[LAU] MrRay73.dll with dssi-vst-0.8 and dssi-host-jack?

[oz]

Q wrote:
> Sorry, I can't help you with your precise query, it's been a while since 
> I've tried running VSTs using either DSSI-VST or FST, although I did 
> have MrRay73 running at some point in the past with both.
> 
> I've encountered problems in the past with loading some of the custom 
> SynthEdit modules in both MrRay73 and MrTramp, which might point towards 
> the audio error you mention, rather than GUI, but I really don't know 
> for sure.
> 
> These days I have no trouble at all running it (and quite a few other 
> VSTs, including other SoundFonts.it ones) in the freeware (but not 
> FLOSS) Cantabile Lite VST host using Wine and Wine-asio. I realise this 
> might be more overhead than you ideally might want on an Eee.
> 
> I hope that might help in some small way.

Thanks for your feedback, Q!
In the meantime I tried a few things:

* update on all packages in debian/testing
* upgrade KDE3.5 --> KDE4.2,
* compiling dssi-vst-0.8 with Steinberg vstsdk2.4 instead of vestige 
headers.
* starting another plugin AZR3.dll with success.


Both (vestige or steinberg) versions of MrRay73.dll ended up with ...
------------------------------------------------------------------
[...]
Initialising Windows subsystem...
dssi-vst-server[1]: registered Windows application class "dssi_vst"
dssi-vst-server[1]: created main window
done
dssi-vst-server[1]: created audio thread
Failed to set realtime priority for audio thread: Operation not permitted
terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::bad_alloc'
   what():  std::bad_alloc
Aborted
------------------------------------------------------------------

For a short period of time (until "Aborted") I see MrRay73 in jacks 
connection table as readable client. A MrRay73 GUI never appears.

My guess is, MrRay73.dll is incompatible with dssi-vst :-/
I could have known, there is no entry in the Linux Vst Compatibility list:
http://ladspavst.linuxaudio.org/

Any other good Rhodes-Clone-plugin known?

- oz

P.S. Here the full listing, for those who are interested:

$ jack-dssi-host dssi-vst.so:MrRay73.dll

jack-dssi-host: Warning: DSSI path not set
jack-dssi-host: Defaulting to 
"/usr/local/lib/dssi:/usr/lib/dssi:/home/zi/.dssi"

VST_PATH not set, defaulting to /home/zi/vst:/usr/local/lib/vst:/usr/lib/vst
RemoteVSTClient: all cache files are up-to-date, not running scanner
DSSIVSTPlugin::instantiate(MrRay73.dll)
DSSIVSTPluginInstance::DSSIVSTPluginInstance(MrRay73.dll)
Returning file identifiers: tCdV9HEMc190foO79jOi0eaD
DSSI_PATH not set, defaulting to 
/home/zi/.dssi:/usr/local/lib/dssi:/usr/lib/dssi
RemoteVSTClient: executing /usr/local/lib/dssi/dssi-vst/dssi-vst-server 
MrRay73.dll,tCdV9HEMc190foO79jOi0eaD
DSSI VST plugin server v0.986
Copyright (c) 2004-2008 Chris Cannam
Loading "MrRay73.dll"...
VST_PATH not set, defaulting to /home/zi/vst:/usr/local/lib/vst:/usr/lib/vst
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:1008:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave
ALSA lib pcm_dsnoop.c:593:(snd_pcm_dsnoop_open) unable to open slave
dssi-vst-server[1]: found in /home/zi/vst/MrRay73.dll
done
Testing VST compatibility...
dssi-vst-server[1]: VST 2.4 entrypoint "VSTPluginMain" not found in DLL 
"MrRay73.dll", looking for "main"
dssi-vst-server[1]: VST entrypoint "main" found
dssi-vst-server[1]: plugin instantiated
dssi-vst-server[1]: plugin is a VST
dssi-vst-server[1]: plugin has a GUI
dssi-vst-server[1]: plugin supports processReplacing
dssi-vst-server[1]: opening plugin
dssi-vst-server[1]: plugin is VST 2.0 or newer
dssi-vst-server[1]: plugin is a synth
dssi-vst-server[1]: plugin name is "MrRay73 1.0"
dssi-vst-server[1]: vendor string is "Guido Scognamiglio"
Initialising Windows subsystem...
dssi-vst-server[1]: registered Windows application class "dssi_vst"
dssi-vst-server[1]: created main window
done
dssi-vst-server[1]: created audio thread
Failed to set realtime priority for audio thread: Operation not permitted
terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::bad_alloc'
   what():  std::bad_alloc
Aborted