how do I activate VST plugins with ardourVST 2.8.4

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#1

I have installed ArdourVST 2.8.4 and want to try some Waves vst plugins.
How can I get them find and working in Ardour plugins.

#2

@antonvdh: you will not be able to use Waves plugins on Linux. They need iLok, which is not available for Linux, even under Wine.

#3

Sorry I meant waves enigma ( seen on the www.ardour.org screenshot) or cakewalk vst plugins.
Where do I have to place the vst dll files.
Which path to see and choose vst with the ardour plugin manager.

#4

the screenshot you are looking at is on OS X, and the Waves Enigma plugin in that screenshot is in AudioUnit format. There are no Cakewalk VST plugins - Cakewalk has its own builtin “plugins”. If you have VST dlls and a VST-enabled build of Ardour for Linux (unlikely but not impossible), then you can put them in /usr/local/lib/vst or any location included in the value of the VST_PATH or VST_PLUGINS environment variable. I repeat that you cannot run Waves plugins (or those from any other company that uses iLok) on Linux.

#5

Thanks for the explanation and info

I read on the internet that Cakewalk has it’s own plugin format called DXi which makes use of Windows’ Direct X.
Did not now that because I see the cakewalk instruments are just dll files.

So I am gonna try some cubase vst plugin’s .

#6

I am using openSUSE 11.1 (i586) rt kernel and ArdourVST 2.8.4 and yes VST is enabled the only thing I had to do was I
edit .bashrc put this line under

export VST_PATH=/home/anton/vst/

Then restarted or relogin.
I can start from the Ardour plugin manager VST
Also the cakewalk instruments vst dll files work fine like guitar rig.

Thanks.