This page lists the software I use for (Linux) Studio Audio.
Important Note: This page and its descendants are mainly for personal use, i.e., for getting a personal view on the software I use and need to install on new Fedora-based Audio Workstations.
If you want to know more on [FOSS] Professional Audio on Linux, I highly recommend the YouTube/unfa channel.
History/Blog
- [20230528] Today, I pretty much finished my inventory of Music software on my main Studio client, viz., zappa.jdj, the result of which is shown below.
Linux Audio
This section lists core Linux audio frameworks and system setup.
Audio Frameworks
- ALSA – Advanced Linux Sound Architecture
- PulseAudio – Audio Server
- Jack – [Pro] Audio Server
- PipeWire – [Pro] Audio and Video Server
- Setting buffer size:
pw-metadata -n settings 0 clock.force-quantum <buffersize>
- Setting samplerate:
pw-metadata -n settings 0 clock.force-rate <samplerate>
- Setting buffer size:
System Setup
- Create ‘audio’ group and become a member [link]
- Set limits for ‘audio’ group [link]
- Configure Jack when using Pipewire [link]
Repositories
This section lists the RPM repositories (Fedora-based) required to install most if not all of the software described on this page.
- Fedora
- [@fedora]
- [@updates]
- audacious
- audacious-plugins
- ardour6
- ardour7
- audacity
- rosegarden4
- guitarix
- lv2-guitarix-plugins
- lilypond
- lilypond-emmentaler-fonts
- lilypond-fonts-common
- chordpro
- chordpro-gui
- chordpro-lilypond
- jack-keyboard
- calf
- lv2-calf-plugins
- lv2-calf-plugins-gui
- lv2-x42-plugins
- lsp-plugins-lv2
- lv2
- lv2-drumkv1
- lv2-synthv1
- ladspa
- ladspa-swh-plugins
- dssi
- fluidsynth
- fluidsynth-libs
- fluid-soundfont-common
- fluid-soundfont-gm
- lv2-zynadd-plugins
- zynaddsubfx
- zynaddsubfx-common
- zynaddsubfx-dssi
- zynaddsubfx-lv2
- zynaddsubfx-vst
- pavucontrol
- Carla
- helvum
- alsa-utils
- qascommon
- qasmixer
- easytag
- RPMFusion
- [@rpmfusion-free]
- [@rpmfusion-free-updates]
- [@rpmfusion-nonfree]
- [@rpmfusion-nonfree-updates]
- Audinux
- [@copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:ycollet:audinux]
- hydrogen
- drumgizmo
- Hydrogen Drumkits [Audinux]
- Command to get this list:
dnf list hydrogen-drumkit-* | awk '{ print $1 }' | sed 's/.noarch$//'
- The drumkits are installed into
/usr/share/hydrogen/data/drumkits
.
- hydrogen-drumkit-3355606kit
- hydrogen-drumkit-AVL-BlackPearl-4A-1.1
- hydrogen-drumkit-AVL-BlackPearl-4B-1.1
- hydrogen-drumkit-AVL-BlackPearl-5-1.1
- hydrogen-drumkit-AVL-RedZep-4-1.0
- hydrogen-drumkit-AVL-RedZep-5-1.1
- hydrogen-drumkit-Ace-Tone_Rhythm_Ace
- hydrogen-drumkit-Ace-Tone_Rhythm_Plus
- hydrogen-drumkit-Akai_MPC-X
- hydrogen-drumkit-Akai_XE8
- hydrogen-drumkit-Akai_XR10
- hydrogen-drumkit-Akai_XR10_Latiny
- hydrogen-drumkit-Alesis_D4FX_full
- hydrogen-drumkit-Alesis_DM5_circle_full
- hydrogen-drumkit-Alesis_DM5_eclectic
- hydrogen-drumkit-Alesis_DM5_future_full
- hydrogen-drumkit-Alesis_DM5_ghazal_full
- hydrogen-drumkit-Alesis_DM5_space_full
- hydrogen-drumkit-Alesis_HR16_chaser
- hydrogen-drumkit-Alesis_HR16_power_full
- hydrogen-drumkit-Alesis_HR16_skins_full
- hydrogen-drumkit-Alesis_HR16_wimpy
- hydrogen-drumkit-Alesis_SR16
