Floyd deserves more subscribers. He's doing videos that help us artists, that don't have thousands of dollars to spend on expensive gear. He's offering a lot to us, and I feel like more people should at least give him their subscription, and a like. I've been watching him for a while, and he's giving up some jewels to us beginners, that are trying to learn how to make our own gear.
Thanks for your kinds words. I think I'm exactly at the number of subscribers I've deserved so far ;-) I think there's still room for improvement in lighting, pacing, pronunciation and other things, but numbers are growing steadily and reading and answering the comments is fun. :-)
Thanks for watching! I need to mention this is an older video and I updated this with a "Windows on RasPi" one ua-cam.com/video/VUb0r6EW6a8/v-deo.html (which is the better solution for VST on RasPi). Best regards!
This video is much appreciated Floyd I've been holding off on buying a raspberry pi for music because I've been waiting to see a proof of concept. You've just provided that proof of concept. Big up to you man 👍 💪
Thank you very much! There are still some caveats, though: Latency on that Windows Bridge is pretty bad. This is fixable, though, but it didn't make it into this video. I'll post a solution in the coming weeks.
Thanks for watching! I don't know if this is a practicable solution, though. ;-) You can also use Windows on Arm for Raspberry PI (or just use native plugins).
On today's episode of: "Floyd working day and night an many hours on running a DAW with Windows compatible plugins on a Linux Rapsberry Pi and making a video about it so we don't have to go through any of the troubles and long hours of pulling hairs out of our heads."
Thanks. At this moment, this seems to be the only video on YT showing this very specific solution, while the search term pops up immediately if you enter it into the search bar, so maybe all those hours will have been worth it someday in the future. ;)
Thanks for watching! I know. But I stay adamant that's, uhm, not the best choice regarding accessibility. (with a scroll bar, it's much less of a hassle to reach the end of a very long list like the one in this video)
Well, indeed. I remember combining the mouse position and the scroll wheel to get faster through lange menus. If i remember correctly, it drove my thoughts along the same line..... 😀
Thanks for watching! That X86 Emulator totally works, but using the default audio layer will expose some really bad latency. You can fix that by switching to ALSA / JACK, but I didn't manage to configure that in time for this video. Please report back if you find out how to do it. :) (otherwise, I'll post an update in the coming weeks)
I grew up with Cubase (on the Atari...) and switched to Reaper when everyone on Discord used it. Was a bit of a hassle to learn the differences ;-) But now it's my go-to DAW as well. So much bang for the buck.
@@mr_floydst I was a Digital Performer Fanboy since 2005 and then ProTools since 2012, mixed with Logic along the way. Found Reaper and haven't looked back. Honestly, the best DAW I've used.
@@mr_floydst Have you come across a VST DSP server, running in a Linux VM by chance? I'm looking for a solution like that. I have a Bare Metal server running ESXI which I want to run a VM for DAW work and a VM for sandboxing my VST plugins. Thanks
I would really like to get an inexpensive set up like this working to use in church. Don't need to record anything, just need it produce sound when I play a midi keyboard. For instruments/sounds I need a piano, a pad, an organ ... not much else, maybe an electric piano. Other "Synth" sounds are not needed (unless it's an incredibly good piano or pad, understanding that they're all synth sounds really). It would be nice if I could have effects like reverb and chorus on each instrument. I'd run the pi with no monitor, relying on it to boot up and be ready shortly after I plug it in. I'd use the nanokontrol 2 to turn the volume of each instrument/sound up and down. It's important that I can at least have a "piano + pad" sound where I can adjust the volume of each sound independently. For a piano keyboard I'd look to a simple midi keyboard, presumably connected to the pi with a midi->USB cable. Audio output would be sent to a sound desk, probably via a "DI box". Does any of this sound possible at the moment without a huge amount of cost or effort?
@@mr_floydst I reckon if you did a few videos for this use-case (a simple piano+pad midi box for church musicians) and promoted them in those circles they would be pretty popular.
@@julianddavidson That's a great idea, thanks for your input. I thought about building a "piano box" some time now, it's really something that's missing on the market.
I would really enjoy an updated look at this with a raspberry pi 4 (x64 processor). I have a custom midi bass guitar that I would absolutely love to run VSTis with.
Related question. I have a 64bit Rpi 4 that I bought specifically to use with Reaper. None of the VST/VSTi plugins load. I think most of the LV2 plugins "successfully" scanned but I get the message saying the plugin could not be loaded and that the "effect configuration is preserved". Is this because I'm on 64bit or could I be doing something else wrong? I have a 32bit Rpi 4 on standby if that's what it will take to finally get a decent instrument or two. I just wasn't clear if 64bit was the issue. Thanks. Love your vids.
Hi Floyd! First of al thank you for all of your Linux related music making videos. You made me dive deeper into the Zynthian project. Is it possible to make a video on using windows vst on raspberry pi ? Can you show us the performance and differences between some windows softsynths and sampleplayers on a raspberry pi (even if this is quite ridiculous to do)? Anyway keep up the good work
Hi, thanks for watching! Well, the "how to windows vst on a raspi" is in this very video, ashully. ;-) But yeah, I could do that comparison. There are indeed some softsynths better optimized than others.
