[johntraitor]

For now using Native Instruments without any configuration i don't have a good enough latency for performance. However i didn't follow yet Archlinux's pro-audio tutorial to use realtime capabilities and improve latency (i didn't have time yet). Before i used a Yamaha p-125 with its internal sounds directly redirected through the usb connection to Ardour which was amazing for practicing and live performance (it was still under Jack I think, i switched to Pipewire this year). (Although need to be careful the p125-a removed all those nice features). With fewer, linux based virtual instrument/plugin, latency would be less of an issue, but honestly i didn't take enough time yet on it to give you a viable answer. I am also more of a pianist than a producer, i still prefer a real piano when i can over any virtual appliances for performance, although as I said a Yamaha p-125 is quite alright for that purpose too (i don't know well Roland's equivalents). I know Pianoteq has some Linux native virtual instruments which are very good i heard. If you only play piano i would look into that, before paying they must have some demo version.

[johntraitor]

If you want more information and help, we could stay in contact I would be pleased to help and see if we can find any ways to make it work for your needs. But basically what I would do is: based on the distro you want to use, configure it for real time and pro-audio according to the community recommendations. Then depending on your needs for the virtual instruments, see whether specific plugins increase latency to a level that is sustainable or not for your usage. I could do some testing if i have time. Anyway it was my next step to look into for my new native instruments setup.