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Why isn't there an equivalent FOSS alternative to Garageband?
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imeansurewhynot sh.itjust.works imeansurewhynot@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-12-31
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Is it just not high in the priority list?

Linux is so full-featured at this point and music is such a huge part of culture that I'm always surprised when asked to find that there's no music-making software available.

Or have I just not found the Linux equivalent yet that everybody else knows about?
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imminent_nebula lemmy.ca imminent_nebula@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-07-22
#2 · Quote Reply

I use Bitwig. Love it.
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imeansurewhynot Moderator imeansurewhynot@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-12-31
#3 · (edited) Quote Reply
imminent_nebula wrote:
I use Bitwig. Love it.

Cool, never heard of it.

Whoa okay yea that looks very interesting. Thanks!

Is the license one time or an ongoing subscription? it's not free, right?
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imminent_nebula lemmy.ca imminent_nebula@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-07-22
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imeansurewhynot wrote:
Cool, never heard of it. Whoa okay yea that looks very interesting. Thanks! Is the license one time or an ongoing subscription? it's not free, right?

It is pay, one time only. I think they have a 30 day trial or something like that with a few tiers to choose from to buy
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Séimhe (sé / é) lemmy.world Seimhe@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-03-29
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I’ve used Ardour in the past. Supports VSTs, audio and MIDI tracks. It’s not as simple as Garage Band - it feels a bit more like Logic Pro. But just in case you don’t know it yet. https://ardour.org/

I don’t know how it compares to Bitwig.
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imeansurewhynot Moderator imeansurewhynot@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-12-31
#6 · (edited) Quote Reply
imminent_nebula wrote:
It is pay, one time only. I think they have a 30 day trial or something like that with a few tiers to choose from to buy

Very cool, thanks.
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imeansurewhynot Moderator imeansurewhynot@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-12-31
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Séimhe (sé / é) wrote:
I’ve used Ardour in the past. Supports VSTs, audio and MIDI tracks. It’s not as simple as Garage Band - it feels a bit more like Logic Pro. But just in case you don’t know it yet. https://ardour.org/ I don’t know how it compares to Bitwig.

Also new to me, thanks
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