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Ercanbrack

@ercanbrack@mastodon.online

mastodon 4.8.0-nightly.2026-10-06

Hi!

I'm "Audiojunkie" (not the U.K. one).

Concerns: algorithmic influence, freedom, misinformation, U.S. polarization.

Politics: Independent moderate--Country over Party

Member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS).

Interests: music & production, reading, movies, games, Linux/FOSS, Korea/Korean, Peru/Spanish, friends & family. ✌️❤️🙂

I mostly post about #LinuxAudio.

#DreamPop #Shoegaze #Indie #Triphop #Ethereal #Dub #PostRock

485 Followers

394 Following

29 Posts

Joined January 22, 2021

Forums where I hang out::

https://kvraudio.com/

Forums where I hang out::

https://linuxmusicians.com/

Forums where I hang out::

https://reaper.fm/

Forums where I hang out::

https://discourse.ardour.org/

Ercanbrack @ercanbrack@mastodon.online

· 3mo ago

I am currently conversing in a forum thread about Linux Audio, and a couple of developers are saying that it is not worth it to develop for Linux. They are complaining that Linux users are only a tiny fragment of the population, and it is a waste of development time. Is there developer here in the Fediverse that can give me some positive quotes of their experiences in Linux Audio development that I can give to balance the argument a bit? #Linux #LinuxAudio #MusicProduction #Plugins #VST3 #FOSS

Ercanbrack @ercanbrack@mastodon.online

· 2mo ago

Open source doesn't mean developers don't need funding—it just means they're using a different business model, like Ardour.

Consider donating to your favorite projects to help keep them alive. Here are some suggestions:

Ardour
Linux Studio Plugins
Qtractor
Zrythm
Airwindows
FalkTX's projects
Surge Synth Team
Brummer10 (Hermann)
Giada
LiquidSFZ
Linux Sampler
Socalabs
Geonkick
Element

#Linux #LinuxAudio #MusicProduction #Audio #Music #Plugin #Plugins #VST #VST3 #DAW

Ercanbrack @ercanbrack@mastodon.online

· 3mo ago

Replying to

RE: https://mastodon.social/@rekkerd/116873800954014999 This has Linux support!! It is a bundle of Airwindows plugins (so you know they are good!) with nice GUIs attached. #Linux #LinuxAudio #MusicProduction #Audio #Music #Plugin #Plugins #VST #VST3

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Ercanbrack @ercanbrack@mastodon.online

· 2mo ago

I’m very sensitive to caffeine. It makes me anxious, but when I’m tired at work, a little can help. Today I drank just one can of Diet Coke and now I’m completely wired. My hands are shaking and my anxiety is through the roof--just ONE can! Meanwhile, I have friends who can drink two pots of coffee and go straight to sleep. I wish I understood the science behind caffeine sensitivity because it’s really weird! #Caffeine #Weird #Confession #Science #Medicine

Ercanbrack @ercanbrack@mastodon.online

· 6mo ago

I just bought Zebra 3 for my Linux DAW. This is the pinnacle of my Linux supersynths.

How can anyone reasonably say that music can't be created in Linux, when we have tools like this available to us?

#LinuxAudio #Linux #MusicProduction #DAW #Plugins #VST #Music #Audio #CLAP

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Ercanbrack @ercanbrack@mastodon.online

· 3mo ago

Replying to

@alisynthesis@io.waxandleather.com @bloognoo@retro.pizza @amadeus@mstdn.social But are there really "way fewer" Linux users? If you rule out OSX installs, MacOS comes to around 8.x% and there's only about a 5% difference between MacOS and Linux--even less, if statcounter would be fair and group ChromeOS with Linux desktops. 😉

Ercanbrack @ercanbrack@mastodon.online

· 3mo ago

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@alisynthesis@io.waxandleather.com @amadeus@mstdn.social That's my fear as well. I've been pushing to have developers see that Linux is as viable for music production. I think the key is to make it as easy as possible for developers to support Linux, then numbers won't matter as much. But I'm not a developer, so I can't really speak to any knowledge about development.

Ercanbrack @ercanbrack@mastodon.online

· 3mo ago

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@alisynthesis@io.waxandleather.com @amadeus@mstdn.social @ambientspace@cloudisland.nz @xenogon@sunny.garden @bloognoo@retro.pizza I daresay it is happening now. I see many Linux Audio users post on KVR about their desire to move away from Microsoft's AI integration and telemetry concerns, and Apple's walled garden ecosystem and their planned obsolescence.

