Can Ardour use VST plugins?

Ardour in Ardour 5.6 has support for native VST plugins. That is VST plugins built for OSX.

Where do I put plugins for Ardour?

They need to be installed in either /usr/lib/ladspa, /usr/local/lib/ladspa or in a directory mentioned in the local LADSPA_PATH environment variable. LV2 plugins are folders/directories.

Do VST plugins work on Linux?

Currently available VST plug-in hosts for linux include: FeSTige (part of the KXStudio meta-packages), FSThost or VeSTige (included with the LMMS Digital Audio Workstation which is available in most repositories). Airwave is another interesting application for managing VST instruments.

Do Windows VST plugins work on Linux?

It is understandable that there are many outstanding plugins available as Windows VSTs and, that in many cases, no equivalent is available for Linux. If a workflow is so dependent on those plugins, Ardour should be used on Windows (or potentially used with an actual Windows VST host running inside of Wine).

What is a VST in music?

Virtual Studio Technology (VST) is an audio plug-in software interface that integrates software synthesizers and effects units into digital audio workstations. VST and similar technologies use digital signal processing to simulate traditional recording studio hardware in software.

Do Waves plugins work on Linux?

You can’t use Waves plugins on Linux because they require the Pace iLok copy protection system, which doesn’t exist for linux.

Does Ableton work on Linux?

Ableton Live is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is LMMS, which is both free and Open Source.

Do all VST work on Linux?

In response to the question, “will my VST instruments work with linux?” the short answer is, “probably.” And generally, if one synth performs well, then other synths made by the same developer will probably work, too.