This page is powered by a knowledgeable community that helps you make an informed decision. Ubuntustudio vs av linux vs kxstudio vs others hi there, this is aimed to be more of a discussion than a specific user request. If you want a stable audio work environment and dont want to do the tweaking yourself, there is no better starting point than an audio orientated linux distribution. The kxstudio project is divided into 3 main sections.
A different version of ubuntu, tuned towards multimedia, same repository. Besides developing a complete operating system on a live dvd, the project also provides a custom set of audio applications and utilities such as a fullfeatured audio plugin host and a jack patch bay, a wide range of opensource audio plugins and linux ports, and software repositories compatible with the debian gnulinux and ubuntu distributions. Its possible to update the information on ubuntustudio or report it as discontinued, duplicated or spam. Select try ubuntu studio without installing and press. Updating from ubuntu to kxstudio is as simple as copying and pasting a few lines in a terminal.
Mar 07, 2016 as a internetradiostation the apps like idjc works perfectly under kxstudio and very stable as well, but since i bought a new pc i cannot install kxstudio because of there isnt new drivers and it is not support raid above 3gb using kubuntu which worked, but with a lot of xruns. If it does, click on the install ubuntu studio icon as marked in the screenshot below to start the ubuntu studio 18. Sep 06, 2015 stereotool is a very competent jack enabled audio processor fm stereo rds generator that runs on a decent 64bit pc with a 192 khz sample rate sound card. Av linux is a versatile, debianbased distribution featuring a large collection of audio and video production software. Having written that, it should not remove your installed program on an upgrade. Apr 07, 20 i have been a linux mint convert for a while now after moving away from ubuntu but needed to make a decision on what to use as a standalone machine. But even with the rtkernel running i had xruns, i dont know why. This increases overall performance for most applications, but is not. It seems to me important to add that engage in the direction of free to make its application a personal investment result, both for understanding the operation of the apps in the minimum knowledge of the os. If i want to do music production on linux, i could just install the software on any distro, but there are some distros that specialize in audio and video production.
Kxstudio provides debian, ubuntu and linux mint compatible repositories. In order to prepare the repositories, we will need to add the following to the software sources in the ubuntu software center the option is in the edit menu. The preferred method of controlling jack with ubuntu studio is our very own ubuntu. Kxstudio is a collection of applications, artwork and plugins, targeted at audio and video production. Its supposed to be as simple as possible so it can work nicely on nonlinux platforms. Av linux is a specialty distribution that can turn a new or old pc, or an intelpowered mac box, into a workstation for audiographicsvideo enthusiasts. Kxstudio is the one debianbased music makers seem to go to. The result is that i have trusted ubuntu studio with additional kxstudio repos for my daily work the last 3. Catia is a jack patchbay, with some neat features like a2j bridge support and jack transport. Additionally, it also includes a custom kernel with irq threading enabled for lowlatency audio performance. Jack is a low latency capable audio and midi server, designed for pro audio use. Ubuntu studio is a community effort, created by volunteers, targeted towards all skill levels, from beginner to pro, and aims to be easy to install and easy to use, as well as provide all the tools necessary for any type of media content creation.
Ubuntu studio makes available some of the most popular and recently updated audio software in the linux world. A new version of av linux has been released and since it focuses on. I tried ubuntu studio and fedora before installing 64 studio as my audio distro. I used to think ubuntu studio was too big, bloated, slow and so on some years ago. If youre running a debian or ubuntu based system, please use the kxstudio repositories instead. Nov 26, 2016 av linux could be a music and video lovers dream come true. Besides developing a complete operating system on a live dvd, the project also provides a custom set of audio applications and utilities such as a fullfeatured audio plugin host and a jack patch bay. Kxstudio is a collection of applications and plugins for audio production. Kxstudio in particular is a rolling distro with almost daily updates. I dont like kde or xfce, especially kde4, i dont mind kde5. Preinstalled software for video editing, playback, capture and 3d animation include. The goal of kxstudio now is not to be a distro, but a set of tools to help distros.
Jan 25, 2017 home recording with ubuntu studio is a three part series of articles that discusses how to create an affordable home recording studio with free and open source software. Setting up a studio with ubuntu the penguin producer. Decided to ditch kxstudio since its not being actively developed right now. Feb 08, 2019 the ubuntu studio team would like to thank peter for his selfless contribution to ubuntu studio and for providing a guide for newcomers and experts alike. I have mint within a virtual pc so thought i would try something different.
