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Windows 11’s push for mandatory Microsoft accounts is hitting a nerve with users who say the change complicates setup, privacy, and basic PC ownership (www.windowscentral.com)
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[–] 1 point 7 months ago (3 children)

Tons of VST's work using yabridge.

Not Native Instruments though (their VST's should work but I can't get Native Access to run). And I don't run any VST's that need iLok.

Yabridge has a bug with wine versions later than (I think) 9.22, where the VST thinks the mouse is in another place than it really is.

Solutions are : make sure the VST window is at 0,0, or use an older version of wine, or there is a patch for yabridge that works in most cases, but hasn't been merged in yet. I'm running that.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (2 children)

    I know tons of vst's work on Linux, just not the one I use. The problem is people need specific software not that just any software in that class.

    Sorry but this is what irks me when people say not everything will work on Linux. There's always someone saying "but you have alternative on Linux" like every program is the same.

    You can't expect someone that uses Photoshop professionally to just start using Gimp in an industry where Photoshop is the standard that everyone uses. Gimp, while impressive, is not Photoshop and requires a totally different workflow. And it's simply not doable when you're working with people using and expecting Photoshop. You also can't expect someone to have to tinker with their PC every time, just to work. People that use their PC to work need it to be reliable. People that use computers as a tool, not to make a political statement.

    In my case, I know there are vst's on Linux. They just don't have the quality that Amplitube has. And you can't tell people to "just switch, bro" when they already paid for Amplitube. For these people, at least for now, Windows is pretty much the only option.

    Sorry for the rant, I'm done.

    Like someone said here, by 2032 wine will run all that. That's where my hopes are. When that happens more people will use Linux (I know I will) and with more users more companies will start making native Linux versions. Things have already improved tremendously in the last 15 years. I truly believe there will be a critical point soon that will make explode Linux adoption.

    But, for now, you have to understand Linux is not yet an option for some specific needs.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago

    I have total studio 5 max, which includes amplitube. I haven't used amplitube yet, but I could try it if you like. Haven't had problems with the other IK Multimedia products thought. I also own the whole Arturia suite (instruments & FX), cherry audio and Melda suites, all without issues. And lots of one-offs.

    As I said : native instruments plugins were, and still are, the main ones that give me grief. Given that I had bought Komplete Ultimate edition (version 13 or 14), that was a bit of a bummer. But I've always hated Kontakt. And their other products were also always not quite what I needed.

    In total I have about 750 windows vsts running on my Linux machine. Lots of them are doubles, because I have both the vst2 and vst3 version of the plugin when available, but that still leaves me with more than 300 unique windows vsts. If you tell me what vsts you want to run, I'll check if I have them, or stuff made by the same people. And if I don't have anything, usually they have demos I can try. Or you might point me towards something I want as well.

    Just ask me.

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