[Ardour-Users] Plugins and stability

[Matt Savigear]

With reference to stability issues popping up on the list, I have 
generally found ardour2 to be pretty solid for my admittedly limited use.

My (non-technical) wife uses ardour more than I and has complained of 
crashes which seem to be related to the use of LADSPA plugins (some 
plate reverb, apparently). Is it possible for a plugin to bring ardour 
down, rather than the snag being in ardour's plugin handling code? If 
so, is there a relatively straightforward way of getting debug info for 
the plugin? I haven't managed to report anything so far because I 
usually only find out about crashes after the fact.

Alternatively, does it make sense to push the channels through something 
like jack-rack and back in again, hosting the plugins outside ardour? 
Will this protect ardour from crashes if the plugin goes down, and do I 
lose anything (or gain any limitations or potential snags) by externally 
hosting the plugin in this way?

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Cheers,

Matt.

"You can say, 'Gee, your life must be pretty bleak if you don't think 
there's a purpose.' But I'm anticipating having a good lunch." - James 
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