<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>
-<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>
-<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/">http://www.ladspa.org/cmt/</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>Calf <a href="http://calf.sourceforge.net/">http://calf.sourceforge.net/</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>
-<h3 id="LV2">LV2</h3>
+<h3 id="LADSPA">LADSPA</h3>
<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>
- <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>
-<h2>How do I install plugins?</h2>
+<h2>How to install plugins?</h2>
<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>
- 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
- "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>
- 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
- mentioned in your LADSPA_PATH environment variable.
+ mentioned in the local LADSPA_PATH environment variable.
</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
- 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,
- /usr/local/lib/lxvst or a directory mentioned in your LXVST_PATH
- environment variable.
+ /usr/local/lib/lxvst or a directory mentioned in the local LXVST_PATH
+ 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.
+ 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>
-
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