Audio processing and synthesis plugins are always a lively topic for musicians. Many contemporary music-makers rely completely upon their plugin collection for all their sound sources and processing ...

If you combine the Xfce desktop with the Compiz compositing window manager, you get a desktop with a bit more panache than if you were to use Xfce alone. Compiz helps to turn Xfce into something akin ...

Fully functional support for the VST plugin standard is one of the most important remaining problems for the Linux audio world. VST plugins are ubiquitous in the Win/Mac audio worlds, they are ...

PLUGIN WEEK 2025: Last year, we published a comprehensive guide to making music with Linux, showing you how breaking away from the 'big two' operating systems (Windows and macOS) can open up some ...

Yesterday, we published a comprehensive guide to making music with Linux, showing you how breaking away from the 'big two' operating systems (Windows and macOS) can open up some unique creative ...

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Adobe just pulled a major about-face. After axing the NPAPI Flash plugin used by Firefox and other browsers on Linux in 2012, Adobe has decided to begin updating it again and to keep it updated after ...