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Nihilus Host

Same NIHILUS board and knobs as the live chain. The Windows zip is the posted native live engine: your interface driver, its clock and buffer, heavier oversampling, 32-bit float record. The website stays a browser preview. Windows uses ASIO. macOS (Core Audio) and Linux (ALSA) build from source.

A .nih2 saved here or in the browser is the same file. Open it on either side. Remote and jam still load nihilus.app on the other device — this computer stays the audio host.

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This zip

  • Same board as nihilus.app. Not extra named amps.
  • The driver on this computer sets device names, clock, and buffer.
  • Windows zip: ASIO. Build-from-source: macOS Core Audio (Aggregate Device for a multi-channel bank). Linux ALSA.
  • Heavier oversampling than the tab. 32-bit float record from the callback.
  • When the board is online, Host reads the zip stamp on this site. If yours is older it asks you to unzip the new one. It does not replace itself.

The website tab

  • Browser / Web Audio preview of the same board.
  • Chrome never sees ASIO, even if the Windows driver is installed.
  • Still the live chain: board, jam, remote, record, .nih2.
  • Use it anywhere a browser runs. Host is the native engine on this computer.

How to run it

  1. Windows Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit. Install your interface’s ASIO driver first. Unzip, keep dist next to nihilus-host.exe. If SmartScreen blocks it: More info → Run anyway.
  2. Leave Host running The tray brings the board back. Exit from the tray. Close the browser tab if you want; the engine stays. Compare SHA-256 with the hash on this page. Not touring spec. A newer zip stamp on this page is the reminder Host shows when the board is online. Unzip it over this folder. Host does not replace itself.

Build from source

Need Rust (stable), Node 18+, and the platform audio/UI libraries. Tree: products/nihilus-host/. Pack with node scripts/pack-portable.mjs or Windows scripts/pack-portable.ps1. npm run portable is the same Node script. Dev run: cargo run -p nihilus-host (Windows add --features asio). Unsigned. No notarization. Not touring spec. This site does not post Mac or Linux zips.

  1. macOS Apple Silicon. Xcode command-line tools. Core Audio. Pack writes an unsigned Nihilus Host.app. Gatekeeper: right-click Open. If macOS asks, allow Microphone / Audio in Privacy. Multi-output: Aggregate Device in Audio MIDI Setup. Intel Macs are not in that pack path.
  2. Linux x64. Build GTK/WebKit/ALSA (libgtk-3-dev, libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev, libasound2-dev). Tray needs GTK at runtime. After pack, chmod +x if needed, keep dist next to the binary. Browser opens http://nihilus.localhost:18724/.
  3. Windows Same pack scripts. Default pack is ASIO (CPAL_ASIO_DIR + LIBCLANG_PATH). --no-asio skips that. Keep dist next to nihilus-host.exe.

Tuner sits after the input, same guitar as Play. Pairing is peer-to-peer after a short handshake. Host terms · License · Version log