[PD] [PD-announce] vstplugin~ 0.1-alpha released

[Christof Ressi]

thanks for testing! there are definitely some plugins I've also have problems with (mostly old random stuff I've found on the internet).

> parts. but the GUI also didn't update when a new preset was loaded. it 
> only updated when i moved a slider.

ha! I've had the same issue with one specific plugin. still have to figure out why...

> while my test synths did load alright, i couldn't really recall preset 
> banks. i COULD load them but the "program_set" message did not load them.

can you open a ticket on the issue tracker and explain the problem in detail?

Christof


> Gesendet: Freitag, 30. November 2018 um 15:44 Uhr
> Von: oliver <oliver at klingt.org>
> An: pd-list at iem.at
> Betreff: Re: [PD] [PD-announce] vstplugin~ 0.1-alpha released
>
> HEEEEEEEROOOOOOO !
> 
> thanks a lot for this, having longed for this for years !
> 
> my first tests of VST plugins ran like a charm !
> (pd 0.49 and Win7)
> 
> 
> as for VST instruments (software synths) - that was a little more 
> complicated:
> 
> while my test synths did load alright, i couldn't really recall preset 
> banks. i COULD load them but the "program_set" message did not load them.
> 
> (BTW: there's an error in the help file on this message box.
> right now it says [program_set( while it should say [program_set $1(  )
> 
> i had "light" success with the "midi_program_change 1 $1" message but 
> not on all of them. some freezed PD.
> 
> i have to add that i use a couple of rather old and obscure "no-install" 
> synths ("ODsay", "Oatmeal" ...) that might be too old and buggy, so the 
> problem's moste likely not on your side.
> 
> (For example with OATMEAL, i could not use the native GUI interface at 
> all (the UI did not update, preset banks didn't load, buttons are 
> unresponsive))
> 
> A "commercial" synth like "Discovery" worked as expected for the most 
> parts. but the GUI also didn't update when a new preset was loaded. it 
> only updated when i moved a slider.
> 
> 
> but all in all:
> 
> great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great work !
> 
> best
> 
> oliver
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Christof Ressi wrote:
> > Dear list,
> > 
> > I'm happy to announce the first alpha release of [vstplugin~], an external to - you guessed it - load VST plugins in Pd.
> > 
> > features:
> > * cross platform (Windows, MacOS and Linux)
> > * load any kind of VST plugin (audio effect, MIDI effect, soft synth etc.)
> > * automate plugin programmatically with Pd messages
> > * use either the native VST GUI (WIN32, Cocoa, X11) or a generic Pd editor
> > * preset management: read/write standard .fxp and .fxb files or
> >    set/get the plugin state as a Pd lists to build your own preset management.
> > * choose between single and double precision (if the plugin supports it)
> > * MIDI input/output
> > * basic sequencing support (for arpeggiators, sequencers etc.)
> > 
> > NOTE: currently only VST2.x plugins are supported but VST3 support will come soon!
> > 
> > see vstplugin~-help.pd for detailed instructions.
> > 
> > the external is already available on Deken. here's the source code: https://git.iem.at/ressi/vstplugin
> > 
> > 
> > please report any issues, questions or feature requests to https://git.iem.at/ressi/vstplugin/issues
> > 
> > 
> > NOTE: on MacOS, the plugin GUI defaults to the generic Pd editor, use "-gui" to force the native VST GUI. if you want to know why, check out the README.
> > 
> > *** for all the Cocoa devs lurking, please have a look at: https://git.iem.at/ressi/vstplugin/issues/4 - I need your advice :-) ***
> > 
> > 
> > have fun!
> > 
> > Christof
> > 
> > PS: check out the wonderful IEM plugin suite (https://plugins.iem.at/) - a set of crossplatform and open source Ambisonics VST plugins developed at the IEM.
> > 
> > 
> > 
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