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 <p>
 
 <p>

-  The following list shows <dfn>plugin packages</dfn>. In some cases,
-  a package contains just 1 or 2 plugins; in other cases, dozens.
+  The following list shows a few <dfn>plugin packages</dfn>. In some cases, a
+  package contains just one or two plugins; in other cases, dozens.

 </p>
 
 </p>
 

-<h2>Plugins by Standard</h2>
+<p>
+       This list does not aim at being exhaustive.
+</p>

 
 

-<h3 id="LADSPA">LADSPA</h3>
+<h2>Plugins by Standard:</h2>
+
+<h3 id="LV2">LV2</h3>

 
 <ul>
 
 <ul>

-<li>AMB <a href="http://kokkinizita.linuxaudio.org/linuxaudio/">http://kokkinizita.linuxaudio.org/linuxaudio/</a>
-</li>
-<li>Blepvco <a href="http://smbolton.com/linux.html">http://www.smbolton.com/linux.html</a>
-</li>
-<li>Blop <a href="http://blop.sourceforge.net/">http://blop.sourceforge.net/</a>
-</li>
-<li>CAPS <a href="http://quitte.de/dsp/caps.html">http://quitte.de/dsp/caps.html</a>
-</li>
-<li>CMT <a href="http://www.ladspa.org/cmt/overview.html">http://www.ladspa.org/cmt/overview.html</a>
-</li>
-<li>FIL <a href="http://kokkinizita.linuxaudio.org/linuxaudio/">http://kokkinizita.linuxaudio.org/linuxaudio/</a>
-</li>
-<li>FOO <a href="http://code.google.com/p/foo-plugins/">http://code.google.com/p/foo-plugins/</a>
-</li>
-<li>MCP <a href="http://kokkinizita.linuxaudio.org/linuxaudio/">http://kokkinizita.linuxaudio.org/linuxaudio/</a>
-</li>
-<li>NJL <a href="https://github.com/tialaramex/njl-plugins">https://github.com/tialaramex/njl-plugins</a>
-</li>
-<li>Omins <a href="http://www.nongnu.org/om-synth/omins.html">http://www.nongnu.org/om-synth/omins.html</a>
-</li>
-<li>REV <a href="http://kokkinizita.linuxaudio.org/linuxaudio/">http://kokkinizita.linuxaudio.org/linuxaudio/</a>
-</li>
-<li>SWH <a href="http://plugin.org.uk/">http://plugin.org.uk/</a>
-</li>
-<li>TAP <a href="http://tap-plugins.sourceforge.net/">http://tap-plugins.sourceforge.net/</a>
-</li>
-<li>VCF <a href="http://users.suse.com/~mana/ladspa.html">http://www.suse.de/~mana/ladspa.html</a>
-</li>
-<li>VCO <a href="http://kokkinizita.linuxaudio.org/linuxaudio/">http://kokkinizita.linuxaudio.org/linuxaudio/</a>
-</li>
-<li>VLevel <a href="http://vlevel.sourceforge.net/about/">http://vlevel.sourceforge.net/</a>
-</li>
-<li>Vocoder <a href="http://www.sirlab.de/linux/download_vocoder.html">http://www.sirlab.de/linux/download_vocoder.html</a>
-</li>
-<li>WASP <a href="http://linux01.gwdg.de/~nlissne/wasp/index.html">http://linux01.gwdg.de/~nlissne/wasp/index.html</a> (mar wanted!)
-</li>
-<li>Nova <a href="http://klingt.org/~tim/nova-filters/">http://klingt.org/~tim/nova-filters/</a>
-</li>
-<li>Socal’s LEET Plugins <a href="http://code.google.com/p/leetplugins/">http://code.google.com/p/leetplugins/</a>
-</li>
-<!--<li>Holap synthesizer and DSP effects <a href="http://holap.berlios.de/">http://holap.berlios.de/</a>
-</li>-->
+<li>SWH <a href="http://plugin.org.uk/lv2/">http://plugin.org.uk/lv2/</a> [GNU GPLv3]</li>
+<li>ll-plugins <a href="http://ll-plugins.nongnu.org/">http://ll-plugins.nongnu.org/</a>  [GNU GPLv3]</li>
+<li>ZynAddSubFX <a href="http://zynaddsubfx.sourceforge.net/">http://zynaddsubfx.sourceforge.net/</a> [GNU GPLv2+]</li>
+<li>OvertoneDSP <a href="https://www.overtonedsp.co.uk/">https://www.overtonedsp.co.uk/</a> [Proprietary]</li>
+<li>Invada Studio <a href="https://launchpad.net/invada-studio/">https://launchpad.net/invada-studio/</a> [GNU GPLv2]</li>
+<li>Pianoteq <a href="https://www.pianoteq.com/">https://www.pianoteq.com/</a> [Proprietary]</li>

