linux-audio-setup-scripts VS yabridge

What may I suggest for you to do is to follow this setup tutorial on Github: https://github.com/brendaningram/linux-audio-setup-scripts

For reference, I'm one of the people that tried to help. I don't use Manjaro any longer, but I have scripts for various Linux distros, so we did start from https://github.com/brendaningram/linux-audio-setup-scripts/blob/main/manjaro/install-audio-pipewire.sh

I have some scripts that can guide you setting up your machine. The Manjaro one is a bit out of date now, but it might give you some guidance: https://github.com/brendaningram/linux-audio-setup-scripts

You can find more info here: https://github.com/brendaningram/linux-audio-setup-scripts

I installed Linux Mint and then used the Bash script found at https://github.com/brendaningram/linux-audio-setup-scripts/blob/main/mint/uma/install-audio.sh and I accidentally did not select yes to enable Realtime Priorities when prompted during install of Cadence. I have tried uninstalling Cadence and reinstalling it but was not prompted again. My question is how can I go about enabling Realtime Priorities? Or what should I do to be able to?

I also have a number of bash scripts that will help get you up and running with a pro audio setup on Linux: https://github.com/brendaningramaudio/install-scripts

The scripts can be run from my Github repo: https://github.com/brendan-ingram-music/install-scripts

> To my knowledge all VST plugins can be used on Linux (via Wine). Is that not the case?

Yes, although I would recommend Yabridge rather than linvst.

https://github.com/robbert-vdh/yabridge

It should be already packaged in some Linux distros, but building and installation are straightforward. Basically it installs some libraries and an executable which once called will convert a Windows plugin in .dll form in a Linux+WINE loadable .so library.

If you use the Linux port, you may want to use Yabridge to load Windows VSTs in a transparent way.

http://reaper.fm/

https://github.com/robbert-vdh/yabridge

Look into yabridge. You can test it with your plugins to confirm it'll work. Won't cost you anything.

But yeah Yabridge for me worked the best way. https://github.com/robbert-vdh/yabridge

NAM vst works with Yabridge. You will get native GUI that way. Protesus is a good alternative with native Linux version and it is integrated into BYOD through GuitarML processor. BYOD is the best sounding guitar software (IMHO), Linux or not.