
Whats This ?
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This is a linux vst host. Runs as a jack client.
Uses alsa sequencer for midi-in.
Only works for GUI plugins currently.

Supports LASH.

Getting Started
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1) Download Steinberg's VST Audio Plug-Ins SDK. At the time of writing
   this is available at

   http://www.steinberg.de/Steinberg/Developers8b99.html

   but it's been known to move about in the past. You need to agree to
   Steinberg's non-free licensing terms - that's how it is, sorry.

2) Unzip the SDK into fst's root directory.

3) Type 'make'. If everything works correctly this should create an
   executable file called 'fst'.

4) To run your vst plugins:
   
   ./fst /path/to/someplugin.dll

   and set up the inputs and outputs, eg. using qjackctl's
   'Connections' window.

5) To install copy both fst and fst.exe.so into your $PATH


License
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fst is licenced under the GNU General Public License version 2. See
file 'COPYING' for details.


Authors / contributors
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torbenh@gmx.de, Paul Davis, Kjetil S. Matheussen / Notam, Mark Williamson
and Joe Button.

This thing is the best vst soft, as it interprets transport info
correctly.

Over and out.

If you like this, then update the README.
And mail torbenh@gmx.de

