Re: VSTPlugin on Linux

Hi Christof,

Thanks for your help and I wanted to let you know that I finally got it
working.
So, it is indeed possible to have (maybe not all) native Win VST3 working
on Linux in SC with VSTPlugin host with yabridge as the bridge between Wine
and the VSTs (phew).
I even got it working in non-RT (thanks to another of your post here:
https://git.iem.at/pd/vstplugin/-/issues/20) on an EC2 instance inside a
docker, just to spice it up a bit.
I am so glad it works and wanted to warmly thank you.

One bit that is still missing is the VST2 support. I compiled it with the
VST2 option OFF, since it was causing a discrepancy with the Steinberg
VST_SDK include files
(now aeffectx.h is called audioeffectx.h or smthg). I might have downloaded
the wrong SDK for VST2 ...

Cheers,

@.


Le lun. 29 mars 2021 à 10:33, <[email protected]> a écrit :

> > Using this approach you do not have to run the vst plugins inside sc.
> @eric: But you lose all the benefits ;-)
>
> > I thus wonder if there is a way to use yabridge + vstplugin with SC ...
> @artheist: I don't see why it shouldn't. From looking at the GitHub
> page, I understand that it just creates wrapper .so files and VSTPlugin
> should be able to load them. For VST2 plugins you'd have to pass the
> correct directory to VSTPlugin.search (see the 'dir' argument). The VST3
> plugins should be in a standard location, so a plain VSTPlugin.search
> should do. I think it's all explained here:
> https://github.com/robbert-vdh/yabridge
>
> Christof
>
> On 29.03.2021 16:20, [email protected] wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > If you are on a linux platform, don't forget that you can use jack :
> > why not running an independent vst hosting application and route input
> from
> > and to sc via jack ?
> >
> > You just have to adapt the numOutputBusChannels variable or the sc
> > server to have any number out output busses routable with jack, and the
> > same applies for numInputBusChannels.
> >
> > Using this approach you do not have to run the vst plugins inside sc.
> >
> > Regards.
> >
> > Eric
> > Le lun. 29 mars 2021 à 16:08, [email protected] a écrit :
> >
> >> Hi Christof,
> >>
> >> Thanks for the quick response, that is what I indeed feared.
> >> I have been able to run VSTs on Linux with yabridge, which in my
> understanding is performing better than LinSVT.
> >>
> >> I thus wonder if there is a way to use yabridge + vstplugin with SC ...
> >> Will keep you posted if I achieve to get something working this way.
> >>
> >> Best,
> >>
> >> @.
> >>
> >> Le lun. 29 mars 2021 à 09:50, <[email protected]> a écrit :
> >>
> >>   Hi,
> >>
> >>   VSTPlugin itself can only open plugins compiled for the same platform.
> >>   Since you've mentioned Wine, I assume you're trying to run Windows
> DLLs?
> >>   If yes, you can use LinVst (https://github.com/osxmidi/LinVst) which
> >>   allows to run Windows VST plugins in a Linux host.
> >>
> >>   ---
> >>
> >>   Actually, VSTPlugin already supports bit bridging (= running a 32-bit
> >>   plugin in a 64-bit host and vice versa). This is done by running the
> >>   plugins in a dedicated process which communicates with the host via a
> >>   shared memory interface. I guess the same technique could be used to
> run
> >>   Windows VST plugins on Linux Pd/Supercollider. I'll put this on my
> list.
> >>
> >>   Christof
> >>
> >>   On 29.03.2021 15:06, [email protected] wrote:
> >>   > Hi,
> >>   >
> >>   > I have been fiddling a bit with VSTPlugin which is a great addition
> to SC.
> >>   > So far, I have been able to use it correctly on Mac OSX, but I have
> >>   > trouble getting it to work on Linux.I guess the issue is mostly
> >>   > related to Wine, or there is something I did not quite understand.
> >>   >
> >>   > I have been able to install vstplugin~ correctly either with the
> >>   > supercollider-vstplugin AUR package as well as compiled from the
> >>   > github latest version.
> >>   >
> >>   > Compile class library works fine and I am able to instantiate both
> >>   > VSTPlugin SynthDef and VSTPluginController.
> >>   >
> >>   > However, when I am trying to open from the vst path for a vst
> >>   > installed through wine, it results in an empty vst ...
> >>   >
> >>   > I am sure there is something obvious or sutpid on my part, any
> >>   > pointers would be appreciated.
> >>   >
> >>   > Best,
> >>   >
> >>   > @.
> >>
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