Locate samples UX

[d.healey]

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[0x7887]

@d-healey Thanks!

[Lumi283]

@DanH @d-healey I understand the process, but how does it work in practice? I need to create an installer on windows, which installs the CH files in which folder? App data? How will the plug-in know that the samples are extract in this location? And what's the difference between hr and ch files? Thanks

[d.healey]

@Lumi283 hr is an archive, like a zip file. The samples need to be installed in a location selected by the user. A link file needs to be added in the appdata folder to tell the plugin where the samples are.

This can all be done with the file and file system APIs.

I believe Dan's method is different.

[DanH]

@d-healey @Lumi283 Yes it's a different method which uses InnoSetup rather than HISE to achieve this. Either method is good but I imagine the HISE way will be much more time consuming for you (I actually use both methods).

With InnoSetup you can use a script to deal with everything you need. There are examples on the forum or I can share one tomorrow.

[Lumi283]

@DanH @d-healey Thanks for your help, if specify sample path with Linkwindows in Appdata now, but how to specify expansion sample path ?

[d.healey]

@Lumi283 In AppData/Expansions/Expansion Name/Samples

If you're using expansions you can always use this - https://docs.hise.audio/scripting/scripting-api/expansionhandler/index.html#installexpansionfrompackage

[Lumi283]

@d-healey No way to only use a text file ?

[DanH]

@Lumi283 I think the first thing you need to do is decide which method you are going to use:

a) HISE

b) InnoSetup

[d.healey]

@Lumi283 said in Locate samples UX:

No way to only use a text file ?

What do you mean?

[Lumi283]

@DanH Inno Setup for the default plugin, but I don't know about expansion how to do (the expansions are downloaded and installed automatically)

[DanH]

@Lumi283 said in Locate samples UX:

(the expansions are downloaded and installed automatically)

How?

[Lumi283]

@DanH I check if there is a new version with the API, after i download the expansion and unzip it in appadata>vst>Expansions. I juste need now to locate new samples

[Lumi283]

@d-healey
I wanted to ask if there is an equivalent of LinkWindows for expansions?

[DanH]

@Lumi283 yes. In appData/Expansions/YourExpansion/Samples

[Lumi283]

@DanH Hi, what did you write in LinkOSX for macOS using Hise scripting?
I tried, but it doesn't work...

And this path returns: objectXXX

How to specify correctly the ~/Library/ folder?
Thank you

[Lindon]

@Lumi283 said in Locate samples UX:

@DanH Hi, what did you write in LinkOSX for macOS using Hise scripting?
I tried, but it doesn't work...

And this path returns: objectXXX

How to specify correctly the ~/Library/ folder?
Thank you

take the objectXXX as you call it and:

Console.print(objectXXX.toString(objectXXX.FullPath));

[clevername27]

@DanH What does this so, exactly?

HISE_DEACTIVATE_OVERLAY=0

[clevername27]

@d-healey said in Locate samples UX:

@Lumi283 I don't think so. You'd need to create your own installer system that doesn't use hr files.

Why do hr files need to be used?

I'm simply distributing the .cr1 files, and the user just needs to point HISE to the folder that they're in.

Thank you.

[DanH]

@clevername27 HISE_DEACTIVATE_OVERLAY removes the Hise sample / hr1 installation window that appears the first time you launch an instrument.