Toneboosters Linux Native plugins (VST3) are almost here

[FrettedSynth]

Nice, Thanks Toneboosters.
Still on glibc 2.36 so can't test now. The system has been running too stable to update anything. But will keep in mind for the future.

[sprnva]

I took a look at the two freebies. The vst3s ran fine here in debian sid. Spectrogram has some nice modes.

I think this makes Morphit the first commercial headphone correction tool that is available native on linux? It doesn't have my Yamahas though so I've never tried it.

Minor annoying linux user nitpick: not a fan of the settings being stored in ~/.Toneboosters. Would prefer they be in ~/.config/ToneBoosters. I don't like apps cluttering up my home folder. Maybe that's something they'll address along the way.

[chaocrator]

First little stopper... Glibc 2.39+ needed, Debian 12 stable has 2.36 and cannot easily update to 2.39.

actually upgrading glibc is as easy as downloading several packages from the next release (Trixie in your case) and installing them with dpkg -i.

those packages are: libc6, libc-bin, locales, libc6-dev (if present in your system), libc-dev-bin (if present in your system), and corresponding packages for foreign architectures if present in your system, like libc6:i386.

[chaocrator]

I think this makes Morphit the first commercial headphone correction tool that is available native on linux?

exactly, and this makes me super happy.

Minor annoying linux user nitpick: not a fan of the settings being stored in ~/.Toneboosters. Would prefer they be in ~/.config/ToneBoosters.

then we can submit our feedback about that while things are in beta state.

[pekbro]

Nice, these are way more efficient than their FF counterparts.

[chaocrator]

Would prefer they be in ~/.config/ToneBoosters. I don't like apps cluttering up my home folder. Maybe that's something they'll address along the way.

i submitted feedback about that and just got the answer:

Thanks much for the feedback! We've already implemented exactly what you suggest, and this will become available in the next beta. You'd probably have to move the .Toneboosters folder to .config/Toneboosters manually but most people working with Linux should be perfectly comfortable with that

[mabian]

Beta 2 is out with revised config folder and minimum glibc version - now lowered to 2.31

- Mario

[glokraw]

In an old glibc 2.31 AVLinux, and Reaper 7.40, I tried the Reverb_V4 on guitar, works fine, sounds fine, as does the Flowstone synth!

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[Frankie.T]

Just switched to linux, still have to figure it out lots of things, so i have few questions i hope you can answer to.

I downloaded the file, i guess i have to copy the files somewhere in the system, but where? Also does it changes along different distros such Debian, Fedora and Arch?

The whole tar content must be placed in the same folder, or the folders needs to be placed in different places?

[Robinrobo]

Just switched to linux, still have to figure it out lots of things, so i have few questions i hope you can answer to.

I downloaded the file, i guess i have to copy the files somewhere in the system, but where? Also does it changes along different distros such Debian, Fedora and Arch?

The whole tar content must be placed in the same folder, or the folders needs to be placed in different places?

It goes in the hidden .vst3 folder in your home directory. Make sure your DAW is set to scan there also. It shouldn't make a difference which distribution you are running.

There may be some other files that go elsewhere. I don't have the link to check.

[sprnva]

In your home folder, create .vst3 .vst .lv2 or .clap folders depending on which formats you want to use. If you've used macOS you'll know that any file or folder that starts with a dot is hidden. Depending on the desktop environment you're using (Gnome, KDE, XFCE etc) there will be an option to show hidden files and folders. I always have them visible.

Once you have the folder(s) created you can start putting your plugins in there. Some may have external resources that they rely on and in that case they'll usually come in an installer package like .deb or .rpm. These will usually install the plugins into the global system folders (/usr/lib or /usr/local/lib) rather than your home folder.

In this case they're all standalone plugins so you can just place them into the corresponding folder for your chosen format.

[Frankie.T]

Thank you very much! I see having the vst3 or clap format is very convenient because it looks like it works everywhere, while if something is only .deb doesn't work i.e. on fedora.

I hope more devs will start to support linux chosing that path!

[ghettosynth]

Before I go down this rabbit hole, can someone verify for me whether or not Toneboosters currently uses C/R, or is their activation code just a serial keyed to your email?

[audiojunkie]

From the website:

In there FAQ under How Do I Get A Liense?:

Simply purchase a license in our online store; your purchase will be processed by 2Checkout/Verifone. You'll be sent an activation code by email after the purchase of a license. You can also find the activation code in your 2Checkout/Verifone account. Then open the demo plug-in, enter your email and activation code when asked. That's all! Enjoy your fully-functional, licensed plug-in.
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It appears to be a keyfile.

[NWSM]

NICE - Big Love <3
i will testing in Bitwig on MX Linux - Debian 12 - bookworm (GLIBC runtime library is installed).
They was under my Plugin Radar but searching regulary for Linux Plugins...they look clean, i hope i can use it and they sound good.