I can't believe I only just found this great thread.
>>10394I also use Ardour (now on version 8 it's getting pretty good) and some of the plugins you mentioned (others I need to check out).
I'm currently using my linux system for real-time jamming and recording. I use NixOS so I can have the same audio setup on my laptop and my desktop. I'll attach my config. NixOS also has I guess what you would call a plugin that sets your system up for real-time audio called musnix, I turn on some of its settings but not the rt kernel (which causes some instability), but I can get the latency down to 10.7msec in jack with a very stable sound.
I have an arturia audiofuse interface, and today I took that and my laptop to a band practice, as well as my synth, a Yamaha DX7 (which weights 30lbs lol don't use this for practice) and I was using Yoshimi, Pianoteq (only non free software on my computer I swear, but I needed piano) and the synth's own sound (plus other shit), and i just used the midi selector on the dx to change busses. So I has a left and a right going from the interface into the mixer and it worked rock solid for 12h.
Literally we had practice for 12h today idk why we elected to do that, but this isn't even something that's ever going to make us money lol. Anyway shit worked the entire time without a hitch, I'm at this point more worried about the interface's shitty power socket than the software.
I'm not comfortable with posting my band here so maybe in another 3 years I'll bump this thread with some solo OC.