Some of the few “content creators” I respect. They put in the work.

I edited the comment with “part 1” which basically completes the idea that came to mind when I saw the original post.

Always

I keep my Signal exclusive to personal contacts. I did just send them a link to a private Proton Drive share and got around it that way.

Literally this morning a client had a production problem. I asked for documentation and they sent a SharePoint link. I replied that we do not have or want access to their Microsoft ecosystem. They wasted over an hour trying to figure out how to email me a set of logs because their MS Org configurations do not allow sharing of files outside of company hardware. Good shit.

What meme archive of antiquity did you dig that up from?

It’s all fun and games until the day you have your first cup of that coffee made from single farm, small batch, hand washed, sun dried, meticulously roasted and ground, then brewed with the preciseness of a chemical engineering lab, that just hits for you. Suddenly you can never smell the burnt toxic shit Starbucks sells as “coffee” without gagging and you spend way to much time and money chasing that perfect brew.

What broadcast software do you usenon the Mac vs Linux?

I get your point but the truth is that Apple’s M processors do a far better job than Intel and AMD processors do when it comes to this type of work. I started on Linux with Reaper and BitWig but the Macs performance was significantly better. Also, software and hardware support is key. All music gear manufacturers and software vendors support apple, including Apple silicone. You can run many VSTs through comparability layers but the latency is a huge problem and the alteady high CPU demands get exacerbated.

I have been on Linux since very early days and have always been a proponent of it. Music production is just not an niche that is currently as well covered by Linux as it is by Mac. We need a Linux push in music like the one Valve did in gaming. If Abelton and Native Instruments went all in on Linux, I think much of the industry would follow.

The right tool for the job is what I always say. Macs, especially on Apple Silicone, are next to impossible to beat for music production. The performance of those chips and the universal support from hardware and software manufacturers make it the best tool. What I find is that the number of scenarios in which Windows is the best tool is rapidly approaching zero.

I have not tried it. Once I upgrade my M2 MBP (might be a while), I will.

For sure. I actually detailed our VDI setup in another thread. We use linux minipcs running VMWare and Win10 IOT LTSC VMs to connect to clients that require Windows or “secured Windows” where they install all sorts of bloatware.

EDIT: I should note that the vast majority of our clients have since moved to VDIs, which can be accessed from Macs. Unfortunately, they mostly use Citrix and I have not found a way to get that citrix client to work well on Linux.

We tried. Unfortunately, M chips require ARM operating systems as VMs, and they perform very poorly.

Linux servers are still the best option.

True

The Linux/Mac combo covers just about every computing requirement, even for corporate users. You do not need Windows unless you play competitive online multiplayer games.

Me:

Mac -

• Music production software
• Adobe software
• Some corporate VPNs and VDI access required by some clients
• Corporate MS software required by some clients

Linux -

• Everything else

Reddit was the Digg replacement.

She’s a maniac. Maniac on perfume.

Guys, what’s the best Linux distro to install on my PC?

Yes

Oracle Linux