@@mr_floydst I think the question was about how to load the Windows VST into Reaper and use it in context of music production. The nanohost seems to only runs stand-alone in this video. How can we load a Windows VST into a track?
Thanks for watching! If you like that kind of synth soloing, here's one I did that I'm actually a bit ok with: ua-cam.com/video/yUAotG7ZbgA/v-deo.html ;-)
I guess that could be possible with the new PI5, but on PI4, the emulator will have a bad day running the WaveState, for example. Please watch my upcoming video this sunday to see a solution that works reliably!
Amazing videos. I'm beginner os this topic for music production on Linux. Do you installed Pipewire and replace pulseaudio from your RaspBerry Pi? All the best and regards.
I want to run a synthesizer through Raspberry pi and map my midi controller to several parameters. One for ADSR, one for waveshape, one for filter and so on... I pretty much want to turn a Serum VST into a synthesizer, since those in my country are VERY expensive. What project would you recommend me to do?
Hi! I think the project that has it all is Zynthian, it gives you a lot of virtual analog, wavetable, fm, sample based zynths with a unified user interface. www.zynthian.org I made a video how to build it yourself some time ago: ua-cam.com/video/Aq9Bavd7OqY/v-deo.html
Hi Floyd. Many of the zynthian lv2 plugins are not loading into reaper. They are greyed out in the effects panel. I was wondering if you had any idea why or how I could fix this. Thanks for your awesome channel!
Hi, thanks for watching! I can't check at the moment, so just an educated guess: Some LV2 plugins have additional files they need to run - please make sure those files are in the same folder as the plugin. (I'll try this later to see if I can replicate that problem)
Amazon video Thank you very much ! I'm wondering a simple question : How do connect your midi piano keyboard to the Raspberry Pi ? Simply with the USB and reaper recognize it ? Thanks again
@@proxysouth5309 When using an X86 emulator, yes, there is a significant latency. With native plugins, it's "normal" / "barely recognizable". (I did not yet measure the actual latency).
Epic video, I know this is a couple of years old now, so I'm wondering, are the mentions of using 32bit in the video because Pi never used to have 64bit OS? And so now should 64bit work? Am plotting a project but a lot of my plugins are 64bit only...
Thanks for watching! There's a 64bit version with a 64bit emulator now, and performance is notably better. You will still get compability problems here and there, but you'll also find a lot of things that will work just fine.
amazing! I can´t believe thats all running stuff on the litle Raspberry PI! How is the latency ?? Can you make a Video and analyze / demonstrate the latency ?
Hey Floyd ! Thanks a lot for your video ! I have a problem to get carla on the available vst. I add the path in the preference like you do and when I try to find carla in the available vst it doesn't appear. I'm not sure if the current repo of zynthian is the same. If you know where I should look I would really appreciate it !
I think that the Raspberry Pi is not a good platform for music production. I have downloaded the zynthian plugins and only some of them are working on may raspbian 32 bit system, and they are pretty old now, no addition to the list for years. No one of them can be used with the Raspbian 64 bit system. And I don't see Carla in the package. DAW wise, only Reaper can be used on the 32 and 64 bits system. It's a great DAW but no alternatives... But thank you Floyd for your hard work and sharing your experiences...
Using a PI for anything always requires a "I'll do it anyway!!!!!1111oneone" mindset. ;-) If you enjoy tinkering with tech and learning something new, you'll enjoy yourself. You're totally right, almost every other platform will give you a smoother experience.
Hi Floyd I'm new in the Audio-Raspberry world. I've read that Raspberry now can run 64bit OS. Is this changing the criteria of loading the 64bit vst dll's?
Hi Kico, I don't think that changes a lot regarding Linux. I also made a video on Windows on RasPi - if you use Win11, you can run 64bit plugins. It works really well. ua-cam.com/video/VUb0r6EW6a8/v-deo.html
@@mr_floydst Thanks for the link. Maybe you could do a comparison between the PI with Win 11 64Bit, and the Zynthian for musical purposes, a kind of pro and contra. By the way, really cool videos, now I'm following you!
Please take a look at MOD UI. github.com/moddevices/mod-ui For pedals that are, well, actual pedals, I'd rather look at the "Daisy Seed" or "Pico ADK". Here's a video I saw the other day: ua-cam.com/video/2_VVdt1tBMQ/v-deo.html Pico ADK is similar, you can find info here: github.com/DatanoiseTV/PicoADK-Hardware
Wow this is cool! Do you think it would be able to run Madrona Labs Aalto on a Pi? That would be fantastic! Maybe it is more complicated with it being copy protected with serial and all?
Hi, thanks for watching! Basically, anything win32 (32-bit) will most likely run in one way or the other. I had some success registering software, as WINE gives you a registry and all the Folders needed for installing software. Problem at the moment is the horrible latency. I know there's an ASIO driver for Wine, but that won't compile on ARM at the moment.
@@mr_floydst Thank you so much for the long and detailed reply! Appreciated! Sounds like the latency will be too big of an issue then. Cool channel btw. Subcribed :)
Searching in the Noize Mak3r list, did you try the keyboard? Eg f for FX? Or did you try page down? Don't get me wrong, I do agree that such a scroll function is a PITA and should be banned. ;)
I tried, and nothing it did. :-) There's also a search field above that, but that's for other plugins, unfortunately. Of course I could use another desktop. But oh well. That'd be more time wasted on things I don't want to do.
