I've tried and failed using PlayOnLinux to get Ableton Live to run, and I am aware that there are tools to record and mix music already existing for Linux. What I need, however, is access to very high-quality sampled instruments that Ableton comes with (i.e. the entire orchestra that Ableton Live comes with). Is there anything on Linux that has high-quality orchestral MIDI OR is there a way to buy such instruments separately and hook them up to a Linux DAW?
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Bitwig studio runs on Linux, OSX and windows. It's similar to Ableton. I remember being told rumors prior to it's first release that some of the dev team are(were?) former Ableton developers.
I've been using Reaper on Linux and is pretty solid and stable. Also the cost is not so much so you could give it a tried. It has a lot of plugins by default, and is compatible with LV2 and Linux VST plugins.
