New Tool (3.0): Vsti From Menu

[Ledger]

Download On Tools Page:

http://renoise.com/t…/vsti-from-menu

note: requires a new song to be loaded/ started after initial install to create the menus.

What it does:

1. Load Vsti`s from right-click menus of the instrument box and fx in mixer “right-click menu” and DSP lane “right-click menu”
2. Gives custom search boxes for instrument plugins and effects
3. Gives two shortcuts to navigate instrument plugin presets.

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Shortcuts:

NOTE: `VFM` is added to the beginning of all shortcuts for this tool, in order to make them easy to search for in the renoise shortcuts list

`VFM` Previous VSTi Preset
`VFM` Next VSTi Preset

Select the next and previous plugin presets via these shortcuts

`VFM` Search and Load FX
`VFM` Search and Load VSTi

Opens a custom search box to load plugin instruments or fx. This is the fastest way to load plugins.

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-The New Slot button (added v1.3) can be pressed to take you to the first empty slot in the instrument box ready for a new instrument to be loaded. If no empty slots are present a new slot will be created.

-If the Ed. checkbox is enabled it means the plugin GUI will be opened automatically on loading (either via Load button or pressing return)

Related Tools:

• New Tool: (3.1) Random Plug (Feb 2019)
• New Tool: (3.2) Tagged Plugin Search (July 2020)

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Other Scripts:

• Ledgers Scripts List

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changelog

minor update:

-Now the ‘New Slot’ button in the search gui, appears red if there is already an instrument that will be loaded over in instrument list.

3.0 Version:
5910 ledger.scripts.VstiFromMenu_V1.5.xrnx

2.7 Beta Version:
1796 2_7VstFromMenu0_61.xrnx

2.6 Beta Version
1639 VstiFromMenu0_61.xrnx

Shortcuts:

–v1.5

–Lock Keyboard Focus state should now not be changed by the tool

–v1.4

–Search improved so matches are found alphabetically and so if you type imf as the first letter, plugins beginning with f will be the first to appear. Before it could occur that a plugin containing a different starting letter but had f appearing later in its name, would appear first.

–Jureks / modification added to categorisation definitions.

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version 1.3

-added new button to the Search VSTi GUI

Before loading a plugin instrument, press it and you will be taken to the first empty instrument slot in the instrument list. If there are no free slots available, a new one will be created

5803 Load VSTi 1.3.PNG

~v1.0
-Added shortcuts for browsing plugin presets
-Added shortcuts for custom searchboxes
v 0.7-- updated to renoise 2.8 + fixed minor naming issues
v 0.61–Fixed: error when there are no VSTs to find
v.0.6–fixed a potential AU prob
v0.58Added: Support for fx , including plugins and Native
– Accessable in Mixer and Track DSP menus
– Same AutoOpen Gui option available at the bottom of the VST fx menu
v0.57Fixed by conner_bw (thanks): Mac AU issue
v0.56Fixed: Tried a fix on the mac AU issue again
v0.55Added: support for up to a billion VSTs and more for Jonas
fixed: mac AU menu mess (hopefully)
v0.54 Added: support for DSSI and AU (linux and mac)
Added: Preference as last menu entry: “AUTO OPEN GUI” which automatically opens the GUI when you load a new plugin
Changed: up to max of 1000 VSTs (previously 100)
Tools page small image backup:

https://files.renoise.com/forum/uploads/4669-2.png

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[Ledger]

available again as 0.51,

had to do some finetuning of notifiers

[eeter]

Wow. You’re doing some really great job there!
Thank you, Ledger!

[It-Alien]

nice idea!

[Jonas (Djeroek)]

nice idea!

thnx!

+ sorry for the lill offtopic feature request:

Maybe you can do something ‘similar’ in the automation editor, namely: right mouse click and then be able to choose: open vst gui?

When you’ve added a vst to a track and done some automation drawing, you always have to go to the track dsp tab to open de vst window, should also be possible imo in the automation editor.

EDIT:

am I right, that currently only a fixed nr of plugins will be shown? Only vsti starting with a nr or letter a are present.

[Ledger]

thanks all for feedback and testing.

a new alpha 0.54 is up with the following:

Added: support for DSSI and AU (linux an mac)
Added: Preference as last menu entry: “AUTO OPEN GUI” which automatically opens the GUI when you load a new plugin
Changed: up to max of 1000 VSTs (previously 100)

Any testing from mac and linux users appreciated particularly!

http://www.renoise.c…ndpost&p=222461

thnx!

+ sorry for the lill offtopic feature request:

Maybe you can do something ‘similar’ in the automation editor, namely: right mouse click and then be able to choose: open vst gui?

When you’ve added a vst to a track and done some automation drawing, you always have to go to the track dsp tab to open de vst window, should also be possible imo in the automation editor.

All requests are welcomed and looked at

EDIT:

am I right, that currently only a fixed nr of plugins will be shown? Only vsti starting with a nr or letter a are present.

How many VSTis have you got . The latest 0.54 will now go up to 1000 from previous of 100.

this could increase of course if necessary…

1599

[atarix]

This is brilliant! Thank you.

[Jonas (Djeroek)]

All requests are welcomed and looked at

Cool!

