Jost is an open source multi-technology (native VST, LADSPA, DSSI) host for Linux. It will mainly host a chain of plugins per instance, publishing Jack and ALSA_seq ports in order to be connected in your main stream flow.

Features:

• Load VST / LADSPA / DSSI plugins: effects, MIDI effects and synthesizers.
• Audio routing to / from jack.
• Routable plugins MIDI and audio I/O (like in your studio).
• Global mixer with one channel strip for each plugin and mute-bypass buttons.
• Single track MIDI sequencer with recording.
• Multiple independent MIDI input/outputs from/to alsa_seq.
• Internal disk browser with bookmarks support.
• Support for GUI plugins.
• Session state load / save.
• Colour scheme support.

New in v0.5.4

• Added midi learn for each slider in plugins (right click from internal editor)
• Added ability to select which midi CC is automating the slider directly from a menu
• Added midi CC for automation recorded with the session
• Main graph is bigger and inside a viewport so the currently modular area is bigger
• Added a viewport navigator for the main graph besides the browser
• Added colour selector for nodes in modular
• Added middle click navigation in the modular view
• Added a simple midi filter plugin (should be improved)
• Added a midi controller plugin (should be improved)
• Selecting and moving more than one object in the modular view is now possible
• Fixed a problem with locking of plugins in the modular area
• Plugins in modular view now are limited to the main area so you can’t drag off the component
• Changed plugin window handling (may rewrite this completely later on)
• Fixed a problem in plugin window menu (first window only responded to commands)
• Rewrote parameter manager update mechanism (no more memory allocations in realtime thread)
• Changed the slider in the plugin parameters window
• Fixed a problem when saving presets with midipads
• Tweaked to make it compile and run with gcc 4.3.2