I can greatly recommend Reaper to you, in case Ableton + Wine doesn’t work out.
I only recently got into music making as a hobby so my overall perspective might be limited, but other DAWs I tried included:
Ardour
Bitwig
LMMS
Zrythm
I settled with Reaper bc of it’s customizability, freedom in workflow and cheap price without compromising in pro features. It’s actually completely free as long as you are evaluating buying it, which is up to you for how long. And the customizability is off the charts compared to any other DAW.
But what really sold Reaper to me was the lack of hurdles that got into my way of learning to make music.
I can greatly recommend Reaper to you, in case Ableton + Wine doesn’t work out.
I only recently got into music making as a hobby so my overall perspective might be limited, but other DAWs I tried included:
I settled with Reaper bc of it’s customizability, freedom in workflow and cheap price without compromising in pro features. It’s actually completely free as long as you are evaluating buying it, which is up to you for how long. And the customizability is off the charts compared to any other DAW.
But what really sold Reaper to me was the lack of hurdles that got into my way of learning to make music.
Have fun
Don’t forget renoise, if you like trackers it’s great and very affordable.