Nikolas K

I use the example .js in the [vst~] help, to find the plug-ins installed in my mac. It works nice sometimes...

As you can see by the screenshots, sometime the list is full, and other times it only finds some of them, which also do not load.

Is there a sure way to find all the plugins every time ?

I use the example .js in the [vst~] help, to find the plug-ins installed in my mac. It works nice sometimes...
As you can see by the screenshots, sometime the list is full, and other times it only finds some of them, which also do not load.
Is there a sure way to find all the plugins every time ?

finding-my-vsts

Here's a simple abstraction that I use for this ---- typically lives inside a bpatcher and displayed in presentation mode.

@dhjdhjdhj - The abstraction creates the short list, not the rich plugin-full list!! Thanks though!

@Roman - What do you mean? The problem exists in patches run with max, and in standalone builds.

If it helps, I have seen both lists get populated in the same main patch, inside to separate abstractions.

Is there any other path rather than "~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST" that an app should be looking for plugins ?

@dhjdhjdhj - The abstraction creates the short list, not the rich plugin-full list!! Thanks though!
It does not find the "AUs".

@Roman - What do you mean? The problem exists in patches run with max, and in standalone builds. 

If it helps, I have seen both lists get populated in the same main patch, inside to separate abstractions.
Is there any other path rather than "~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST" that an app should be looking for plugins ?


Uhmm... yeah, I'm using Max 5 so can't leverage AUs.

But if you want AUs, just replace aPcs with AUpi in the 'types' message that gets sent to the umenu (or add a second message so you get both).

Also, if you look at the folder in those messages, I'm using the global plugin location which is /Library/.... rather than ~/Library.....

You've probably got your plugins distributed between the two locations....I make sure all my plugins are at the global location.

Uhmm... yeah, I'm using Max 5 so can't leverage AUs. 

But if you want AUs, just replace   aPcs with AUpi in the 'types' message that gets sent to the umenu (or add a second message so you get both).

You've probably got your plugins distributed between the two locations....I make sure all my plugins are at the global location.


Thanks for the time though! I'll see what I can do with plugin location and AUpi & aPcs as types, and post the results.

Still finds, only the .vst ones.
Thanks for the time though! I'll see what I can do with plugin location and AUpi & aPcs as types, and post the results. 

Is there any other path rather than “~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST” that an app should be looking for plugins ?

Finding my VSTs.