Installation

Download Pre-Built Binaries

Go to the latest release and download the archive for your platform.

Platform	File	GUI
Windows	`Bus-Channel-Strip-windows.zip`	✓
macOS Apple Silicon	`Bus-Channel-Strip-macos-arm64.tar.gz`	✓
macOS Intel	`Bus-Channel-Strip-macos-intel.tar.gz`	— (headless)
Linux	`Bus-Channel-Strip-linux.tar.gz`	✓

Plugin Directories

Windows

VST3:

C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3\Bus-Channel-Strip.vst3\

CLAP:

C:\Program Files\Common Files\CLAP\Bus-Channel-Strip.clap

Using the just install recipe (requires admin terminal for CLAP):

just install

macOS

VST3:

~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3/

CLAP:

~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/CLAP/

Linux

VST3 (user):

~/.vst3/

VST3 (system-wide):

/usr/lib/vst3/

CLAP:

~/.clap/

After installing, rescan plugins in your DAW. In Reaper: Options → Preferences → Plug-ins → VST → Re-scan.

Build From Source

Requirements

Dependency	Notes
Rust nightly	`rustup toolchain install nightly` — required by vizia-plug
LLVM/Clang 19+	Windows only, required for Skia/bindgen
Visual Studio Build Tools 2022	Windows only, C++ FFI compilation
clang / gcc	Linux, for C++ FFI

Build Commands

# Fast type-check (no codegen)
just check

# Production bundle: VST3 + CLAP with GUI
just bundle

# Bundle + install to system plugin directories
just deploy

# Quality gate (fmt + lint + test)
just qa

Windows — manual command:

set LLVM_HOME=C:\Program Files\LLVM
set LIBCLANG_PATH=C:\Program Files\LLVM\bin
cargo +nightly run --package xtask -- bundle bus_channel_strip --release ^
  --features "api5500,buttercomp2,pultec,transformer,punch,dynamic_eq,gui"

Output bundles land in target/bundled/.

Feature Flags

Flag	Description
`api5500`	API5500 EQ module
`buttercomp2`	ButterComp2 compressor (includes C++ FFI compilation)
`pultec`	Pultec EQ module
`transformer`	Transformer module
`punch`	Punch clipper + transient shaper
`dynamic_eq`	4-band Dynamic EQ with spectral analyzer
`gui`	vizia-plug GUI (requires nightly Rust + LLVM on Windows)

All features are enabled by default except gui. Build without GUI for headless/CI environments:

cargo build --features "api5500,buttercomp2,pultec,transformer,punch,dynamic_eq"

DAW Compatibility

DAW	VST3	CLAP	Notes
Reaper	✓	✓	Primary tested host
Bitwig Studio	✓	✓	CLAP native support
Cubase	✓	—	VST3 native
FL Studio	✓	—	VST3 support
Pro Tools	✓	—	VST3 (AAX not supported)
Logic Pro	✓	—	VST3; AU not supported
Ableton Live	✓	—	VST3