No AAX icon on Windows

[JulesV]

Hello everyone

I am new to HISE, I have been following this nice forum for a few days. I wanted to try my first plugin as AAX for testing purposes. Here is the thing:

I can compile AAX plugins and they work in Pro Tools.

But in Windows, the plugin is created without the AAX folder icon. The problem only exists in Windows, Mac is ok.

AAX SDK version 2.8.0
Windows 10
VS2022

I get this warning at the end of the plugin compile

Set Folder Icon
  File not found - D:\MyPlugs\GainDriver\master\Binaries\Compiled\AAX\ GainDriver.aaxplu
  gin\Contents\x64\..\..\desktop.ini

[JulesV]

Any ideas?

[orange]

@JulesV Mine is old (2.4.1) but works here. Maybe you need to change the SDK version, you can try one or two versions older.

[JulesV]

@orange I'll check that thanks

[Lindon]

@orange said in No AAX icon on Windows:

@JulesV Mine is old (2.4.1) but works here. Maybe you need to change the SDK version, you can try one or two versions older.

its actually never worked for me no matter the SDK version....I just let it slide...

[orange]

@Lindon It doesn't matter if it has an icon or not. As long as it passes AAX validation and the plugin works without any problems, there is no problem.

[Lindon]

@orange correct... sorry if I wasn't clear AAX works fine on Windows, just theyhave no icon...you could add the icon manually later I suppose...

[Lindon]

@orange said in No AAX icon on Windows:

@Lindon It doesn't matter if it has an icon or not. As long as it passes AAX validation and the plugin works without any problems, there is no problem.

..here's a question tho.. what do you mean by AAX Validation?

[orange]

@Lindon said in No AAX icon on Windows:

@orange said in No AAX icon on Windows:

@Lindon It doesn't matter if it has an icon or not. As long as it passes AAX validation and the plugin works without any problems, there is no problem.

..here's a question tho.. what do you mean by AAX Validation?

There is a tool called "DigiShell and AAX Validator". It is in the Developer section where AAX SDK is located. It works similar to Apple AU validation.

But we don't have to use this tool, Pro Tools also works.

Basically, we can say that AAX validation is the test that Pro Tools performs to recognize and run the plugin at startup. This also includes whether the plugin is signed or not.

[JulesV]

@Lindon @orange Then I shouldn't worry about it :) Thanks