Hi Floyd. Love your channel and enjoy your content. How did you manage to install carla? It does not show up neither as vst or lv2. Any suggestions? Thanks.
Hi, thanks for for kind words! If I remember correctly, I compiled it from source, which - for once - worked without problems. ;-) Just download it and follow the instructions. (I'll also show this in my next video on the piano box I'm building) kx.studio/Applications:Carla
@@mr_floydst Thank you so much for your quick response. Can't wait to see how to do this - cos' I am quite a rookie in Linux. I will give it a shot and try to compile it. Cheers. Chris
Hoooray! Success! Compiled and installed Carla. Latest Version did not work but the predecessor (V.2.4.4) It is like always: "Those who can read, have a clear advantage!" Thanks again and all the best.
Hi. Helping a young friend out desperate for brass on his PI4/Reaper setup. This video seemed to give us what we want for sure. Amazingly clear. We followed instructions and it seems that the Zyn plugins do get scanned. We were hoping to use the ZynADDSUBFX as you describe because it looks like it has brass. BUT even though they seemed to appear in the scan list the zyn stuff does not appear as an option for adding VSTi. In fact only two come up from that list Nekobi and Lars I think. Can you offer suggestion? Thanks in advance.
Hi, thanks for watching! From the way you're describing it, this sounds more like Reaper isn't scanning all the directories you have plugins in. In Reaper, press options, preferences, plugins and check the paths in the VST and LV2 sections. Some of the plugins are in LV2 format, so those paths need to be correct, too.
@@mr_floydst thanks So much for this reply. The lad is only 11 and talented but with limited resources. I’ll try your suggestion next time I see him. It seemed to my that as it scanned the names of plug ins came up that then did not show in the instrument list. Needs more time. He is still running in ‘still evaluating’ mode. Do you think this might cause an issue?
No, you can "test" Reaper as long as you want to. Perhaps you're trying to run 32bit plugins on a 64bit system? ("Bullseye" is 64bit) Normally, Reaper will tell you what's the problem with a plugin, you can see that in the list of extensions.
@@mr_floydst Thanks so much. I will check these things out next time I see him. The scanning process seemed to cover plugs that then weren't available in the list. But they don't show up. I didn't see a path choice for LV2 and VST separately. We just followed the instructions exactly as you showed.
This is an older video, if you're looking to run Windows music production software on a Raspberry PI, using Windows itself is the best option now. Here's a video: ua-cam.com/video/6oosN8jxzvQ/v-deo.html Latency might still be of concern with this setup, so using a portable mini PC really is the best way to go (in that case, you can also use Linux and WINE if you don't like Windows): ua-cam.com/video/2-OdfBjW3Qk/v-deo.html
Do you think that if I buy a Raspberry Pi5 and attach a small touchscreen, running intel emulator and the program xlutops chainer that is a VST chainer will work, and how about asio drivers?
Thanks for watching! I expect it to work, but there are limits in compatibility. If you want a PC, then why not use a PC? There are tiny PCs with a touch screen and battery around (try searching for "HEIGAOLAPC" for example) Nevertheless, I'll post a video as soon as I get my hands on a PI5!
On paper, you could achieve around 5 to 10ms, but it's really depending on the audio hardware used, the PI model, and so on. So the answer I can give is "you can work with it". Using Windows VSTs on ARM linux isn't ideal, however. I'd rather buy an old laptop with Windows installed, or use native plugins. Alternatively, you can install Windows on ARM (but that comes with it's own set of caveats) worproject.com/downloads
Hi, thanks for watching! Short answer: Yes, there are many ways to do that. One way would be to edit your .profile and add the command line launching carla plus parameters in the end of that file. As Raspbian always logs you in, that's an easy way to accomplish that. Perhaps this is a good topic for another video (though other UA-camrs already covered this)
Yes. Please watch my newest video: ua-cam.com/video/VUb0r6EW6a8/v-deo.html - just install windows and put your favourite DAW (or Hermann Seib's VST Host) into auto start. www.hermannseib.com/vsthost.htm
Hello Raoul, thanks for commenting! I'd happily make a video on that system, it looks intriguing for sure. But I can't afford to plonk $300 on a device I most certainly don't need after finishing that video ;-) And I'm not yet in a position to get free stuff. But I'll keep an eye on it. Best regards!
Hey, just found your channel while tried to figure this stuff out. My Carla doesn't work. It says something like "invalid plugin" or something. On every plugin I try from Windows. I've installed the git version + the win32/64 plugin. What do I do? I need to host VST on my linux system & then route it to different computers/VMs. What would be the best way to go about it.
Hi, thanks for watching! Are you using a RasPI or a PC? In both cases, WINE is required, but on the PI, Carla can load win32 plugins only theoretically (you need to compile it yourself, have the libraries and an X86 emulator in the right place - but I couldn't get it compiled). Using that VST host in WINE is the only way to pull it off, Carla is useful for running all kinds of plugin formats (LV2, LMMS,...) that exist on Linux in one convenient wrapper. On an X86 PC, it's another story, you should be able to load win32 VST there.
@@JAXi9321 Ok, so I understand you compiled CARLA yourself from git. Did you turn on that config switch which is needed to bake in the WIN VST support? It isn't in there by default, if I remember correctly.
