X-Git-Url: http://shamusworld.gotdns.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=_manual%2F11_working-with-plugins%2F04_windows-vst-support.html;h=e6c375e0c2825d711ca90619753c93555efd9ddb;hb=68b160728db2a8dc1ff27cd7ede6772efe2573e1;hp=04a3c049e1c95aa396508f12acc138cee644f83a;hpb=038908f80b1fe8732da9e964ce141aa2199c7dda;p=ardour-manual diff --git a/_manual/11_working-with-plugins/04_windows-vst-support.html b/_manual/11_working-with-plugins/04_windows-vst-support.html index 04a3c04..e6c375e 100644 --- a/_manual/11_working-with-plugins/04_windows-vst-support.html +++ b/_manual/11_working-with-plugins/04_windows-vst-support.html @@ -1,25 +1,26 @@ --- layout: default -title: Windows VST Support +title: Using Windows VST Plugins on Linux --- - - - -

Thanks to the combined work of Torben Hohn, Kjetil Mattheusen, Paul -Davis and a few other developers, it is possible to use Windows VST -plugins (that is, plugins in VST format built and distributed for the -Windows platforms) on Ardour running on Linux. (Note: there is no VST -support of any kind on OS X).

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+ Thanks to the combined work of Torben Hohn, Kjetil Mattheusen, Paul + Davis and a few other developers, it is possible to use Windows + VST + plugins (that is, plugins in VST format built and distributed + for the Windows platforms) on Ardour running on Linux. (Note: there + is no VST support of any kind on OS X). +

However, doing so has three substantial downsides:

The dependence on Wine makes it almost impossible for the Ardour @@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ from LinuxDSP and Loomer.

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A Plea To Plugin Manufacturers

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A Plea To Plugin Manufacturers

Please consider porting your plugins so that users can enjoy them on Linux too. Several other commercial plugin developers have already