The Best Music Making Software for Linux
- Ardour (Free)
- Bitwig Studio (Paid)
- Renoise 3 (Paid – Affordable)
- Reaper* (Paid – Affordable)
- LMMS (Free)
- Audacity (Free)
Does Ableton work on Linux?
Ableton Live is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. ... Other interesting Linux alternatives to Ableton Live are Bitwig Studio (Paid), Ardour (Freemium, Open Source), Reaper (Paid) and Caustic (Freemium).
Is Linux good for music production?
Linux is lightweight
One of the biggest pros of using a Linux OS to make music is that it is lightweight. Music production software can get heavy, particularly with lots of samples and audio being processed simultaneously. This uses lots of CPU power and fills up RAM.