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After playing keyboards in "garage bands" for over 2 decades, I have learned to ''"Keep it Simple"''... the less you have to bring and setup - the better!
I have viewed many Internet posts discussing "struggles or frustration" of finding a way to perform live in the Linux environment (as a keyboardist).
'''The answer is that it can be done''', it just takes some knowledge of some Linux commands to launch and start Jack audio server, as well as launching some keyboard emulators, and finally making the appropriate connections (patches) to the keyboard and amplifier via the Jack audio server.
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I will discuss in this WIKI how to use Linux Ubuntu Studio for live performances. Contrary to other Internet postings, you don't have to use an application such as '''Reaper''' ''(although that approach would make it more user-friendly for non-Linux users or "Newbies")''. Instead, a well-written Bash shell script can be used to launch Jack and necessary keyboard applications such as '''Qsynth''' '''(Piano, and other sound-font voices)''', as well as '''Bristol Organ Emulator''' '''(Hammond B3, Vox, Rhodes Piano, Phophet5, Juno, Moog, etc)'''.
Therefore, you can switch to different voices by switching to different transmitting <u>MIDI channels</u> (which may be more convenient than pointing and clicking on an instrument icon via the Reaper or Cubase applications (which are not free applications). Also, applications such as '''Bristol Organ allows a user to sync there midi controller buttons or sliders to controls on the organ''' by middle-clicking the mouse on the knob and moving or activating the midi controller on the keyboard (and then saving keyboard settings.
