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@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
-jack-tools includes a utility called "jack-lxvst", which is a host for
-Linux native VST plugins.
+jack-tools includes a utility called "rju-lxvst", which is a host
+for Linux native VST plugins, and a utility called "lxvst-query"
+which shows information on a native VST plugin (names and types of
+parameters, e.g).
-For licensing reasons, the VST headers (copyright Steinberg) cannot
-be included in this SlackBuild. If you need jack-lxvst, you'll have to
-register as a developer at https://www.steinberg.net/ and download the VST
-developers' kit from there. You want version 2.x of the dev kit (which may
-no longer be available; not sure if version 3.x works with jack-lxvst). Once
-you've downloaded the files and extracted them, do one of these things:
+For licensing reasons, the VST headers (copyright Steinberg) cannot be
+included in this SlackBuild. If you need VST support, you'll have to
+register as a developer at https://www.steinberg.net/ and download the
+VST developers' kit from there. You want version 2.x of the dev kit
+(which may no longer be available; not sure if version 3.x works with
+jack-tools). Once you've downloaded the files and extracted them, do
+one of these things:
- Copy or symlink the files aeffect.h and aeffectx.h to the jack-tools
directory (the one that contains jack-tools.SlackBuild).
@@ -25,11 +28,11 @@ If you did the above but the build fails to compile, you might be using
the wrong version of the VST headers. This would be a problem for upstream
(the actual author of jack-tools) to fix, so report it there.
-The above only has to be done if you actually need jack-lxvst. If you
+The above only has to be done if you actually need rju-lxvst. If you
don't know whether you need it, read this FAQ:
Q: What is VST?
-A: If you don't know, you don't need jack-lxvst, and you can stop
+A: If you don't know, you don't need rju-lxvst, and you can stop
reading now.
Q: What is a Linux native VST?
@@ -39,22 +42,26 @@ A: The vast majority of VST plugins (effects and instruments) are
compiled by the user, or (more often) as a precompiled binary. Linux
native VST plugins are pretty rare, although they do exist.
-Q: What is jack-lxvst?
-A: jack-lxvst is a standalone host for Linux native VSTs. If you don't
- use Linux native VSTs, you don't need jack-lxvst.
+ If you don't use or plan to use Linux native VSTs, you don't need
+ rju-lxvst!
+
+Q: What is rju-lxvst?
+A: rju-lxvst is a standalone host for Linux native VSTs. What it does is
+ run the VST plugin as a JACK client, so you can connect other JACK apps
+ (such as DAWs or jack-rack) to it.
Q: I want to use Linux native VST plugins in my DAW, which has Linux
- native VST support. Do I need jack-lxvst?
+ native VST support. Do I need rju-lxvst?
A: No. If your DAW supports Linux native VST plugins, you don't need a
- separate host for them (such as jack-lxvst).
+ separate host for them (such as rju-lxvst). It will act as its own host.
Q: I have this Windows VST plugin I want to use on Linux, do I need
- jack-lxvst?
-A: No. jack-lxvst is only for Linux native VST plugins. For Windows VSTs,
+ rju-lxvst?
+A: No. rju-lxvst is only for Linux native VST plugins. For Windows VSTs,
try wineasio. Ardour can also be built with Windows VST support,
using WINE. Whatever solution you find for Windows VSTs on Linux
will pretty much have to involve WINE somehow.
Q: I have a Linux native VST I want to use with my DAW, but my DAW
- doesn't have VST support. Can I use jack-lxvst for this?
-A: Yes. This is the intended use for jack-lxvst.
+ doesn't have VST support. Can I use rju-lxvst for this?
+A: Yes. This is the intended use for rju-lxvst.