It certainly has the power to run that, but I'd recommend installing Windows 11 for ARM. I made a video on Windows 10 some time ago, but Win 11 has an 64bit emulator which works even better. ua-cam.com/video/VUb0r6EW6a8/v-deo.html
Hi Floyd. I might have left a comment on another thread about Zynthian VSTs not working on my 64bit system. I'm progressed a little further in that I located an aarch64 compatible synth in amsynth, which boasts a large number of presets. However the preset files are of the type ".bank"? Reaper uses .rpl and .fxb file formats. It looks like I can open said "bank" files which are basically just text files that list the parameters of the preset. How do I convert/import these files into something reaper can use? Also, it seems like presets are actually saved as .ini files. I'm conufsed. Please save me from having to individually reading each bank file and transcribing the parameters into new presets! Thanks.
Hi! If I understand your problem correctly, that should not be a problem ;-) The .bank files are used by the plugin, but REAPER will remember the state of your plugins when you save a project. Hope this helps.
@@mr_floydst thanks Floyd. I wasn't able to get reaper to read the bank files but for now I'm moving on from my raspberry pi DAW project. Gonna focus my attention on compact Ableton setup on a traditional PC. It was a fun diversion while it lasted!
@@alien_brain It's quite easy, actually. Download the image, boot, give your soul, all your information and the contents of your fridge to Microsoft as usual, and off you go. I made a video some time ago on Windows 10, but Win 11 has a much better emulator.
Thanks for watching! If only they were. There are some VST plugins there for Linux, and on an X64 systenm, you can run Windows VSTs relatively easily. But on ARM Linux really has some issues that make the whole thing more of an adventure instead of a smooth process.
Hi, thanks for watching! I have not tried that yet. I think if you're searching for the smallest possible device to run Maschine reliably, get a second hand PC stick - I made a video on that here: ua-cam.com/video/enoewy_-ECA/v-deo.html It's also possible to install Windows 10 ARM on the RasPi, which comes with an win32 emulator, so you can run 32bit Windows apps compiled for Intel. But I don't know if the performance is good. Best regards!
@@harrythemagnificent Thanks for watching - that's a great video idea I'll do some day. It will work, but only with 32bit VST, as Microsoft did not yet finish their 64bit X86 emulator (as far as I know). Performance should be ok for basic audio production - keep an eye on this channel for that video some day. ;-)
@@mr_floydst I gave it a try and got things working rpi4+win10raw+reaper. All my 32-bit vst's worked. My challenge is I really don't understand ASIO yet or audio interface hardware (all I have is an old m-audio fast track) so really looking forward to seeing what someone with your skills and knowledge can do!
Floyd deserves more subscribers. He's doing videos that help us artists, that don't have thousands of dollars to spend on expensive gear. He's offering a lot to us, and I feel like more people should at least give him their subscription, and a like. I've been watching him for a while, and he's giving up some jewels to us beginners, that are trying to learn how to make our own gear.
Thanks for your kinds words. I think I'm exactly at the number of subscribers I've deserved so far ;-) I think there's still room for improvement in lighting, pacing, pronunciation and other things, but numbers are growing steadily and reading and answering the comments is fun. :-)
This is pretty amazing. I've been producing for over a decade and, I've always wanted to use my raspberry pi computers for music production.
Thanks for watching! I need to mention this is an older video and I updated this with a "Windows on RasPi" one ua-cam.com/video/VUb0r6EW6a8/v-deo.html (which is the better solution for VST on RasPi). Best regards!
Ive always thought using them to load VST’s for live-use was extremely interesting.
@@getmeoutofsanfrancisco9917 I've seen people make their own synthesizers using Raspberry Pi computers. I would love to do that some day.
This video is much appreciated Floyd I've been holding off on buying a raspberry pi for music because I've been waiting to see a proof of concept. You've just provided that proof of concept. Big up to you man 👍 💪
Thank you very much! There are still some caveats, though: Latency on that Windows Bridge is pretty bad. This is fixable, though, but it didn't make it into this video. I'll post a solution in the coming weeks.
@@mr_floydst looking forward to seeing it. thanks again.
insane this actually worked. thanks so much
Thanks for watching! I don't know if this is a practicable solution, though. ;-) You can also use Windows on Arm for Raspberry PI (or just use native plugins).
On today's episode of:
"Floyd working day and night an many hours on running a DAW with Windows compatible plugins on a Linux Rapsberry Pi and making a video about it so we don't have to go through any of the troubles and long hours of pulling hairs out of our heads."
Thanks. At this moment, this seems to be the only video on YT showing this very specific solution, while the search term pops up immediately if you enter it into the search bar, so maybe all those hours will have been worth it someday in the future. ;)
I really enjoyed your video! Thanks!😃
Thanks for watching!
hint: you don't need a scrollbar in linux menus, a scroll wheel or equivalent input should work in there. thanks for doing these great videos!
Thanks for watching! I know. But I stay adamant that's, uhm, not the best choice regarding accessibility. (with a scroll bar, it's much less of a hassle to reach the end of a very long list like the one in this video)
Well, indeed. I remember combining the mouse position and the scroll wheel to get faster through lange menus. If i remember correctly, it drove my thoughts along the same line.....
