simple vst~ question
hi all -
does anyone know if there's a way to get the plug-in name out of the vst~ object. i'm using vst~ and it works fine, but i want to display the current plug-in name without actually having the current vst~ window open. seems like vst~ outputs everything but the plug-in name itself.
i'm using max 4.6 on osx 10.4. is this a fix in max5?
drew
Don't think there is. Since you have to at some point send the vst~ object the name of the plugin you want to open though, why not just store the name in a message box for later use?
Dan
is there a way to store the name in a message box coming from the dialog window when the 'plug' message is sent? (i think that made sense)
drew
No, but you can do what you need to do with the opendialog object. This should show you how to do what you want:
Hope that helps,
Dan
I don't think so..think Dan's solution is better.
Also, remember you can drag a vst-folder from the max File Browser directly in a patch, to create a umenu that contains the names of all the files inside the folder.
Then you can just add what you need.
Mark
thanks for the help! i hate to be a pest, but can you save the patch as max4? i'm trying to work/understand the supercollider patch that someone posted which converts max5 to max 4 patches, but i'm hitting a wall. in the meantime, i can't see what you're doing. i know . . . time to upgrade. thanks again!
drew
It's nice this way that Mark said with the umenu. But I wonder if there is a way to load the vst plugin by choosing it from the umenu list without opening the plug window.
Thanks
sorry to repeat this non helpful answer, but why dont you just display
the filename instead of the vst name.
when you are able to send "plug effect" to vst~ you will also be able
to send "set effect", whereever it comes from.
-110
And maybe this is not the place to ask, but I expect don´t disturb: how can I control any VST parameter with an MIDI controller like Lemur, for example?
Thanks and best regards.
Here's the Max 4.6 version of what i posted before:
dan