Google suse wineasio and you'll find wineasio.rpm files to manually install,
if there is not one in your repository. The rest is mainly
the same dance in any linux you choose,
you need a jackd install, v1 or v2
you need a connections patchbay, qjackctl will do
you need wine installed, after installing it, run the command
winecfg to set it up, the .wine folder will then be created,
and go through the winecfg config tabs to set a couple things up.
Then install and register wineasio as I mentioned above,
in suse, download a wineasio .rpm and root user installs it with
rpm - i name-of.rpm
Next, create this path of folders for wine to use,
so GR5 plugin has 'a place to land'
/home/you/.wine/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Steinberg/VstPlugins for 32bit
/home/you/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Steinberg/VstPlugins for 64bit
(the plugin works fine, the standalone may or may not, based on wine sundries)
Because NI installers scatter stuff far and wide, do a thorough
search of a windows install, to make sure the other folders used by GR5 componants
are all available. This will also pave the way for future Native Instruments apps
you may like. Installer logs from a win setup may exist, and help.
Now install GR5, and use the above path when it asks where to put the plugin.
wine name-of-GR5-installer.exe
The standalone version will go to
.wine/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Native Instruments/Guitar Rig 5 for 32bit
.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Native Instruments/Guitar Rig 5 for 64 bit
Next, install reaper 5.40, from
http://www.reaper.fm, under 10 meg
wine name-of-installer.exe
Next, start qjackctl, and set up your audio input and output devices,
http://www.libremusicproduction.com has an important guide for
configuring jackd/qjackctl. You're hungry and thirsty by now.
When that's ready, start reaper, (it will scan for vsts during startup.)
wine name-of-executable.exe
and in reaper Options-->Preferences menu,
in Device preferences, choose ASIO, and wineasio right below it.
In the MIDI Devices area, next down in the menu,
select and enable your midi devices.
In the main reaper gui, empty area, upper left corner,
right click for a popup menu, and select
'insert virtual instrument on new track'.
When the plugin list appears, click VST from the list,
and GR5 should be available.
For real guitar, or other audio input,
in the new track's horizontal channel strip,
right click the text saying 'MIDI All: All channels',
and in the popup, choose either mono, or stereo input.
For software synths, keep it on midi.
Reaper demo runs unrestricted for 60 days, a semi-pro license
costs $60, so chuck a buck in the truck everyday, for two months,
and it's yours!
And the rest will become history.
Cheers
