Custom Load Samples screen for VST instrument [Level:Beginner]
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Hello!
Let's say I made a VST instrument, user downloads the plugin and in the first screen he sees a pop-up with 2 options: install the instrument or choose the folder location.My questions are:
- Is it possible to customize the pop-up window? (I'd like to load custom background, custom text, my custom buttons, add a custom greeting text)
- I want to delete the option "install instrument" and leave only one option available: "locate sample folder" at the very first run. Is there any easy way to do it?
- I noticed as soon as the user locates the folder with samples there's no button to choose the folder location again. So, I would like to add a "relocate samples" button to the screen. Shall it be done through scripting when developing the UI of my instrument in HISE?
- For some reason after exporting and loading the VST, it requires to locate the folder named "Samples". How and where can I rename the folder, so the required folder would be called "MyInstrumentName Samples", for example?
Thank you! :-) I appreciate if you could give me a comprehensive answer as I'm a total beginner thinking of getting into scripting and learning the basics of C++ for making custom VSTs and working more deeply with audio.
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@Shinami-Sound 1. You can customize it by LAF (Look and Feel )
Alternatively you can do it from source code.
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locate sample folder
via Source code CPP editing or LAF -
Floating Tiles > Custom Settings , here you will get
Sample Location
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Only via CPP editing ( I guess)
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LAF is the way, as @DabDab said
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You can add one of these definitions to your project's preferences :
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As @DabDab said, or you can build your own locate function using the FileSystem API
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Also possible with a custom sample loading / locate function
-- Edit : 1. or build your own popup linked to your custom file function
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