vstscan
Description
Vstscan provides an interface to audio plugin scanning so that this functionality may be presented in patchers and standalones. You can use vstscan to build menus of plugin names for use in patcher code.
Arguments
None.
Attributes
Common Box Attributes
annotation [symbol]
Sets the text that will be displayed in the Clue window when the user moves the mouse over the object.
background [int] (default: 0)
Adds or removes the object from the patcher's background layer.
adds the object to the background layer, removes it. Objects in the background layer are shown behind all objects in the default foreground layer.color [4 floats]
Sets the color for the object box outline.
fontface [int]
Sets the type style used by the object. The options are:
plain
bold
italic
bold italic
Possible values:
0 = 'regular'
1 = 'bold'
2 = 'italic'
3 = 'bold italic'
fontname [symbol]
Sets the object's font.
fontsize [float]
Sets the object's font size (in points).
Possible values:
'8'
'9'
'10'
'11'
'12'
'13'
'14'
'16'
'18'
'20'
'24'
'30'
'36'
'48'
'64'
'72'
hidden [int] (default: 0)
Toggles whether an object is hidden when the patcher is locked.
hint [symbol]
Sets the text that will be displayed in as a pop-up hint when the user moves the mouse over the object in a locked patcher.
ignoreclick [int] (default: 0)
Toggles whether an object ignores mouse clicks in a locked patcher.
jspainterfile [symbol]
JS Painter File
patching_rect [4 floats] (default: 0. 0. 100. 0.)
Sets the position and size of the object in the patcher window.
position [2 floats]
Sets the object's x and y position in both patching and presentation modes (if the object belongs to its patcher's presentation), leaving its size unchanged.
presentation [int] (default: 0)
Sets whether an object belongs to the patcher's presentation.
presentation_rect [4 floats] (default: 0. 0. 0. 0.)
Sets the x and y position and width and height of the object in the patcher's presentation, leaving its patching position unchanged.
rect [4 floats]
Sets the x and y position and width and height of the object in both patching and presentation modes (if the object belongs to its patcher's presentation).
size [2 floats]
Sets the object's width and height in both patching and presentation modes (if the object belongs to its patcher's presentation), leaving its position unchanged.
textcolor [4 floats]
Sets the color for the object's text in RGBA format.
textjustification [int]
Sets the justification for the object's text.
Possible values:
0 = 'left'
1 = 'center'
2 = 'right'
varname [symbol]
Sets the patcher's scripting name, which can be used to address the object by name in pattr, scripting messages to thispatcher, and the js object.
Messages
listau
Arguments
listvst
Arguments
listvst3
Arguments
scan
Arguments
As of Max 8, there are two scanning modes. The minimal/fast scanning method quickly gathers information about plug-ins based on files on disk without accessing the plug-ins, while complete/slow scanning performs a full scan of installed plug-ins, accessing the plug-ins to determine compatibility and features. The "slow" scan is only slow once, future runs perform a quick update to determine any changes to the last-scanned state of the operating system.
The argument can be used to specify the type of scanning:
- 0 or (default): perform the default complete/slow scan. If minimal/fast scanning was previously selected, enable complete/slow scanning and perform a full scan. If complete/slow scanning is already enabled, perform a quick update scan.
- 1 or : if any plug-ins were blacklisted by previous scans, reset the blacklist state of those plugins and perform an update scan.
- 2 or : completely reset the information gathered by previous scans and perform a full scan.
- 3 or : reset the scanning state and select minimal/fast scanning.
See Also
Name | Description |
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vst~ | Host VST, VST3 and Audio Unit plug-ins |