[linux-audio-user] VST support in Ardour2 beta.

[Dragan Noveski]

Dragan Noveski wrote:
> Paul Davis wrote:
>> On Wed, 2006-10-11 at 17:41 +0200, Peder Hedlund wrote:
>>  
>>>> How do I compile VST-support into Ardour2 beta?
>>>> VST=yes, but after that?
>>>> Where should i put the VST SDK 2.3 directory?
>>>>       
>>>  Make sure you have wine installed. (I tried with the latest).
>>>
>>>  You have to copy the vstsdk2.3/source/common/*.h to /usr/include/vst
>>>  (I think this is a bug. You shouldn't have to be root to install 
>>> ardour)
>>>     
>>
>> unnecessary too.
>> unpack the VST 2.3 SDK into libs/fst
>> then mkdir libs/fst/vst
>> then copy the contents of libs/fst/vstsdk2.3/source/common/*.h to
>> libs/fst/vst
>>
>> done.
>>
>>  
>>>  like these : http://www.kjaerhusaudio.com/classic-series.php,
>>>  in a "vst" directory in your home dir and make a  symbolic link to 
>>> that
>>>  from /usr/local/lib (I think there's a varaiable you can use to 
>>> point to
>>>  your directory as well)
>>>     
>>
>> ardour uses the VST_PLUGINS environment variable, same name as used on
>> win32 and OSX, to define a search path for plugins. VST_PATH is also
>> supported.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>   
> hi,
> i think that i did everything like mentioned here, but ardour wants 
> not to start up:
>
>
> nowhiskey at murija2:~$ ardour2
> ///usr/lib/ardour2/ardour.bin: Symbol `_ZTV7Command' has different 
> size in shared object, consider re-linking
> ///usr/lib/ardour2/ardour.bin: Symbol `_ZTVN6ARDOUR8LocationE' has 
> different size in shared object, consider re-linking
> Ardour/GTK 2.0beta5.1
>   (built using $Rev: 943 $ and GCC version 4.0.4 20060507 (prerelease) 
> (Debian 4.0.3-3))
> Copyright (C) 1999-2006 Paul Davis
> Some portions Copyright (C) Steve Harris, Ari Johnson, Brett Viren, 
> Joel Baker
>
> Achtung: Es gibt zu Ardour KEINERLEI Gewährleistung!
> not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
> Dies ist freie Software und Sie dürfen sie gerne weiterverbreiten,
> under certain conditions; see the source for copying conditions.
> Loading ui configuration file /etc/ardour2/ardour2_ui.rc
>
> (ardour.bin:20020): Gtk-WARNING **: Im Modulpfad »clearlooks« konnte 
> keine Themen-Engine gefunden werden,
> loading system configuration file /etc/ardour2/ardour_system.rc
> loading user configuration file /home/nowhiskey/.ardour2/ardour.rc
> OSC @ osc.udp://localhost.localdomain:3820/
> ///usr/lib/ardour2/ardour.bin: symbol lookup error: 
> ///usr/lib/ardour2/libardour.so: undefined symbol: fst_init
> nowhiskey at murija2:~$
>
> ---------------
>
> or if i try to start with "ardourvst":
>
> nowhiskey at murija2:~$ ardourvst
> Ardour/GTK 2.0beta5.1
>   (built using $Rev: 943 $ and GCC version 4.0.4 20060507 (prerelease) 
> (Debian 4.0.3-3))
> Copyright (C) 1999-2006 Paul Davis
> Some portions Copyright (C) Steve Harris, Ari Johnson, Brett Viren, 
> Joel Baker
>
> Achtung: Es gibt zu Ardour KEINERLEI Gewährleistung!
> not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
> Dies ist freie Software und Sie dürfen sie gerne weiterverbreiten,
> under certain conditions; see the source for copying conditions.
> Loading ui configuration file /etc/ardour2/ardour2_ui.rc
>
> (ardour_vst.exe.so:20023): Gtk-WARNING **: Im Modulpfad »clearlooks« 
> konnte keine Themen-Engine gefunden werden,
> loading system configuration file /etc/ardour2/ardour_system.rc
> loading user configuration file /home/nowhiskey/.ardour2/ardour.rc
> OSC @ osc.udp://localhost.localdomain:3820/
> Enabling SSE optimized routines
> ardour: [INFO]: detecting VST plugins along /home/nowhiskey/vst/
> ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:862:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave
> ALSA lib pcm_dsnoop.c:556:(snd_pcm_dsnoop_open) unable to open slave
> err:midi:MIDI_AlsaToWindowsDeviceType Cannot determine the type (alsa 
> type is 100000) of this midi device. Assuming FM Synth
> wine: Unhandled page fault on read access to 0xfffff514 at address 
> 0x7e5df970 (thread 0009), starting debugger...
> Usage:
>        winedbg [ [ --gdb ] [ prog-name [ prog-args ] | <num> | 
> file.mdmp | --help ]
> err:seh:raise_exception Unhandled exception code c000013a flags 0 addr 
> 0xb7e4a40f
> nowhiskey at murija2:~$
>
> ---------------------------------
> i just updated wine to 0.9.23 but still no success.
>
> does anybody has an idea how i get this running?
>
> cheers,
> doc
>
>
ok, strange enough, i had to try to start several times and now it works?!

sorry for wasting space on the list,

cheers,
doc