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Dear #linuxmusician (s) and #linuxaudio users.

Please let me know if you'd like to be (or not) featured on a #website about #plugin #development for #linux.

There's cards for #vendor (s) and musicians and for the musicians this is what I have so far:
* Christoph Strauss
* Empty Shell Axiom
* G M Slater
* Greg Wilder
* Lou Reed
* N U N D
* Pendulum
* Renick Bell
* Sascha Beckmann
* Sevish
* Wesley Sinks
* alf
* unfa

PD: I will put the website up soon to gather community input on the content.

After Roel Vugts from RV Audio Design (see: rvaudiodesign.com/) landed a formidable success (see, e.g.: youtube.com/watch?v=ebCjnirg6q) with his first #plugin Disseptor, an interesting take on #saturation with all-pass filters, I asked him if he would be willing to make a #linuxaudio version of the plugin, and he was! 🥳
And now I also did an #interview with the young Dutch developer on my #blog, see: amadeuspaulussen.com/blog/2025

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Jump for joy!

#SQ8L, an #VST #plugin emulator of the #Ensoniq #ESQ80 #Synthesizer running on #UbuntuStudio #Linux 24.04 via #LinVST in #Carla plugin host. Needs #Wine.

All I had to do is wait. The plugin locks up Carla (and probably even Jack) for about half a minute.

So most likely it is trying to do something that ends in a time-out. When opening the GUI a second time, it pops up instantly.

Any idea on how to find out what this old #VSTi from 2008 is waiting for?

Btw., nerds:

$> file SQ8L.dll
SQ8L.dll: PE32 executable (DLL) (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 7 sections

Feels a bit like Christmas.

The ESQ-80 basically was an extended/upgraded version of the #ESQ1, with the most obvious feature being a diskette drive in addition to the memory cartridge slot. But also, Ensoniq had changed the dumb old home-organ-style keyboard by one with responsive action and polyphonic aftertouch.

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I wish I could get this to run… (Screenshot stolen).

#SQ8L is a #plugin emulation of the #Ensoniq #SQ80 #Synthesizer.

Actually it does run a bit, I can play it via MIDI in #Carla, but this very old Windows #VST just crashes as soon as I want to open the GUI. I'm using #LinVST on #UbuntuStudio #Linux 24.04 and whenever a Windows plugin has trouble, it is due to the GUI needing #Wine.

Other elderly 32bit #VSTi plugins do work in my system.

This piece of software has not been updated since June 2008 and you can download it from here: buchty.net/ensoniq/

So now I'll keep on waiting for the spare parts for my #ESQ1 to arrive from China.

It's astonishing that this Ensoniq synth series isn't that popular today, because the sounds are quite unique. Perhaps it is due to the rather ugly user interface.

Or, more likely, it is because people don't want unique synths, they want that Behringer Moog copy and pretend it's somewhen in the 70ties.

Lol this has been sitting around for days. Pls take it off my hands. Haha!

I have a code to give away for Softube’s Wasted Space plugin.

softube.com/wasted-space

Blurb:

Instant, extreme lo-fi digital reverb for creative production and sound design

Authentic aliasing artifacts and distortion with Softube-quality sound and workflow

Three versions included: the native plug-in, the Modular module, and the Amp Room module

DM me for the code. First come first served and I’ll update this post when it’s been claimed. 😊👍

www.softube.comWasted SpaceFor instant and extreme digital lo-fi reverb, reach for Wasted Space. Wasted Space gives you the retro ’80s aliasing artifacts currently trendy in pop and electronic genres. Put it straight on a track to bring elements to the front of the mix and go from lackluster to out-of-this-world in a flash.