Can you tell me more about the audio work you’re doing (sound design? instrument tracking? mixing? mastering? god help you live sound?) and the distro and applications you use?
I am more amateur/hobbyist than pro, but this is the primary reason I’m on macOS and I wouldn’t mind reasons to try Linux again (Ubuntu Studio ~8 years ago was my last foray).
> (sound design? instrument tracking? mixing? mastering? god help you live sound?)
This minus live sound, and I stick exclusively to MIDI controllers.
> and the distro and applications you use?
I'm on EndeavourOS, which is just Arch with a GUI installer + some default niceties.
I came from using Reaper on macOS, which is native on Linux, but was really impressed with Bitwig Studio[1] so I use that for most of everything.
I really like u-he & TAL's commercial offerings, Vital, and I got mileage out of pages like this[2] that list plugins that are Linux compatible. I'm insane so I also sometimes use paid Windows plugins over Yabridge, which works surprisingly well, but my needs have been suited well by what's available for Linux.
There's also some great open source plugins like Surge XT, Dexed & Vaporizer2, and unique plugins ChowMatrix.
> I wouldn’t mind reasons to try Linux again (Ubuntu Studio ~8 years ago was my last foray).
IMO the state of things is pretty nice now, assuming your hardware and software needs can be met. If you give it a try, I think a rolling release would be best, as you really want the latest Pipewire/Wireplumber support you can get.