On 2025-07-25 01:39:24 (+0200), Jeanette C. wrote:
I had noticed a few days ago that the Arch package of Guitarix does no longer contain the LADSPA plugins. Having looked at the git repo of Guitarix, I see that, at least, there still is a folder named ladspa with the relevant .cpp files in it.
Was there a specific reason to drop the LADSPA plugin versions? Working on the commandline, using Ecasound, I mostly rely on the LADSPA plugins and regularly use it, whenever I have guitars or guitar-like sounds or just need good distortion.
Hi Jeanette, during a discussion around build issues I reported over a year ago, upstream suggested to no longer build the LADSPA plugins: https://github.com/brummer10/guitarix/issues/144#issuecomment-1969169638 That said: LADSPA is generally on its way out and it is extremely rare that any LADSPA plugins see any development (in comparison to LV2, CLAP or VST3). FWIW, ecasound should also be able to host lv2 plugins. Related: Is there any software that can replace ecasound for you? Upstream is not really active and we are accumulating patches etc. for all sorts of issues. Best, David -- https://sleepmap.de