Ercanbrack @ercanbrack@mastodon.online

· 3mo ago

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@amadeus@mstdn.social @alisynthesis@io.waxandleather.com @TheOnlyJoey@mastodon.online @xenogon@sunny.garden @bloognoo@retro.pizza Agreed! The iOS CC push by Apple and the handheld gaming systems by Valve (Steam) have both really helped Linux out a lot! :)

Ercanbrack @ercanbrack@mastodon.online

· 3mo ago

RE: https://mastodon.social/@rekkerd/116815834871470484 Soundbox is supported on Linux natively! #Linux #LinuxAudio #MusicProduction #Audio #Plugins #VST3

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Ronnie / Rekkerd.org: "Bunker Samples releases Whisper Strings for Sound…" - Mastodon

Ercanbrack @ercanbrack@mastodon.online

· 3mo ago

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@alisynthesis@io.waxandleather.com @bloognoo@retro.pizza @amadeus@mstdn.social All of this reminds me that I really want to get on a soapbox about how Statcounter comes up with its Linux numbers. ChromeOS should be counted as part of the Linux Desktop. #Rant #Soapbox #Statcounter #Linux #Browser #Stats

Ercanbrack @ercanbrack@mastodon.online

· 3mo ago

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@xenogon@sunny.garden @alisynthesis@io.waxandleather.com @bloognoo@retro.pizza @amadeus@mstdn.social For my rant on ChromeOS not being counted as a Linux Desktop (which it is), I was referring to total world numbers. The rest of my posts were about Linux Audio.

Ercanbrack @ercanbrack@mastodon.online

· 3mo ago

Replying to

@alisynthesis@io.waxandleather.com @amadeus@mstdn.social Yeah. I sent that to them a while ago, but they weren't impressed. 😞

Ercanbrack @ercanbrack@mastodon.online

· 6mo ago

RE: @rekkerd@mastodon.social

This supports Linux, by the way.

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Ercanbrack @ercanbrack@mastodon.online

· 3mo ago

Replying to

@alisynthesis@io.waxandleather.com @amadeus@mstdn.social @TheOnlyJoey@mastodon.online @xenogon@sunny.garden @bloognoo@retro.pizza That's the second time I've heard about an audio company updating their firmware to support Linux. Awesome!!

Ercanbrack @ercanbrack@mastodon.online

· 3mo ago

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@alisynthesis@io.waxandleather.com @amadeus@mstdn.social @TheOnlyJoey@mastodon.online @xenogon@sunny.garden @bloognoo@retro.pizza I wish I could remember. It was several months ago, and someone on the KVRAudio forums mentioned it in passing. I want to say Arturia, but don't quote me on that, because I truly can't remember.

Ercanbrack @ercanbrack@mastodon.online

· 3mo ago

Replying to

@sobek@social.linux.pizza I agree!

Ercanbrack @ercanbrack@mastodon.online

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@mastodonmigration I appreciate your clarification of purpose. I won't debate further. 🙂

Ercanbrack @ercanbrack@mastodon.online

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@mosgaard @fuimadane Hey there, Fuimadane! 🙂 Thanks for your work!

Ercanbrack @ercanbrack@mastodon.online

· 6mo ago

Replying to

@amadeus Fedora Silverblue

Ercanbrack @ercanbrack@mastodon.online

· 6mo ago

Replying to

@amadeus I bought this and Zebra 3. It’s a great time to be a Linux user! :)

Ercanbrack @ercanbrack@mastodon.online

· 6mo ago

RE: @sjvn@mastodon.social

Hahaha!!!

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Ercanbrack @ercanbrack@mastodon.online

· 6mo ago

Replying to

@mathias That is FUNNY!! 😆 😁

Ercanbrack @ercanbrack@mastodon.online

· 8mo ago

Replying to on mastodon.autostatic.net

@jeremy@mastodon.autostatic.net @lminiero@fosstodon.org @marquisdegeek@ohai.social I just watched the talk. Well done!!

Ercanbrack @ercanbrack@mastodon.online

· 17mo ago

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@amadeus@mstdn.social Nice! 😊

Ercanbrack @ercanbrack@mastodon.online

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@mastodonmigration AI is just a tool. What matters in software is who uses it. Vibe coding is intuition‑driven, exploratory programming guided by feel; AI‑assisted development is goal‑driven coding where AI accelerates, checks, and scaffolds deliberate engineering decisions. A Vibe Coder with no development skill often ends up with slop. An AI‑assisted developer can work faster, with better results. Banning AI is not the solution—it misunderstands the problem.

Ercanbrack @ercanbrack@mastodon.online

· 3mo ago

Replying to

@aerror @falktx@mastodon.falktx.com Good idea! :)

Ercanbrack @ercanbrack@mastodon.online

· 3mo ago

Replying to

@xenogon@sunny.garden Well then, you might be happy to know that TDR just made the move to Linux. 🙂 All of their audio plugins now support Linux natively. 🙂 So one less thing on your list to hold you back from joining us. 😁

Ercanbrack @ercanbrack@mastodon.online

· 3mo ago

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@xenogon@sunny.garden Something is something. Little by little. Linux has made huge strides in improving things and getting easier. Example: the real-time patches for low latency were mainlined into the generic kernel last year, so no custom kernel compile is needed—GRUB boot parameters can handle it now. And PipeWire has resolved the old PulseAudio/JACK conflicts. Everything’s compatible now. 🙂