[LAU] Re: FLOSS Audio editors on Linux: are they all dead(-ish)?

On 5/29/25 20:59, Brandon Hale wrote:
>
>> Finally, I think I can still safely say that pro-audio users in the
>>> Linux world are a tiny fraction of the pro-audio world that includes 
>>> Microsoft and Apple, and we're an even tinier fraction of Linux 
>>> audio users. So maybe there's not a crowd of users clamoring for 
>>> Linux pro- audio tools? 
>
> The numbers are small, but I think the numbers are rising. For 
> instance, very popular youtubers are coming out and saying they're 
> using Linux for their day-to-day use, which includes their video and 
> audio editing. I'm talking about big youtubers like Pewdiepie and 
> SomeOrdinaryGamers, which I think will bring more users to the Linux 
> audio editing world. I've also been running into more Linux music 
> makers here and there, in online communities and in real life. I think 
> a big milestone was Reaper releasing for Linux. After that, it seemed 
> there was more interest in Linux for audio.
>
> I have no data to back any of this up, but I thought I would share 
> some of my experience.


I've noticed this also. While I appreciate seeing more linux use, I note 
that Resolve and Reaper aren't open source, which saddens me. I do like 
Resolve, despite not being open source.

A bit off topic, but two nice features of Resolve that I'll point out 
that is that is has a great audio editing system, inherited from 
Fairlight consoles.  This would likely lessen the appeal of using a 
separate audio editor. The second great feature is that is has good 
workgroup tools, either based on Postgres locally (or with VPN), or via 
their new cloud service. For multi-editor projects, this is great, and 
this is a feature that could easily be worth seeing in other tools like 
Ardour, Shotcut, or Kdenlive.
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