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/">http://www.ladspa.org/cmt/</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>Calf <a href="http://calf.sourceforge.net/">http://calf.sourceforge.net/</a>
52 <li>Socal’s LEET Plugins <a href="http://code.google.com/p/leetplugins/">http://code.google.com/p/leetplugins/</a>
54 <!--<li>Holap synthesizer and DSP effects <a href="http://holap.berlios.de/">http://holap.berlios.de/</a>
61 <li>SWH <a href="http://plugin.org.uk/lv2/">http://plugin.org.uk/lv2/</a>
63 <li>ll-plugins <a href="http://ll-plugins.nongnu.org/">http://ll-plugins.nongnu.org/</a>
65 <li>zynadd <a href="http://home.gna.org/zyn/">http://home.gna.org/zyn/</a>
67 <li>Calf <a href="http://calf.sourceforge.net/">http://calf.sourceforge.net/</a>
69 <li>LinuxDSP <a href="http://www.overtonedsp.co.uk/download/linuxdsp-archive/">http://www.overtonedsp.co.uk/download/linuxdsp-archive/</a>
71 <li>Invada Studio <a href="https://launchpad.net/invada-studio/">https://launchpad.net/invada-studio/</a></li>
74 <h3 id="LinuxVST">Linux VST (LXVST)</h3>
77 <li>Loomer <a href="http://www.loomer.co.uk/">http://www.loomer.co.uk/</a></li>
78 <li>Distrho <a href="http://distrho.sourceforge.net/ports.php">http://distrho.sourceforge.net/ports.php</a></li>
79 <li>Argotlunar <a href="http://argotlunar.info/">http://argotlunar.info/</a></li>
82 <h2>How do I install plugins?</h2>
87 <dfn>Installation</dfn> will vary a little depending on how you get plugins. If
88 your repository has a particular plugin package, just install it using
89 the normal software package management tool for your system. Most
90 Linux distributions that are good for audio work will have most of
91 the LADSPA and LV2 plugins mentioned above available in ready-to-use
95 Finding them will typically require <em>searching</em> your
96 distribution's repository to find the name of the package. The tools
97 for doing this vary from distribution to distribution. A good place
98 to start searching is with the name of the package (e.g. "caps" or
99 "calf"). There are no fixed rules about what different Linux
100 distributions call their packages for a given set of plugins.
103 If the package isn't available, then you can build the plugins from
104 source (plugins are generally fairly easy to compile if you've ever
105 done this sort of thing before).
108 LADSPA plugins are shared library files. They need to be installed
109 in either /usr/lib/ladspa, /usr/local/lib/ladspa or in a directory
110 mentioned in your LADSPA_PATH environment variable.
113 LV2 plugins are folders/directories. They need to
114 installed in either /usr/lib/lv2, /usr/local/lib/lv2 or a directory
115 mentioned in your LV2_PATH environment variable.
118 Linux VST (LXVST) plugins are distributed as shared library
119 files. They are typically installed in /usr/lib/lxvst,
120 /usr/local/lib/lxvst or a directory mentioned in your LXVST_PATH
121 environment variable.
126 Unless you're a particularly technical computer user, building and
127 installing plugins in the LV2 (or LADSPA) format is probably not
128 something worth planning on.
131 Most of the plugins you are likely to use on OS X will be in Apple's
132 AudioUnit format. These have their own installation process that tends to