On Thu, 25 Mar 2021 15:43:49 +0100 Claire Darbaud <cdarb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello, > > I'm a rusty dev who hasn't coded in years, caring for the kids... etc I > used to work for Oracle as a custom dev consultant, some dba work, some > web, a touch of sysadmin... > I coded boring business stuff for many years... a long time ago. > > I've been researching music, the fundamentals of harmony, composition for > decades... > > Now the kids have grown and I want to record my music, do some more > research and also get back into coding and develop apps and games about > music composition. > > I've come across Rosegarden in my search for a DAW with a simple interface > that helps me keep on task. More signal, less noise... > > Rosegarden looks VERY promising... and I can't wait to get it opens a new > can of worms... which linux distro should I install? > > I've read your FAQ, but it barely says anything about choosing a distro. > Can someone help me gather the bits and pieces I need to get started? > > As in my search for a DAW, I'm looking for a distro with as little > distraction as possible. I'm happy with having to install stuff in a > terminal, use bash... yet I'd like to spend as little time as possible > struggling with drivers. > > My PC is an ASUS laptop with a Core i7 10th gen with 16gb RAM > I have a focusrite Scarlett solo sound card > I want to use my dualo du-touch as a midi keyboard > > It is my understanding I need to decide on a linux distro, and then install > ALSA and JACK before installing Rosegarden and Lillipond? > > Can you recommend a lightweight distro that's got what it takes to code and > make music, yet has minimal sources of distraction? > > Thanks, > Claire i have a similar laptop (asus g73) no major probs hardware wise on it or on my AMD desktop deathstar. Have used Debian-based AvLinux in the past (devved by a canadian musician) but am mostly on Suse Leap or Tumbleweed. No major problems with KDE or XFCE DE's ...being anything but a knowlegable user, more like a permanent beginner :-) love rosegarden, needless to say, they should do away with all the fluff and just roll their own distro! :)))) NB midi hardware can be a 'drivers' issue took me a long time before I could create a midi track with a yamahaha keyboard, you want some positive 'specific' references there before deciding good luck -- _______________________________________________ Rosegarden-user mailing list Rosegarden-user@lists.sourceforge.net - use the link below to unsubscribe https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-user