- hydrogen-drumkit-Altemark_gameboy-lsdj
- hydrogen-drumkit-BJAPacific
- hydrogen-drumkit-Bdu_Roland_TR606
- hydrogen-drumkit-Blackie666_8bit
- hydrogen-drumkit-Boss_DR-110
- hydrogen-drumkit-Boss_DR-660_taxman_full
- hydrogen-drumkit-Boss_DR-660_zapman_full
- hydrogen-drumkit-Boss_DR110_full
- hydrogen-drumkit-Boss_DR202_altaira_full
- hydrogen-drumkit-Boss_DR202_sainthood
- hydrogen-drumkit-Boss_DR202_zaphod_full
- hydrogen-drumkit-Boss_DR220C
- hydrogen-drumkit-Boss_DR550_cymbale
- hydrogen-drumkit-Boss_DR550_dj
- hydrogen-drumkit-Casio_MT500
- hydrogen-drumkit-Casio_MT800
- hydrogen-drumkit-Casio_PT30
- hydrogen-drumkit-Casio_PT80
- hydrogen-drumkit-Casio_RAP1
- hydrogen-drumkit-Casio_RZ3
- hydrogen-drumkit-Cheetah_MD16_full
- hydrogen-drumkit-Classic-626
- hydrogen-drumkit-Classic-808
- hydrogen-drumkit-ColomboAcousticDrumkit
- hydrogen-drumkit-DeathMetal
- hydrogen-drumkit-EKO_Rhythmbox
- hydrogen-drumkit-EasternHop-1
- hydrogen-drumkit-ElectricEmpireKit
- hydrogen-drumkit-Electro_Harmonix_Drm15-32
- hydrogen-drumkit-Emu_Drumulator
- hydrogen-drumkit-Emu_Drumulator-alt
- hydrogen-drumkit-Emu_E-drum
- hydrogen-drumkit-Emu_Sp12
- hydrogen-drumkit-Ensoniq_ASRX_Acoustic_full
- hydrogen-drumkit-Ensoniq_ASRX_Electro_full
- hydrogen-drumkit-ErnysPercussion
- hydrogen-drumkit-Fairlight_CMI-iix_full
- hydrogen-drumkit-Farfisa
- hydrogen-drumkit-ForzeeStereo
- hydrogen-drumkit-Fricke_MFB5x2
- hydrogen-drumkit-Hammond_Autovari22
- hydrogen-drumkit-Hammond_DPM48
- hydrogen-drumkit-HardElectro1
- hydrogen-drumkit-HipHop-1
- hydrogen-drumkit-HipHop-2
- hydrogen-drumkit-Ianhall_SampleSet
- hydrogen-drumkit-Jovica_Tonic_full
- hydrogen-drumkit-K-27_Trash_Kit
- hydrogen-drumkit-KawaiXD-5Kit
- hydrogen-drumkit-Kawai_R100
- hydrogen-drumkit-Kawai_R50_full
- hydrogen-drumkit-Kawai_XD5
- hydrogen-drumkit-Korg_DDD1
- hydrogen-drumkit-Korg_DDD5
- hydrogen-drumkit-Korg_DDM110
- hydrogen-drumkit-Korg_KPR77
- hydrogen-drumkit-Korg_KR55
- hydrogen-drumkit-Korg_M1
- hydrogen-drumkit-Korg_MS20+EMS_VCS3
- hydrogen-drumkit-Korg_Minipops35
- hydrogen-drumkit-Korg_Minipops7
- hydrogen-drumkit-Korg_SR120
- hydrogen-drumkit-Korg_TX
- hydrogen-drumkit-Korg_Wavestation
- hydrogen-drumkit-Korg_x5_full
- hydrogen-drumkit-Lightning1024
- hydrogen-drumkit-Linn_LM1
- hydrogen-drumkit-Linn_LM2
- hydrogen-drumkit-Linn_Linn-9000
- hydrogen-drumkit-Linn_Linndrum
- hydrogen-drumkit-Ltibbits_Rock
- hydrogen-drumkit-Lugenfalscher_BeguinesAndBeghards
- hydrogen-drumkit-Lugenfalscher_Blitzbox
- hydrogen-drumkit-Lugenfalscher_SG1
- hydrogen-drumkit-Lugenfalscher_Teatime
- hydrogen-drumkit-MXR_M185
- hydrogen-drumkit-MatiasReccius_heavyMetal
- hydrogen-drumkit-Millo-Drums_v.1
- hydrogen-drumkit-Millo_MultiLayered2
- hydrogen-drumkit-Millo_MultiLayered3
- hydrogen-drumkit-Moogish_full
- hydrogen-drumkit-Oberheim_Dmx
- hydrogen-drumkit-Quasimidi_309
- hydrogen-drumkit-RolandJD-990Kit
- hydrogen-drumkit-Roland_CR-1000
- hydrogen-drumkit-Roland_CR79
- hydrogen-drumkit-Roland_D-10_withMOD_full
- hydrogen-drumkit-Roland_D-70
- hydrogen-drumkit-Roland_JD-990_full
- hydrogen-drumkit-Roland_JD800
- hydrogen-drumkit-Roland_MC303
- hydrogen-drumkit-Roland_TB909
- hydrogen-drumkit-Roland_Tr-808_full
