Plugin code

[d.healey]

When is the plugin code used? What is the consequence of two plugins having the same code?

[yall]

@d-healey on windows no problem but mac, logic for example will not work. personally I always use different codes

[d.healey]

@yall In what way will it not work on Mac?

[yall]

@d-healey what I have seen is that even if it is 2 different plugins, it will either find both or just one. if it finds both, it will always open the same plugin as if they were the same. it did that to me under logic only. (logic is very capricious and requires that the plugins are checked). for a plugin that I call "stereo plugin hise instruments" for example, I put the code "Sphi".

[d.healey]

@yall Thanks for the info. I'm experiencing this issue with logic and that confirms my suspicion about the plugin code. I guess there is no way to check if the code I'm using is already used by someone-else's plugin? Like a register for plugin codes.

[dustbro]

There used to be a database to register your code, but hasn't been maintained in years.
There's a VST plugin registration form from steinberg:
http://service.steinberg.de/databases/plugin.nsf/plugIn

From what I understand of AU, the plugin Type, Manufacturer, and plugin code need to be unique. That will limit the amount of possible collisions with other plugin codes.

[yall]

@d-healey I think, but to verify, that the code also corresponds to the name that you give to your projects. your plugin and vst in application support are in a single folder and both folder correspond to plugin. So even if another brand has the same code as you on a plugin, they will be 2 different folders in application support. maybe I'm wrong but a 4 letter code is quite limited anyway

[d.healey]

456976 possibilities.

[yall]

@d-healey It's true that it does a lot of plugin

[gorangrooves]

I think that the issue will likely occur only if another plugin manufacturer has the same manufacturer code and then uses the same plugin code as you. I ran into issues where I used the same plugin code on two plugins and one of them would not show up. So, as long as your plugins all have unique plugin codes, it is unlikely you will run into issues.

[hisefilo]

@d-healey I can remember to change the plugin code on Mac to avoid plugins to load stored data from older versions of it. So it make that plugin unique on your system I suppose. (don't know if 2 plugin form different devs can have same code. I guess yes)