So I wanted to run and test a couple of non-linux guitar simulators (amps & effects) on my system and I tested 3 major packages (Guitar Rig 7, Amplitube 5 and Bias FX 2) and I downloaded/installed the Windows versions.
(I’m using Linux Mint and Reaper as DAW, I added the install process below)
There are some pros and cons to consider for each.
Guitar Rig 7 and Bias FX 2 had the easiest install process. For Amplitube 5 there’s a little workaround, which I explain below.
I always love a community feel when users can share their presets online. With Amplitube 5 and Bias FX 2 you benefit the most of this. Bias FX 2 currently offers over 50 000 presets online, which you can preview before installing. However, it’s less CPU friendly and it freezes / crashes your DAW after a while.
Guitar Rig 7 doesn’t have this option yet, but currently has a modest user library via their community:
https://community.native-instruments.co ... er-library
That said, Guitar Rig 7 seems the smoothest running on my i5 processor. It’s the most lightweight to install with less than 700 MB.
Bias FX 2 takes around 1,4 GB of space on your hard drive to install and Amplitube 5 takes 3,5 GB (product manager included), which took pretty long to install and it’s a bit sluggish to run on my computer.
I personally found Amplitube 5 and Bias FX 2 too much options to try (amps, cabs, fx,…) so you could spend endless time to find and perfect your tone. IMHO, they’re too much focused on particular tones for branded amps and fx, while Guitar Rig 7 is much more straight-forward, intuitive and creative, focused on the tone you have in mind regardless of brand or how you create it.
After a first test, none seemed ‘perfect’ to me, but Guitar Rig 7 was the personal winner for the purpose I need it.
For Amplitube 5, if you download software, you actually download their ‘Product Manager’ app from where you can download their actual software. However, I always stumbled uplon the following error when trying to download the software:
“The download path
you've selected does not exist, you do not have permissions to write to this location, or there is insufficient space in the current download path. Please close this window to select a new path or clear up some space. (code: 108)”
In order to avoid this, you can more easily download Amplitube 5 if you make an account on the website itself, login and click on “My Products”, and then “Past Releases” and download the latest release.
https://www.ikmultimedia.com/userarea/my-products/
Installation process for Wine & Yabridge
(I found several tutorials online, below you find the sources)
Enable support for 32-bit
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
Install the WineHQ keyring
sudo mkdir -pm755 /etc/apt/keyrings
sudo wget -O /etc/apt/keyrings/winehq-archive.key https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/winehq.key
Add the WineHQ repository
sudo wget -NP /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/debia ... rm.sources
Update your package information
sudo apt update
Install Wine Staging
sudo apt install --install-recommends winehq-staging
Install DXVK
winetricks dxvk
When certain errors occur or dependencies are missing, install the necessary stuff.
Download & Install Yabridge:
https://github.com/robbert-vdh/yabridge/releases
Extract the archive in the following folder:
/home/YourName/.local/share
Go to the yabridge installation directory
.local/share/yabridge
Now Add the folders to Yabridge in order to sync them afterwards.
(Be aware that some VST’s are installed in the ‘Common Files’ directory.)
yabridgectl add "/home/YourName/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Common Files/VST3"
Now sync the plugins
yabridgectl sync
The plugin will 'normally' show up after rescanning installed plugins in your DAW.
For me it wasn't that smooth, I had to do multiple attempts.
If it’s not working yet, do an additional wine install via the Software Manager, install the Wine Windows Compatibility Layer, Desktop Files, etc…
Do another sudo apt update, go back to your yabridge folder and do another yabridgectl sync.
Normally it should work after a couple of times.
Sources:
https://interfacinglinux.com/2024/01/22 ... -yabridge/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SteWcWXfTM&t=691s
https://wiki.winehq.org
If there are some other good (non-linux) guitar simulation packages worth to mention, feel free to share your findings!
(I’m using Linux Mint and Reaper as DAW, I added the install process below)
There are some pros and cons to consider for each.
Guitar Rig 7 and Bias FX 2 had the easiest install process. For Amplitube 5 there’s a little workaround, which I explain below.
I always love a community feel when users can share their presets online. With Amplitube 5 and Bias FX 2 you benefit the most of this. Bias FX 2 currently offers over 50 000 presets online, which you can preview before installing. However, it’s less CPU friendly and it freezes / crashes your DAW after a while.
Guitar Rig 7 doesn’t have this option yet, but currently has a modest user library via their community:
https://community.native-instruments.co ... er-library
That said, Guitar Rig 7 seems the smoothest running on my i5 processor. It’s the most lightweight to install with less than 700 MB.
Bias FX 2 takes around 1,4 GB of space on your hard drive to install and Amplitube 5 takes 3,5 GB (product manager included), which took pretty long to install and it’s a bit sluggish to run on my computer.
I personally found Amplitube 5 and Bias FX 2 too much options to try (amps, cabs, fx,…) so you could spend endless time to find and perfect your tone. IMHO, they’re too much focused on particular tones for branded amps and fx, while Guitar Rig 7 is much more straight-forward, intuitive and creative, focused on the tone you have in mind regardless of brand or how you create it.
After a first test, none seemed ‘perfect’ to me, but Guitar Rig 7 was the personal winner for the purpose I need it.
For Amplitube 5, if you download software, you actually download their ‘Product Manager’ app from where you can download their actual software. However, I always stumbled uplon the following error when trying to download the software:
“The download path
you've selected does not exist, you do not have permissions to write to this location, or there is insufficient space in the current download path. Please close this window to select a new path or clear up some space. (code: 108)”
In order to avoid this, you can more easily download Amplitube 5 if you make an account on the website itself, login and click on “My Products”, and then “Past Releases” and download the latest release.
https://www.ikmultimedia.com/userarea/my-products/
Installation process for Wine & Yabridge
(I found several tutorials online, below you find the sources)
Enable support for 32-bit
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
Install the WineHQ keyring
sudo mkdir -pm755 /etc/apt/keyrings
sudo wget -O /etc/apt/keyrings/winehq-archive.key https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/winehq.key
Add the WineHQ repository
sudo wget -NP /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/debia ... rm.sources
Update your package information
sudo apt update
Install Wine Staging
sudo apt install --install-recommends winehq-staging
Install DXVK
winetricks dxvk
When certain errors occur or dependencies are missing, install the necessary stuff.
Download & Install Yabridge:
https://github.com/robbert-vdh/yabridge/releases
Extract the archive in the following folder:
/home/YourName/.local/share
Go to the yabridge installation directory
.local/share/yabridge
Now Add the folders to Yabridge in order to sync them afterwards.
(Be aware that some VST’s are installed in the ‘Common Files’ directory.)
yabridgectl add "/home/YourName/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Common Files/VST3"
Now sync the plugins
yabridgectl sync
The plugin will 'normally' show up after rescanning installed plugins in your DAW.
For me it wasn't that smooth, I had to do multiple attempts.
If it’s not working yet, do an additional wine install via the Software Manager, install the Wine Windows Compatibility Layer, Desktop Files, etc…
Do another sudo apt update, go back to your yabridge folder and do another yabridgectl sync.
Normally it should work after a couple of times.
Sources:
https://interfacinglinux.com/2024/01/22 ... -yabridge/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SteWcWXfTM&t=691s
https://wiki.winehq.org
If there are some other good (non-linux) guitar simulation packages worth to mention, feel free to share your findings!
Statistics: Posted by bulevardi — Mon Aug 26, 2024 1:29 pm — Replies 2 — Views 93