09-25-2022, 04:08 AM | #801 |
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Seeing that people praise or criticise LinVST, yabridge or Carla here, I wanted to ask: what do you guys think is the best solution for bridging VSTs?
I am currently using yabridge, works great in about 90% of plugins. Some (example: Tx16WX), unfortunately, don't work with it and I cannot figure out what the problem is. I am looking for the best and most stable bridge, so that I can use it in a set-and-forget manner. Best, as in: supports the greatest % of plugins in a satisfactory manner. I also don't want to have multiple bridges competing on my system, even if it means I will be left out of some plugins. Do you think that's LinVST, yabridge, Carla, or something else? |
09-25-2022, 07:24 AM | #802 |
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I started with LinVST back in 2018 and used it until 2021 when I switched to Yabridge. Then one day in 2022 an update to both WINE and Yabridge broke my ability to load samples in Kontakt. I could load projects with Kontakt and they worked, but if I tried to load a new sample set, Kontakt would crash bringing REAPER down with it.
After finding some other plugins had issues or would not load, I downloaded the last version of LinVST, which was not that new, yet all my plugins worked again. For now I'm staying with LinVST which won't get automatically updated like the Yabridge I had installed from the repository in Manjaro. I would say that if you will constantly be installing Windows plugins, Yabridge is probably better since it is constantly being updated, but if you have a set of Windows plugins you want to install and be done with installing more Windows plugins, then LinVST might be better. For me, I have a handful of Windows plugins like Kontakt and Superior Drummer 2 that I need, and I have zero interest in ever installing another Windows plugin, so LinVST makes more sense. The plugins I want are all already installed and I just want them to work without any disruptions. |
04-17-2023, 12:30 PM | #803 |
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Plugin compatibility list ?
Hi, noob here, just wondering if there was a page or thread somewhere listing which plugins are known to work, which are known not to work, etc.
Specifically, I am interested in Soothe2 from Koeksound and Smooth Operator from Baby Audio. |
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04-27-2023, 07:24 AM | #805 |
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LinVST just seems to require less maintenance to keep it running. Yabridge is constantly being updated, so if you are frequently installing/removing and trying different Windows plugins, it may be the better solution. I have about five Windows plugins that I've used in Linux for almost five years now, and I will NEVER be installing any additional Windows plugins, so the LinVST that I setup long ago is all I need.
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The second time it happened, it was both WINE and Yabridge that had been updated on the same day, but this time, I reinstalled LinVST and it worked without downgrading WINE, so I kept using it. |
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sudo apt-mark hold winehq-staging If wine releases an update, I can wait a few days until my project is done to evaluate any potential problems.
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Originally I used LinVST and had it still installed but was using Yabridge the last time a WINE update caused a problem. I ran the LinVST convert function, and all my Windows plugins worked again, so I'm back on LinVST currently and have let WINE update a bunch of times since. |
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04-28-2023, 11:34 AM | #811 |
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What a workhorse that transport was! We had several 4 track 1/2" where I use to work.
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This was my studio in the 90s when I was still working on the wall between control room, drum booth and vocal booth. https://forum.cockos.com/attachment....2&d=1567387854 I sold that deck in 1999 for about what I paid for it, and got Cakewalk Pro Audio. Been using DAW software ever since. Switched from Sonar to REAPER in 2008. |
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Yabridge with wine-staging seems rock solid now.
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02-15-2024, 08:05 AM | #814 |
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I tried to install the Jamstix plugin using WineHQ 9.2, but unfortunately the program window had no controls, and Wine threw an error. I know yabridge runs jamstix4, but I can't install it. Can someone advise what to do?
I tried to register on the Rayzoon forum, but the email with information to activate my account has not arrived for two days. upd. I was able to launch Jamstix Manager and install the plugin. But unfortunately yabridge + wineHQ 9.2 + jamstix4 does not work, black screen Last edited by Ilya Kuznetsov; 02-20-2024 at 07:47 AM. |
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