Linux Music Setup Thread
Just wondering how many other DJTT users use Linux for DJing/producing! I personally deleted my Windows partition from day 1 when I got my laptop and I’ve never looked back! 
My setup:
Distro - Arch
Window Manager - i3wm
Kernel - linux-next-git (buggy, I’ll probably go back to 3.1)
Sound card - Integrated, need to buy a new one
Sound server - jack2
DAW - Ableton
Controllers - Novation Launchpad, Akai LPD8 and Akai MPK MINI
Laptop - Acer 3830TG
My dad’s was all into linux, but at some point he decided that he wanted to do more with his pc…I fucking hate linux
Not enough support for Linux. I would be with you, but…drivers are a bitch. 
You can get Ableton running on Linux? Impressive.
My dad’s was all into macs, but at some point he decided he wanted to do more with his computer…I fucking hate apple
nice thread…
i plan switching to linux, as i got the stanton scs4dj (amazing, maschine btw..).
Do your use wine for abelton? Can u recomend a good soundcard for recording my sets (only 1 Stereo input needed)?
Only your knowledge limits you with Linux.
That’s actually a stereotype now, not always true. For my LaunchPad it was plug and play, vs Windows where I had to get the drivers before I could do anything.
Wasn’t hard at all. The only thing was I had to disable Vista style file loading. jack2 was a bit of a pain to get working with Wine as they dropped support for it, you have to use wineasio now and the packages are a little messed up for x86_64, nothing a little text editor can’t fix though. 
I got some RT patches for Wine from a member on #archaudio (irc.freenode.net) which helped a little.
Yeah, I use wine. There’s really no overhead with wine, you’ll get pretty much the same performance or even better. Basically, if it works in wine, it’s just as good as Windows.
Not sure what sound cards would work the best for you… I personally don’t know much about USB sound cards (my last one was FireWire but my laptop doesn’t have one). I would reacommand trying to see if you can test the latency before you buy it.
No reason for a linux thread to turn into a mac vs pc thread so lets keep all that negativity out of it please.
Not trying to be negative, just stating a fact…and my father’s as technically savvy as anyone, He was the lead Developer for the worlds largest outsourcer… he just got tired of having to do whatever linux makes you do (of which I really don’t know enough to speak on) to get anything to work… It’s alot like when OS/2 came about, yes it was a far superior interface to windows at the time and the operating system wasn’t as flawed as DOS, but the end result is that you have to have products written for or compatible with the operating system in a far easier manner than OS/2 did (and linux does) Linux’s issue is that it caters to such a small piece of the PC users that it will never be more than something that doesn’t really do as much as the established base wants or needs done…
but yeah, it’s pretty cool that you run abelton under linux…
I was referencing this post.
Right on
so hating on linux is okay but hating on apple is not? are you serious? i specifically made my post to point out that i considered bigheadmikelove’s comment inappropriate trolling.
Hating on apple in a thread that has nothing to do with apple is not okay. I understand what you were doing, but all it takes is a spark like that to turn this thread into a senseless flame war that has nothing to do with the subject of the thread.
Now back on topic please.
but hating on apple in a thread that has something to do with apple is fine? no, that is something which isn’t tolerated on this forum!
but hating on linux in a thread that has something to do with linux is tolerated!
it’s a fucking double standard. bigheadmikelove did nothing but hating–there was no contribution.
EDIT: i mean, i didn’t write anything constructive, either. but i would have had something to contribute. as a linux user, i was pissed by bigheadmikelove’s comment.
Not to say that I was the most constructive in my opening comment, but to say that I said nothing pertaining to the OP’s thread is not true…I stated a person that was close to me (hell I still crashed at dads here and again when he was using linux) experience with the operating system…I personally don’t like all the tar/.gz (or some such gobblygook) to get a program to open…it’s my opinion. I then came back after being trolled and put out the qualification for the comment…I apologize if I offended your operating system sensibilites…
…and for the record I hate mac as well, PC all the way for me
Also there are a few double standards when it comes to negativity around here, but all in all it’s still the best cross genre/edm/djing forum I’ve found.
Seems like goodd fortune to have found this thread today especially as i have a two hour lecture from the one and only richard stallman in a few hours.
Couple of questions for the original poster.
Ive been thinking about this for a while as i pretty much only use windows now for traktor and Ableton. How does the CPU load compare between running in wine and running strait in windows ? Have you had any experience of the mixxx software for djing in linux I ran it for a while not so long ago but found myself going back to traktor as I dont have the skill needed yet to tweak it in my direction .
Also whilst there is a linux thread whats your view on the gnome 3 vs unity debate ?
thats what I was thinking
@Everyone with the “PC vs Mac” posts: You DO understand that Linux has absolutely NOTHING to do with ANY of that? Linux runs on just about every piece of hardware. The Linux kernel will run fine on that Macbook Air, ThinkPad X1 or Aspire S3. What you are all referring to is the pre-installed operating system on most computers, Mac OS X or Microsoft Windows. The funny thing is that most people don’t understand that Apple uses the same hardware as everybody else, so you can actually theoretically run Mac OS X on virtually any computer you want to. I wouldn’t recommend it for legal reasons though…
Nice! I’ve seen some lectures from him but never seen him in real life before.
The CPU load is pretty much 1:1 with Windows. I’m not seeing any overhead at all, if anything it runs better because I don’t have a bunch of crap running in the background (anti-virus, uninvited updates, etc). I personally haven’t used mixxx, I’ve never really used conventional DJing software much since I jumped right into the digital world. The only “real” DJ software I’ve used is Deckadance.
Setting up wine is too hard, just take a Saturday and you’ll get everything setup great. Just remember, Google and IRC are your friends.
First note: this isn’t a PC/Mac thread, OP is asking about linux.
Second note: tarballs suck.
Third note: I have recently switched to Traktor, but I was using Mixxx on ubuntu, and really enjoyed using linux. Mostly because of boot times, and how fast it can all be. Mixxx may not look pretty but it works so well. I’ve been inspired now, I’m going to go and hook up some timecode to Mixxx, haven’t done it yet. If you can get around Linux, its good. Ableton though?!? I love it!
interesting thread. both my laptops dual boot between kubuntu and windows - but tend to use windows these days for traktor. tbh hadn’t really thought about trying to get it (or ableton) to run under wine.
i still remember when wine could just about run windows solitaire - long long time ago 
for work i’m ssh’d into various linux (or freebsd) servers all day - but wouldn’t mind spending less laptop time with windows too…