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jack-tools includes a utility called "jack-lxvst", which is a host for
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Linux native VST plugins.
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For licensing reasons, the VST headers (copyright Steinberg) cannot
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be included in this SlackBuild. If you need jack-lxvst, you'll have to
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register as a developer at https://www.steinberg.net/ and download the VST
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developers' kit from there. You want version 2.x of the dev kit (which may
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no longer be available; not sure if version 3.x works with jack-lxvst). Once
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you've downloaded the files and extracted them, do one of these things:
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- Copy or symlink the files aeffect.h and aeffectx.h to the jack-tools
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directory (the one that contains jack-tools.SlackBuild).
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- Or, export VST_HEADERS=<path> in the environment before running the
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SlackBuild. <path> is the directory that contains the files aeffect.h
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and aeffectx.h. Example: export VST_HEADERS=/usr/local/include/VST
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If all went well, when you install the jack-tools package, the description
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will say "This package was built WITH Steinberg Linux VST support". Just
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to be on the safe side, do not redistribute the package. I'm not a lawyer
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and I'm not sure whether Steinberg's license would allow redistribution
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of a compiled binary using the VST headers.
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If you did the above but the build fails to compile, you might be using
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the wrong version of the VST headers. This would be a problem for upstream
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(the actual author of jack-tools) to fix, so report it there.
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The above only has to be done if you actually need jack-lxvst. If you
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don't know whether you need it, read this FAQ:
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Q: What is VST?
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A: If you don't know, you don't need jack-lxvst, and you can stop
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reading now.
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Q: What is a Linux native VST?
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A: The vast majority of VST plugins (effects and instruments) are
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distributed as Windows executables (or DLLs). A Linux native VST is a
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Linux executable (or shared library), either distributed as source and
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compiled by the user, or (more often) as a precompiled binary. Linux
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native VST plugins are pretty rare, although they do exist.
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Q: What is jack-lxvst?
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A: jack-lxvst is a standalone host for Linux native VSTs. If you don't
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use Linux native VSTs, you don't need jack-lxvst.
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Q: I want to use Linux native VST plugins in my DAW, which has Linux
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native VST support. Do I need jack-lxvst?
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A: No. If your DAW supports Linux native VST plugins, you don't need a
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separate host for them (such as jack-lxvst).
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Q: I have this Windows VST plugin I want to use on Linux, do I need
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jack-lxvst?
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A: No. jack-lxvst is only for Linux native VST plugins. For Windows VSTs,
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try wineasio. Ardour can also be built with Windows VST support,
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using WINE. Whatever solution you find for Windows VSTs on Linux
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will pretty much have to involve WINE somehow.
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Q: I have a Linux native VST I want to use with my DAW, but my DAW
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doesn't have VST support. Can I use jack-lxvst for this?
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A: Yes. This is the intended use for jack-lxvst.
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