How to Install Musical Artifacts on NixOS Latest

Musical Artifacts is a website that offers a vast library of free and open-source audio software resources, including plugins, synthesizers, and effects.

If you are running NixOS Latest, here is how you can install Musical Artifacts:

1. Open a terminal window.

2. Install Git if it is not already installed on your system:

sudo nix-env -i git

3. Clone the musical-artifacts repository:

git clone https://github.com/goranm/modal-instruments

4. Move into the nix/ directory within the cloned repository:

cd musical-artifacts/nix

5. Run the Nix command to build the environment and install Musical Artifacts:

nix-env -if default.nix

6. After the installation is complete, you can locate the applications in the /nix/store directory:

ls /nix/store

7. You can then run the installed applications by calling them from the command line. For example, to run the Carla audio plugin host, you can type:

carla

That's it! You have successfully installed Musical Artifacts on NixOS Latest.

Note: Musical Artifacts requires several dependencies and may take some time to build and install. Be patient, as the installation process will take care of everything automatically.

If you encounter any errors during the installation process, refer to the official NixOS documentation or forums for more information.

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