Hi @gminorcoles .... sorry for my loooong time response, but only now I see this post....
I abandoned Windows10 for lot of reasons one year ago. I switched on Linux Mint Cinnamom because this sys is very very stable and the support is very well.... To prepare the pc for real-time audio productions, you need to:
1. Install the Linux low latency Kernel
sudo apt install linux-lowlatency
2. Configure real time access...
Add your current user to the audio group:
sudo adduser USERNAME audio
3. And then give the audio group real time access:
open terminal in: /etc/security/limits.d/
With the terminal opened in this path, create audio.conf file
Add this 2 lines to the file audio.conf:
sudo nano audio.conf
@audio - rtprio 99
@audio - memlock unlimited
(You may have to restart your System here.)
4. Install pulseaudio-module-jack
sudo apt install pulseaudio-module-jack
When working with JACK, make sure you choose your default output device to "Jack Pulseaudio sink". You should now hear the output from JACK and Pulseaudio (Browser etc.) together.
5. Install from Ubuntu Software Center qjackctl when is required, allow qjackctl for real time process
6. INSTALL WINEHQ-DEVEL
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
wget -nc https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/winehq.key
sudo apt-key add winehq.key
sudo apt-add-repository (this forum allows me to post only 1 url BUT search on google "winehq.key" and go to the winehq page: in this page you find the lost url in the "Download and add the repository key:" section)
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:cybermax-dexter/sdl2-backport
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt install --install-recommends winehq-devel
7.LIBRARY for some VST-PLUGIN fonts:
sudo apt install winetricks
winetricks
winetricks -q mfc42
winetricks -q corefonts
8. Install INDICATOR-CPUFREQ (Performance o Powersave mode for CPU)
sudo apt-get install indicator-cpufreq
now your system is almost ready:
you need to use LinVST or LinVST3 to bridging the Windows VST plugins: download it and run the bridging....
PS: I use the RME UCX in Compliant Mode
If you hawe other questions, please answer me:
in my opinion the only thing that drives a lot of people to speak / write badly about Linux is their ignorance of this fantastic system!
