mikeoliphant/AudioPlugSharp

Advice on development flow

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masschel commented

Hi,

I could use some advice on developing a VST. The problem is that when a DAW is open (I tried Reaper and Ableton), they block the VST folder, so new compilations are not allowed to be copied in there.

I tried creating three projects: 1 - the AudioPlugSharp interface 2 - the View that will populate the VST and 3 - the library that will generate content. 1 won't need much changes, 2 from time to time, 3 is where the work is going on. I was thinking to only compile 3 and move it to the folder, so 1 (and/or 2) would not block me from keeping the DAW open. But alas, this doesn't work.

Closing the DAW, creating a new song, then a track, selecting the VST etc for every change seems cumbersome. Are there more efficient approaches available?

Cheers, Bart

mikeoliphant commented

Hi Bart - I suggest saving a test project with the VST enabled on a track how you want it. Then you can just re-open the DAW by loading that project after you copy your VST. That's pretty quick with Reaper since it loads so fast.

masschel commented

Hey Mike, thanks for the tip. Not really ideal, but for sure a speed-up :-).