DISTRHO plugin suite release! (2012-05-18 pack)

[falkTX]

Hello there everyone, it's me again
This time, it's about plugins, lots of them!

We just released our very first audio plugins (3BandEQ/Splitter and PingPongPan), and added a few more Linux ports (dRowAudio Plugins, Juced Plugins, Highlife and more!).
This release brings LV2 support for all plugins.

More information is available on the official website - http://distrho.sourceforge.net/
There are pre-compiled Standalone, LV2 and VST versions of all plugins (saving rare exceptions), and source code too if needed.


Regarding LV2, old hosts will not work properly (zynjacku and traverso).
These plugins export lv2-presets (useful in Ardour3 and Jalv), but also work with lv2-programs (Carla and Qtractor).
lv2-programs is my own custom lv2 extension, see for details - http://kxstudio.sourceforge.net/ns/lv2ext/programs/


If you like them, here's a challenge for you:
Create a simple/demo song using *only* DISTRHO plugin/ports and make a video/screencast of such demo.


Enjoy!!

[lucianodato]

Well Done! Thank you very much for your hard work! I'm curious about how the spliter would work in Ardour if there is no joiner, I have to try that. With so many plugins now, there are no excuses for not using linux. Go falktx!

[StudioDave]

Hi falk,

As you know, I've been building and testing the Distrho plugins regularly. I have a few suggestions :

1. Presets. AFAICT only the TAL plugs have them. The synths will be far more attractive with a handful of presets to get started. Do the originals have any presets we can use ?

2. Stability for the synths. I'm getting repeated segfaults from them, I'll prepare a real report for you asap.

3. Some docs maybe ? Is there documentation for the original plugins ?

4. Did I already mention presets ?

Minor stuff, really (except for the presets). Keep up the great work ! With your collection and drobilla's MDA ports the LV2 list gets longer and stronger.

Best,

dp

[falkTX]

Please note that most plugins in the repo are ports and not plugins that I made by myself.
The "original" plugins are currently 3BandEQ/Splitter and PingPongPan.
I already have others in the works, but most of my plugins will be utilities (output jack-midi from host, read audio/midi files and sync to transport, midi 1-to-16 channel splitter, vst2lv2 bridge, etc).
I'm not really a DSP coder, but I know the plugin APIs and how to code for them. Most of the plugins I'll make won't be synths or FX at all, but tools to bridge missing functionality.

1. Presets. AFAICT only the TAL plugs have them. The synths will be far more attractive with a handful of presets to get started. Do the originals have any presets we can use ?

That will only depend on the original plugins. I know Capsaicin and Vex don't come with presets, that is sad indeed.

2. Stability for the synths. I'm getting repeated segfaults from them, I'll prepare a real report for you asap.

I know DrumSynth has a few issues, maybe Vex too. I didn't want to try to fix everything and delaying the DISTRHO release anymore. I'll be waiting for your tests here (I'm busy coding right now so I'm not testing them myself )

3. Some docs maybe ? Is there documentation for the original plugins ?

check the official webpages for these plugins, basic info here http://distrho.sourceforge.net/ports.php.
Documentation is always a tricky business for opensource projects.

Keep up the great work ! With your collection and drobilla's MDA ports the LV2 list gets longer and stronger.

Don't forget the Calf suite!

btw, Qtractor and Carla don't implement the same way of presets that jalv and ardour3 do.
I'm current maintain a list of plugins using lv2-programs (my own lv2 extension) here:
http://kxstudio.sourceforge.net/ns/lv2ext/programs/

a patch for mda-lv2 is there. Qtractor doesn't yet talk lv2-atoms, but it will show presets for those FX that have them.