7 The following list shows <dfn>plugin packages</dfn>. In some cases,
8 a package contains just 1 or 2 plugins; in other cases, dozens.
11 <h2>Plugins by Standard</h2>
13 <h3 id="LADSPA">LADSPA</h3>
16 <li>AMB <a href="http://kokkinizita.linuxaudio.org/linuxaudio/">http://kokkinizita.linuxaudio.org/linuxaudio/</a>
18 <li>Blepvco <a href="http://www.smbolton.com/linux.html">http://www.smbolton.com/linux.html</a>
20 <li>Blop <a href="http://blop.sf.net">http://blop.sf.net</a>
22 <li>CAPS <a href="http://quitte.de/dsp/caps.html">http://quitte.de/dsp/caps.html</a>
24 <li>CMT <a href="http://www.ladspa.org/cmt/">http://www.ladspa.org/cmt/</a>
26 <li>FIL <a href="http://kokkinizita.linuxaudio.org/linuxaudio/">http://kokkinizita.linuxaudio.org/linuxaudio/</a>
28 <li>FOO <a href="http://code.google.com/p/foo-plugins/">http://code.google.com/p/foo-plugins/</a>
30 <li>MCP <a href="http://kokkinizita.linuxaudio.org/linuxaudio/">http://kokkinizita.linuxaudio.org/linuxaudio/</a>
32 <li>NJL <a href="https://github.com/tialaramex/njl-plugins">https://github.com/tialaramex/njl-plugins</a>
34 <li>Omins <a href="http://www.nongnu.org/om-synth/omins.html">http://www.nongnu.org/om-synth/omins.html</a>
36 <li>REV <a href="http://kokkinizita.linuxaudio.org/linuxaudio/">http://kokkinizita.linuxaudio.org/linuxaudio/</a>
38 <li>SWH <a href="http://plugin.org.uk/">http://plugin.org.uk/</a>
40 <li>TAP <a href="http://tap-plugins.sourceforge.net/">http://tap-plugins.sourceforge.net/</a>
42 <li>VCF <a href="http://www.suse.de/~mana/ladspa.html">http://www.suse.de/~mana/ladspa.html</a>
44 <li>VCO <a href="http://kokkinizita.linuxaudio.org/linuxaudio/">http://kokkinizita.linuxaudio.org/linuxaudio/</a>
46 <li>VLevel <a href="http://vlevel.sourceforge.net/">http://vlevel.sourceforge.net/</a>
48 <li>Vocoder <a href="http://www.sirlab.de/linux/download_vocoder.html">http://www.sirlab.de/linux/download_vocoder.html</a>
50 <li>WASP <a href="http://linux01.gwdg.de/~nlissne/wasp/index.html">http://linux01.gwdg.de/~nlissne/wasp/index.html</a> (mar wanted!)
52 <li>Nova <a href="http://klingt.org/~tim/nova-filters/">http://klingt.org/~tim/nova-filters/</a>
54 <li>Calf <a href="http://calf.sourceforge.net/">http://calf.sourceforge.net/</a>
56 <li>Socal’s LEET Plugins <a href="http://code.google.com/p/leetplugins/">http://code.google.com/p/leetplugins/</a>
58 <!--<li>Holap synthesizer and DSP effects <a href="http://holap.berlios.de/">http://holap.berlios.de/</a>
65 <li>SWH <a href="http://plugin.org.uk/lv2/">http://plugin.org.uk/lv2/</a>
67 <li>ll-plugins <a href="http://ll-plugins.nongnu.org/">http://ll-plugins.nongnu.org/</a>
69 <li>zynadd <a href="http://home.gna.org/zyn/">http://home.gna.org/zyn/</a>
71 <li>Calf <a href="http://calf.sourceforge.net/">http://calf.sourceforge.net/</a>
73 <li>LinuxDSP <a href="http://www.overtonedsp.co.uk/download/linuxdsp-archive/">http://www.overtonedsp.co.uk/download/linuxdsp-archive/</a>
75 <li>Invada Studio <a href="https://launchpad.net/invada-studio/">https://launchpad.net/invada-studio/</a></li>
78 <h3 id="LinuxVST">Linux VST (LXVST)</h3>
81 <li>Loomer <a href="http://loomer.co.uk/">http://loomer.co.uk/</a></li>
82 <li>Distrho <a href="http://distrho.sourceforge.net/ports.php">http://distrho.sourceforge.net/ports.php</a></li>
83 <li>Argotlunar <a href="http://argotlunar.info/">http://argotlunar.info/</a></li>
84 <li>MDA plugins (a collection ported from Windows
85 VST) <a href="http://www.linux-vst.com/download/mda_linux.tar.gz">http://www.linux-vst.com/download/mda_linux.tar.gz</a></li>
88 <h2>How do I install plugins?</h2>
93 <dfn>Installation</dfn> will vary a little depending on how you get plugins. If
94 your repository has a particular plugin package, just install it using
95 the normal software package management tool for your system. Most
96 Linux distributions that are good for audio work will have most of
97 the LADSPA and LV2 plugins mentioned above available in ready-to-use
101 Finding them will typically require <em>searching</em> your
102 distribution's repository to find the name of the package. The tools
103 for doing this vary from distribution to distribution. A good place
104 to start searching is with the name of the package (e.g. "caps" or
105 "calf"). There are no fixed rules about what different Linux
106 distributions call their packages for a given set of plugins.
109 If the package isn't available, then you can build the plugins from
110 source (plugins are generally fairly easy to compile if you've ever
111 done this sort of thing before).
114 LADSPA plugins are shared library files. They need to be installed
115 in either /usr/lib/ladspa, /usr/local/lib/ladspa or in a directory
116 mentioned in your LADSPA_PATH environment variable.
119 LV2 plugins are folders/directories. They need to
120 installed in either /usr/lib/lv2, /usr/local/lib/lv2 or a directory
121 mentioned in your LV2_PATH environment variable.
124 Linux VST (LXVST) plugins are distributed as shared library
125 files. They are typically installed in /usr/lib/lxvst,
126 /usr/local/lib/lxvst or a directory mentioned in your LXVST_PATH
127 environment variable.
132 Unless you're a particularly technical computer user, building and
133 installing plugins in the LV2 (or LADSPA) format is probably not
134 something worth planning on.
137 Most of the plugins you are likely to use on OS X will be in Apple's
138 AudioUnit format. These have their own installation process that tends to