vst.media_addon
version 0.4.0



Introduction

Installing

Configuration

Usage

Examples

Limitations

Contact





VST is a trademark von Steinberg Soft- und Hardware GmbH

Configuration


Launching the file vst.media_addon opens a preferences panel which you can use to set the directory containing your VST plugins. By default this directory is set to

	/boot/home/config/add-ons/media/vstplugins
but you're free to choose any other directory. If the directory does not already exist, it will be created as soon as you install the first plugin. After changing the plugins directory you will have to restart Media Services to make the VST add-on notice the change.


Preferences window


You can also use this panel to install and deinstall plugins on the fly. Any change to the list of installed plugins will take effect immediately without having to restart Media Services.

  • Installing Plugins
    To install a plugin, you can either drop the plugin file on the left-hand list or use the Add... button, which will open a file panel you can use to select the plugin file. You can also install multiple plugins in a batch with both methods.

    You can find a list of VST plugins currently available for BeOS on my website. Note that they will have to be explicitly compiled for BeOS, so downloading and installing plugins for Windows/MacOS will not work.

    If you try to install something that is not a VST plugin, a warning will be displayed and installation of that file will be aborted.

    Do not try to organize your plugins in sub-directories! The VST add-on only loads plugins that are at the top-level of the plugins directory.

  • Deinstalling Plugins
    Similarly, you can deinstall a plugin by pressing the Remove button, which will move all selected files to trash. You can also drag the current selection out of the list into trash or into any other folder.

By selecting a plugin in the list, the panel will display some basic information about it on the right-hand side, like the number of parameters, programs, input and outputs it provides, and if it is supported by the current implementation (unsupported plugins will appear grayed out in the list).

The Defaults button will simply change the plugin directory back to the default, just as you would expect. Pressing Revert will undo any changes you made to the directory since the panel has been opened. None of these operations affect the actual plugins.


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