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I've noticed that one difference between the behavior of VST~ on Max 6 vs Max 5 is that on the former, when you first instantiate a [vst~] object, there's no plugin loaded. In Max 5, there always seems to be a default plugin with a parameter called GAIN.

So I'm wondering whether, in Max 6, there's a way to unload a plugin so that if a [vst~] is not needed for a while, there's no need for a plugin to be taking up memory, etc.

is-it-possible-to-unload-a-plugin-from-a-vst

send the message "plug dummy" or substitute the word 'dummy' with any non-existent vst on your system. there will be an inconsequential error message in the max window saying it couldn't find the vst but the object will be freed of any previously loaded vsts.

not ideal, but works fine til some other solution comes along :)

That's what I'm dong now (I send a plugin name called NONE). I just though there might be a proper unload in Max 6

[plug none] is what I do as well. Works fine.

[plug none] is what I do as well.  Works fine.


If I send the message 'plug none' to a vst~, I get a message

in the Max window. Certainly, the previous plugin is gone (at least "edit" doesn't do anything) but I would have liked to have avoided the error message

If I send the message   'plug none' to a vst~, I get a message

in the Max window. Certainly, the previous plugin is gone (at least "edit" doesn't do anything) but I would have liked to have avoided the error message


Hi I've just found this. If I rig up a vst, load a plugin, and wire in a message 

lock the patcher and click that I get the same message in the console and the plugin does not unload.  Max "Version 8.6.1 (b9925cf828e) (arm64 mac)".

Unsure why there is no explicit unload, or at least mention of 'plug none' in the manual.  Searching the reference for the vst~ object for the string 'none' reveals nought.

the message from DHJ is old enough to match to versions of vst~ which actually still could unload plug-ins like this.

thanks - it does seem off that C74  took the unload capability out of the app which seems like it would have been more work for a worse experience.

Is it possible to unload a plugin from a vst?