From: Mike C. <rda...@gm...> - 2013-02-13 23:04:08
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Hi, Tres: I will try to make a 64bit build tomorrow if will have a time To all: Thanks for all suggestions. I think it is a good thing that user is free to store and open each VST plugin from whatever location he wants to. And for this I think symlinks, shortcuts or whatever each OS provides could be used, so how about combining this in a way, that symlink name would contain for example actual plugin size and its name? Links would be updated when plugin folder would be manually re-scanned or new plugin opened. And I think it should not be problem also to drop dependency on each VST plugin, if participial version would not be found or parameter or knob count woud differ so I think it should not be a problem too leave this parametric settings in mmp mmpz etc as it is now. Best regards Mike Choi On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 10:22 PM, Tres Finocchiaro < tre...@gm...> wrote: > Thanks kindly again Mike. > > If you happen to create a Win64 build, I'd be happy to test it. > > I'm not sure what you mean by version conflicts, but I would be happy to > discuss. > > Here is my use-case scenario: > > I'm currently working with a team of multiple musicians through Google >> Drive on Windows 32, 64 and Ubuntu. > > > > With 0.4.14-rc1 we are able to use the "samples" folder for SF2 and we're >> all able to use soundfonts across different architectures and platforms. >> This is a beautiful thing. > > > > As we are exploring reproducing certain sounds with VSTs instead (due to >> natural instrument limitations), we came across this. > > > > In our case, Google Drive synchronizes it's entire directory structure to >> C:\Users\username\Google Drive\lmms\, just like RSYNC. We can open LMMS >> and instantly have all of the samples and soundfonts contributed by the >> group. > > > -Tres > > On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 6:17 PM, Mike Choi <rda...@gm...> wrote: > >> Hi, >> I think it would be good to agree on a general way how those relative >> paths should be handled (If this is not done already). I would say its not >> good idea e.g. to search for VST plugins in more common folders, to avoid >> version conflicts, but maybe someone has better idea? >> >> I pushed test commit which stores this path to plugin as relative if VSTi >> is opened from default VST plugin folder. I think it should remain >> compatible with old project saves or vice versa, at least for 0.4.13, I >> will check for older releases. >> >> You can get it from GIT: origin/stable-0.4-mc-working. >> >> Thanks, Best regards >> Mike C. >> >> On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 9:38 PM, Mike Choi <rda...@gm...> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I will try to look on this, BTW do you have problems with latest build >>> from your previous post as well? >>> >>> I just cant check from windows platform, only wine until Wednesday. >>> >>> Best regards >>> -Mike C. >>> >>> On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 3:36 PM, Tres Finocchiaro < >>> tre...@gm...> wrote: >>> >>>> Developers, >>>> >>>> I noticed VST DLLs, even when placed in the "samples" folder are stored >>>> with absolute (not relative) paths. >>>> >>>> I have a bug open in the tracker to fix this for the "plugins" folder, >>>> but this is the first I've seen this behavior with the "samples" folder. >>>> >>>> Could this be a 0.4.14 fix, or would it be better to address this as >>>> part of the entire relative paths code fix further down the road? >>>> >>>> -Tres >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 7:07 PM, Tres Finocchiaro < >>>> tre...@gm...> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I'm using several VSTs from the same author (these ones<http://www.gtgsynths.com/plugins.htm> >>>>> ). >>>>> >>>>> If I add more than one VST to the project (no notes selected), >>>>> playback is unbearable. There's clicks, delays, and CPU spikes. >>>>> >>>>> If I remove all but 1 VST, playback is fine. >>>>> >>>>> I'd like to report this as a bug with 0.4.14-rc1 but I wanted to hear >>>>> back from those that use VSTs more, especially those on Windows platforms. >>>>> >>>>> -Tres >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> - Tre...@gm... >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> - Tre...@gm... >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> Free Next-Gen Firewall Hardware Offer >>>> Buy your Sophos next-gen firewall before the end March 2013 >>>> and get the hardware for free! Learn more. >>>> http://p.sf.net/sfu/sophos-d2d-feb >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Lmms-users mailing list >>>> Lmm...@li... >>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lmms-users >>>> >>>> >>> >> > > > -- > - Tre...@gm... > |