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After reviewing the many options posted (thanks everyone!), I think this is probably the right answer. A barebones CLI program that can accept commands over TCP

After reviewing the many options posted (thanks everyone!), I think this is probably the right answer. A barebones CLI program that can accept commands over TCP. It looks like it would be fairly short.

PaulDavisThe1st 6y ago
Why TCP? CLI vst hosts already exist on Linux (at least).
- reitzensteinm 6y ago
  Could you give me an example of one? I've seen a couple but they seemed to be for batch processing, not for live use.
  - PaulDavisThe1st 6y ago
    Gah. Now that you've put me on the spot for my stupid remark, I confess that I can't think of any VST CLI hosts (there are ones for LV2, but's that a different plugin API). I'll ask around and see if I can turn anything up.
    - PaulDavisThe1st 6y ago
      So here's one: https://github.com/teragonaudio/MrsWatson https://github.com/teragonaudio/MrsWatson
      - reitzensteinm 6y ago
        Ah, that's one of the batch ones - I'm looking load (ideally several) VSTs and send them MIDI events in real time, so I'm writing code to play virtual MIDI keyboards. A workflow that looks a lot like Overtone (which is a Clojure library for connecting to SuperCollider over a REPL), or Sonic Pi (same idea and creator but with Ruby). I realize in hindsight it wasn't terribly clear what I was asking for, in part because I'm not really familiar with the options available in the space and the correct terminology (as you pointed out).