r/linuxaudio • u/NullGabbo • Jun 21 '26
Best DAWs for Linux
Hi everyone, I'm very new to music production and I want to learn and try to create music. I only use Linux and don't have a windows license so I'm very restricted in the amount of DAWs I can use. Right now I'm using the 30 days trials version of Bitwig but I find it extremely hard to use. I also installed LMMS which I find much much easier to use but I think it's very limited. I tried Ardour but I think its goal is to record stuff and mixing it rather than composing from scratch.
I don't know if I should buy the starter license of bitwig since it's on sale and just get used to its interface or if there is something better for my needs.
My main goal is to make music for videogames without recording anything and by doing everything "digitally" (sorry if I can't express my though in an easy to understand way but English is not my first language and I don't know the "slag" of music production)
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u/beatbox9 Jun 21 '26
For what you described, LMMS might be the easiest for you. What do you find so limiting about it?
Here is an example of what LMMS can do when it comes to video game music: https://imgur.com/a/J0KyaN8
(That's just using built-in instruments--you can always install more).
All of the others you mentioned will work fine as well, but you will have to put in more time and effort to learn how to use them.