Oh my, Guitar Pro 6 has native Linux support!
Guitar Pro is a very common format for guitar tablature online (review here)- I’m not sure if Guitar Pro was the first format to suport text-based tablature with MIDI playback, but it was the first I (and many others) encountered.
Linux has generally had difficulty making inroads in audio production and audio production-related fields. I’ve talked before about some of the difficulties I faced when I went Linux-only for recording, and even a greatly moderately slightly talented guitar player like me pulls up “tabs” from time to time.
I’m encouraged to see more programs pick up native Linux support, especially in “niche” fields that are generally over-run with Mac-based software (and lesser performing Windows-based ports of the Mac version).
I’d really love to see Guitar Pro open up and document their format – there are already several other programs that can read .gpWhatever file formats, but Guitar Pro loves to introduce a new file format with each release. Guitar Pro does support some additional formats (like MusicXML), but IIRC not all effects are available in all formats.
In any case, good news for those of us who make music (or noise) in Linux!
(Hat Tip: Kenshin)
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