LinuxMusicians

edit: stix CM runs with just serial registration, but
the full version requires the software ilok manager app, an ilok device,
or a usb-e-licenser ...so for now, not linux-friendly,
unless you typically use both win/lin setups to make music.
end edit.

Stix CM, a drum machine plugin from xils labs, is a $5 purchase
as part of Computer Music Magazine issue #244
It has a 50% discount code towards the full version until
August 28th. The full version has a midi-out option,
so it may be fun and useful in a linux setup,
beyond it's own nice capabilities.

I installed and registered
the CM version in a wine 2.18, without any over-rides,
and it's working well in Reaper, loading patterns and kits, using it's
randomizer, and for filling in a pattern grid ala Hydrogen.

The digital mag can be bought at http://www.zinio.com
and the digital content is
unlocked at http://www.filesilo.co.uk

so two more accounts to create, but well worth it for the
2 gig of older plugins that are part of all unlocked
magazine purchases, lite versions of Dune, Bazille, Zebra,
a Camel Audio player, some nice Rob Papen and xils plugins,
among many other.
Cheers

glowrak guy wrote: so it may be fun and useful in a linux setup, beyong it's own
nice capabilities.

It's funny. Xils also use the word 'beyong' in their brief description of the Oxium synth on their products page:

"Oxium Analog and Beyong"

So I guess this is a new technology !

I make that very typo all the time, along with sounset and a few others.
Hardwired, for the forseeable future

It looks like the full version of Stix requires a dongle, or software ilok.
One linux user reports success using ilok Manager, using wine in MX linux,
as I recall, I've tried in my dodgy Mint 18 setup, but the installer
shuts down due to some missing item.
Cheers

glowrak guy wrote:I make that very typo all the time, along with sounset and a few others.
Hardwired, for the forseeable future

At least it's in the Urban Dictionary.

glowrak guy wrote:It looks like the full version of Stix requires a dongle, or software ilok.

Well, yes. I was about to ask you how you dealt with that in wine since you were going about as if everything worked all right.

I was introduced to Xils some time ago when I bought Morphine soundsets from Lotuzia (Le Lotus Bleu). So I took a look at some of their synths. I found the modular one to be perhaps interesting and then I immediately saw the copy protection thing(s). So I stuck to my base approach so far regarding Windows plugins: if they make it to complex on the copy protection scheme then I offer balance bymake it very simple on my side: I forget about it.

On the plus side I have enough audio processing (Melda, Voxengo) and quite capable synths (Papen, Tone2, Sonic Charge, Phonec, Image Line, Synthmaster) to study and learn them and get the most out of them. Not to mention the Linux native synths and audio processing.

Cheers.