This is official successor of FreeST standalone host. Well what is FreeST ?
This is a linux VST host - hybrid using winelib. Runs as a Jack client for Audio/MIDI, and with GTK GUI. Supports 32 and 64 bit plugins.

Supports load/save state to:
- LASH
- JackSession
- Ladish (L1 and L2)
- SysEx dump
- MIDI Identity request/reply messages support
- FXP/FXB (v1 and v2) files
- FPS (XML files)
- Easy plugins discovering and stroing in XML DB

MIDI CC automating.
Bypass/Resume by MIDI CC (default 122)
Support JackTransport.
Midi channel filter.
Volume control
command line options (tempo, midi channel etc.)
Simple CPU usage display

Project Samples

FSTHost 1.3 screenshot (with ODSay plugin) FSTHost 1.1 FSTHost 1.0 FSTHost 1.4 screenshot (with Trans Computer Maschine plugin) FSTHost 1.5.2 screenshot (with Model-Pro plugin) FSTHost Menu

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License

GNU General Public License version 2.0 (GPLv2)

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  • pfri Posted 2013-12-29
    Does the app fsthost have localization support?
    Reply from fsthost
    Posted 2023-12-28
    no, but UI is mostly based on icons :)
  • lisakane Posted 2013-06-25
    Thanks for good program!
    1 user found this review helpful.
    Reply from fsthost
    Posted 2023-12-28
    glad you like it :)
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Additional Project Details

Operating Systems

Linux, WINE

User Interface

Console/Terminal, GTK+

Programming Language

C

Registered

2012-05-23
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