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imma try this asap
Thanks for watching! That X86 Emulator totally works, but using the default audio layer will expose some really bad latency. You can fix that by switching to ALSA / JACK, but I didn't manage to configure that in time for this video. Please report back if you find out how to do it. :) (otherwise, I'll post an update in the coming weeks)
This is cool, it would be even better to be able to use 64 bit VSTs, but there are many great 32 bit VSTs available, plenty of free ones too
Windows 11 arm build can do that
Thanks. Man I love Reaper.
I grew up with Cubase (on the Atari...) and switched to Reaper when everyone on Discord used it. Was a bit of a hassle to learn the differences ;-) But now it's my go-to DAW as well. So much bang for the buck.
@@mr_floydst I was a Digital Performer Fanboy since 2005 and then ProTools since 2012, mixed with Logic along the way. Found Reaper and haven't looked back. Honestly, the best DAW I've used.
@@mr_floydst Have you come across a VST DSP server, running in a Linux VM by chance? I'm looking for a solution like that. I have a Bare Metal server running ESXI which I want to run a VM for DAW work and a VM for sandboxing my VST plugins. Thanks
I would really like to get an inexpensive set up like this working to use in church. Don't need to record anything, just need it produce sound when I play a midi keyboard.
For instruments/sounds I need a piano, a pad, an organ ... not much else, maybe an electric piano. Other "Synth" sounds are not needed (unless it's an incredibly good piano or pad, understanding that they're all synth sounds really).
It would be nice if I could have effects like reverb and chorus on each instrument.
I'd run the pi with no monitor, relying on it to boot up and be ready shortly after I plug it in. I'd use the nanokontrol 2 to turn the volume of each instrument/sound up and down. It's important that I can at least have a "piano + pad" sound where I can adjust the volume of each sound independently.
For a piano keyboard I'd look to a simple midi keyboard, presumably connected to the pi with a midi->USB cable. Audio output would be sent to a sound desk, probably via a "DI box".
Does any of this sound possible at the moment without a huge amount of cost or effort?
Hi, please take a look at zynthian. It should be exactly what you're looking for. I made a video on how to install it some 2 years ago.
@@mr_floydst Thanks for your reply. I did come across that this evening. I'll look into it. Cheers!
@@mr_floydst I reckon if you did a few videos for this use-case (a simple piano+pad midi box for church musicians) and promoted them in those circles they would be pretty popular.
@@julianddavidson That's a great idea, thanks for your input. I thought about building a "piano box" some time now, it's really something that's missing on the market.
I would really enjoy an updated look at this with a raspberry pi 4 (x64 processor). I have a custom midi bass guitar that I would absolutely love to run VSTis with.
Thanks for watching! This is on my to Do list.
Related question. I have a 64bit Rpi 4 that I bought specifically to use with Reaper. None of the VST/VSTi plugins load. I think most of the LV2 plugins "successfully" scanned but I get the message saying the plugin could not be loaded and that the "effect configuration is preserved". Is this because I'm on 64bit or could I be doing something else wrong? I have a 32bit Rpi 4 on standby if that's what it will take to finally get a decent instrument or two. I just wasn't clear if 64bit was the issue. Thanks. Love your vids.
I want this type music and raspberry Pi related videos.
I'll do more RasPi stuff in the future. And perhaps I'll try to do more 80s pop rock tunes. ;-)
Hi Floyd! First of al thank you for all of your Linux related music making videos. You made me dive deeper into the Zynthian project. Is it possible to make a video on using windows vst on raspberry pi ? Can you show us the performance and differences between some windows softsynths and sampleplayers on a raspberry pi (even if this is quite ridiculous to do)? Anyway keep up the good work
Hi, thanks for watching! Well, the "how to windows vst on a raspi" is in this very video, ashully. ;-) But yeah, I could do that comparison. There are indeed some softsynths better optimized than others.
@@mr_floydst I think the question was about how to load the Windows VST into Reaper and use it in context of music production. The nanohost seems to only runs stand-alone in this video. How can we load a Windows VST into a track?
Wow - Tony Banks, eat your heart out!
Thanks for watching! If you like that kind of synth soloing, here's one I did that I'm actually a bit ok with: ua-cam.com/video/yUAotG7ZbgA/v-deo.html ;-)
Nice I could create a Modwave, Wavestate, Polysix mash up in one box.
I guess that could be possible with the new PI5, but on PI4, the emulator will have a bad day running the WaveState, for example. Please watch my upcoming video this sunday to see a solution that works reliably!
Excellent, have you explored creating a start up script that would allow you to run the vst's without a monitor?@@mr_floydst
Amazing videos. I'm beginner os this topic for music production on Linux. Do you installed Pipewire and replace pulseaudio from your RaspBerry Pi?
All the best and regards.
Hi, thanks for watching! This video is "older" now - so here, I used Jack and ALSA here. I'd use Pipewire over PulseAudio.
I want to run a synthesizer through Raspberry pi and map my midi controller to several parameters. One for ADSR, one for waveshape, one for filter and so on... I pretty much want to turn a Serum VST into a synthesizer, since those in my country are VERY expensive.
What project would you recommend me to do?
