05-05-2021, 12:38 PM | #1 |
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SOLVED:Installing LV2 plugins questions...
Can someone explain how to install LV2 plugins? I tried copying the lV2 to a created folder on Home, then added that path to the Reaper plugins section, but it does not see them.
It suggests a folder on the USR but this is blocked from editing or adding, but even so, after having a look there, there is no lv2 folder there as suggested by /usr/lib/lv2;/usr/local/lib/lv2;~/.lv2 noted in the dialogue. Last edited by pax-eterna; 05-05-2021 at 04:25 PM. |
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05-05-2021, 12:57 PM | #3 |
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Thanks Glenn...I did try that earlier but when I went into the options to set the path, Reaper did not see the LV2 I placed there...I did copy/paste the LV2 folder containing the lv2, should I just direct copy the lv2 files themselves?
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/home/glennbo/.lv2/tuna.lv2/ and in the folder is the file "tuna.so" along with some support files. One thing to make sure of is that you are downloading native Linux LV2 files because there are LV2 for Windows and for Mac as well, and they are different. |
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05-05-2021, 01:36 PM | #5 |
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Thanks, yeah it's Pianoteq and it's the Linux version I d/l'd...I'll keep playing around with it.
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05-05-2021, 01:43 PM | #6 |
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Can I put them here?
home/opt/REAPER/Plugins or are Reaper plugins VST not LV2? |
05-05-2021, 01:49 PM | #7 |
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I just copied the folder "Pianoteq 7.lv2" from the archive into my .lv2 folder and REAPER picked it up.
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05-05-2021, 01:57 PM | #8 |
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hmmm, than I am doing something wrong! afaict I am following the instructions from Moddart and placing that LV2 folder into the LV2 folder I created in home.
It'll be something simple I bet... Is your lv2 folder in home? It's like Reaper is just not scanning when I click on the Re-scan tab...sorta nothing happens it just stays at 0 files found (or whatever that message is) |
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/home/glennbo/.lv2 The path you had in your first post, /usr/lib/lv2;/usr/local/lib/lv2;~/.lv2 would match with the ~/.lv2 at the end, where the ~/ specifies your home folder, then the .lv2 folder. Also note that files and folders that begin with a dot are hidden and to see them in your file browser you'll need to select show hidden files on the view menu. |
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05-05-2021, 02:12 PM | #10 |
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yep, got the viewing ok...looking at what you pasted there I think it might be the syntax I have wrong...got to duck out for a while but I'll try that when I get back!
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05-05-2021, 04:25 PM | #11 |
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knew it was something simple....this time when I hovered the mouse over the path entry field, it popped up a message saying sub-folders are not read!!!
Bingo! Moved the .so and accompanying files to the LV2 folder from the sub-folder and we have lift-off! Thanks Glenn, without you pasting that address line I probably would not have studied it as closely or slowly! I kept missing that popup box! |
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05-05-2021, 05:08 PM | #13 |
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yeah for sure (re do once and forget) - now I have my basic config up and running, I'm going to do a disk image!
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10-24-2023, 05:13 PM | #14 |
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Hey guys.
I know this post is set a solved, but even though I try to do exactly as you mentionned, my scanning does not work. My lv2 are in home/felix/.lv2/ . The path is set but it won't scan them. I'm pretty new to Ubuntu/Linux. I got some vsts working with yabridge and wine but these one are not working. Any help would be appreciated |
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