Help with Ubuntu Studio Install

[obx777]

Hello,

Having install trouble on my main computer Ubuntu Studio Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS Release: 16.04

I downloaded the file and extracted it, followed the directions and it seems to have a problem here:

This install script:
1. Removes old ZynAddSubFX installs
2. Installs zyn-fusion to /opt/zyn-fusion/
3. Creates symbolic links in /usr to the zyn-fusion install in /opt

If you're ok with this press enter, otherwise press CTRL+C
and read the script for specifics
(I then hit enter and get this)
Cleaning Up Any Old Zyn Installs
...Zyn-Fusion data dir
...ZynAddSubFX binaries
...ZynAddSubFX banks
...ZynAddSubFX vst
...ZynAddSubFX lv2
Installing Zyn Fusion
Installing Symbolic Links
...Zyn-Fusion
...ZynAddSubFX
...Banks
ln: failed to create symbolic link '/usr/share/zynaddsubfx/banks': No such file or directory
...vst version
...lv2 version

Thank you for supporting Zyn-Fusion
You can now use the 3.0.0 release via a LV2/VST plugin host or
by running the standalone via 'zynaddsubfx'

I am thinking the "ln: failed to create symbolic link '/usr/share/zynaddsubfx/banks': No such file or directory" is the issue.

I am no Linux guro so not sure what this is doing this. I did try it as root also and had the same issue.

When I try to scan for plug-in in Tracktion I get a message along the lines that Tracktion sees the plug-in but there was some problem loading (can't cut and paste the error sorry).

Thanks in advance.

[fundamental]

Could you post a screenshot of the tracktion error? The 'failed to create symbolic link' issue would prevent banks/presets form being installed (it's going to be fixed when the next build is up), but it should not prevent the application from opening.

[SiG]

Could you post a screenshot of the tracktion error? The 'failed to create symbolic link' issue would prevent banks/presets form being installed (it's going to be fixed when the next build is up), but it should not prevent the application from opening.

I use Ubuntu 16.04, and I'm experiencing a similar issue to the OP. Here's what happens when I try to load ZynAddSubFX in Renoise:

Renoise LOG> VstPlugs: Trying to instantiate /usr/lib/vst/ZynAddSubFX.so
Renoise LOG> VstPlugs: Instantiate FAILED (failed to open the DLL: 'libmxml.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory') !!!

Same error occurs when I try to launch the standalone version from the terminal:

zynaddsubfx: error while loading shared libraries: libmxml.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

Aside from the above, just like the OP, I too had the "failed to create symbolic link" error at installation. Also, I've noticed that the standalone version doesn't have a shortcut.

[fundamental]

Here's what happens when I try to load ZynAddSubFX in Renoise:

Per the zyn-fusion README (which should be included in the package):

zyn-fusion requires:
- ALSA
- JACK
- a recent version of liblo
- libz
- libfftw3
- libmxml

The error indicates that you don't have libmxml installed. A quick search indicates that the ubuntu package that provides libmxml is 'libmxml1'.

Also, I've noticed that the standalone version doesn't have a shortcut.

I've added this bug to the issue tracker https://github.com/zynaddsubfx/zyn-fusi ... /issues/86

[SiG]

The error indicates that you don't have libmxml installed. A quick search indicates that the ubuntu package that provides libmxml is 'libmxml1'.

Actually I think there were a bunch of packages that I was missing. My bad.
Apart from libmxml1, I also installed: libfftw3-3, liblo7, and libz-mingw-w64.

In any case, now ZynAddSubFX successfully launches both as standalone and vst. There seems to be a bug with the vst version: when clicking on File>Quit, it closes Renoise as well (I haven't tested it with other DAWs).

As expected, the presets didn't work in either vst or standalone, so I placed the "banks" folder in "usr/share/zynaddsubfx", and now the presets load fine in both versions.

[fundamental]

In any case, now ZynAddSubFX successfully launches both as standalone and vst. There seems to be a bug with the vst version: when clicking on File>Quit, it closes Renoise as well (I haven't tested it with other DAWs).

Thanks for reminding me about that bug. I just fixed it (~1 minute ago) and it should be in the 3.0.2rc2 release. I originally hoped for that rc to be out a week or two ago, but several other projects have their own deadlines this next week, so it looks like it's getting pushed out a bit longer, but not too long.

[SiG]

In any case, now ZynAddSubFX successfully launches both as standalone and vst. There seems to be a bug with the vst version: when clicking on File>Quit, it closes Renoise as well (I haven't tested it with other DAWs).

Thanks for reminding me about that bug. I just fixed it (~1 minute ago) and it should be in the 3.0.2rc2 release. I originally hoped for that rc to be out a week or two ago, but several other projects have their own deadlines this next week, so it looks like it's getting pushed out a bit longer, but not too long.

Awesome!

[obx777]

Hi,

I gave up on this a while back, and now that Reaper is on Linux with a .deb file install was wondering, how can I get a .deb file for Zynadd?

Note: That the .deb file in Ubuntu Studio you just click, install and go.

Thanks