Hi

Thanks for the instant solution. Just tried it and it seems to be working fine.

Dave

----- Original Message ----- From: "IOhannes zmoelnig" zmoelnig@iem.at To: "Dave Payling" d.payling@staffs.ac.uk Cc: pd-list@iem.kug.ac.at Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 4:29 PM Subject: Re: [PD] Problem running VST~ object

hi !

i have no idea about the VST~ object, but:::

Dave Payling wrote:

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Hi Here is my .bat file...

pd -lib ../vst/Release/vst -noadc -midiindev 1 -midioutdev 1 set VST_PATH=D:\Program Files\Steinberg\Vstplugins

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The 'no such file or directory' error only occurs when I include the set VST_PATH command, but the path is definitely correct.

well, this is easy; pd does not know anything about an argument "set". therefore it tries to interprete "set" as a filename to be loaded (which will fail, unless you have a file "set" in your path, that holds a pd-patch). the same goes for "VST_PATH=D:\Program Files\Steinberg\Vstplugins"

the correct solution is (i guess) to tell you OS that the VST_PATH is .... you can do this with "set", but you have to tell your OS to do so, not pd.

thus, your .bat file should read:

<snip> set VST_PATH=D:\Program Files\Steinberg\Vstplugins pd -lib ../vst/Release/vst -noadc -midiindev 1 -midioutdev 1 </snip>

these are two separate lines !

mfg.c.saser IOhannes

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Any help please?

Thanks in advance

Dave

Hi Pat

That sounds a good idea. I feel quite new to the MIDI side of PD especially this really useful VST~ object. I've been using plugins quite extensively in Cubase etc. but am excited about interacting with them through PD. I think my main priority will be to start working on some compositional techniques in PD. I've just been experimenting with a simple Markov Chain, but I'm not sure if I have it working correctly yet. I was using a standard Yamaha XG MIDI card but now I should be able to get more timbral variety using plugins.

Your website looks very interesting and all the other stuff there. Lots to explore.

Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: shreeswifty To: Dave Payling ; pd-list@iem.kug.ac.at Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 12:16 AM Subject: Re: [PD] Problem running VST~ object

Dave You may do better to put the VST_PATH in your autoexec.bat file that way you will just have to load the plugin~ or vst~ object i would love to share some patches using VST with you if you care to. I have some neat ones with Richard Dobson's Pv plugs and the newer ether and shapee plugins Also i have made one with northpole which is rather nice too cheers

Pat Pagano, Director South East Just Intonation Society http://www.screwmusicforever.com/SHREESWIFT/ ----- Original Message ----- From: Dave Payling To: pd-list@iem.kug.ac.at Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 11:18 AM Subject: [PD] Problem running VST~ object

Hi

I cannot get the VST~ object to work on my machine. Whenever I put a VST~ object in a new canvas it crashes.

I have set the path to search my VST plugin folder by adding the 'set VST_PATH....' in a batch file I use to run PD, is this the correct place to put it?

I have also tried variations on the path command by using '\' instead of  '/' but with the same result.

Here is my .bat file...

  pd -lib ../vst/Release/vst -noadc -midiindev 1 -midioutdev 1 set VST_PATH=D:\Program Files\Steinberg\Vstplugins

and here is the command line readout after I run it...

  VST host  by mark williamson
  contains source code from Psycle tracker
  Contact: mark@junklight.com  . website: http://www.junklight.com
  VSTLib: version: 0.1
  VSTLib compiled: May 7 2002

  open: No such file or directory
  No such file or directory
  open: No such file or directory
  No such file or directory

The 'no such file or directory' error only occurs when I include the set VST_PATH command, but the path is definitely correct.

Any help please?

Thanks in advance

Dave