Re: [linux-audio-user] Any instructions about for running a Win VSTi under vstserver

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Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] Any instructions about for running a Win VSTi under vstserver
From: Robert Jonsson (rj_AT_spamatica.se)
Date: Thu May 27 2004 - 20:45:28 EEST

torsdagen den 27 maj 2004 19.22 skrev James Stone:
> On Thu, May 27, 2004 at 06:42:14PM +0200, Kjetil Svalastog Matheussen wrote:
> > James Stone:
> > > > You probably want "vsti" from Kjetil Matheussen (using vstserver) or
> > > > "jack_fst" from Paul Davis and Torben Hohn (using libfst). Either of
> > > > these will run a VSTi with GUI as a standalone JACK/ALSA app that can
> > > > then be driven as an ALSA sequencer client from a MIDI source.
> > > >
> > > > You can get vsti at http://www.notam02.no/arkiv/src/, or jack_fst at
> > > > http://linuxaudiosystems.com/fst/ . I have never tried vsti, but I
> > > > have used both vstserver-for-plugins and jack_fst with good results.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Chris
> > >
> > > I use vsti for auditioning vsts but I find that the k_vst~ plugin for
> > > pd offers more functionality, and also is accessible from seq24 (which
> > > is not the case with vsti).
> >
> > The vsti program implements a standard alsa sequencer (just as the
> > jack_fst program, which infact use the code from vsti (which again use
> > the code from jack-rack :))), so it is definitely possible to get access
> > from seq24. Just use aconnect, kaconnect, qjackctl or something to
> > connect the vsti instrument and seq24. Infact, it should be much simpler
> > than from pd. I think one of us must have misunderstood something here.
> >
> >
> > --
>
> The problem is that seq24 will not start with vsti running.
>
> Another problem is in muse, if I have two vsti s running they are only
> selectable as one instrument...

Interesting, I haven't succeeded in trying this yet, any idea why it is so?
Only one alsa interface exported?

/Robert

> the pd plugin seems to offer more
> flexibility with respect to these problems, but I agree it is quite
> fiddly.
>
> James 

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