackware, Debian, & Red Hat. Most other Distros are based on these three. The rest are either based on Gentoo or are independent.

Answer 3

Linux Open source distros are free. Ubuntu is an excellent one to use and you download mutlimedia apps for making music, video and editing. 10.10 final release just came out and is downloadable from ubuntu's site:



http://www.ubuntu.com/



Once installed, you can use the Ubuntu Software centre to install all sorts of multimedia apps. Free!

Answer 4

Definitely suggest UbuntuStudio, it's backed by the Ubuntu community (one of the largest linux distro ever) and is designed for music and graphics. Contains hundreds of programs. :)



Link: http://ubuntustudio.org/

Answer 5

in case you have used Linux before and are soft with a undeniable distro, that distro may be your appropriate decision. So in case you have used pink Hat (or Fedora) and function learnt their way of doing issues, decide for RHEL. while you're someone of SUSE (SLED or openSUSE) then their server version could be your appropriate decision. although, in case you particularly have no decision, then i'm uncertain what to propose previous employing the latest version of whichever you elect.