Linux Mint 17, Audacity 2.1.2
I have a favorite effect plugin that I often use on Windows that I'd like to use in Audacity on my Linux laptop. I can't get Audacity to make them available in the Effects dropdown.
The plugin is a Windows-type VST and has a .dll extension. I have placed a copy in /usr/share/audacity/plug-ins , and a copy in ~/.audacity-files/plug-ins
After launching Audacity, the effect isn't showing up in Effect > Add / Remove Plugins
My Plug-in isn't showing up
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thatjackelliott
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Re: My Plug-in isn't showing up
Windows VSTs only work in Windows.
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thatjackelliott
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Re: My Plug-in isn't showing up
Thank you. I somehow had it in my head that any VST plugin was a Windows plugin, but supported by Audacity anyway. Didn't realize there were different flavors of plugins for different OSs. My misunderstanding.
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Gale Andrews
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Re: My Plug-in isn't showing up
If there is no equivalent LADSPA or LV2 plugin that is suitable you can try installing Wine then run the Windows version of Audacity.
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thatjackelliott
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Re: My Plug-in isn't showing up
Thank you. Can someone point me to a good "how to put Audacity on a Linux computer using Wine" how-to?
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thatjackelliott
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Re: My Plug-in isn't showing up
Or a standalone Windows VST host that I can run my files through? I just need to do some preprocessing of some files before loading them into Audacity.
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Gale Andrews
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Re: My Plug-in isn't showing up
If you name the effect we might be able to find a Linux equivalent.thatjackelliott wrote:Thank you. Can someone point me to a good "how to put Audacity on a Linux computer using Wine" how-to?
Support for WINE may be obtained here: https://www.winehq.org/help.
Other solutions such as running a licensed copy of Windows in a Virtual Machine are described here: http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Linux ... s_on_Linux.
You can of course use your favourite search engine if you need more help.
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