Timers do not work in VST3 plug-in

[Oli Ullmann]

@ulrik Yes I did, because I had seen that you had suggested this in another post. Unfortunately still does not work.

[Natan]

@Oli-Ullmann
Hey Oli

Please note that, Using Panels for timers only works once the VST UI is open in your Daw, Once you close the VST UI, It stops.

You need an Engine Timer not a Panel Timer.

Is This the trouble you facing with?

[ulrik]

@Oli-Ullmann Are you compiling an instrument VST? VST2 or VST3?

[ulrik]

@Oli-Ullmann This is all 3 timers running in Logic (compiled as instrument)

and in Cubase

These are my settings:

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[Christoph Hart]

I think you need to figure out whether the timers are not running or the source is not giving you updated values (I suggest the latter). Try changing the code so that the values in the timer callback definitely change (eg. Math.random()), then export the plugin again and see if the values jump around.

[Oli Ullmann]

@Natan Hey Natan, thank you for your reply. Yes, I also tried Engine timers and Synth timers. Did not work. But I got it to work now thanks to Ulrik's advice. :-)

[Oli Ullmann]

@ulrik Hey Ulrik, thanks for your tip! Now it works. I had not set the check mark at "Enable Sound Generators FX".

Could you explain me purely out of interest, what the extra definition "ENABLE_ALL_PEAK_METERS=1" means?

Thanks again for your help!

All the best
Oli

[Oli Ullmann]

@Christoph-Hart Hey Christoph, thanks for your tip. As Ulrik recommended, I just had to check the "Enable Sound Generators FX" box. Now it works. :-)

All the best
Oli

[ulrik]

@Oli-Ullmann taken from a document someone here wrote (I can't find the post)

"Set this to 0 to deactivate peak collection for any other processor than the main synth chain"

[Natan]

Glad all sorted , @ulrik Thank you Legend for Amazing Knowledge share

[Oli Ullmann]

@ulrik alright, thank you again! :-)