11-30-2018, 01:53 PM | #1 |
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Win VST Assistance
I need some assistance with getting Windows VSTs working in Linux. I have Antergos installed, which is a derivative of Arch. I installed Reaper and SWS Extensions from the AUR repositories and they work fine.
I tried using CARLA but had troubles. Anyone able to help me figure out what I need to do to get Windows VSTs exposed to Reaper in Linux? I realize that not all of them will work, but I have not been able to get any to even show up in Reaper. also, i read somewhere in here that the Airwindows plugins work in Linux. Do I just drop the *.so files into my VST path then refresh in Reaper? Thanks |
11-30-2018, 02:00 PM | #2 |
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UPDATE: I figured out the Airwindows stuff, and yes, just drop the *.s0 files into your VST path.
So how about getting Windows native VSTs working? Thanks |
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Basically, if you can get a Windows plugin to install in Wine, then it's just a matter of running a converter from LinVST to create the .so file. Once that's done, make sure REAPER has the location of the .so files in it's plugin path, and REAPER will find the plugins on the next launch. I've got it now such that I can load my projects that were originally created in REAPER for Windows, and play them in REAPER for Linux. Do note however, there may be a plugin or two that you won't be able to make work in Linux. I have the Lexicon MPX Native reverb, which requires an iLok2 or higher dongle. That one doesn't fly due to it's copy protection, but I have a slew of others that work just fine, including Kontakt, Komplete Elements, Superior Drummer 2, EZ-Drummer, EZ-Keys, Artutia Minimoog V, and so on. Out of all my Windows plugins, I am missing only three. Two can probably be made to work, but I haven't spent the time to mess with them, and the other is the one that has to have the iLok. |
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11-30-2018, 03:18 PM | #4 |
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I think there's something wrong with your system. Airwindows Linux VSTs (*.so files) work fine, with no additional latency and comparable CPU to using the Windows-based VST versions (in Windows).
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11-30-2018, 03:31 PM | #5 | |
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He was talking about getting Windows plugins to work in Linux, then mentioned AirWINDOWS. I mistakenly for the second time now, thought he was referring to the airWAVE bridge for running Windows plugins in Linux. This thing, which I never had good luck with. https://linuxmusicians.com/viewtopic.php?t=13686 The AirWINDOWS plugins work fine, and I finally got around to grabbing most of the ones you suggested. |
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11-30-2018, 04:11 PM | #6 |
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Ahahahahaha Ok that's good to know.
BTW, ReaComp is pretty freakin' great now after that knee fix. I hardly use anything else for compression. |
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I wish again, that ReaComp showed me what the knee looks like, because then I would know at a glance what it is doing. I know that's probably not a high priority, but had it had a knee display, everyone and their dog (or cat) would have known that the "weird knee" was weird, and it would have probably been addressed long before some geeky user with a sine wave generator and oscilloscope posted a proof video of what was happening behind the scenes. |
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11-30-2018, 05:02 PM | #8 | |
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You just need to spend time trying compressors with different settings on different source materials. |
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11-30-2018, 06:41 PM | #9 | |
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The "weird knee" thing that was recently shown to have the volume go down, but then un-expectedly go back up is something that would have been visibly noticeable if there were a graph plotting the knee, but instead went un-detected for a long time until someone posted a video illustrating what was actually happening. That said, I've used and appreciated the inclusion of ReaComp for the entire time I've used REAPER. I always just used my ears to set it, but after seeing that video the other day, I now know why I always thought it did not act like the hardware compressors I had used in the past. |
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11-30-2018, 11:31 PM | #10 | |
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https://linuxmusicians.com/viewtopic.php?t=17798 and the windows related topic here also has good info. The LinVst page itself also has steps to follow: https://github.com/osxmidi/LinVst https://github.com/osxmidi/LinVst/wiki If you consolidate your important plugins to one vst folder, you'll simplify the plugin wrapping process for going forward. It's easier the second time, but not hard when you've got the info. The process ends up presenting each windows plugin .dll next to one of the same name, with a .so extension, it is these .so files that linux daws will host for you. You'll also need a current wine release installed, with your plugin collection installed, so the windows softwares have a base of operation from which to be wrapped by linvst. Cheers Last edited by 4duhwinnn; 11-30-2018 at 11:36 PM. Reason: grammer |
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