KXstudio 14.04.2 Review

(review done by myself and ammo)



KXStudio is an Ubuntu based audio suite designed by falkTX.

It uses a slimmed down version of Ubuntu and Debian as well as its own audio mixers.  Most of the Cpu's resources are dedicated towards production.  KXStudio ignores conventional pulse audio and instead uses JACK audio.  Jack audio is perfect for professional audio editing purposes.

We tried KXstudio on this computer.


1. Pre-Installed software - What programs come with KXstudio.
       Ease of access - 3/5 Easy to get to, not easy to import audio. No tutorials, you must already be a professional at sound design to understand the applications.
      Usefulness for Pro Audio - 4/5 Lots of diverse tools, non-intuitive display.
      Diversity - 5/5 plenty of different software, some graphics, audio, and video.


2. Supported 3rd party software - Downloadable Programs.
        Quantity - 4/5 can use Debian and Ubuntu based software. Barely has any software of its own.
        Diversity - 3/5 all Debian and Ubuntu software, only has cadence mods from KXstudio.
        Community - 2/5 The community tab sends you to a poorly designed forum.


3. UI Usability - Ability to use the OS.
      Intuitive - 4/5 designed like windows, windows key and ctrl+alt+del don’t work, but there are plenty of keyboard commands, all of which are rebindable.
      Response - 5/5 delay is negligible
      Customizable - 6/5 Nearly everything is customizable from the layout to the keybindings.


4. Audio Quality - Ability to produce music.
       Compatible Audio Types - 5/5 WAV, AIFF, FLAC, OGG, ALSA, JACK, MIDI, etc.
      Compile Speed - 7/5 compiling of 1 second non-compressed WAV files takes seconds
      Export Types - 5/5 can export into whatever form you need. WAV, AIFF, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, etc.


We tried to install KXstudio 14.04.2 with no avail. Others have also had troubles with installing KXstudio. We tried six different times with changing details, about half way through the install the installer disappeared and stalled out. Live boot worked for us, allowing us to mess with the OS..



The OS runs and handles beautifully.  If you want a super light-weight customizable audio studio, KXstudio is a dreamland for you.  Otherwise another Light-weight OS might be your best bet.  falkTX needs to fix the installer and the forum is hideous.  Once those two problems are fixed I would recommend this to anyone that is interested in audio production.