I set up my up distros, tweaked them like i wanted to. Applications we offer our own custom set of applications and utilities for linux and windows. The only real difference is in step 7 as you will need to click the install kxstudio icon on the desktop instead of clicking install ubuntu when you are ready to run the installer, that is if you chose to try kxstudio before installing instead of. For window managers on machines dedicated to work or studio stuff, id. Kxstudio is an ubuntubased linux distribution with a collection of applications and plugins for professional audio production. Av linux is a linuxbased operating system aimed for multimedia content creators. A few months ago ubuntu studio was on its deathbed. Ubuntu studio is like the current xubuntu, but with av applications galore installed. Cant get the focusrite scarlett 2i2 working on my comp. The rich collection of software catalog and fonts to a lowlatency kernel and helpful jack tweaks will make you fall in love with it. Ubuntu studio is also free and open source software foss. Kxstudio is a collection of tools and tweaks, targeted at audio and video production. Sep 11, 2016 kxstudio is a collection of applications and plugins for professional audio production.
You can see the components working, and then the setup in kxstudio catia patchbay. Try and test everything and see if everything works on your hardware. Then i started working with sound and music for a living. Av linux is one of the few available fully functional linux distros to give audio and video enthusiasts a professional level collection. In fact, ubuntu studio is nothing more than ubuntu with a bunch of free software and packages already installed.
Kxstudio is not a distro, but a nice collection of multimedia applications and tools packaged for arch linux and ubuntu. As of av linux 2016, av linux gets its software packages from the kxstudio repositories, which. Kxstudio also provides debian and ubuntu compatible repositories. Most of ubuntu is debian, and the packages are mostly maintained at debian. But if youre on a budget, are passionate about open source software, or just. Kxstudio es una distro bastante madura basada en ubuntu 14. Oct 14, 2011 dream studio is 100% compatible with ubuntu.
Applications we offer our own custom set of applications and utilities for linux. Open source is the primary reason people pick ardour over the competition. In the first two distros i had issues with the rtkernel which wasnt working when i ran the nvidia driver which i need, because i like a bit of eyecandy with my kde. Sometimes other distros will provide what ubuntu studio is unable to, because of licensing issues, such as mint or kxstudio, however, ubuntu is the tree. Studio team determined a good replacement to be carla from kxstudio. Ubuntu studio offers many apps for every category, so youll have darktable as well as rawtherapee for raw photo editing, kdenlive, pitivi, and openshot for video editing, and a long list of audio tools. You can get the source code, study it and modify it. Ubuntu studio is linuxbased operating system designed as a free, open, and powerful platform for creative people to create their art.
You can use all the ubuntu repos, including the ppas, and most of the help documentation applies to dream studio. Ubuntu studio is a recognized flavor of the ubuntu linux distribution, which is geared to general multimedia production. The result is that i have trusted ubuntu studio with additional kxstudio repos for my daily work the last 3 years. If youre interested in exploring linux for audio production, it doesnt get much better than kxstudio. Although focused on gnulinux, some of our tools work in other operating systems. It enables all jack capable applications to connect to each other. Jun, 2017 kxstudio, a free, opensource, userfriendly and easytouse gnulinux distribution optimized for professional audio production, has been updated to version 14. And its been extremely stable, very customizable, it just works damn good for me, and i also think its easy to make really beautiful with some xfce tweaks. Av linux good for av production or is ubuntu studio better. The latest version, released last month, is based on ubuntu 15.
Kxstudio applications and plugins for audio production. Software developed by the kxstudio team, released as source tarball so that distros other than ubuntu or advanced users can pick it up. Which is why i dont use kxstudio isos, that and an ubuntu 14. Current best live linux distro for audiostudio enviroment.
Kxstudio repos are invaluable, and available in avlinux, or any debian or arch based distro. Please bear in mind that much of this handbook was written in the firstperson perspective as this is peters personal work. It is suitable for installation on almost any x86 of x64 pc, and makes it simple for pcs that require proprietary hardware support. Kxstudio is also a linux distribution, currently based on ubuntu 12. There are likely more bugs in kxstudio but you also get fixes for those quickly as well as newly released software.
Here is a youtube demo of rivendell feeding stereotool through jack. Rivendell plays just the same whether on the appliance, ubuntu studio or dreamstudio. These linux distros are designed for video editing, music production, graphic design. I dont even need to use the kxstudio repos any more, all the basics i. Llc associates program, an affiliate advertising program designed to. That annoyance aside, ubuntu studio offers creative users a hefty collection of some of the best multimedia creation and editing software stockpiled in linux land. Ubuntu studio is a treasure trove for creative types.
The full distro version of kxstudio is no longer supported. If you rather see our git repos for a list of commits for example check out. Radioted setups for ubuntu, kxstudio, jack and rivendell in. A ubuntu studio installation will have regular audio daw software to help out, and good tools for managing the jack2 and other interfaces.
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