On Wed, 2004-07-07 at 14:51, Kjetil Svalastog Matheussen wrote: > Russell Hanaghan: > > > > Just wondering what the consensus is on the new lib_fst and recent > > updates to vst server...is it getting easier to install for example? > > > > I spent a LOT of time last round to no avail. I really want to be able > > to use my VST's on linux but I also need SLEEP! :) > > Regarding the vstserver, theres small small changes in the code > since the last release, (which probably wont affect many people anyway). > But I haven't released anything because I'm not able to make > the vstserver compile with later versions of wine. I haven't asked on the > wine-list because I previously haven't much answers on that list, > and I don't know how to express the problems I'm having either. > > The vstserver works pretty well, and, at the moment, probably much > better than lib_fst for most people. But I wouldn't reccomend > at all using any vst plugins in linux if theres a good ladspa/jack > alternative. Its problematic, and should in my opinion only be > used in special situations, for example if you want to show windows > people that, yes indeed, you can run the B4 vst instrument in linux. > Or, if you want to use the B4 vst instrument in linux, because you want > to use the B4 vst instrument. Nah, only my opinion. I'm sorry, its > not allways very easy to use, and my general advice if you can't > get a vst plugin to work, is that you should just give up. I appreciate your forthright response. I'm sure you too have lost, in fact, MANY, MANY more hours of sleep than I on this application. :) All I want is to have a few options up my sleeve with basic reverbs, delays and maybe a Vocoder and chorus. There are some good LADSPA plugs and I use them all the time. I'm just a glutton!! :)) And, I get around a bit with my live rig. It IS good advertising for Linux as I do get quite a few questions about it when people with any musical and technical background hear my stuff live. Thanks for the tip though... R~
