[PD] LV2 in Pd? - reprise

[Lorenzo Sutton]

I'm sure this has come up a few times, but...

I still do think that having and LV2 external for Pd (Linux) would be 
really useful for various reasons:

- LV2 has now a nice ecosystem of plugins (both 'instruments' and 
effects) on Linux
- LV2 non-DAW host landscape on Linux is relatively limited. The most 
usable host is Carla [1] which does have a set of limitations especially 
for more 'dynamic' / 'creative' stuff.
- there is LADSPA and DSSI support but both are essentially dead / 
frozen by now
- Pd does have VST support, but VST is a non-free standard and has a 
somewhat more limited ecosystem on Linux [*]
- Most importantly: mixing Pd's flexibility with Audio (DSP) and/or MIDI 
programming and LV2 capabilities would be great and allow many 
interesting possibilities...

I see there is still this page:
https://puredata.info/dev/summer-of-code/PluginHostLV2

where LV2 is cited as "the new emerging standard for audio plugins" (sic.)

[*] I'm wondering also if most of the Pd users' community is now on 
non-Linux platforms and therefore just happy to use VST therefore making 
something like LV2 (and by extension Linux) less relevant?

Just thought it would be interesting to re-open this discussion.

Cheers,
Lorenzo

[1] https://kx.studio/Applications:Carla