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mike@overtonedsp · 10-12-2018, 03:48 PM

If you need / want / have to run Windows plug-ins, the best OS to use is Windows. WINE is very clever, but ultimately you are running binaries compiled for a completely different OS, built against a completely different set of dependencies - and the evidence is that for many plug-ins, compatibility is fragile and very WINE version dependent. What appears to work now may suddenly stop working and it may be impossible to establish the cause.
If you use (or want to use) Linux, its best to use native Linux host applications and plug-ins - eventually this will encourage development / porting of more plug-ins and host applications. I made some (commercial) native Linux plug-ins, that work - here:

https://www.overtonedsp.co.uk/

They work with Reaper, can be downloaded and tried for free (and the full versions are now only £10 each - so they're practically free too).

10-12-2018, 03:48 PM	#65
mike@overtonedsp Human being with feelings Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 219	If you need / want / have to run Windows plug-ins, the best OS to use is Windows. WINE is very clever, but ultimately you are running binaries compiled for a completely different OS, built against a completely different set of dependencies - and the evidence is that for many plug-ins, compatibility is fragile and very WINE version dependent. What appears to work now may suddenly stop working and it may be impossible to establish the cause. If you use (or want to use) Linux, its best to use native Linux host applications and plug-ins - eventually this will encourage development / porting of more plug-ins and host applications. I made some (commercial) native Linux plug-ins, that work - here: https://www.overtonedsp.co.uk/ They work with Reaper, can be downloaded and tried for free (and the full versions are now only £10 each - so they're practically free too).