[michaelgrafl]

I use Linux mostly but log into OS X or Windows for those. I could probably run them in a virtual machine though.

The one thing that keeps me from using Linux exclusively are pieces of software that I use to make music but are only available on Windows (e.g. Guitar Amp Plugins by LePou or various processors by Variety Of Sound). I don't see those coming to Linux anytime soon, sadly.

If Reaper would come out in a native version for Linux and someone invented a way to use Windows VST plugins in it without a performance hit, I might dare switching.

[aclevernickname]

I suspect you would get great enjoyment out of KXStudio [1]. built-in support for Windows VST plugins (via Carla/Vestige). Wine with the WineASIO setup working means that FL Studio (and similar) works flawlessly under JACK. Also, there is nothing in the windows world that competes with JACK and Claudia.

You might also want to check out the Linux Musicians forum [2]. Most of your itches are probably already scratched by someone.

[1] http://kxstudio.sourceforge.net

[2] http://www.linuxmusicians.com/