Yes, a regular vst plugin can have many instances, for example using the same EQ plugin on several tracks. And, I do agree on the disagreeability of VST technology too... 2008/11/13 Rory Walsh : > I'm pretty sure that a regular vst plugin can have many instances of > itself open at any one time, it seems pretty silly not to allow for > that? Like you I don't use VST and I don't have any here to try it > with! I also echo your sentiments with regards to Steinberg's > licensing policy. > > > 2008/11/13 Victor Lazzarini : >> As a solution, perhaps two or more copies of the same CSD would >> allow two or more instances. >> >> It might be the case that for VST, you can only have 1 instance of >> each uniqueID effect. I don't know as I don't use VST (it's not FOSS!!! >> and steinberg should be ashamed of themselves for not making it >> so!). >> >> Victor >> >> At 12:21 13/11/2008, you wrote: >>> >>> Apart from my csound vst instruments I have no other vst plugins on >>> this machine. I'm assuming that one can normally use as many instances >>> of the same plugin as they like without any problems. I would have >>> thought that the constructor for each plugin would be called on every >>> instantiation but it doesn't appear that way for me. It looks like >>> Csound is only compiling once, hence only one instance of it is >>> running even when I have two Csound plugins on screen. I need to look >>> more closely at this. As for the resizing issue, my plugins open in a >>> small window but if I resize they are fine and I can see all the >>> controls fully in my plugins window. If I close the window and reopen >>> it returns to the last size so the controls can still be seen. I would >>> really like to sort out the multiple instances issue. I don't think >>> it's something to do with the unique ID as every plugin has a unique >>> ID, and usually several of them can be launched simultaneously without >>> problems. >>> >>> Rory. >>> >>> >>> Send bugs reports to this list. >>> To unsubscribe, send email sympa@lists.bath.ac.uk with body "unsubscribe >>> csound" >> >> Victor Lazzarini >> Music Technology Laboratory >> Music Department >> National University of Ireland, Maynooth >> >> >> Send bugs reports to this list. >> To unsubscribe, send email sympa@lists.bath.ac.uk with body "unsubscribe >> csound" >> > > > Send bugs reports to this list. > To unsubscribe, send email sympa@lists.bath.ac.uk with body "unsubscribe csound" >