Cubase Linux for Cubase version 12 or 13 (or 14)

[uarte]

@Ottonis

Therefore, Linux will no longer be a product for nerds running supercomputers but it will become a necessity for all music creators if they want to have the freedom of making music as they have used to do it in the past.

That’s why I wholeheartedly support a Cubase for Linux project. Cubase for Linux along with its huge array auf built in VSTs will be a huge thing.
Linux is the future!

Hear, hear!

[Paul_Bryce]

@Ottonis

That being said, Microsoft is going to change its Windows OS from a (paid) and licenced OS into some sort of subscription or “operating system as a service”, where Windows itself is going to run mostly in the cloud and take all your private data with it and use them for AI-training and all sorts of things

The day that happens is the day I’m done with Windows.
It took me awhile to disable all the cloud items on my MacBook Pro, and I don’t want to go through that with a new Windows OS , that is if it will be even possible to do that.

[Prim_69]

Have you seen this?

No, of course 'Windows 12' won't require a subscription to use it

[Andro]

@uarte having lived in Japan myself, I have seen this firsthand.

Why does Japan still use outdated technology? - A Day Of Zen

Big cultural issues, hard to shift.

If it is Yamaha that has the say in it, forget about it!

[Andro]

Musing on this topic, Dorico made a smart decision to use the Qt framework which runs across all platforms. If Cubase would follow this same direction, it would be a lot easier for them to move to Linux (notwithstanding that Dorico won’t budge re porting to Linux either.).

Speaking as a programmer myself also, Qt ain’t that hard! It just requires staff resources dedicated to the effort. I get the impression Steinberg is quite under-resourced for programming.

[MrSoundman]

WaveLab also uses Qt. The VST3 SDK specifically support Linux. Go figure.

[MrSoundman]

SpectraLayers also uses Qt.

[Thurisaz]

Hello Cubase fellows,

I would suggest something rather better than Linux for the Steinberg products - FreeBSD (or any FreeBSD based distro).
Linux has 5 major, independent, distributions - Debian, RPM (RedHat Linux), Gentoo, Slackware and Pacman (Arch Linux). Most of them Desktop and User friendly. No need to mention that even thou Ubuntu is Debian-based distro, it’s different enough from Debian itself.
On the other side the BSD family has 3 major distros - FreeBSD, OpenBSD and NetBSD which have much more in common than the Linux distros. Still only FreeBSD is Desktop and User friendly. The other 2 members of the family are aimed to be a server OSes.
We should have in mind that MacOS has a lot in common with FreeBSD, which means, in theory, it should be easier and faster to port from MacOS to FreeBSD, than making Linux version of the apps.

The rest of the information is provided by me in this post:

Dorico on Linux?

Hi @Derrek , Pretty nice statement by Linus Torvalds. As a former Linux and BSD server system administrator I would agree with him on this Linux related topic. Entering the Unix-like OSes area for Steinberg is a matter of time. It’s not about are they going to make their products available for such platforms, or not. Would be better for them and for those of us who would like to move away from Windows, or MacOS if they make this step earlier, than later. Still…

No need to mention that FreeBSD is faster, much more secure and resource lighter than Linux.

Best wishes,
Thurisaz

[Erik8]

Iteration has nothing to do with your post.
Iteration is an error for a programmer.
When iteration is the result of some lines C, C++ or C#, then the program ends in a loop, and you have to shut down the program.
So for developers iteration is a loop.
Not a drum loop… 4/4
So are you from X-FILES C-SPAN ?
With Steve Scully and John Seimes…
No, you are on a Cubase forum.
So, linux servers are CHEAPER, so 90% is linux servers.
Clients:
90% is Windows user.
Samsung Android is a linux kernel.

[MrSoundman]

[mlib]

@Erik8

Iteration is an error for a programmer.
When iteration is the result of some lines C, C++ or C#, then the program ends in a loop, and you have to shut down the program.

Are you trolling?

[m.c]

[Erik8]

No, but you want to know…
So, a trol always use a paragnost.
The paragnost usely use a stone image, like boedah.
Then, the trol thinks he is in space because Steven Hawkings told him so.
lol.

[MrSoundman]

Mmmmm … (click)

[Erik8]

this is me… making music…

[Johnny_Moneto]

Please do not derail this topic.
…and look up the word iteration in the dictionary.

[rtyner]

I have loved being a Cubase user over the last half-decade. I came in as a straggler from the various incarnations of Cakewalk. But as of early this year, I’ve switched to Linux for music production. There’s a great deal of flexibility and I’m getting super-tight midi timing with over 14 midi ports at once(something windows struggled with). Support for Focusrite devices is solid. It is a learning curve, but it’s worth it. I hope Seinberg will consider a linux port or at least a port of some of their tools. But I’m not waiting for it.
I suspect this will be the last visit to this forum for me. TY for the good times.

[MonKIE]

I have a dedicated Windows 10 laptop that I use to record audio into, and a separate Windows 11 system for producing and mixing.
The laptop cannot be upgraded to W11 and I had every intention of switching to linux, until I found this thread. I wasn’t going to perform this search. I stopped myself because I thought it ridiculous that Cubase wouldn’t work on Linux. With this in mind, I suggest that with the pending wave of systems that can be upgraded to linux to maintain their life, this may be an opportunity fot Steinberg to reconsider the linux development option.

[jammin]

Just want to chime in here.

Pro audio software is the single linchpin that is preventing me from switching to Linux completely. Steinberg is the main factor in this.

Desktop market share for Linux is >4% at the time of writing this comment.

Windows 10 will officially cease support near the end of 2025.

I would be eternally grateful of Steinberg would release a fully supported, native Linux version of Cubase and other products.

[jeblomberg]

I would definitely swtich to a Ubuntu (or probably any LINUX flavor) if it supports aggregated audio devices. Windows only supporting one ASIO device at a time is a real pain.