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LV2
LV2 is a standard for plugins and matching host applications, mainly targeted at audio processing and generation.
LV2 is a simple but extensible successor of LADSPA, intended to address the limitations of LADSPA which many applications have outgrown.
LV2 Plugin Tech. - Main Website
A nice, short introduction of diverse LV2 plugins.
Applications using LV2
| Page | Description | Release Date | Tags | ||||||||
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| ags | GTK audio sequencer with a piano roll, synth, matrix editor, drum machine, soundfont2 player, mixer and an output panel. Uses ALSA | 2018 |  |  |  | DS LP LV2 | |||||
| Ardour | Professional-grade multitrack/multichannel hard-disk recording | 2017-08-16 | | | |  |  | JS LP LV2 | |||
| Bipscript | a simple programming environment for creating music. | | | | LV2 | ||||||
| Calf Studio Gear | MIDI synthesis instruments, filters, and effects | 2017-11-04 | | | LV2 | ||||||
| carla | A host for LADSPA+LRDF, DSSI, LV2, VST2/3 and AU plugins plus GIG, SF2 and SFZ support. | | | DS LV2 | |||||||
| guitarix | rock guitar effects | 2017-08-11 | | | | JS LP LV2 | |||||
| Ingen | modular synthesizer that runs under JACK and uses LADSPA andor DSSI plugins (formerly known as Om) | | JS LP LV2 | ||||||||
| jalv.select | A little gtkmm GUI to select lv2 plugs from a list and run them with jalv | 2016-04-01 | | LV2 | |||||||
| MusE | MusE is a MIDI/Audio sequencer with recording and editing capabilities written originally by Werner Schweer now developed and maintained by the MusE development team. MusE aims to be a complete multitrack virtual studio for Linux. MusE supports VST-, LV2-, DSSI- and LADSPA-plugins and uses Jack for audio and midi as well as alsa-sequencer for midi. | 2015-01-28 | | | | | DS LP LV2 | ||||
| Nama | DAW with a command language and terminal mode | 2016-01-10 | | | LP LV2 | ||||||
| Qtractor | Advanced Qt-based audio/MIDI sequencer supporting plugins (softsynths/effects). Uses JACK for audio, and ALSA sequencer interface for MIDI | 2016-11-21 | | | | | DS JS LP LV2 | ||||
| Synthpod | A lightweight non-linear LV2 plugin container | 2015-04-02 | | | | | | JS LV2 | |||
| Traverso | multitrack audio recording and editing program | 2010-10-08 | | | LV2 | ||||||
| zynjacku | JACK based, GTK (2.x) host for LV2 synths | 2009-01-21 | | | LV2 | ||||||
LV2 Plugins
| Page | Description | Release Date | Tags | ||||||||
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| ams | LV2 plugins derived from "Alsa Modular Synth". These plugins are used to create modular synths and contain a VCO, VCF, VCA, LFO, Slew Limiter, Envelop, and Sample+Hold | 2017-01-21 | |||||||||
| beatslash | 2 plugins for live beat repeating and beat slicing. "beat repeater" will repeat the current beat. "beat slicer" will randomly repeat parts of a live sample | 2014 | |||||||||
| Calf Studio Gear | MIDI synthesis instruments, filters, and effects | 2017-11-04 | | | LV2 | ||||||
| Calf Studio Gear plugins | Large collection of synths and effect LV2 plugins | ||||||||||
| deteriorate | 2 plugins to deteriorate the sound quality of live audio; a granulator and a downsampler | 2014 | |||||||||
| DISTRHO Project | Large collection of synths and effect LV2 plugins | 2014 | |||||||||
| drmr lv2 drums | lv2 MIDI-controlled drum sampler that uses hydrogen drumkits | 2012 | |||||||||
| drumkv1 | LV2 MIDI-controlled drum sampler. Standalone version also | 2016-02-22 | | | | | JS | ||||
| eDrummer | Turns your computer into a drum kit you play live with MIDI drum pads. | 2016/05 | |||||||||
| Fabla | LV2 MIDI-controlled drum sampler | 2012-01-07 | |||||||||
| foo-yc20 | YC20 organ emulation | 2011-01-28 | |||||||||
| guitarix | rock guitar effects | 2017-08-11 | | | | JS LP LV2 | |||||
| gxplugins.lv2 | Analogue Guitar Pedal simulations | 2017 04 17 | |||||||||
| Invada LV2 | delay, tube-dist., compressor, phaser, filter, reverb, vu-meter and phase-convert | 2009-02-22 | |||||||||
| ir | No-latency/low-latency, realtime, high performance LV2 signal convolver especially for creating reverb effects. Supports impulse responses with 1, 2 or 4 channels, in any soundfile format supported by libsndfile | ||||||||||
| Luppp | Live looping software for Linux | 2014-08-30 | | | | ||||||
| midimsg | A set of LV2 plugins to transform midi into usable values to control other plugins. (Use MIDI to operate/automate a plugin which wasn't originally written to be MIDI-controlled) | 2014 | |||||||||
| Moony | realtime Lua as programmable glue in LV2 | 2017-02-01 | |||||||||
| mverb | LV2 and LADSPA algorithmic reverb plugin | 2012 | |||||||||
| newtonator | LV2 synth that uses a unique algorithm based on simple ideas of velocity and acceleration to produce some unpredictable sounds | 2012-08-26 | |||||||||
| QMidiArp | A MIDI Arpeggiator, Step Sequencer and Controller LFO. | 2016-11-01 | | | | | JS | ||||
| samplv1 | MIDI-controlled LV2 sampler. Standalone version also | 2017-06-21 | | | | | JS | ||||
| screcord.lv2 | a simple Lv2 capture plugin | ||||||||||
| setbfree | hammond-style drawbar organ | 2017-01-04 | | ||||||||
| Sherlock | an investigative LV2 plugin bundle | ||||||||||
| SWH Plugins | the must-have set from Steve Harris | 2006-08-08 | |||||||||
| Synthpod | A lightweight non-linear LV2 plugin container | 2015-04-02 | | | | | | JS LV2 | |||
| synthv1 | LV2 polyphonic synth. Standalone version also | 2016-02-22 | | | | | JS | ||||
| Teliasopia | Teliasopia LV2 Plugins | 2010-04-25 | |||||||||
| Triceratops LV2 Synth | Substractive Poly LV2 Synth | 2016-11-28 | |||||||||
| VM | A Virtual Machine LV2 plugin bundle | ||||||||||
| zyn | Port of ZynAddSubFX synth engines to LV2 | ||||||||||
More LV2 info
LinuxDSP LV2
- LinuxDSP has a proven reputation for professional quality audio applications and plugins. Backed by pro-audio industry experience unparalleled in contemporary linux audio software.
- LinuxDSP is non-free software. Free demos are available that will fade out the audio every 60 seconds.