falktx @falktx@mastodon.falktx.com

oh hey it is a little plugin web UI 😊

Anyone recently updated Ardour and got a bit sad that some plugins lost their custom GUI?
I have a solution for that, I hope to make a release for it soon.

https://github.com/falkTX/lv2-gtk-ui-bridge

Testing and feedback would be very much appreciated if you use any these LV2 plugins:
- Calf
- EQ10Q
- Invada

Using a web browser view as an audio plugin UI allows for some very weird interactions... 😅

Let's play a little game...

What is working in this picture that shouldn't? Can you tell?

Working hacks are the best hacks.

I needed to get a web view on a plugin UI but directly loading gtk/qt for it is nasty, would easily break the host and other plugins...

Using a separate process is key, but then that means having to ship a separate binary...?
Well actually no!

With fancy ld-linux setup we can have a shared library also running as an executable.
Then put dlopen/dlsym stuff to load webkit/webengine symbols and we got it all self-contained. 🎉

https://github.com/moddevices/mod-desktop/blob/main/src/plugin/WebViewX11.cpp

coming soon, something that almost no one asked for..

AUv2 plugins with DPF.

Doing it because of some work related things need me to support ProTools/AU, but I really do not want to use JUCE hacks again...

Fairly complete already, soon to start some real-life testing.
Kinda proud to have this working in just a few days.

I just got a BASS 😀

No, I don't know how to play. This is for having something music related to do that does not involve being on the PC.

Why a bass? Well it is unconditionally and objetively the best string-based instrument, specially when slapped.

for a more personal post now...

things out of out hand during covid and then dealing with all life/work related stress. I was always waiting for life to stabilize a bit before focusing on personal goals, but it never did.

so I went with a plan to do something about it, based on something similar I did before - no carbs after 4pm, no more sweets or crappy snacks at all, 7-8km daily walk. "go big or go home" in a very ironic sense

well, it went way better than expected! 😀

Preparing a nice little feature for Cardinal - OSC remote control.

Can send a full patch or simple parameter changes.

See initial documentation/instructions at https://github.com/DISTRHO/Cardinal/blob/main/docs/OSC-REMOTE-CONTROL.md

Thanks to @dreamer for recording a demo video, showing off it working through TouchOSC on an iPad. Neat 📷

It is release day!

Today we get new Ildaeil:
https://kx.studio/News/?action=view&url=ildaeil-v13-released

And also Cardinal:
https://kx.studio/News/?action=view&url=cardinal-2307-released

Enjoy!

Slowly preparing for the new releases, all main blockers are done and even managed to handle the new Cardinal module coming for next release in 7 days - reintroducing AIDA-X, now on your modular! :D

Assuming AIDA-DSP folks are ok with the design that is, but the DSP side already fully works.

It is basically the very recent https://github.com/AidaDSP/AIDA-X inside Cardinal.

For those with a beefy PC and an interest in the Cardinal Synth project, I have a little favour to ask.

Load https://cardinal.kx.studio/, you should have version 23.05 as shown on the top-right corner of the page.
Do some patching, save it and reload the web browser page.

Are you able to load the patch you saved via File -> "Open local path" submenu ?

Let me know if/how that works for you.
If all is well this means persistent storage for patches created on the browser! 🚀 🚀

a small personal achievement, finally getting rid of the old google account.

was only keeping it for youtube really, but after realizing most of the channels I follow are on alternative services (nebula in specific), it is time to get rid of it.

apologies if you get any email bounces. falktx@gmail.com is no more!
(but I wasn't using it anyway)

@AsahiLinux err forgot to attach screenshot to previous post

this is from https://github.com/DISTRHO/Cardinal
the web version uses web-assembly via emscripten with GLES2.0 mode
but same issue happens on desktop too, it is just easier to reproduce by opening a link

Alright, who wants to try/test OBS with audio plugin support?
(Linux users only for now 🐧)

The related discussion and code changes are part of this pull request https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/pull/8919

I have automated build artifacts in https://github.com/falkTX/obs-studio/actions/workflows/main.yml

And also set up an Ubuntu PPA for easy install https://launchpad.net/~falktx/+archive/ubuntu/carla+obs/

Make sure to install both Carla and OBS.
If all is well you will see 2 new input sources and filters - "Audio Plugin" and "Carla Patchbay"

Let me know how it works for you!

Working on the final UI details for audio plugins in OBS.

Automatic plugin discovery is in place, but we can force a new plugin search if needed.

Hoping to have all in place already this weekend for some initial testing.

for comparison, the default dark mode.

when light mode is really light mode
and everything goes white! ☀️ ◻️

OBS and audio plugins, it's really coming!
Just opened an initial pull request for review https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/pull/8919 🎉

Perks of using Ubuntu and snaps: everytime you boot up your system and open a web browser, get a notification asking you to close it again 🤦‍♂️