How To Install lv2vocoder on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lv2vocoder on Debian 11.
What is lv2vocoder
lv2vocoder is:
Perhaps you don’t know what a vocoder is, but I’m sure you have heard one before. Vocoders are often used to add a robotic effect to vocals in music. Happy robots use Linux and LV2!
This vocoder plugin has 2 AUDIO inputs and 1 OUTPUT. The first INPUT is the “Formant” signal which is usually someone’s voice. The second INPUT is the “Carrier” signal which is some sort of continuous synth sound. The “Carrier” signal is modulated to the “Formant”.
There are a number of controls ports. The first one is the “Number of bands” which is how many frequency bands to use (current maximum is 16). The rest of the controls set the level of each individual band and should have a value between 0.0 and 1.0. The lower numbered bands are lower in frequency the higher numbered bands are higher in frequency.
There are three methods to install lv2vocoder on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install lv2vocoder Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lv2vocoder using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lv2vocoder
Install lv2vocoder Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lv2vocoder using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lv2vocoder
Install lv2vocoder Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install lv2vocoder using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lv2vocoder
How To Uninstall lv2vocoder on Debian 11
To uninstall only the lv2vocoder package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lv2vocoder
Uninstall lv2vocoder And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lv2vocoder and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lv2vocoder
Remove lv2vocoder Configurations and Data
To remove lv2vocoder configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lv2vocoder
Remove lv2vocoder configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lv2vocoder configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lv2vocoder
Dependencies
lv2vocoder have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lv2vocoder package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.