Preset MIDI Learn doesn't load in compiled plugin

[tomekslesicki]

Ok, so I've just finished MIDI-mapping everything on the interface to CCs. It works fine after the file is loaded in HISE but when I export the vst, I need to load the preset for the mappings to work. It doesn't seem to load the mappings on first plugin load.

I remember reading somewhere that I might need to load the preset in HISE before export and I did it but it doesn't help.

[d.healey]

Yes this is a problem I have faced too. @Christoph-Hart We really need the option to set a default preset, this would solve this issue and several other issues, some of which there are workarounds for. One in particular is even if we save/export with what we want as our "default" preset it doesn't highlight it in the preset browser so the user may not be aware that a particular preset is loaded at all.

[tomekslesicki]

I can live without the default preset if it’s super-hard to implement, but it would be lovely if the midi mappings worked. I know I can script them in but that doesn’t work well with Logic’s non-realtime bounce and some automation artifacts start showing up. So I have to use the midi mapping instead but it doesn’t work on init...

[Christoph Hart]

Yeah it‘s more likely that I fix the midi mapping and let you set a default preset as file just for displaying.

[tomekslesicki]

@Christoph-Hart said in Preset MIDI Learn doesn't load in compiled plugin:

Yeah it‘s more likely that I fix the midi mapping and let you set a default preset as file just for displaying.

That would be awesome! When would you say we can expect this?

[Christoph Hart]

@tomekslesicki said in Preset MIDI Learn doesn't load in compiled plugin:

That would be awesome! When would you say we can expect this?

Wasn't too hard :)

https://github.com/christophhart/HISE/commit/060a887f06595a97f1dc1770bba5292f97f7221b

[tomekslesicki]

Awesome stuff! Thank you!

[tomekslesicki]

Hey @Christoph-Hart, I'm working on AAX versions of the plugins now and it seems like there's a problem with loading the initial preset in ProTools. All slider values look kind of random on init:

When I load the preset again, they load just fine:

These are not default slider values either.

Help!

[tomekslesicki]

Here's a lead: if the sliders are not set to be plugin parameters, the instrument loads fine.

[d.healey]

@tomekslesicki Could it be that the DAW overrides the default?

[tomekslesicki]

@d-healey that would be my guess, too. @Christoph-Hart ?

[Christoph Hart]

Ah yes, I think I remember that was a Protools special:

https://forum.hise.audio/topic/756/initial-loading-values-of-gui-elements-in-aax-when-plugin-is-opened

TLDR: Make sure that the defaultValue property match the value in your initial preset.

[tomekslesicki]

Ok, I experimented with this further and it seems like the only thing that helps is to disable 'is plugin parameter' for the sliders on AAX plugins. defaultValue doesn't help much.