[linux-audio-user] Any instructions about for running a Win VSTi under vstserver

[Russell Hanaghan]

On Wed, 2004-05-26 at 14:39, Mark Knecht wrote:
> Chris Cannam wrote:
> > On Wednesday 26 May 2004 6:24 pm, Mark Knecht wrote:
> > 
> >>    I've got a Windows VSTi I want to try running under Linux.
> > 
> > 
> > You probably want "vsti" from Kjetil Matheussen (using vstserver) or 
> > "jack_fst" from Paul Davis and Torben Hohn (using libfst).  Either of 
> > these will run a VSTi with GUI as a standalone JACK/ALSA app that can 
> > then be driven as an ALSA sequencer client from a MIDI source.
> > 
> > You can get vsti at http://www.notam02.no/arkiv/src/, or jack_fst at   
> > http://linuxaudiosystems.com/fst/ .  I have never tried vsti, but I 
> > have used both vstserver-for-plugins and jack_fst with good results.

VST server made my head hurt a lOT~  In fact, I'm thumping out this
e-mail with my nose as I'm strapped in the "I-love-me" jacket in a
padded cell.

"Gone ga-ga! Dinner's in the lampshade!"

R~
> > 
> > 
> > Chris
> > 
> > 
> 
> Chris,
>     The fst link doesn't seem to be working right now. Even the link on 
> the products web page is not operational.
> 
>     The vsti one looks more promising. I've managed to get the SIR 
> implulse reverb up and going. There seems to be something strange (which 
> I haven't quite figured out!) about the order I start everything, but at 
> least it works to the level of bringing up a GUI.
> 
>     It's encouraging that it also presents a MIDI port in qjackctl.
> 
>     Thanks for the pointer!
> 
> Cheers,
> Mark