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