A Microsoft Surface Pro 5th generation (2017) from a relative has landed in my hands, and I’m wondering what to do with it:
a) Nothing. I have enough screens in my life.
b) Install latest Bitwig for Windows and see how it goes. Caveat: let Microsoft enter my life.
c) Install Ubuntu (can be done), then latest Bitwig for Linux, and see how it goes.
Bitwig support for the Surface tablets was announced in 2015, and I wonder how the combo works almost a decade later, with Bitwig 5.* and 2017 hardware.
I also wonder whether there is any loss of compatibility, functionality or performance when trying the Linux route.
Mu hypothetical use case is to just play around and learn in the couch (instead of lazily watch videos about Bitwig or not) those evening when I’m not feeling like turning on my home studio for more engaged production.