I found this neat set of plugins for #Linux, but they run into a typical #Debian / #Ubuntu problem.

They need a library that Ubuntu has dropped, libgl1-mesa-glx

tonelib.net/downloads.html

I just wanted a better overdrive than the one of #Guitarix, now I'm lost sysadminning again, which kills my creative mood. But we will see.

#LinuxAudio #LinuxProAudio #AudioPlugin #Overdrive

Downloads | ToneLib

Free Trial versions of ToneLib Products | Freeware plugins | Available on Windows, MacOS and Linux

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So I'm using this beautiful old #Sitala #WindowsVST, which is a dead simple drum #sampler player #plugin… triggered by #LspTrigger.

Now #LSP Trigger only triggers one note of course, but I'd like several notes to be played by the #Sitala #VST.

So far I am abusing #MidiChord, yet another magic tool by @x42, but it can't do chromatic clusters. 🤪 So I need to arrange my samples in the scale… which is possible, but it's less samples available than I would wish.

Any idea?

( @mosgaard … back on the #SoundDesign construction site for a a short while… need to pimp up those knocks on my bunker door, before running to the next #EvenTech thing. )

#LinuxAudio #LinuxProAudio #LinuxMusicProduction

🧵 So, on my journey to live #PitchShift on #Linux with an #audio #plugin, I found #SpectralShift. This one is very good I think. However, it has too much latency for live use, so it's more for mixdown.

The old #MaPitchshift serves as an example for one of the reasons why #LinuxProAudio had a bad reputation in the past: It's practically useless. It does pitch shifting, but it only shifts by some magic floating point number which has no easy-to-handle relation to musical terms such as semitones or cents. The latency depends on the window setting, yet it is possible to sabotage the thing completely by nonsensical settings.

So I asked ChatGPT and it said the ratio is 2^(Semitones/12) – keep this in mind and your calculator ready. 🤪 This is actually sort of correct.

Turns out that the shifting of #MaPitchshift is too inacurate for musical use with a window size suitable for live use. So, giving up for now, back to outboard, my 21-year-old #Lexicon #MX200 is way better.

#LinuxAudio #vst #vstplugin

I found another interesting audio #plugin for #Linux: #reTuner claims to do good pitch-shifting for instruments generally too low or too high. Like 440Hz to 432Hz shifting.

There is a .deb package, yet unfortunately, the plugin installs to a non-standard place.

I decided to symlink /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/vst3/KV-reTuner.vst3 to /usr/lib/vst3 instead of adjusting plugin paths in all my plugin hosts.

I don't have an urgent need for it, but I'm sure I will use this at some point.

(Actually I am looking for a possible replacement of the pitch shifter in my Lexicon MX200, which I still do love… yet the ADCs of the Lexicon are a sad story, and the old Boss compressor sitting in that rack together with a cheap Alesis tube preamp isn't that reliable any more.)

kushview.net/product/retuner/

#LinuxAudio #LinuxProAudio #Recording #vst3 vstplugin #pitchshift

reTuner | Pitch Shifter | Music ReTuning Plugin | Kushview

reTuner is an open-source audio pitch shifter plugin that converts music between tuning standards (A440, A432, etc.) with professional quality. Powered by t ...

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I haven't tried it yet, but I just found out, it finally has arrived! I have been waiting for this…

🧵 The #automixer #plugin for #Linux!

For those who don't know, automixer is a circuit invented by a guy named #DanDugan. (Today: an algorithm.)

Basically it is a tool that compares all mic channels to all other mic channels. In effect, lowers mics not in use. When multiple mics are used, it averages their levels – very quickly.

Most good digital mixing consoles have a built-in automixer these days, such as the #AMM by #AllenAndHeath. I use it all the time when live-mixing dialogue. Especially with headset omni mics, this isn't a handy tool, it's a live-(sound-)savior. (I once used it on 16 open omni mics, would have been a feedback orgy otherwise.)

If you quickly need to mix down a multi-track recording of spoken live dialogue, this thing will save your behind.

If it works as intended, which I'll have to try.

atkaudio.com/products/atkautom…

#LinuxAudio #LinuxProAudio #EventTech #Veranstaltungstechnik

atkAutomixer

Automixer audio plugin, VST3 & AU formats. Free 14-day trial.

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AudioDamage AD061 Descent won't let me off the hook.

It's a granular delay/reverb #plugin that is a lot of fun. However, I now found out that what I'd like to have is something that is more related to the granular delay in my beloved #Soma #Cosmos “Drifting Memory Station”.

The big deep bass #drone to rule them all, with sparkling mid-high freq stars!

So, adding to yesterday's video, I added a stereo auto panner and a looper. The #Guitarix looper isn't that great to use, for real fun I'd need to get my AKAI button controller to interact.

It's the first time I am considering taking a PC-based setup on stage one fine day. The sound is just too great…

I usually use a simple Mooer RedTruck for playing fretless bass live, but in comparison to the FX by TC and the Eden WTDI + Descent plugin, it sounds cheap.

Check out yesterday's gear porn nerdcore #LinuxAudio video: makertube.net/w/hMwaXVNb1mTMGM…

#GranularDelay #Bass #BassGuitar #FretlessBass #AudioDamage #AudioDamageDescent #SomaCosmos #Linux #LinuxProAudio