Though specialised audio distros don't matter too much, I would consider some related things
*Flatpak* DAW. If you want to use native Win plugins via yabridge it won't work. As Bitwig might be your choice, use a distro that supports the .deb package, i.e. all Ubuntu/Debian derivates, Arch based via AUR, but *not* Mint. Even natively supported Linux plugins need to be installed via Flatpak or in user directory. This won't be a good UX
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