Hi! I think the project that has it all is Zynthian, it gives you a lot of virtual analog, wavetable, fm, sample based zynths with a unified user interface.
www.zynthian.org
I made a video how to build it yourself some time ago: ua-cam.com/video/Aq9Bavd7OqY/v-deo.html
@@mr_floydst Thank you so much! 😊😊
Thanks
Thanks for watching! :)
Hi Floyd. Many of the zynthian lv2 plugins are not loading into reaper. They are greyed out in the effects panel. I was wondering if you had any idea why or how I could fix this. Thanks for your awesome channel!
Hi, thanks for watching! I can't check at the moment, so just an educated guess: Some LV2 plugins have additional files they need to run - please make sure those files are in the same folder as the plugin. (I'll try this later to see if I can replicate that problem)
Amazon video Thank you very much !
I'm wondering a simple question : How do connect your midi piano keyboard to the Raspberry Pi ? Simply with the USB and reaper recognize it ?
Thanks again
Hi, thanks for watching! Yes, that's exactly how it works.
@@mr_floydst Is there a lag in the game, noticeable or not?
@@mr_floydst thank you very much for your videos!
@@proxysouth5309 When using an X86 emulator, yes, there is a significant latency. With native plugins, it's "normal" / "barely recognizable". (I did not yet measure the actual latency).
Epic video, I know this is a couple of years old now, so I'm wondering, are the mentions of using 32bit in the video because Pi never used to have 64bit OS? And so now should 64bit work? Am plotting a project but a lot of my plugins are 64bit only...
Thanks for watching! There's a 64bit version with a 64bit emulator now, and performance is notably better. You will still get compability problems here and there, but you'll also find a lot of things that will work just fine.
@@mr_floydst Cheers dude. Planning to try and make some sort of VST host pedal with Raspberry Pi.
amazing! I can´t believe thats all running stuff on the litle Raspberry PI! How is the latency ?? Can you make a Video and analyze / demonstrate the latency ?
Thanks for watching! I'll do that.
Hey Floyd ! Thanks a lot for your video ! I have a problem to get carla on the available vst. I add the path in the preference like you do and when I try to find carla in the available vst it doesn't appear. I'm not sure if the current repo of zynthian is the same. If you know where I should look I would really appreciate it !
Hi, thanks for watching! Did you try the LV2 version found in github.com/zynthian/zynthian-plugins/tree/master/lv2 ? Reaper can read that, too.
I think that the Raspberry Pi is not a good platform for music production. I have downloaded the zynthian plugins and only some of them are working on may raspbian 32 bit system, and they are pretty old now, no addition to the list for years. No one of them can be used with the Raspbian 64 bit system. And I don't see Carla in the package.
DAW wise, only Reaper can be used on the 32 and 64 bits system. It's a great DAW but no alternatives...
But thank you Floyd for your hard work and sharing your experiences...
Using a PI for anything always requires a "I'll do it anyway!!!!!1111oneone" mindset. ;-) If you enjoy tinkering with tech and learning something new, you'll enjoy yourself. You're totally right, almost every other platform will give you a smoother experience.
@@mr_floydst I will try to install Windows 11 for Raspberry PI, I'm curious to see how Reason 12 will behave on the RPI
Hi Floyd
I'm new in the Audio-Raspberry world.
I've read that Raspberry now can run 64bit OS. Is this changing the criteria of loading the 64bit vst dll's?
Hi Kico,
I don't think that changes a lot regarding Linux. I also made a video on Windows on RasPi - if you use Win11, you can run 64bit plugins. It works really well. ua-cam.com/video/VUb0r6EW6a8/v-deo.html
@@mr_floydst Thanks for the link.
Maybe you could do a comparison between the PI with Win 11 64Bit, and the Zynthian for musical purposes, a kind of pro and contra.
By the way, really cool videos, now I'm following you!
U can make a "pedal" with a respberry PI with some effects? i mean a standalone pedal with midi controls.
Please take a look at MOD UI.
github.com/moddevices/mod-ui
For pedals that are, well, actual pedals, I'd rather look at the "Daisy Seed" or "Pico ADK". Here's a video I saw the other day:
ua-cam.com/video/2_VVdt1tBMQ/v-deo.html
Pico ADK is similar, you can find info here: github.com/DatanoiseTV/PicoADK-Hardware
Wow this is cool! Do you think it would be able to run Madrona Labs Aalto on a Pi? That would be fantastic! Maybe it is more complicated with it being copy protected with serial and all?
Hi, thanks for watching! Basically, anything win32 (32-bit) will most likely run in one way or the other. I had some success registering software, as WINE gives you a registry and all the Folders needed for installing software.
Problem at the moment is the horrible latency. I know there's an ASIO driver for Wine, but that won't compile on ARM at the moment.
@@mr_floydst Thank you so much for the long and detailed reply! Appreciated! Sounds like the latency will be too big of an issue then.
Cool channel btw. Subcribed :)
Searching in the Noize Mak3r list, did you try the keyboard? Eg f for FX? Or did you try page down?
Don't get me wrong, I do agree that such a scroll function is a PITA and should be banned. ;)
I tried, and nothing it did. :-) There's also a search field above that, but that's for other plugins, unfortunately. Of course I could use another desktop. But oh well. That'd be more time wasted on things I don't want to do.
Hi Floyd. Love your channel and enjoy your content. How did you manage to install carla? It does not show up neither as vst or lv2. Any suggestions? Thanks.
