Le 01 Jan à 03:55, osbusters(a)softhome.net ecrivait: [...] [...] Hi. First, it seems that you try to use your software as root, which is *evil* :). Second, for launching Crystal VST, I first enter this (as a normal user of course, and in the same shell than the one I'll call the VST juste after) : export DSSI_PATH=/usr/lib/dssi export VST_PATH=/home/yves/musique/vst/Crystal:/home/yves/musique/vst/effets:/ This permits jack-dssi-host to find Crytal, and then the plugins in /home/yves/musique/vst/effets HTH, Y.

Try http://rpm.nyvalls.se I never had any luck with dssi-vst mainly because of it's inability to interpret long file names or segmented / deprecated name. R

Russell Hanaghan writes: Thanks for the link. If not dssi-vst, then what do people use to wrap vsti's for use in Rosegarden?

From what I can tell in the /usr/lib/dssi folder...the dssi virtual synth format had a .so "library" file and a folder containing the virtual synth-extension something like _qt. What do I use to convert my .dll files to this format?

osbusters(a)softhome.net wrote: Your not pestering. At least, not NEARLY as much as I did when I started! Ask Dave Phillips how relentless *my* whining was when I tried in vane to make vst's work in Linux! :D He was one of many great folks here that helped me out. Bottom line (IMHO)...There's a tad more effort to linux audio than "point <--> click '.exe. <---> learn software traits and personality! You have to learn an entirely new OS too (if you have no previous experience with unix / linux). It's not a quick, simple thing. Lots of reading, hours messing with software, etc. BUT, the trade off for ease in Windows is that it robs resources and horse power from your machine. WIn XP wont even run on older boxes with its thirst fro RAM. And theres little to nothing you can do to change it. Not so with Linux! You can run lighter window managers in the Xserver for example that leave more memory and resources for music. Its generally totally taylorable to your personal needs and the biggest difference is the latency you can achieve with the patched kernels! Check some of these links; http://quicktoots.linuxaudio.org/ http://linux-sound.org/ Read up on the vst stuff but also on realtime kernels and some of the major differences between Windows and Linux (found by our great lord of websites "Google") And back to Vst topic; My take is this...yes, there's an element of purity to keeping it all native to Linux by utilizing LADSPA fx. Some of them are really nice! But I also like many of my VST's too. And one as an example, is a softsynth called HyperCanvas by Roland (Edirol). It is a software version of a GM2 128 voice midi synth module and the sounds (Drums, bass, all regular GM2 spec instruments) just kick ass! Theres a VERY nice reverb that is free called "Ambience" and a multi fx called LFX1310. I have found the midi synth VERY useful with RoseGarden and Muse. Getting it to run was a pain but it works. For other midi sound modules, your next best bet is Qsynth (Front end GUI for Fluidsynth) which you can load sound fonts such as those utilized in Soundblaster soundcards. I say, do whatever works best for you. I have no ethical problem running windows stuff (in music production) in Linux while the apps that are out there come up in both quality and quantity. Its a "do whatever sounds good to you" thing AFAIC. And the evolution of Linux audio has been swift and strong in the last few years so there is much progress. Don't give up. Google until your eyes bleed and read, read, read! I promise it *will* be worth it. Cheers! Russell P.S. It *may* be better to not do this when your sick! It requires patience! :)

what I can tell, Rosegarden is not to difficult for anyone familiar with Cubase, Sonar or Logic...but without the capacity to run Virtual Synths, it's mostly of no use to me.

Gordon JC Pearce writes: Yes, I built mine from source too....it does have DSSI....but I've had enough frankly, see you guys in a few years when it's all worked out. It's not worth the effort, as far as I can see.

Thx: Anyone that's run Arturia's Moog Modular or mini-moog, or any of a dozen great vsti's, will realize that they just CAN't Do without them. And Wine makes a mess out of these plugins for starters, from what I can tell. So I guess I've made the right choice. No doubt linux is coming into it's own and I'll be able to dump the horrid Windohs for good one day. But not today. Cheers Lars Luthman writes:

jack-dssi-host: Error: Plugin label "Pro-53.dll" not found in library "dssi-vst.so" Same message as always