I primarily use Audacity for my recording, so for me pipewire, or whatever is standard on Manjaro is just fine.
For those who use other DAWs I really can’t say. There may be dependencies on Jack and jackCTL, and there are other tools for wiring devices. Ill have to check that out too.
there is another user on here who is using Manajaro as a Recording Studio base. But I have forgotten who they are.
In the mean time I’ll check out other DAWs and Audio Tools, and get back to you on that.
BTW, even IceWM would work. But the desktop may also influence other’s desire to try a Manjaro Studio OS.
Also as a point of Information Ubuntu Studio offers 3 Media Options.
Audio as in Recording Studio and Electronic Music
Video as in Video Processing
Graphic as in Drawing and Digital Art
Like I said it could be more than you have the resources to do. So might not be viable.
EDIT:
Here’s a rundown of the primary applications on Ubuntu Studio (as discovered via AI search)
Audio Applications
Ardour: Professional digital audio workstation (DAW)
Audacity: Audio recording and editing software
JACK Audio Connection Kit: Professional sound server
Hydrogen: Advanced drum machine/sequencer
Mixxx: DJ mixing software
Video Applications
Kdenlive: Professional video editing software
OpenShot: User-friendly video editor
Blender: 3D animation and video editing
OBS Studio: Screen recording and streaming
Graphics Applications
GIMP: Advanced image manipulation program
Inkscape: Vector graphics editor
Krita: Digital painting and illustration software
Scribus: Desktop publishing software
Photography Applications
Darktable: RAW image processor
RawTherapee: Advanced photo editing software
Hugin: Panorama photo stitching tool
EDIT:
Here’s a non comprehensive list of list of Audio tools
Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs)
Ardour
LMMS
Reaper
Recording and Editing
Audacity
Ocenaudio
Audio Routing and Management
JACK Audio Connection Kit
PulseAudio
Specialized Audio Tools
Hydrogen (Drum Machine)
Mixxx (DJ Software)
Synthesizers and Virtual Instruments
Helm
ZynAddSubFX
Yoshimi
Hexter
Padthv1
Qsynth
Audio Programming Environments
Pure Data (Pd)
SuperCollider
ChucK
Sonic Pi
Additional Utilities
Carla
Rakarrack
Guitarix
Analysis and Measurement
Sonic Visualiser
Baudline
RNNoise
Audio Conversion
SoX (Sound eXchange)
FFmpeg
MIDI Tools
VMPK (Virtual MIDI Piano Keyboard)
QMidiRoute
Network and Collaborative Tools
Netjack
Ninjam