Hi, thanks for for kind words! If I remember correctly, I compiled it from source, which - for once - worked without problems. ;-) Just download it and follow the instructions. (I'll also show this in my next video on the piano box I'm building)
kx.studio/Applications:Carla
@@mr_floydst Thank you so much for your quick response. Can't wait to see how to do this - cos' I am quite a rookie in Linux. I will give it a shot and try to compile it. Cheers. Chris
Hoooray! Success! Compiled and installed Carla. Latest Version did not work but the predecessor (V.2.4.4) It is like always: "Those who can read, have a clear advantage!" Thanks again and all the best.
@@christianschweyda6091 Cool! Glad it worked. :)
Hi. Helping a young friend out desperate for brass on his PI4/Reaper setup. This video seemed to give us what we want for sure. Amazingly clear. We followed instructions and it seems that the Zyn plugins do get scanned. We were hoping to use the ZynADDSUBFX as you describe because it looks like it has brass. BUT even though they seemed to appear in the scan list the zyn stuff does not appear as an option for adding VSTi. In fact only two come up from that list Nekobi and Lars I think. Can you offer suggestion? Thanks in advance.
Hi, thanks for watching! From the way you're describing it, this sounds more like Reaper isn't scanning all the directories you have plugins in. In Reaper, press options, preferences, plugins and check the paths in the VST and LV2 sections. Some of the plugins are in LV2 format, so those paths need to be correct, too.
@@mr_floydst thanks So much for this reply. The lad is only 11 and talented but with limited resources. I’ll try your suggestion next time I see him. It seemed to my that as it scanned the names of plug ins came up that then did not show in the instrument list. Needs more time. He is still running in ‘still evaluating’ mode. Do you think this might cause an issue?
No, you can "test" Reaper as long as you want to. Perhaps you're trying to run 32bit plugins on a 64bit system? ("Bullseye" is 64bit)
Normally, Reaper will tell you what's the problem with a plugin, you can see that in the list of extensions.
@@mr_floydst Thanks so much. I will check these things out next time I see him. The scanning process seemed to cover plugs that then weren't available in the list. But they don't show up. I didn't see a path choice for LV2 and VST separately. We just followed the instructions exactly as you showed.
I can see the plugins in reaper after this, but when I create a track with them, I get an error saying thy couldn't be loaded
This is an older video, if you're looking to run Windows music production software on a Raspberry PI, using Windows itself is the best option now. Here's a video: ua-cam.com/video/6oosN8jxzvQ/v-deo.html
Latency might still be of concern with this setup, so using a portable mini PC really is the best way to go (in that case, you can also use Linux and WINE if you don't like Windows): ua-cam.com/video/2-OdfBjW3Qk/v-deo.html
@@mr_floydst I’m running the Reaper version for Arm Linux, not the Windows version though.
Do you think that if I buy a Raspberry Pi5 and attach a small touchscreen, running intel emulator and the program xlutops chainer that is a VST chainer will work, and how about asio drivers?
Thanks for watching! I expect it to work, but there are limits in compatibility.
If you want a PC, then why not use a PC? There are tiny PCs with a touch screen and battery around (try searching for "HEIGAOLAPC" for example)
Nevertheless, I'll post a video as soon as I get my hands on a PI5!
Yes but I want it Pi size with a small touchscreen@@mr_floydst
The Gole Mini pc seems the right one@@mr_floydst
How low can you get the audio latency? I'd love to use a Pi as an outboard FX engine.
On paper, you could achieve around 5 to 10ms, but it's really depending on the audio hardware used, the PI model, and so on. So the answer I can give is "you can work with it". Using Windows VSTs on ARM linux isn't ideal, however. I'd rather buy an old laptop with Windows installed, or use native plugins. Alternatively, you can install Windows on ARM (but that comes with it's own set of caveats) worproject.com/downloads
@@mr_floydst thanks. Sounds like a job for an old Mac instead then.
…or Linux-native plugins
is there a way to boot in to carla or( another vst wrapper )with a vst preconfigured to a usb controller .. so you can run a Raspberry PI headless
Hi, thanks for watching! Short answer: Yes, there are many ways to do that. One way would be to edit your .profile and add the command line launching carla plus parameters in the end of that file. As Raspbian always logs you in, that's an easy way to accomplish that. Perhaps this is a good topic for another video (though other UA-camrs already covered this)
The main problem of Raspberry is to get one. In most shops they are all sold out. At least in Switzerland.
They announced the delivery chain is slowly recovering, but so far I haven't seen numbers picking up...
Raspberry Pi audio interface affiliate link, what’s the MIDI-in one?
Try this one, for example, but any USB to MIDI interface will work. amzn.to/2XYLa4O
Can I run VSTi in standalone mode with an array of Pi PCs without a display monitor with MIDI pc cc and notes in and Stereo L/R out only?
Yes. Please watch my newest video: ua-cam.com/video/VUb0r6EW6a8/v-deo.html - just install windows and put your favourite DAW (or Hermann Seib's VST Host) into auto start. www.hermannseib.com/vsthost.htm
now I wish it could handle a 64bit dll, too.
Thanks for watching! It can, running Windows 11/ARM. Please watch my latest video for a how-to.
Any experience/interest in Elk Audio OS boards for something like this? I’m curious how it stands up to other solutions.
