On 02/13/2014 01:23 PM, Tres Finocchiaro wrote:
> This means no VSTs that use the steinberg sdk (most likely all VSTs on the
> market) can be bundled, correct?

That's correct. They'd have to use a clean-room reimplementation of the VST
API, and I don't know of such a thing.

However, a secondary package, even one that LMMS automatically downloads on
its first run, would be okay. Lots of packages do this, such as
ttf-mscorefonts-installer, flashplugin-installer, winetricks and the Ubuntu
video driver installer. That assumes LMMS can load VST DLLs from a user's
home directory. I haven't used VSTs since my Windows days so I don't know
if that's the case.

If nothing else, having a "starter pack" of freely redistributable VST
plugins available on the website would be good as a way to get users
started without the scary Google search, and might even get packaged into
the non-free sections of Linux distros.

But if a new user isn't aware of a VST he wants to use, why would we push
him that way? It's not like LMMS is lacking for native instruments. I don't
think there's anything I've ever needed that couldn't be addressed by
samples/.pat files, Triple and Zyn, personally, but admittedly I've never
tried to capture the flavor of the week or even make dance music.

Rob


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