[quote=“Ledger, post:6, topic:31023”]
How many VSTis have you got . The latest 0.54 will now go up to 1000 from previous of 100.

this could increase of course if necessary…

1599

I’ve got thousands, redundant collector!

• got an error:

‘C:\Users\plugexpert\AppData\Roaming\Renoise\V2.6.1\Scripts\Tools\ledger.scripts.VstiFromMenu.xrnx\main.lua’ failed in one of its notifiers.
The notifier will be disabled to prevent further errors.

Please contact the author (Ledger) for assistance…

main.lua:85: ‘for’ limit must be a number
stack traceback:
main.lua:85: in function ‘create_menu’
main.lua:95: in function main.lua:4

[Conner_Bw]

Any testing from mac and linux users appreciated particularly!

Cool script. You are really kicking ass these days.

Mac AudioUnit ids look like this:

  
$ rprint(renoise.song().instruments[1].plugin_properties.available_plugins)  
  
[1] => Audio/Generators/AU/aumu:AlpF:LinP  
[2] => Audio/Generators/AU/aumu:AtFr:GOSW  
[3] => Audio/Generators/AU/aumu:aut1:Alfa  
  
[..snip...]  
  

When you load them up, and populate the menus, it looks like this:

1600

You will have to strip out the colons, as that is Renoise’s menu convention. But also, the names are ugly. Using the API, I don’t see a way to query the name without loading the plugin.

A tip: Instead of for VSTs = 1,1000 do, why not?

  
local VSTs = 1  
while renoise.song().instruments[1].plugin_properties.available_plugins[VSTs] ~= false do  
 -- Your code  
 VSTs = VSTs + 1  
end  
  

Cheers.

[Bungle]

The same on the mixer for native effects and vst effects would be amazing

Brilliant script by the way, one of my favs so far

[netrunner]

Cool. It is possible to add the option “Do not show hidden plug-ins”? Or show only the plugins from one (few?) groups?

[Garf]

Really nice idea, I’m gonna use this all the time.

[It-Alien]

could this be added to the tools page? I think it is mature enough

[Ledger]

Thanks all for the testing and positive feedback!

• got an error:

Will try and fix for next update

Mac AudioUnit ids look like this:

…

I`ll take a look here also

A tip: Instead of for VSTs = 1,1000 do, why not?

 local VSTs = 1 while renoise.song().instruments[1].plugin_properties.available_plugins[VSTs] ~= false do -- Your code VSTs = VSTs + 1 end   

Cheers.

Thanks this should sort Dr Jonas` “Billion VSTs”

The same on the mixer for native effects and vst effects would be amazing

Interesting, noted.

Cool. It is possible to add the option “Do not show hidden plug-ins”? Or show only the plugins from one (few?) groups?

Will have to recheck the API for this but from memory I don`t think so.

could this be added to the tools page? I think it is mature enough

After the billion VSTs bug is sorted I`ll throw it up there.

Cheers!

[flight]

neat! ;]

and a silly request, it could be useful to some if there was option/feature to also show fx’s that would then get put on the corresponding buss

[Ledger]

v0.55
Added: support for up to a billion VSTs and more for Jonas
fixed: mac AU menu mess (hopefully)

New Tool (3.0): Vsti From Menu

What it does: Load Vsti`s from right-click menus of the instrument box and fx in mixer “right-click menu” and DSP lane “right-click menu” Gives custom search boxes for instrument plugins and effects Gives two shortcuts to navigate instrument plugin presets. 4668 [VSTI FROM MENU 600x350.png] Downloads: 3.1 Version minor update: -Now the New Slot button in the search gui, appears red if there is already an instrument that will be loaded over in instrument list. 7319 ledger.scripts.VstiFrom…

neat! ;]

and a silly request, it could be useful to some if there was option/feature to also show fx’s that would then get put on the corresponding buss

I take it you mean in the right-click menu of the fx lane?

[Conner_Bw]

fixed: mac AU menu mess (hopefully)

Doesn’t work. Change:

  
string.gsub(plugins[VSTs].plug_name, ":", "")  
  

To:

  
plugins[VSTs].plug_name = string.gsub(plugins[VSTs].plug_name, ":", "")  
  

And the menus are fixed.

But, the plugins no longer load.

[Jonas (Djeroek)]

Cheers! Script installed nicely without throwing up an error notice . This auto-populating like in conner’s image is that his hack of the script or can I manage the list somehow?

[flight]

v0.55
Added: support for up to a billion VSTs and more for Jonas
fixed: mac AU menu mess (hopefully)

New Tool (3.0): Vsti From Menu

I take it you mean in the right-click menu of the fx lane?

hi, no i mean the same way as with the instruments but instead of showing only instruments it will also (optional) show fx’s. but thinking of it…, i like your idea better.

[Ledger]

But, the plugins no longer load.

Is 0.56 any better? If it does work then VSTs and AU`s should be mixed together however.
If there are still troubles I will try and tidy + comment the script more thoroughly and maybe you could give me a hand with an update to keep the macs happy?

New Tool (3.0): Vsti From Menu

This auto-populating like in conner’s image is that his hack of the script or can I manage the list somehow?

Conners image was showing a bug, there is no user way of managing the script like this at the moment.

hi, no i mean the same way as with the instruments but instead of showing only instruments it will also (optional) show fx’s. but thinking of it…, i like your idea better.

I may see what I can do when the bugs are ironed out.