[LAU] How to use Linux VST (SoundCrab)?

[hollunder at gmx.at]

On Sat, 17 Oct 2009 10:38:46 -0500
"Jonathan E. Brickman" <jeb at joshuacorps.org> wrote:

> SoundCrab comes as a .so file, a native Linux DLL.  It is called by
> its maker a VST, so I tried it with the VST host included in AVLinux, 
> 'vsthost'.  It gives the below.  I have tried copying soundcrab.so to 
> /usr/local/lib/vst, but there was no change in result.  What is the
> best method to use?
> 
> J.E.B.
> 
> jeb at jebspc:~/Desktop/VST$ vsthost soundcrab.so
> Returning file identifiers: QSTwMe2iCe1CDtqWf1l0rEup
> RemoteVSTClient:
> executing /usr/local/lib/dssi/dssi-vst/dssi-vst-server -g
> soundcrab.so,QSTwMe2iCe1CDtqWf1l0rEup DSSI VST plugin server v0.986
> Copyright (c) 2004-2008 Chris Cannam
> Loading "soundcrab.so"...
> dssi-vst-server[1]: not found in /usr/local/lib/vst/soundcrab.so
> dssi-vst-server[1]: not found in /usr/local/lib/vst/soundcrab.so
> dssi-vst-server[1]: not found in DLL path
> dssi-vst-server: ERROR: Couldn't load VST DLL "soundcrab.so"
> Plugin server timed out on startup: No such device or address
> vsthost: bailing out

Very few hosts support those Linux VSTs, besides jost lmms might work,
but I doubt there are more options than that.