Ray Rashif wrote: > OK, the deal about VST "support" on GNU/Linux is that you can read all about > it scattered all around the WWW. It'd take some time to really get things > right if you don't come across the correct sources sooner than expected. The > SDK is freely available, but not free is in our understanding; the license > forbids redistribution. So, say you were to use the SDK to program a host, > you're not allowed to let the binary be up for download. Each individual > must agree to the licensing terms and then download the SDK to compile the > software himself. This is what limits the so-called support for VSTs on > Linux, or any free platform. > > In view of the situation, there are currently a few ways to use VST(i)s on > our favourite distros: > > (1) Proprietary DAW software with Linux offerings. Examples are Renoise, > energyXT..and I think that's about it. > > (2) Wine-friendly Windows software. Examples are..example is Reaper. > > (3) SDK-compiled Linux software that support it. Examples are Ardour, > Rosegarden, and I can't really remember the rest. Here you need to download > the SDK and configure the build to compile against the SDK. > > (4) Linux software with unique support for VSTs built in, with the help of > Wine. Note: No SDK required. This is my personal favourite route to take. > Examples are LMMS and Qtractor (via dssi-vst). > ---- Extra note: Qtractor is different because it relies on a separate > wrapper, which in turn has that unique Wine-based support built in: dssi-vst > ---- Previously dssi-vst required the SDK, but not anymore. Yay. > > (5) Native VST host. Native here means Linux-only. These VSTs are those that > are compiled for the Linux system. There is only 1 such host to my knowledge > - Jost. The collection of plug-ins (ported or otherwise) isn't all that > great, but it feels really good being able to run VST instruments natively > without any overhead or performance loss. The author's few plug-ins are of > high quality; a talented programmer AND musician he is. > about the linux native vst hosting, i'd like to add that energyxt2, renoise, jost _and_ qtractor have all their own support regarding those special and rare kind of plugins. jost and qtractor are open-source though byee -- rncbc aka Rui Nuno Capela rncbc@xxxxxxxxx _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
