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Thank you for the welcome. Your reply is very helpful! :)

Before coming here, I did find a March 2018 post from falkTX (Filipe Coelho) stating that DSSI-VST doesn't really build in current systems and recommended using Carla; he maintains both. Although, the post wasn't specifically in reference to usage within Qtractor. So then, I must have read the README.VST file 20 times (and compiled Qtractor that many times too), but it still wasn't clear to me if Qtractor did some in-application bridging (through DSSI-VST) ...until I read your reply. :)

I do like Carla, but I also don't like the process as it feels like a bridge to a bridge to a bridge. Add Carla > Add VST > open rack > finally open VST. A lot of layers before I reach the actual VST UI. I think I just miss the Sonar/Cakewalk bridging as it immediately opens the VST UI.

I've also tried Airwave, which more or less did that, but I found it to be unstable, and it hasn't been maintained in a few years. I may also give LinVST a try.

For Linux VSTs, the README.VST file does reference the older aeffect source files. Although, those aren't available in newer SDK packages from Steinberg. Audioeffect is provided instead. So, I'm not sure if Qtractor has been updated to reflect this or if that readme file (and wiki) need to be updated by a community member.

In any case, thank you for the Qtractor contribution! It's just so easy to use and so powerful. I'm sure I'll be back on this board after I start working on some songs in detail.