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electronic_music:toward_a_linux_softsynth_performance_setup [2023/07/21 01:42] – [JACK and controlling it] mithat | electronic_music:toward_a_linux_softsynth_performance_setup [2023/07/22 23:41] (current) – [Plugin hosts] mithat | ||
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====== Toward a Linux Softsynth Performance Setup ====== | ====== Toward a Linux Softsynth Performance Setup ====== | ||
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+ | This is a work in progress. | ||
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Our goal here is to create a Linux setup that will host LV2 and possibly VST3 plugins (softsynth and effects) for use in live performance. We don't care about and don't want DAW functionality. | Our goal here is to create a Linux setup that will host LV2 and possibly VST3 plugins (softsynth and effects) for use in live performance. We don't care about and don't want DAW functionality. | ||
- | Things you' | + | To get this done, we will need: |
- | * A plugin | + | * An application that will host the plugin(s). |
* JACK and a way to control it. | * JACK and a way to control it. | ||
* Plugins for one or more softsynths and possibly some effect plugins. | * Plugins for one or more softsynths and possibly some effect plugins. | ||
- | I'm assuming you have a MIDI controller you want to use. If not, you'll one of those too. It will need to speak [[https:// | + | I'm assuming you have a MIDI controller you want to use. If not, you'll one of those too. If MIDI over USB is new to you, you might want to [[https:// |
===== Plugin hosts ===== | ===== Plugin hosts ===== | ||
- | Rather than use a standalone software synth like [[https:// | + | Rather than use a standalone software synth, |
The credible options I've found are summarized below. I found many of these at [[https:// | The credible options I've found are summarized below. I found many of these at [[https:// | ||
* [[http:// | * [[http:// | ||
- | * [[https:// | + | * [[https:// |
+ | * [[https:// | ||
* [[https:// | * [[https:// | ||
- | * [[https://github.com/brummer10/jalv_select|jalv.select]] is a little app to select lv2 plugins | + | * [[http://drobilla.net/software/jalv.html|jalv]], a simple but fully featured LV2 host for JACK. See also [[https://github.com/brummer10/jalv_select|jalv.select]], a little app to select lv2 plugins |
* [[https:// | * [[https:// | ||
- | * [[https:// | + | * <del>[[https:// |
- | * Curiously enough, [[https:// | + | |
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===== JACK and controlling it ===== | ===== JACK and controlling it ===== | ||
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- | [[https:// | + | [[https:// |
There are two GUI wrappers that seem to make sense here: | There are two GUI wrappers that seem to make sense here: | ||
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There are heaps of softsynth plugins available, many for free, many open source. Below are some sites that catalog some of them. | There are heaps of softsynth plugins available, many for free, many open source. Below are some sites that catalog some of them. | ||
- | * [[https:// | + | * KXStudio offers a [[https:// |
- | * [[https:// | + | * linuxaudio.org has a collection of [[https:// |
* [[http:// | * [[http:// | ||
* [[https:// | * [[https:// | ||
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====== Attempt 1: The KVStudio stack ====== | ====== Attempt 1: The KVStudio stack ====== | ||
- | In this attempt, I'll add the KVStudio repositories to a Debian or Ubuntu Studio install and use Carla and the Dexed plugin. | + | In this attempt, I'll add the KVStudio repositories to a Debian or Ubuntu Studio install and use Carla to host the the Dexed plugin. [[https:// |
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- | [[https:// | + | |
* KXStudio has both [[https:// | * KXStudio has both [[https:// | ||
* [[https:// | * [[https:// | ||
- | LinuxSyths.com has some additional [[http:// | + | LinuxSyths.com has some additional [[http:// |
+ | [to be continued] |
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