Re: [linux-audio-dev] fst, VST 2.0, kontakt

On Fri, Jun 30, 2006 at 10:44:41AM -0400, Forest Bond wrote:

ok... after some timeout, i am in full effect again.
fst is already able to load/save chunks.

i dont have a full version of kontakt, so i cant verify whether
load/save works.

i guess you guys already know, that you HAVE to use lash to restore any
vst plugin states.

please report back, whether it works with kontakt.

http://galan.sf.net/fst-1.9.tar.gz

> > > In any case, Linux Sampler and Kontakt are
> > > different sorts of samplers at this point. Linux Sampler is more in the spirit
> > > of Gigasampler, and Kontakt is more like an emulation of a hardware sampler (but
> > > vastly more flexible).
> >
> > The key words there are "at this point." As noted, the *long-term*
> > potential of Linux Sampler is probably still much greater than Kontakt-in-wine.
>
> Agreed. Maybe time is best spent improving linux sampler. Then again, good VST
> has benefits, although I do see how it may hurt the long term goals of free
> software. I'm just not sure if the best way to help free software is to limit
> it's ability to integrate with proprietary software.
>
> > >
> > > Noted. However, I remain unconvinced that Linux Sampler is intended to be a
> > > drop-in replacement for something like Kontakt.
> >
> > I don't think it's intended to be a drop-in replacement for Kontakt; I
> > think it's just intended to be cool.
>
> I can appreciate that.
>
> -Forest

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