Music using LMMS, Carla etc.
Posted: 8. Nov 2022, 18:58
If you're into making music with computers you might have installed LMMS on Salix.
But if you're like me and also into Virtual Sound Technology (VST) then you might have become disappointed why Carla refused to start in LMMS.
This is caused by a missing Python script/library. Must enter "GSlapt" and obtain "PyQt5" (without double-quotation marks) package.
This works well inside LMMS and U-he's Triple Cheese loaded inside Carla (must rescan plug-ins after any was added). Note that the plug-ins to use must be Linux executable format 64-bit only. Maybe VST3 could work but I care about VST2 which, sadly its creator wants to phase it out in favor of VST3 which is less user- and programmer-friendly.
I have not tried Carla as standalone with Jack, I have had many problems with this program in particular, even in Ubuntu Studio where it was supposed to shine brightest, and also in the "Liveslak DAW" test I did for a week last month. I also had problems using the other program by DISTRHO called Cardinal (based on VCV Rack) despite its being updated five times so far. In the past I tried to use Qtractor to host Cardinal but automation doesn't work. Otherwise it requires like a quad-core CPU, or much more computational power and RAM than I could afford and than I presently have on a budget laptop.
This thread was started in case somebody installed LMMS and was, WTF why all these additional programs just to run this one? Then he/she becomes curious and wants to use VST plug-ins.
LMMS is also available as AppImage from the original authors' site. In the past it came with something called "VSTige" which sucked because it was meant for the Windows version of the application. In other words it only loaded "EXE" and "DLL" suffix files. I know Ardour is also available in the repositories but that also installs Carla and Jack if they don't exist, and much more.
I also have Schism Tracker, chose to download it from the original author's site because the Salix package for it is from 2019. :O
This requires WAV format samples, and you might be interested in editing them away from that program. Thus Audacity could be acquired from the repositories but it's a bit behind in release. It's also available in AppImage format from Audacity Team, however you will also have to install "libthai" package. This is the same as in Porteus.
But if you're like me and also into Virtual Sound Technology (VST) then you might have become disappointed why Carla refused to start in LMMS.
This is caused by a missing Python script/library. Must enter "GSlapt" and obtain "PyQt5" (without double-quotation marks) package.
This works well inside LMMS and U-he's Triple Cheese loaded inside Carla (must rescan plug-ins after any was added). Note that the plug-ins to use must be Linux executable format 64-bit only. Maybe VST3 could work but I care about VST2 which, sadly its creator wants to phase it out in favor of VST3 which is less user- and programmer-friendly.
I have not tried Carla as standalone with Jack, I have had many problems with this program in particular, even in Ubuntu Studio where it was supposed to shine brightest, and also in the "Liveslak DAW" test I did for a week last month. I also had problems using the other program by DISTRHO called Cardinal (based on VCV Rack) despite its being updated five times so far. In the past I tried to use Qtractor to host Cardinal but automation doesn't work. Otherwise it requires like a quad-core CPU, or much more computational power and RAM than I could afford and than I presently have on a budget laptop.
This thread was started in case somebody installed LMMS and was, WTF why all these additional programs just to run this one? Then he/she becomes curious and wants to use VST plug-ins.
LMMS is also available as AppImage from the original authors' site. In the past it came with something called "VSTige" which sucked because it was meant for the Windows version of the application. In other words it only loaded "EXE" and "DLL" suffix files. I know Ardour is also available in the repositories but that also installs Carla and Jack if they don't exist, and much more.
I also have Schism Tracker, chose to download it from the original author's site because the Salix package for it is from 2019. :O
This requires WAV format samples, and you might be interested in editing them away from that program. Thus Audacity could be acquired from the repositories but it's a bit behind in release. It's also available in AppImage format from Audacity Team, however you will also have to install "libthai" package. This is the same as in Porteus.