- hydrogen-drumkit-SF3007-2011-Set-03
- hydrogen-drumkit-Serge_Modular
- hydrogen-drumkit-Suonho_deconstruction
- hydrogen-drumkit-Synthie-1
- hydrogen-drumkit-TD-7kit
- hydrogen-drumkit-TR808909
- hydrogen-drumkit-Techno-1
- hydrogen-drumkit-Thanvannispen_industrisplode
- hydrogen-drumkit-TicTacShutUp_studio_17-29
- hydrogen-drumkit-VariBreaks
- hydrogen-drumkit-YamahaRX15Kit
- hydrogen-drumkit-YamahaTG-55Kit
- hydrogen-drumkit-YamahaVintageKit
- hydrogen-drumkit-Yamaha_SY22_full
- hydrogen-drumkit-Yamaha_Sy35
- hydrogen-drumkit-Yamaha_TX16W
- hydrogen-drumkit-Yamaha_Tg33_full
- hydrogen-drumkit-Yoursck+Vitriolix_Texturizer
- Command to get this list:
- alsa-scarlett-gui
- xtuner
- [@copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:ycollet:audinux]
- rncbc’s Home Project
Downloads
- Crocell – The Crocell Drum Kit for DrumGizmo
Audio Players
This section lists Audio Players I use most in the context of Studio Audio. Note that through the past years or even decades, I’ve used and still use many other players as well, mostly in the context of Entertainment / Multi-Media; I just happen to have converged to the following list for use with Studio Audio.
- Audacious – Audio Player
DAWs, Sequencers, Effects
This section lists Digital Audio Workstations, Sequencers and Effects/Effect Racks that I use most.
- Ardour – DAW
- Audacity – DAW
- Rosegarden – DAW and Music Notation
- Hydrogen – DAW and Drum Machine
- Guitarix – Guitar Effects Rack
Music Notation
This section lists software I use for music notation.
Virtual Keyboards and Controllers
This section lists virtual (MIDI) keyboards and controllers I use.
- jack-keyboard – Virtual MIDI Keyboard
Plugin Types
This section lists audio plugin types I use currently or have used in the past.
- Current
- Obsolete
[Ardour] Plugins
This section lists audio plugins I use currently or have used in the past.
- Calf [LV2] – Calf Studio Gear Plugins [LV2]
- x42 [LV2] – Professional Audio Processing Units [LV2]
- LSP [LV2] – Linux Studio Plugins [LV2]
- Guitarix [LV2] – Guitarix Plugins [LV2]
- DrumGizmo [LV2] – DrumGizmo Plugin [LV2]
- Steve Harris (svh) [LADSPA] – Steve Harris Plugins [LADSPA]
Synths and SoundFonts
This section lists software synthesizers and soundfonts I use.
- Synths
- FluidSynth – Software Synthesizer
- QSynth – Software Synthesizer
- ZynAddSubFX – Software Synthesizer
- synthv1 – Software Synthesizer
- drumkv1 – [Drum] Software Synthesizer
- SoundFonts
- FluidR3 – Frank Wen’s GM/GS Soundfont
Drumkits
This section lists the drumkits I use.
Network
This section lists the network-related software for audio/studio purposes.
- qmidinet – MIDI over UDP/IP Multicast
PulseAudio Tools
This section lists tools and utilities for PulseAudio.
- pavucontrol – PulseAudio Volume Control
Jack Tools
This section lists tools and utilities for Jack.
PipeWire Tools
This section lists tools and utilities for PipeWire.
Miscellaneous
This section lists miscellaneous audio/studio software.
Device Specific
This section lists device-specific audio/studio software.
- Focusrite Scarlett 6i6
- alsa-scarlett-gui – Routing and Mixing in a Focusrite Scarlett Device
Archive
This section lists archived audio/studio software.