Native Instruments products natively on Linux

Yoann · 2022-08-26T22:05:19+00:00

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Hello, everybody out there!

Well, it seems the question is asked from time to time, but I guess it is good to show that there are some interest for it.

So, could Native Instrument release some Linux versions of their software—I know, you still can make them run with Wine—and their drivers? It turns out they are using Qt (a pretty good choice IMHO) which is compatible with Linux (it somehow started on it) and their hardware is actually running Linux. There is probably not much to do to have some Linux versions.

By the way, with Flatpak (https://flatpak.org/) you can easily make packages that will run on any distribution. Native Instruments can even create its own server if they want to. In any case, it is possible to sell products for Linux without changing Native Instruments’ business model.

(I didn’t know how to make the suggestion, I hope I have not been too much insistent.)

Best regards.

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PK The DJ

Google tells me Linux has a 4% market share. In other words, 96% of people are NOT using it.

It doesn't seem very surprising that software companies opt to program for the 96% rather than the 4%.

[edit] Apparently last year it was 3%. Congratulations, you've gone up 1% 😃

onx

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/144929#Comment_144929

Why is it always either/or with these guys? Did you get burned by the Linux community or something?

PK The DJ

Who said anything about either/or? We're just being realistic. Quoting facts.

If you choose to use a platform that only has a 4% market share, then you have to suffer the consequences.

I do have a laptop here with Ubuntu on it, by the way. For most of the software I use though, it's no use whatsoever - and I don't expect it to be.

Ojustaboo

I would use Linux if the software I want, runs as good as it does on windows and Mac.

Trouble is, it’s a catch 22 situation.

Not enough Linux users to convince those in charge to develop their products for it.

User, not enough of wanted software runs on Linux so I have no choice but stick with Windows/Mac.

I used Unix etc heavily in the 80s and 90s at work, and I love Linux.

I used to dual boot into Linux (used to mainly run Gentoo) and would happily switch today if the software I want, runs on it, but it doesn’t.

I used to boot into Linux to browse the web etc then reboot into Windows for my online gaming and music software (no longer do online gaming). But it got to the point where if I needed to be in Windows every day to run my software, it was pointless me booting into Linux, so I stopped.

If I can boot into Linux and run: Studio 1, all Arturia and all Native instruments software, Omnisphere, my 3D printer slicing software etc etc etc as good and smooth as I run them in windows, then for me, windows would be history.

But I can’t. At my age I now just want stuff to work, I don’t want to mess around with wine trying to fudge something to almost run under Linux, it’s either properly supported or I’m staying with windows.

Also, in the past few years, for most people, Windows runs perfectly, it’s not like it was 10 years ago.

Daviyd

Just keeping this thread alive. I also need Linux support… I'm mean it already works with MuseScore out of the box on Windows, and that already has support. I've actually bought some NI products, so it would be nice to have those on Linux.

neilw

I'd like to add my voice too. Win10 user, not looking forward to having to move to win11 and beyond. A year ago I set up my old PC with linux and have gradually been miving and testing aspects of my work under Linux. Audi recording / music is the only remaining challenge, one I haven't had time to investigate yet.I'd love to be able to move everything to Linux and be windows-free.

There was the recent statistic that win11 has been losing market share - to win10.

My strategy was, where possible, to switch to software on windows where the same software also exists on Linux. I moved from my ancient copy of office 2008 (or whatever it was) to Libre Office quite happily, and have had no difficulty sharing documents with colleagues and clients using Office365.

I've recently set up Reaper under windows to test it out, as I know its also available under Linux, just as a start. I would love if one day I could run Reaktor which is my main tool, also various sample instruments.

When I have time I'll experiment with Wine as others have suggested up-thread and report back, but it'll likely be a few months.

spacef2012

Hello, Mehdi / SpaceF here.

Please support linux because more and more users are fed up of the Mac/Windows intrusive/exclusive OS or hardware… that do not even work fine.

Windows is now a data scrapper for AI training and advertising plateform.

Also, I am personnally switching to non subscription model and old school DAWs (bye bye cubase, studio one, logic …. Hello Reaper, it is so much powerful and work so much better in all respects).

So the only thing I will soon do is switch to a non MAC/WIndows OS…. whatever it is.

many plugin makers are making the move. We would expect from NI to do the same…. for a better Native Future…

Ankyou ery much

indigomirage

Please. Linux support is very much needed. With Microsoft's trajectory for Windows and Apple's insane prices, many of us are desperate to be able to switch to Linux - in my case, NI is really the main thing holding me back (in particular, it's the need for proper support for Maschine hardware.)

Please.

amcmahon01

+1 for Linux support, please!

As Windows gets more bloated, more cloud-integrated and more user-data-collection focused, it becomes less and less reliable and usable for critical work (not to mention the privacy aspect, but that's a whole other conversation). There are few things more irritating then being in the zone with everything set up perfectly, only to have Windows decide it's time to update or reboot (completely ignoring your group policy settings), send a telemetry report (which inexplicably utilizes 90% of your system resources) or update some critical device drivers (again ignoring your group policy settings) so that all your I/O mappings suddenly fail.

If it's true that you use Qt as your framework, porting shouldn't be all that terrible. Please help us out and we'll keep supporting you!

blitze

@amcmahon01

What you said x1000 to the power of 1mil.

If NI is using Linux under the hood of Maschine+ and also has Mac OS-X development - it wouldn't be much of a issue to throw some Linux Native love into the mix with Access, Maschine and then CLAP versions of their VST Plug-ins.

With MS going further down the Hoovering OS route throwing AI and screen capturing into the mix, it is way past time to jump ship and I will not be doing it with another Proprietary US I.T. Company (Apple). Even prepared to sell off hardware and software that blocks my capability to jump ship but for NI, I hear good things about being able to run most VST's (really Komplete Kontrol / Kontakt are my main joys) in Linux. I will have to investigate Maschine as a VST on Linux in Reaper, not done that yet but I can also use the hardware as a Midi controller.

Anyway - much thanks for hearing us out and onwards with the computing musical journey.😁❤️

endolexis

Yes, please.

Microsoft's ****** is becoming unbearable, I don't want them to give the time of the day anymore, and Native Instruments' catalogue becoming natively available on Linux systems would send an extremely strong message.

I've invested several thousand bucks into NI VSTi in the last two decades and I'll happily continue to do so if Linux native support is coming. Until then I'll stick with VSTi developers who already do it today.

ekso

Same here! Linux is the better OS ! Please support it.

trahojen

I too would very much like to see NI on Linux. Currently running Arch Linux, and I can get almost any other non native vendor products to run on Linux, but last lime I tried with NI, I couldn't get it to install even in a virtual environment running a Windows 10 image with a trial license.

I will give it another go in the days to come, but please. I've spent almost €1200 on your products and I would love to get something out of them!

Pretty please, assign a team to look into Linux support. <3

BIF

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/144914#Comment_144914

Windows is only a bloat mess if you bought a computer with Windows already installed. That has been true since Windows Vista, at least.

BIF

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/162730#Comment_162730

"Pretty please, assign a team to look into Linux support. "

Pretty please, fix all the OTHER things wrong with your software BEFORE you implement a whole new OS support mechanism.

Most of us are tired of failed launches. Can we just get a clean Komplete Kontrol that doesn't remove features? Oh, and a clean firmware update process that doesn't brick your controller?

I hate failed launches a lot more than I dislike the lack of Linux support. Let's fix the potholes before we start talking about tearing up the road so we can install non-road things? Thank you.

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