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Topic: Linux usage of Pianoteq with Linux native Reaper, anyone?

I am curious if anybody has had success with loading Pianoteq as virtual instrument in Reaper, all in Linux.
Having tough time being able to do this, so I came to the forum to see if anybody has been able to do so.

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Re: Linux usage of Pianoteq with Linux native Reaper, anyone?

i've done it, but i don't regularly use Reaper.  first i had to make sure the pianoteq vst was in a directory known to Reaper.  in my case that is $HOME/.vst/pianoteq/.  i made sure that this directory is in Reaper's plugin path (via Options->Preferences->Plug-ins->VST) and copied Pianoteq\ 6.so there.  then i did Track->Insert virtual instrument on new track.  i can see Pianoteq in the list of plug-ins and can select it.  then i did Insert->Media File to load up a midi file to play it.

i hope this helps.  i'm really a novice with Reaper myself.

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Re: Linux usage of Pianoteq with Linux native Reaper, anyone?

budo wrote:

i've done it, but i don't regularly use Reaper.  first i had to make sure the pianoteq vst was in a directory known to Reaper.  in my case that is $HOME/.vst/pianoteq/.  i made sure that this directory is in Reaper's plugin path (via Options->Preferences->Plug-ins->VST) and copied Pianoteq\ 6.so there.  then i did Track->Insert virtual instrument on new track.  i can see Pianoteq in the list of plug-ins and can select it.  then i did Insert->Media File to load up a midi file to play it.

i hope this helps.  i'm really a novice with Reaper myself.

Wonderful, thank you so much for helping!

I was able to get it work. I just used one of the default paths that Reaper uses, which is $HOME/.vst directory, and I did `mkdir $HOME/.vst`, then `cp`d the shared object file ("Pianoteq 6.so"), as you mentioned, the into $HOME/.vst directory,  and it showed up in Reaper just fine via "Insert virtual instrument on new track".

This is fantastic! I am really grateful of your advice!

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Re: Linux usage of Pianoteq with Linux native Reaper, anyone?

no problem, i'm glad i could be helpful.  Reaper seems really powerful and i hope i can learn more myself about it.  i got interested in it because i wanted to try out some of the Linux synth plug-ins from u-he.  they seem really cool.

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Re: Linux usage of Pianoteq with Linux native Reaper, anyone?

Needed to reinstall Linux and just taking a memo that
Some how 'Pianoteq 6.so' (with a space inbetween) didn't work from 'Pianoteq/pianoteq_linux_v660/Pianoteq 6/amd64'
But instead 'Pianoteq_6.so' from 'Pianoteq/pianoteq_linux_v660/Pianoteq 6/amd64/Pianoteq 6.lv2'' worked fine under $HOME/.vst in Reaper v5.984