Can you use Receptor from a Linux system?

[Caleb]

I know this might be a dumb question, but I was having difficulties hunting down the particulars.

Can I set up Linux DAW and add Receptor to it? Will there be any Receptor features (like UniWire) missing if I have a Linux DAW?

It looks like EnergyXT is going to have a Linux version and support Linux native VST/VSTi (not WIN though). I'm wondering if I can use this as a host, add Receptor to it for my WIN VSTi plug-ins and then start working.

I'm pretty sure I could use it as a standalone synth/sound module, but I'm more wondering about it as an integrated part of my DAW with some of its advanced features.

Caleb

[DanTimis]

Receptor is a host, not a plug-in. You cannot add a host to a DAW.

With UniWire you will have a Mac and Windows VST plug-in that will talk to a Receptor over Ethernet. So you could say that you can "add" a Receptor to a DAW this way. But, it would work only on a Mac or PC, not Linux, unless you have a Linux host that supports Windows VST.

[Caleb]

Bugger! There goes that option.

I don't suppose there's ever going to be a Linux VSTi plug-in for this UniWire technology?

Caleb

[DanTimis]

We don't have any immediate plans. In the long run, you never know...

[Apage43]

You could do like they did without uniwire. Control it over VNC (You can control a receptor with VNC from linux fine), run a midi cable to receptor and an audio cable back in. There ARE ways to run windows VSTis in linux. I'd reccommend trying FST http://joebutton.co.uk/fst/ first. It would be interesting, however, if the uniwire protocol was open and a DSSI plugin (though DSSI might be a bit limited) or standalone JACK app (Best bet, as it allows for dynamically adding more audio outputs/midi ins to JACK while running) for linux could be developed.

[fake]

I think fst can handle more plugins at once and is probably what receptor uses.

Another way is to use the dssi-vst wrapper which its easy to set up. Handled 5 instances of Crystal with no problems, with a sequencer running and a hard disk recorder.




fake

[DanTimis]

We are not using FST. We have our own implmentation of VST hosting. But, we are are using wine, of course.