Airwindows plugins cannot be found...

[OccinticLady]

Hi,
Sorry to ask a dumb question...I have a question about the Airwindows plugins. I have set the path to the plugins and Ardour scanned them. And yes, I saw "Wider" in the list.
However, if I want to add the plugin, I cannot find the Airwindows plugin (or the name of the maker)...
Where do I miss the point?
Thanks
Melissa

[LAM]

Hi @OccinticLady,
first suggestion is to have all the manually downloaded VST plugins under the same folder. For example I have Airwindows ones in a folder called Airwindows inside the .vst folder in my home. This way you set ~/.vst in the search path of VST plugins in Ardour (or any other DAW) settings and every folder inside it will be scanned.
Second suggestion is to make sure there are no filters enabled in the Plugin Selector, you can select "Show all" (or something like that).

[OccinticLady]

@LAM thanks, I'll try that NOW

[OccinticLady]

Aha...I have version 5.12 and you possibly higher...
Edit : I think I have got it. I have the free version, and that can (possibly) not add extra stuff.
Also, I dont have access to "effects" in that window (that does look diffeent, hebce my question on the version)
...
Hmm, I will NEED to buy Ardour anyway if I want to contuinue down this path...

[LAM]

Doesn't work on 5.12?

You don't "need" to "buy it". If you want to support the development you can make a "donation", and that's good.

The version that comes with your distro/not distro or that you compile by yourself is the same in features, except for proprietary GUIs of some plugins.

[OccinticLady]

I right-click in the processorbox and select "add plugin", I do get the frame, but I dont see any effects...
What I can do (not scared to do) is compile the newest version from scratch...
I love this - I use Manjaro as main system and Debian as music development.
Every time an update breaks my system I jump up, happy to learn something...
One of the first things I did was compile a new kernel and install it.
Takes time and research, but...it's fun
Melissa

[LAM]

If you are already using Debian and you are not afraid to break something just point your repos to sid.
https://wiki.debian.org/DebianUnstable
Then:

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sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt full-upgrade

*ONLY IF YOU ARE USING KXSTUDIO REPOS*:
If you are using Ardour 5.12 from KXStudio repos you have to reinstall Ardour from the Debian repos with:

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 sudo apt install -t sid ardour ardour-data

and then:

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sudo apt-mark hold ardour

to avoid Ardour being downgraded to KXStudio one when upgrading other packages.

[sunrat]

If you are already using Debian and you are not afraid to break something just point your repos to sid.
https://wiki.debian.org/DebianUnstable
Then:

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sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt full-upgrade

That would upgrade the whole system to unstable and very likely break something.
Ardour in Debian Stable is currently v6.5 but may be overshadowed by the ancient KX version because of its "2" epoch prefix.

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$ apt list -a ardour
Listing... Done
ardour/gcc5 2:5.12.0-1kxstudio2v5 amd64
ardour/stable,now 1:6.5.0+ds0-1 amd64 [installed]
ardour/stable 1:5.12.0-1kxstudio2 amd64

ardour/gcc5 2:5.12.0-1kxstudio2v5 i386
ardour/stable 1:6.5.0+ds0-1 i386
ardour/stable 1:5.12.0-1kxstudio2 i386

I suggest a safer route would be to purge the KX version first and specify the stable version:

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apt purge ardour
apt install -t stable ardour

An apt preferences file will prevent the KX version from being reinstalled.
Create a file /etc/apt/preferences.d/99ardour with this content:

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# Never prefer ardour from KX repo
Package: ardour
Pin: origin kx.studio
Pin-Priority: 1

Of course if you use Ardour regularly it is worth donating or subscribing to get the latest version from ardour.org .

[LAM]

That would upgrade the whole system to unstable and very likely break something.

That's part of the fun.
I personally broke more systems using stable and trying to install newer software.

Seriously though, I've done this at least 5 times on real hardware and in VMs in the last 2 weeks.
As long you you follow my instructions you should be fine (fingers crossed).

[LAM]

Just for reference, I would not have suggested this otherwise:

Every time an update breaks my system I jump up, happy to learn something...

If you are already using Debian and you are not afraid to break something

[LAM]

@OccinticLady how is going? Did you upgrade?

[glowrak guy]

In case some are interested, the AirWindows dev posts an educational video and text for each new release at

https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=6

The text includes download links for his archives at the bottom of each post.

Here's his latest post is on page 2, so you can gauge your interest:

https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopi ... 6&t=573252

(it's mainly way over my head, but many here will comprehend the discussion. I feel smarter for at least having been in
the peanut gallery )

[LAM]

In case some are interested, the AirWindows dev posts an educational video and text for each new release at

https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=6

The text includes download links for his archives at the bottom of each post.

Here's his latest post is on page 2, so you can gauge your interest:

https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopi ... 6&t=573252

(it's mainly way over my head, but many here will comprehend the discussion. I feel smarter for at least having been in
the peanut gallery )

Actually everything, YT videos, comments, plugin zip files and more, are already posted on airwindows.com

[glowrak guy]

Aha...I have version 5.12 and you possibly higher...
Edit : I think I have got it. I have the free version, and that can (possibly) not add extra stuff.
Also, I dont have access to "effects" in that window (that does look diffeent, hebce my question on the version)
...
Hmm, I will NEED to buy Ardour anyway if I want to contuinue down this path...

You can buy the commercial variant, Harrison Mixbus, usually on sale for
around $40, and the deluxe version also goes on sale often. Same coders are key devs
in both Ardour and Mixbus. The Mixbus team aims to bring the (famed) Harrison mixing console
sound to our desktops, and it's interesting to compare a song's waveform before and after
it's processed. The daw itself get's better every year. Here is their linux support forum link:

https://forum.harrisonconsoles.com/forum-7.html

[LAM]

You can buy the commercial variant, Harrison Mixbus, usually on sale for
around $40, and the deluxe version also goes on sale often.

Are you really suggesting to someone who's moving first steps in Ardour to go proprietary? Well, at least you are not suggesting Bitwig ...