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Old 01-18-2019, 11:58 AM   #1
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Default Iplug on Xcode - even IPlugEffect not working right

I am struggling to get my plugins to compile/run on Mac - so I went back to the beginning to test IPlugEffect.

I compiled IPlugEffect directly from the WDL-OL download package in Xcode 9.4.1 for the the AU, VST and VST3 targets. All of the targets build without error and show up in the appropriate /library/ folders. All of the files appear to contain code (sizes ~1MB).

HOWEVER:

1)The "AU" does not show up in auval, AU Lab or any DAW.

2)The VST2 does not show up in any DAW.

3)The VST3 works!


IPlugEffect is a "known good" template and I expected it to compile and run without any issues. What could be wrong here? Why is the VST3 working but not AU or VST2?

Can someone tell me the EXACT setup used to build IPlugEffect that is known to work - the Xcode version, the SDK, the OS "build for" version, etc.?
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Old 01-18-2019, 01:00 PM   #2
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what macOS are you on? 10.13 > require a reboot for aus to show up in auval.

Not sure why vst2 wouldn't show, perhaps try launching the host with a debugger and see if the constructor gets called
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Old 01-19-2019, 10:26 AM   #3
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what macOS are you on? 10.13 > require a reboot for aus to show up in auval.
Ahh - I did not know that. I'm on Mojave. Thank you!



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Not sure why vst2 wouldn't show, perhaps try launching the host with a debugger and see if the constructor gets called
Will try that. I was thinking the constructor wouldn't get called unless the VST was loaded in a DAW. But, yes, scanning the VST folder from the DAW also runs the constructor (or part of it). Good point!

Now, if the constructor is NOT getting called what would that indicate?
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Old 01-19-2019, 10:54 AM   #4
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Now, if the constructor is NOT getting called what would that indicate?
Maybe the CPU architecture is wrong, trying to load a 64 bit plugin in a 32 bit host or vice versa?

Maybe the plugin has previously failed to scan and the host has put it into a blacklist? You would need to find out how to clear the host blacklist in that case.

Some VST2 hosts care about the plugin unique ID. The ID shouldn't be the same as with some other installed plugin.
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Old 01-19-2019, 11:30 AM   #5
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Some VST2 hosts care about the plugin unique ID. The ID shouldn't be the same as with some other installed plugin.
I know in "the old days" Steinberg used to keep a database of those IDs - which I assume they got rid of along with VST2 SDK.

Any way to check that now? There are tens of thousands of VST plugins out there and only a 4 digit ID - chances are pretty good it may already exist.

BTW - what would have been good is if that ID was a suffix to the manufacturer's name instead an independent variable, "AcmeInc-IEff"
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Old 01-19-2019, 11:34 AM   #6
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what macOS are you on? 10.13 > require a reboot for aus to show up in auval.

Not sure why vst2 wouldn't show, perhaps try launching the host with a debugger and see if the constructor gets called
Rebooted and now ALL THREE plugins show up!

When all else fails, give it "the boot"! LOL

Thank you!
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