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jugg

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Could not get sonic anormaly unlimiter to load. had computer guys try to get to load, they think something is up with the link. one is a I T guy and the other writes code. has anybody else downloaded that link?

sveakul

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Sonic Anomaly is no longer in business.  You can still download the Unlimited plugin from Web Archive's copy.  Follow the link below:
https://web.archive.org/web/20181203014924/http://sonic.supermaailma.net/plugins

The working download link is under the description of the plugin, or, click here to download directly:
https://web.archive.org/web/20181203014924/http://sonic.supermaailma.net/sites/default/files/download/Unlimited-VST.zip

Unzip the dll inside into a folder.  Then, in MusicBee follow the Preferences path hiccup gave you and specify YOUR folder path in the white box, as I have done with my own folder below:



Then be sure you have selected Unlimited in the list of DSP plugins in MusicBee under the equalizer.

alec.tron

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Hi.
I've finally had a chance to try the VST Plugin for a spectral analyzer/spectogram VST, which worked yesterday. After installing the plugin, it opened the Musicbee VST Plugin UI that let me choose which VST to load/run.
All good and swell, and filtered down the ones that worked, and left the ones in a local directory in the portable folder (*:\*\MusicBee\Plugins\VSTs\), where the few I am after worked.
Today though, I can not find a way to access either UI... i.e. the neither the Musicbee VST Plugin UI, nor the VST UI itself does show when I switch: Controls -> DSP Effects ON (this was the mystery trigger yesterday that gave me access....). No luck today though...

What's the secret sauce here to show the Musicbee VST Plugin UI and/or the VSTs UIs...?
I can't seem to find any way at all...

Cheers.
c.

sveakul

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There isn't a  "Musicbee VST Plugin UI" per-se, but VST plugins show up on the "DSP Plugins" list in the "Equaliser and DSP Plugins Window", accessible by hitting the "Equaliser & DSP" button in the lower right corner of Prefs/Player/Sound Effects.

Just curious, you said you installed a spectral analyzer/spectrogram plugin VST, did you need it to show something different than the "works great" non-VST Spectrogram Panel plugin by zkhcohen (https://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=25944.0) ?

alec.tron

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Oh - thanks sveakul! I looked up and down the menus... my skin I've settled on years ago was hiding that button very well... :D

I was always missing a way to scale/isolate a given frequency area directly in musicbee. So with the VST plugin for MB I now can call up quick visualizers/eqs with value scaling (like Span - https://www.voxengo.com/product/spanplus/ for a good free option)
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Last Edit: March 08, 2022, 08:41:20 PM by alec.tron

sveakul

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Glad you found it!  I had the free SPAN at one time and it worked fine, although the "SPAN Plus" looks like it's worth the money.  It's kind of a shame that the MusicBee "Floating Window" can't be used to display a VST's GUI, I believe that is on the Wishlist.

sveakul

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Got pointed to a ton of free 32-bit VST plugins to try with MusicBee on this website:

https://www.airwindows.com/wp-content/uploads/RetroWinVST32s.zip

Explanations of the functioning of each plugin:

https://www.airwindows.com/wp-content/uploads/Airwindopedia.txt

Thank you to the developer Chris Johnson.  FYI 64-bit versions are also available on the home page.

sveakul

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@Steven:  I have a simple 32-bit, VST-2 plugin that works in MusicBee when added (free open-source Wider32.dll from Airwindows), but it is impossible to bring up the interface in order to make adjustments (double-clicking does nothing).  Is there any reason why such a basic interface like the one below would not be displayable by the MusicBee VST plugin?  Can this be fixed?  A link to the plugin itself is under the image.  Thanks for your attention.



https://upload.disroot.org/r/jcNP90JY#r/TgK3WKfR4SQ4KIcpRwbLbt1CTI/gLwUTbT1hcfpOg=

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The information as returned by the bass vst plugin for that dll indicates it has no editor.
I am aware there is a configuration dialog shown by foobar
Last Edit: January 02, 2023, 09:47:13 PM by Steven

sveakul

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Thanks Steven for taking a look at this.  I have reported the issue to Ian at the un4seen forum and hopefully the bass_vst.dll can be corrected to show the presence of the editor.  I also tried the Falcosoft version but same problem.

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The information as returned by the bass vst plugin for that dll indicates it has no editor.
I am aware there is a configuration dialog shown by foobar
Steven here is some information I received from Falcosoft on the un4seen forum about how this kind of slider can be enabled by the host.  Is this something you feel you could add?

"According to VST 2.4 specification a GUI editor is an optional feature for plugins but providing a default interface for such "editorless" plugins is mandatory for VST hosts.
You can do this by:

1.Using BASS_VST_GetProgramCount() to get the number of programs provided by the plugin then loop through them and use BASS_VST_GetProgramName() to get the program names. BTW providing more programs are also optional for plugins. In case of Wider32.dll there is only 1 and it has no name...

2. After the above for each program you can use BASS_VST_GetParamCount() to get the number of parameters for the program then loop through them and use BASS_VST_GetParamInfo() to get the parameter name, meta info about iits value etc.

3.Finally you can use BASS_VST_GetParam() to get the value of a parameter and BASS_VST_SetParam() to set the value of a parameter."

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i have added support for editorless vst plugins
https://getmusicbee.com/download/plugins/mb_VST.zip

i will spend a bit of time to see if i can address a couple of issues with certain other types of plugins before updating the official VST plugin link
Last Edit: January 08, 2023, 02:38:32 AM by Steven

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same link has been updated with fix for certain vst plugins with their own editor locking when dragging a slider quickly
https://getmusicbee.com/download/plugins/mb_VST.zip
Last Edit: January 08, 2023, 02:38:41 AM by Steven

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Just confirming it works flawlessly with FabFilter Pro-Q 3.

sveakul

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Thanks Steven for the valuable feature addition!  I can confirm that the first update works flawlessly, with the editorless VST plugin mentioned before now displaying a full settings editor, which works and retains its settings between selection and/or MB restarts.

I did notice though that when going to update #2, while all still worked, some GUI VSTs would now lose their settings between being deselected/selected, which did not happen with the first update.  The editorless one still has full retention.

I have stuck with update #1 due to the above, and will continue to test any new versions you post.  Thanks again for allowing use of a whole range of VSTs that were unusable before.