[LAU] [slightly OT] Call for contribution to ACID december 2015

[Christopher Arndt]

Am 20.12.2015 um 22:25 schrieb set:
> Never thought about using VST on GNU/Linux... There are many VST's i
> love, that i abandoned when i migrated. Although, since i use mainly
> hardware synthesizers for sound generation, i quickly embraced the wide
> range of LADSPA.
> 
> What are the advantages of using wine, over having a windows partition?

You're bringing up several different aspects here:

1) VSTs are not exclusive to Windows/OS X nowadays. There are quite a
few Linux plugins in native VST format, even though most of them are
originally developed under Windows. Most of them come in LV2 format too,
so you have a choice to use whichever format works best for your host.

2) When I use Windows VSTs, it's because there are no suitable
alternatives for Linux. "Suitable" may have different definitions, i.e.
sometimes it may mean that Windows VSTs just have a better GUI,
automation capabilities or preset handling than equivalent Linux
plugins. Or, for example, I haven't found a simple, but good sounding
free bread-and-butter subtractive synth on Linux yet, which gives me a
good set of basic features and a well laid-out interface. Whereas there
are dozens of excellent choices in Windows VST land.

3) I have a Windows partition with a DAW setup, but if I can avoid it, I
don't want to have to shut down Linux and boot Windows. Running a DAW in
a virtual machine isn't going to work well either. But sometimes I have
a project where I need a plugin/instrument that only works under the
Window DAW, so I record some tracks under Windows and then later switch
to Linux to mix the project. In this case it is convenient to be able to
use the same effect plugins in the project, regardles of whether you
open it on Windows or Linux.


Chris



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