Cubase-like program for Ubuntu

[Prominence]

Title says all, I'm looking for a program that can do all, or most of what, Cubase does, but for Ubuntu.

[maddog39]

Your probably looking for something like Ardour and would probably suite your needs (assuming) quite well. Install via synaptic with the package name "ardour" (without quotes obviously). http://ardour.org/

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[Prominence]

Thanks guys!

[Stochastic]

I'd say Rosegarden, LMMS, or Muse are most like Cubase (midi heavy with audio capabilities). Ardour is an excellent DAW, but has yet to incorporate MIDI.

[paulmerchant]

Ardour is amazing and it's supposed to have midi capabilities in the near future with version 3. When that day comes, it will be much more like Cubase. For now, however, you can use Ardour for audio recording along with a midi sequencer like seq24. Many users even like this modular approach, linking things together with Jack.

If you are looking for something more integrated, you can stick with Rosegarden (or Muse), although I find both of them a little oldschool. If you don't mind proprietary software, energyXT is good and highly capable. It has excellent midi/audio/synthesis/drum machines/and effects all in one application.

LMMS is more like an early version of Fruityloops than Cubase, some people seem to be having fun with it, though.

[garyed]

I use Ardour for audio & Rosegarden for midi.
They sync up together nicely so together they're more like Cubase.
I'm used to using Cakewalk Sonar so that's what works for me.
Good luck

[markbuntu]

There is also Hydrogen-Rosegarden-Ardour, all synced up together, nice.

[aclex]

I wrote a petition to Steinberg asking them to release a Linux version of Cubase. If you agree with it, please, sign it here: http://www.petitiononline.com/stc4linx/petition.html I think it won't hurt existing free programs in this field, but can make Linux great platform for musicians.

[Lou_Cypher]

You've got my signature, aclex.

Regards,

LouC.

[aclex]

Lou_Cypher, thank you so much! There're not that much of signs at the moment, but every single one is very important.

[sargetech]

I wrote a petition to Steinberg asking them to release a Linux version of Cubase. If you agree with it, please, sign it here: http://www.petitiononline.com/stc4linx/petition.html I think it won't hurt existing free programs in this field, but can make Linux great platform for musicians.

I'm down with that!!!!, I've been a MIDI Musician since the early 80's, when the MIDI spec just came out!!!!...
Has anybody ever heard of a stand alone device called the Brother PDC-100 Pro disk Composer??! I bought it in 1984 (I think???)Brand new, and it is a very powerful MIDI Sequencer. I still use it to this day!!! and it still does the job!!!! :KS

Does Anybody out there use this device, Please let me know!!!!

Peace:D

[v2c4]

thank's for tips

[timmergroup]

I use Sonar for Windows. The problem is even if you do find a DAW that runs on Linux, every plug in, driver for hardware is going to be PC or Mac...

[sgx]

I use Sonar for Windows. The problem is even if you do find a DAW that runs on Linux, every plug in, driver for hardware is going to be PC or Mac...

One must have or purchase audio hardware supported in linux, but once that is done, modest multitrack projects work fine in Reaper and 90% of windows plugins install and work as normal, the few that
don't have dongles or specialized copy protection code, and a few
synthedit plugins crash with the same bugs as they do when run in Xp.
Reaper is 4.5 meg of great code, but advanced competitiors like Ableton, Steinberg, and Cakewalk, have a much large codebase. More code, means a reduced chance to work in the wine/wineasio environment as Reaper does. I have also loaded a few favourite plugins in Cantabile to get past a crash using Reaper. The windows version of energy XT2, will also host vsts in linux. A thread here indicates FL Studio is on the verge of general usability, and I Imagine it's far larger than 4.5 meg. Perhaps there is hope for more DAWs in the future, but wine probably won't keep pace
with changes in Cubase & Friends, and there is no linux market for an
expensive DAW.

Cheers

[c00kie55]

well if Steinberg would release a Linux dongle driver as it seams to be the only thing stopping cubase5 from working on linux. but thats probably never gonna happend

[psidrum]

Title says all, I'm looking for a program that can do all, or most of what, Cubase does, but for Ubuntu.

its fascinating, but i have just tried Energy XT 2.5 and i run it on WINE,

and it works a lot better than some of the native Linux apps! lol

this is with wineasio, and i can mix it up with other linux apps, its pretty awesome

i recommend energyXT on Wine with Wineasio,

i used to make music on Sonar 8 and EnergyXT is a lot simpler/easier workflow is fast , much more intuitive,

as for the sound quality it sounds great!

[psidrum]

I use Sonar for Windows. The problem is even if you do find a DAW that runs on Linux, every plug in, driver for hardware is going to be PC or Mac...

Native Instruments VST runs fine in WINE,

i am using FM8, Absynth2 and Massive with WineAsio, and they all run and sounds great,

i can even control them using Seq24 with midi,

its so awesome