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Re: plugins folder thing..
Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2021 9:22 am
by steve
"C\Program Files\" is for 64-bit apps and plug-ins.
"C:\Program Files (x86)\" is for 32-bit apps and plug-ins.
Audacity is a 32-bit app on Windows and can only use 32-bit plug-ins. 64-bit plug-ins won't work in Audacity on Windows.
Re: plugins folder thing..
Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2021 9:27 am
by steve
simmx wrote: ↑Sun Mar 28, 2021 8:57 am
the thing is that VST_PATH should be independant variable setting any custom folder - but it doesn't work, audacity doesn't detect plugs via this system wide variable set.
Yes Audacity "should" find VST plug-ins that are in the VST Path (when they are supported plug-ins).
I'm not able to test this as I'm on Linux, but I'll ask the developers if they can reproduce the problem.
Re: plugins folder thing..
Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2021 6:10 pm
by steve
steve wrote: ↑Sun Mar 28, 2021 9:27 am
I'll ask the developers if they can reproduce the problem.
Yes this is a bug. I've logged it on the Audacity bug tracker.
As a workaround, the plug-in, or a copy of the plug-in can be placed into:
32-bit Windows:
C:\\Program Files\\Audacity
or
64-bit Windows:
C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Audacity