Hello Raoul, thanks for commenting! I'd happily make a video on that system, it looks intriguing for sure. But I can't afford to plonk $300 on a device I most certainly don't need after finishing that video ;-) And I'm not yet in a position to get free stuff. But I'll keep an eye on it. Best regards!
That makes sense. They would be wise to send you one though! Maybe one day!
Hey, just found your channel while tried to figure this stuff out. My Carla doesn't work. It says something like "invalid plugin" or something. On every plugin I try from Windows. I've installed the git version + the win32/64 plugin. What do I do? I need to host VST on my linux system & then route it to different computers/VMs. What would be the best way to go about it.
Hi, thanks for watching! Are you using a RasPI or a PC? In both cases, WINE is required, but on the PI, Carla can load win32 plugins only theoretically (you need to compile it yourself, have the libraries and an X86 emulator in the right place - but I couldn't get it compiled). Using that VST host in WINE is the only way to pull it off, Carla is useful for running all kinds of plugin formats (LV2, LMMS,...) that exist on Linux in one convenient wrapper.
On an X86 PC, it's another story, you should be able to load win32 VST there.
@@mr_floydst Hi, I'm running PC xx I just can't get carla to recognize any of my plugins.
@@mr_floydst And I do have wine. 6.4 I think. Some of my programs require that version.
@@JAXi9321 Ok, so I understand you compiled CARLA yourself from git. Did you turn on that config switch which is needed to bake in the WIN VST support? It isn't in there by default, if I remember correctly.
Can you run helix native using this?
I'll try and report back to you.
@@mr_floydst thank you
Would it be possible to run bigger plugins like U-HE diva?
It certainly has the power to run that, but I'd recommend installing Windows 11 for ARM. I made a video on Windows 10 some time ago, but Win 11 has an 64bit emulator which works even better. ua-cam.com/video/VUb0r6EW6a8/v-deo.html
@@mr_floydst it would be so cool to make a diy synth based on a midikeyboard and a rpi4 running headless vst plugins or maybe on a small screen
Hi Floyd. I might have left a comment on another thread about Zynthian VSTs not working on my 64bit system. I'm progressed a little further in that I located an aarch64 compatible synth in amsynth, which boasts a large number of presets. However the preset files are of the type ".bank"? Reaper uses .rpl and .fxb file formats. It looks like I can open said "bank" files which are basically just text files that list the parameters of the preset. How do I convert/import these files into something reaper can use? Also, it seems like presets are actually saved as .ini files. I'm conufsed. Please save me from having to individually reading each bank file and transcribing the parameters into new presets! Thanks.
Hi! If I understand your problem correctly, that should not be a problem ;-)
The .bank files are used by the plugin, but REAPER will remember the state of your plugins when you save a project. Hope this helps.
@@mr_floydst thanks Floyd. I wasn't able to get reaper to read the bank files but for now I'm moving on from my raspberry pi DAW project. Gonna focus my attention on compact Ableton setup on a traditional PC. It was a fun diversion while it lasted!
can you run win vst on pios64bit?
To be honest, I didn't try yet. I found using Windows 11 on ARM is the best way to run Windows VST plugins on a PI.
@@mr_floydst i dont think i need it honestly. want it but dont need it
@@mr_floydst but how easy is it to run win11?
@@alien_brain It's quite easy, actually. Download the image, boot, give your soul, all your information and the contents of your fridge to Microsoft as usual, and off you go. I made a video some time ago on Windows 10, but Win 11 has a much better emulator.
@@mr_floydst does performance suffer? how many synths can you run on the 400?
The funny part of all of this was that VST was originally intended to be cross platform.
Thanks for watching! If only they were. There are some VST plugins there for Linux, and on an X64 systenm, you can run Windows VSTs relatively easily. But on ARM Linux really has some issues that make the whole thing more of an adventure instead of a smooth process.
@@mr_floydst That's because of the lack of MMX and SSx instructions.
Arm is pretty rubbish for most things that require floating point operations.
@@Stopinvadingmyhardware That makes a lot of sense - thanks for pointing that out.
Can you run NI Maschine on the Pi 400?
Hi, thanks for watching! I have not tried that yet. I think if you're searching for the smallest possible device to run Maschine reliably, get a second hand PC stick - I made a video on that here: ua-cam.com/video/enoewy_-ECA/v-deo.html
It's also possible to install Windows 10 ARM on the RasPi, which comes with an win32 emulator, so you can run 32bit Windows apps compiled for Intel. But I don't know if the performance is good.
Best regards!
@@mr_floydst If you installed Windows 10 ARM on the RasPi, could you then run Reaper for Windows and expect all the VST's to just work?
@@harrythemagnificent Thanks for watching - that's a great video idea I'll do some day. It will work, but only with 32bit VST, as Microsoft did not yet finish their 64bit X86 emulator (as far as I know). Performance should be ok for basic audio production - keep an eye on this channel for that video some day. ;-)
@@mr_floydst I gave it a try and got things working rpi4+win10raw+reaper. All my 32-bit vst's worked. My challenge is I really don't understand ASIO yet or audio interface hardware (all I have is an old m-audio fast track) so really looking forward to seeing what someone with your skills and knowledge can do!
@@harrythemagnificent Thank you very much for your feedback! This almost certainly will be my next PI video.