 </ul>
 
 </ul>
 

-<h3 id="LV2">LV2</h3>
+<h3 id="LADSPA">LADSPA</h3>

 
 <ul>
 
 <ul>

-<li>SWH <a href="http://plugin.org.uk/lv2/">http://plugin.org.uk/lv2/</a>
-</li>
-<li>ll-plugins <a href="http://ll-plugins.nongnu.org/">http://ll-plugins.nongnu.org/</a>
-</li>
-<li>zynadd <a href="http://home.gna.org/zyn/">http://home.gna.org/zyn/</a>
-</li>
-<li>Calf <a href="http://calf.sourceforge.net/">http://calf.sourceforge.net/</a>
-</li>
-<li>LinuxDSP <a href="http://www.overtonedsp.co.uk/download/linuxdsp-archive/">http://www.overtonedsp.co.uk/download/linuxdsp-archive/</a>
-</li>
-  <li>Invada Studio <a href="https://launchpad.net/invada-studio/">https://launchpad.net/invada-studio/</a></li>
+<li>Kokkini Zita <a href="http://kokkinizita.linuxaudio.org/linuxaudio/">http://kokkinizita.linuxaudio.org/linuxaudio/</a> [GNU GPL/GNU GPLv3]</li>
+<li>Blepvco <a href="http://smbolton.com/linux.html">http://www.smbolton.com/linux.html</a> [GNU GPLv2+]</li>
+<li>Blop <a href="http://blop.sourceforge.net/">http://blop.sourceforge.net/</a> [GNU GPLv2]</li>
+<li>CAPS <a href="http://quitte.de/dsp/caps.html">http://quitte.de/dsp/caps.html</a> [GNU GPLv3]</li>
+<li>CMT <a href="http://www.ladspa.org/cmt/overview.html">http://www.ladspa.org/cmt/overview.html</a> [GNU GPLv2]</li>
+<li>FOO <a href="https://github.com/sampov2/foo-plugins">https://github.com/sampov2/foo-plugins</a> [GNU GPLv2]</li>
+<li>NJL <a href="https://github.com/tialaramex/njl-plugins">https://github.com/tialaramex/njl-plugins</a> [GNU GPLv2]</li>
+<li>Omins <a href="http://www.nongnu.org/om-synth/omins.html">http://www.nongnu.org/om-synth/omins.html</a> [GNU GPLv3]</li>
+<li>SWH <a href="http://plugin.org.uk/">http://plugin.org.uk/</a> [GNU GPLv3]</li>
+<li>TAP <a href="http://tap-plugins.sourceforge.net/">http://tap-plugins.sourceforge.net/</a> [GNU GPLv2]</li>
+<li>VCF <a href="http://users.suse.com/~mana/ladspa.html">http://www.suse.de/~mana/ladspa.html</a> [GNU LGPL]</li>
+<li>VLevel <a href="http://vlevel.sourceforge.net/about/">http://vlevel.sourceforge.net/</a> [GNU GPLv2]</li>
+<li>Vocoder <a href="http://www.sirlab.de/linux/download_vocoder.html">http://www.sirlab.de/linux/download_vocoder.html</a> [GNU GPLv2+]</li>
+<li>WASP <a href="http://linux01.gwdg.de/~nlissne/wasp/index.html">http://linux01.gwdg.de/~nlissne/wasp/index.html</a> [GNU GPLv3]</li>
+<li>Nova <a href="http://chuck.stanford.edu/planetccrma/mirror/fedora/linux/planetccrma/10/i386/repoview/ladspa-nova-plugins.html">http://chuck.stanford.edu/planetccrma/mirror/fedora/linux/planetccrma/10/i386/repoview/ladspa-nova-plugins.html</a> [GNU GPLv2+]</li>
+<li>Socal’s LEET Plugins <a href="http://code.google.com/p/leetplugins/">http://code.google.com/p/leetplugins/</a> [GNU GPLv2]</li>

