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@@ -1,42 +1,43 @@ # LV2 port of the popular mdaPiano and mdaEPiano VSTi -Port - Author: rekado - Based on the mdaPiano / mdaEPiano sources - Source: `mda-vst-src-2010-02-14.zip` - Author: Paul Kellett (paul.kellett@mda-vst.com) - http://sourceforge.net/projects/mda-vst/ +- Source: [`mda-vst-src-2010-02-14.zip`](http://sourceforge.net/projects/mda-vst/) +- Author: Paul Kellett (paul.kellett@mda-vst.com) + ---------------------- ## About -This is an attempt to merge the mdaEPiano and mdaPiano ports. The two -plugins share a lot of code. Putting them together and building both -plugins from the same source should make maintenance simpler. +This repository holds the code to build the mdaEPiano and mdaPiano plugins for +the LV2 plugin framework. I'd like to thank Paul Kellett for his decision to put the -plugins' source code under a free license (see LICENSE for more info). +VST plugins' source code under a free license (see LICENSE for more info). ## Compiling -To compile the plugin, just execute the following statement: +To compile the mda Piano plugin, just execute the following statement: make && sudo make install This will copy the compiled plugin to `/usr/local/lib/lv2`. +To build the mda EPiano plugin, pass `TYPE=mdaEPiano` to `make`: + + make TYPE=mdaEPiano + sudo make install TYPE=mdaEPiano -**NOTE**: you will need the lvtoolkit libraries to compile this plugin: http://lvtoolkit.org +**NOTE**: you will need the [lvtoolkit libraries](http://lvtoolkit.org) to +compile this plugin. ## Connecting At the current stage you will need an LV2 host to use the plugin. I'm using -`lv2_jack_host` during development: +`jalv.gtk`: - lv2_jack_host http://elephly.net/lv2/mdaPiano + jalv.gtk http://elephly.net/lv2/mdaPiano You should now be able to connect your MIDI device to the plugin via JACK. Also don't forget to connect the plugin's stereo output to your system's outputs: @@ -44,8 +45,8 @@ don't forget to connect the plugin's stereo output to your system's outputs: jack_connect system:playback_1 mdaPiano:left jack_connect system:playback_2 mdaPiano:right -At least this is what I do on my system. I provide a simple connect script with -the code which does these things automatically. +I provide a simple connect script with the code which does these things +automatically. ## License |