manual/include/getting-more-plugins.html

<p>
  The following list shows a few <dfn>plugin packages</dfn>. In some cases, a
  package contains just one or two plugins; in other cases, dozens.
</p>

<p>
	This list does not aim at being exhaustive.
</p>

<h2>Plugins by Standard:</h2>

<h3 id="LV2">LV2</h3>

<ul>
<li>SWH <a href="http://plugin.org.uk/lv2/">http://plugin.org.uk/lv2/</a> [GNU GPLv3]</li>
<li>ll-plugins <a href="http://ll-plugins.nongnu.org/">http://ll-plugins.nongnu.org/</a>  [GNU GPLv3]</li>
<li>ZynAddSubFX <a href="http://zynaddsubfx.sourceforge.net/">http://zynaddsubfx.sourceforge.net/</a> [GNU GPLv2+]</li>
<li>OvertoneDSP <a href="https://www.overtonedsp.co.uk/">https://www.overtonedsp.co.uk/</a> [Proprietary]</li>
<li>Invada Studio <a href="https://launchpad.net/invada-studio/">https://launchpad.net/invada-studio/</a> [GNU GPLv2]</li>
<li>Pianoteq <a href="https://www.pianoteq.com/">https://www.pianoteq.com/</a> [Proprietary]</li>
</ul>

<h3 id="LADSPA">LADSPA</h3>

<ul>
<li>Kokkini Zita <a href="http://kokkinizita.linuxaudio.org/linuxaudio/">http://kokkinizita.linuxaudio.org/linuxaudio/</a> [GNU GPL/GNU GPLv3]</li>
<li>Blepvco <a href="http://smbolton.com/linux.html">http://www.smbolton.com/linux.html</a> [GNU GPLv2+]</li>
<li>Blop <a href="http://blop.sourceforge.net/">http://blop.sourceforge.net/</a> [GNU GPLv2]</li>
<li>CAPS <a href="http://quitte.de/dsp/caps.html">http://quitte.de/dsp/caps.html</a> [GNU GPLv3]</li>
<li>CMT <a href="http://www.ladspa.org/cmt/overview.html">http://www.ladspa.org/cmt/overview.html</a> [GNU GPLv2]</li>
<li>FOO <a href="https://github.com/sampov2/foo-plugins">https://github.com/sampov2/foo-plugins</a> [GNU GPLv2]</li>
<li>NJL <a href="https://github.com/tialaramex/njl-plugins">https://github.com/tialaramex/njl-plugins</a> [GNU GPLv2]</li>
<li>Omins <a href="http://www.nongnu.org/om-synth/omins.html">http://www.nongnu.org/om-synth/omins.html</a> [GNU GPLv3]</li>
<li>SWH <a href="http://plugin.org.uk/">http://plugin.org.uk/</a> [GNU GPLv3]</li>
<li>TAP <a href="http://tap-plugins.sourceforge.net/">http://tap-plugins.sourceforge.net/</a> [GNU GPLv2]</li>
<li>VCF <a href="http://users.suse.com/~mana/ladspa.html">http://www.suse.de/~mana/ladspa.html</a> [GNU LGPL]</li>
<li>VLevel <a href="http://vlevel.sourceforge.net/about/">http://vlevel.sourceforge.net/</a> [GNU GPLv2]</li>
<li>Vocoder <a href="http://www.sirlab.de/linux/download_vocoder.html">http://www.sirlab.de/linux/download_vocoder.html</a> [GNU GPLv2+]</li>
<li>WASP <a href="http://linux01.gwdg.de/~nlissne/wasp/index.html">http://linux01.gwdg.de/~nlissne/wasp/index.html</a> [GNU GPLv3]</li>
<li>Nova <a href="http://chuck.stanford.edu/planetccrma/mirror/fedora/linux/planetccrma/10/i386/repoview/ladspa-nova-plugins.html">http://chuck.stanford.edu/planetccrma/mirror/fedora/linux/planetccrma/10/i386/repoview/ladspa-nova-plugins.html</a> [GNU GPLv2+]</li>
<li>Socal’s LEET Plugins <a href="http://code.google.com/p/leetplugins/">http://code.google.com/p/leetplugins/</a> [GNU GPLv2]</li>
</ul>

<h3 id="LinuxVST">Linux VST (LXVST)</h3>

<ul>
  <li>Loomer <a href="http://www.loomer.co.uk/">http://www.loomer.co.uk/</a> [Proprietary]</li>
  <li>Distrho <a href="http://distrho.sourceforge.net/ports.php">http://distrho.sourceforge.net/ports.php</a> [GNU GPLv3]</li>
  <li>Argotlunar <a href="http://argotlunar.info/">http://argotlunar.info/</a> [GNU GPLv2]</li>
  <li>U-he <a href="https://u-he.com/">https://u-he.com/</a> [Proprietary]</li>
</ul>

<h2>How to install plugins?</h2>

<h3>Linux</h3>

<p>
  <dfn>Installation</dfn> will vary a little depending on how the plugins have
  been obtained. If a particular plugin package appears in the local repository,
  installing it using is done by using the normal software package management
  tool for the system. Most Linux distributions that are good for audio work
  will have most of the LADSPA and LV2 plugins mentioned above available in
  ready-to-use form.
</p>
<p>
  Finding them will typically require <em>searching</em> the
  distribution's repository to find the name of the package. The tools
  for doing this vary from distribution to distribution. A good place
  to start searching is with the name of the package (e.g. "caps" or
  "cmt"). There are no fixed rules about what different Linux
  distributions call their packages for a given set of plugins.
</p>
<p>
  If the package isn't available, then the plugins can be built from
  source (plugins are generally fairly easy to compile and well-documented).
</p>
<p>
  LADSPA plugins are shared library files. 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.
</p>
<p>
  LV2 plugins are folders/directories. They need to be
  installed in either /usr/lib/lv2, /usr/local/lib/lv2 or a directory
  mentioned in the local LV2_PATH environment variable.
</p>
<p>
  Linux VST (LXVST) plugins are distributed as shared library
  files. They are typically installed in /usr/lib/lxvst,
  /usr/local/lib/lxvst or a directory mentioned in the local LXVST_PATH
  environment variable.
</p>

<h3>OS X</h3>
<p>
  Except for the particularly technical computer user, building and
  installing plugins in the LV2 (or LADSPA) format is probably not
  something worth planning on.
</p>
<p>
  Most of the plugins likely to be used on OS X will be in Apple's
  AudioUnit format. These have their own installation process that tends to
  just work.
</p>