 </ul>
 
 <h3 id="LinuxVST">Linux VST (LXVST)</h3>
 
 <ul>
 </ul>
 
 <h3 id="LinuxVST">Linux VST (LXVST)</h3>
 
 <ul>

-  <li>Loomer <a href="http://www.loomer.co.uk/">http://www.loomer.co.uk/</a></li>
-  <li>Distrho <a href="http://distrho.sourceforge.net/ports.php">http://distrho.sourceforge.net/ports.php</a></li>
-  <li>Argotlunar <a href="http://argotlunar.info/">http://argotlunar.info/</a></li>
+  <li>Loomer <a href="http://www.loomer.co.uk/">http://www.loomer.co.uk/</a> [Proprietary]</li>
+  <li>Distrho <a href="http://distrho.sourceforge.net/ports.php">http://distrho.sourceforge.net/ports.php</a> [GNU GPLv3]</li>
+  <li>Argotlunar <a href="http://argotlunar.info/">http://argotlunar.info/</a> [GNU GPLv2]</li>
+  <li>U-he <a href="https://u-he.com/">https://u-he.com/</a> [Proprietary]</li>

 </ul>
 
 </ul>
 

-<h2>How do I install plugins?</h2>
+<h2>How to install plugins?</h2>

 
 <h3>Linux</h3>
 
 <p>
 
 <h3>Linux</h3>
 
 <p>

-  <dfn>Installation</dfn> will vary a little depending on how you get plugins.  If
-  your repository has a particular plugin package, just install it using
-  the normal software package management tool for your system. Most
-  Linux distributions that are good for audio work will have most of
-  the LADSPA and LV2 plugins mentioned above available in ready-to-use
-  forms.
+  <dfn>Installation</dfn> will vary a little depending on how the plugins have
+  been obtained. If a particular plugin package appears in the local repository,
+  installing it using is done by using the normal software package management
+  tool for the system. Most Linux distributions that are good for audio work
+  will have most of the LADSPA and LV2 plugins mentioned above available in
+  ready-to-use form.

 </p>
 <p>
 </p>
 <p>

-  Finding them will typically require <em>searching</em> your
+  Finding them will typically require <em>searching</em> the

   distribution's repository to find the name of the package. The tools
   for doing this vary from distribution to distribution. A good place
   to start searching is with the name of the package (e.g. "caps" or
   distribution's repository to find the name of the package. The tools
   for doing this vary from distribution to distribution. A good place
   to start searching is with the name of the package (e.g. "caps" or

-  "calf"). There are no fixed rules about what different Linux
+  "cmt"). There are no fixed rules about what different Linux

   distributions call their packages for a given set of plugins.
 </p>
 <p>
   distributions call their packages for a given set of plugins.
 </p>
 <p>

-  If the package isn't available, then you can build the plugins from
-  source (plugins are generally fairly easy to compile if you've ever
-  done this sort of thing before).
+  If the package isn't available, then the plugins can be built from
+  source (plugins are generally fairly easy to compile and well-documented).

 </p>
 <p>
   LADSPA plugins are shared library files. They need to be installed
   in either /usr/lib/ladspa, /usr/local/lib/ladspa or in a directory
 </p>
 <p>
   LADSPA plugins are shared library files. They need to be installed
   in either /usr/lib/ladspa, /usr/local/lib/ladspa or in a directory

-  mentioned in your LADSPA_PATH environment variable.
+  mentioned in the local LADSPA_PATH environment variable.

 </p>
 <p>
 </p>
 <p>

-  LV2 plugins are folders/directories. They need to
+  LV2 plugins are folders/directories. They need to be

   installed in either /usr/lib/lv2, /usr/local/lib/lv2 or a directory
   installed in either /usr/lib/lv2, /usr/local/lib/lv2 or a directory

-  mentioned in your LV2_PATH environment variable.
+  mentioned in the local LV2_PATH environment variable.

 </p>
 <p>
   Linux VST (LXVST) plugins are distributed as shared library
   files. They are typically installed in /usr/lib/lxvst,
 </p>
 <p>
   Linux VST (LXVST) plugins are distributed as shared library
   files. They are typically installed in /usr/lib/lxvst,

-  /usr/local/lib/lxvst or a directory mentioned in your LXVST_PATH
+  /usr/local/lib/lxvst or a directory mentioned in the local LXVST_PATH

   environment variable.
 </p>
 
 <h3>OS X</h3>
 <p>
   environment variable.
 </p>
 
 <h3>OS X</h3>
 <p>

-  Unless you're a particularly technical computer user, building and
+  Except for the particularly technical computer user, building and

   installing plugins in the LV2 (or LADSPA) format is probably not
   something worth planning on.
 </p>
 <p>
   installing plugins in the LV2 (or LADSPA) format is probably not
   something worth planning on.
 </p>
 <p>

-  Most of the plugins you are likely to use on OS X will be in Apple's
+  Most of the plugins likely to be used on OS X will be in Apple's

   AudioUnit format. These have their own installation process that tends to
   just work.
 </p>
   AudioUnit format. These have their own installation process that tends to
   just work.
 </p>