How To Install zita-dpl1 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install zita-dpl1 on Kali Linux. zita-dpl1 is digital peak level limiter

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install zita-dpl1 on Kali Linux.

What is zita-dpl1

zita-dpl1 is:

DPL1 is an look-ahead digital peak limiter, the kind you would use as the final step to avoid clipping when mastering or mixing. It can be used as an effect on individual instrument tracks as well.

Latency is 1.2 ms rounded up to the nearest multiple of 8, 16 or 32 samples depending on sampling frequency. This amounts to 56 samples at 44.1 kHz, 64 samples at 48 kHz, and twice those values for 88.2 or 96 kHz.

In most cases you only need -k number_of_channels, which can be 1 to 16. The same gain reduction is applied to all channels.

There are three methods to install zita-dpl1 on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install zita-dpl1 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install zita-dpl1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install zita-dpl1

Install zita-dpl1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install zita-dpl1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install zita-dpl1

Install zita-dpl1 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install zita-dpl1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install zita-dpl1

How To Uninstall zita-dpl1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the zita-dpl1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove zita-dpl1

Uninstall zita-dpl1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall zita-dpl1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove zita-dpl1

Remove zita-dpl1 Configurations and Data

To remove zita-dpl1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge zita-dpl1

Remove zita-dpl1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove zita-dpl1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zita-dpl1

Dependencies

zita-dpl1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install zita-dpl1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.