top | item 22546061 (no title) ptah | 6 years ago can this be used to run windows VSTs on Linux.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_Studio_Technology discuss order hn newest fit2rule|6 years ago Programs like Airwave and Reaper can already be used to run Windows .DLL's on Linux without modification - or compilation. I've been using a few Windows-only VST Synth plugins on my Linux DAW for years ... monocasa|6 years ago VSTs are given the raw HWND to do their drawing, so I think you'd need a good chunk of WINE too to do their work. anfilt|6 years ago I think VSTs pass native resources to the plugin. However, there are VSTs without GUIs, but this says nothing about what other APIs a VST may use.I imagine there might be some VSTs that don't use a GUI that can run.
fit2rule|6 years ago Programs like Airwave and Reaper can already be used to run Windows .DLL's on Linux without modification - or compilation. I've been using a few Windows-only VST Synth plugins on my Linux DAW for years ...
monocasa|6 years ago VSTs are given the raw HWND to do their drawing, so I think you'd need a good chunk of WINE too to do their work.
anfilt|6 years ago I think VSTs pass native resources to the plugin. However, there are VSTs without GUIs, but this says nothing about what other APIs a VST may use.I imagine there might be some VSTs that don't use a GUI that can run.
fit2rule|6 years ago
monocasa|6 years ago
anfilt|6 years ago
I imagine there might be some VSTs that don't use a GUI that can run.