It's a few years ago now. I had the MIDI side of BIAB working through WINE on Ubuntu. I didn't try to get the Realtracks working. If RTs are on an external drive, though, that could probably work.
I'm just trying it in Windows VirtualBox with Ubuntu 21.04 https://www.linuxvmimages.com/ You extract the downloaded zip image C:\Users\Band In A Box\VirtualBox VMs\Ubunto 21.04 or wherever the images are and double click Ubuntu_21.04_VB_LinuxVMImages.COM.vbox to install then in Settings > Display > Enable 3D Acceleration Run the Biab installer in Crossover or Wine I set the the RealTracks and Drums to the Audiophile drive (this is a slow process in the VirtualBox and if you forget the to mount the external drive in VirtualBox it defaults back to C:\bb\RealTrack-Drums so I made a copy of the /bb/Preference folder that is set to F:\), I had to symbolic link the bb\Soloists folder to F:\bb\Soloists also as it's 15GB !
I think the main issue is trying to get Windows Media Player to work on the 64 bit for the track/Drum/Style demos to play in the Picker Windows, opening the picker windows gives an error.
The BBPlugin will use a bridge like Yabridge Lin-Vst Carla etc.. to allow you to load it as a Linux VST into A Linux DAW like Reaper, Ardour etc.. The BBPlugin stops rendering when it gets a "Coyote Synth not installed error" it is installed but no sound out yet VstSynthFont works to give sound for midi.
It's running good natively on Linux in wine after first trying in VirtualBox, it's near as quick as on Windows. The 2 issues are still unresolved, 1. Windows Media Player to play demos (this has been a nightmare trying to get it integrated) 2. CoyoteDXi needed to render in the BBPlugin
I don't know if the Coyote uses the gm.dls but if I load windows\system32\drivers\gm.dls into VstSynthFont it works.
They are the 2 issues that need resolving for Linux users. The wmp can be fixed by adding an internal Delphi player into bbw/bbw4 like http://www.geocities.ws/jovi9200/
The Coyote issue preventing bbw4 to render can be fixed by getting bbw4 to use a soundfont without the DXi.
Copying the wmpXXXX.dll's from windows\system32 to wine windows\system32 and registering them gives the wmp demo buttons in the picker windows, it don't play but it prevents errors when opening the picker windows.
The sync playback is in-sync with the track in the DAW.
Got the current version Plugin running now.
If anyone has a solution for these issues please post.
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