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Figure 34: Shell PlugIn Selection Dialog
Once one of the PlugIns has been selected, it is opened just like any normal PlugIn.
PlugIn Auto-Connect
This menu entry defines what happens when a new PlugIn is loaded. Normally, it is checked; in this
setting, a new PlugIn is automatically connected to Audio In and Audio Out. This is a good thing for
quick tests – when loaded, the PlugIn can instantly be used. If you're in the process of setting up a
more complex configuration, however, it may be easier to clear this setting. In this case, the PlugIn is
not connected at all, which makes it easier to set up a PlugIn chain, as you don't have to remove the
unnecessary Audio In and Out links.
Set PlugIn Path
This menu entry opens a dialog where you can define the PlugIn path(s) that VSTHost uses to
generate its PlugIn list.
Figure 35: VST PlugIn Path dialog
Here, you can define a set of paths that are searched, one in each line. The “…” button opens a
standard directory selection dialog where you can select new paths to be added to the list, if you don’t
know the location by heart. Changing the contents of this list and leaving the dialog with OK
automatically leads to a Fast Rescan (see below).
If a “big player” (Cubase, Nuendo, etc.) has already been installed on your computer, it has set up a
directory where VST PlugIns are installed; normally, the path to this directory is stored in the registry
under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\VST in the value VSTPluginsPath. If VSTHost finds
this value, and has no PlugIn path of its own set yet, it automatically initializes the list to this value.
Rescan PlugIns
When selected, VSTHost performs a full scan of all PlugIns in the configured PlugIn paths (see above)
to fill the PlugIns submenu (see “PlugIns” on page 35). This can take quite some time, since VSTHost
has to load, analyze, and unload each file that's possibly a PlugIn which it encounters.
Fast Rescan PlugIns
Does the same as “Rescan PlugIns” (see above), but it only scans PlugIns that it doesn’t already have
in its list, which can be much faster, depending on the number of installed PlugIns.
Rescan on Start
When checked, VSTHost performs a fast rescan (see above) every time it is started. While this can
slow down things a bit, it guarantees an accurate PlugIn list.
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