DSSI plug-in needs some more love

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Just a minor feature request, I already like the plug-in as it is, but it would 
be great if it could load an amSynth presets file or look for one in the 
default directories (like /usr/share/amSynth/).

Best,

Jeremy

Original issue reported on code.google.com by autosta...@gmail.com on 31 May 2011 at 8:05

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Original comment by nickdowell on 31 May 2011 at 8:30

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• Removed labels: Type-Defect

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Agreed, the DSSI version does need a lot of work.

Which DSSI host are you using? Is it possible to have amsynth load a preset 
file without a GUI custom to control that?

Original comment by nickdowell on 31 May 2011 at 8:32

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I'm using Qtractor. Qtractor doesn't need a GUI to load presets/banks, for
example with the ZynAddSubFX DSSI plug-in you can select banks and then
instruments from the plug-in properties window.

Best,

Jeremy

Original comment by autosta...@gmail.com on 31 May 2011 at 9:28

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Hi Jeremy!

I've implemented basic preset selection from the dssi host (r431)

The amsynth dssi plug-in will automatically load your default bank file 
(~/.amSynth.presets - run the stand-alone version to create it if it doesn't 
exist)

So far I've tested it under Qtractor; there presets can be selected from the 
track properties dialog (but not from the parameter editor window...)

Original comment by nickdowell on 1 Jun 2011 at 7:43

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Hello Nick,

That's great, thanks a lot! I did have to remove the ifdef DEBUG statement from 
dssi.cpp, after that it compiled well and it works like a charm! So thanks 
again! And yes, you have to set the right bank and program in the track 
properties dialog, the parameter editor window settings are stored in 
Qtractor's own config file.
I've added the tiny dssi.cpp patch. Also, for the plug-in to compile on 64bit 
machines I've found I had to add some -fPIC options here and there. I mostly 
build deb packages right away so I added CFLAGS and CXXFLAGS lines to my rules 
file and also modified the Makefile-dssi file. I've also added that patch.

Best,

Jeremy

Original comment by autosta...@gmail.com on 1 Jun 2011 at 9:23

Attachments:

• 02-dssi_cpp.patch
• 01-makefile_dssi.patch

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And sorry about the confusing plug-in properties window thing, of course I 
meant the track properties dialog :)

Jeremy

Original comment by autosta...@gmail.com on 1 Jun 2011 at 9:30

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Thanks for the patches, Jeremy!

I've committed the fixes now (r432) albeit slightly modified because I wanted 
to disable all the log messages for non-developer builds. Hope I haven't messed 
anything else up :)

Nick

Original comment by nickdowell on 1 Jun 2011 at 9:47

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Hello Nick,

Afaics nothing got messed up, packages build cleanly now without any need for 
patching the source tree which is great! So thanks a lot again!

Best,

Jeremy

Original comment by autosta...@gmail.com on 2 Jun 2011 at 7:57

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Please try out the latest source from the amsynth git repository

- DSSI plugin is now built and installer by normal make & make install process

- DSSI plugin now has a GUI

Original comment by nickdowell on 8 Jan 2012 at 11:31

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Hello Nick,

Trying it out right now!
http://downloads.autostatic.com/temp/qtractor-amsynth-dssi.png
How awesome is this, thanks! One thing though, apparently the plug-in listens 
on all MIDI channels despite the fact I've set it to listen to MIDI channel 1 
only in Qtractor (see the screenshot above). This isn't a big issue as I use 
separate MIDI buses for each softsynth plug-in anyway.

Thanks again!

Jeremy

Original comment by autosta...@gmail.com on 11 Jan 2012 at 8:44

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Sorry for the noise, the plug-in only listens on the assigned MIDI channel in 
Qtractor. Another thing though, the DSSI GUI doesn't get updated when I change 
settings.

Jeremy

Original comment by autosta...@gmail.com on 18 Jan 2012 at 2:12

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Hey I'm trying to compile amsynth from git to get the dssi plugin, but I'm 
getting an error regarding -fPIC when running make: http://pastebin.com/ZXfuZeYN
This is a 64-bit system. I notice you mentioned about adding -fPIC flags in an 
earlier post but A: you said this was fixed? and B: I don't know where to add 
the flag as I do not see Makefile-dssi anywhere.

Thanks,
Tim.

Original comment by TimCape...@gmail.com on 26 Jan 2012 at 11:31

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So I poked around a bit and figured this out. I don't know if this is the right 
thing to do, but it built and works great now. BTW I used checkinstall which 
worked happily. I am now using amsynth as a dssi in renoise ::joy::
fix here:
http://pastebin.com/WDjV5wZB
and attached here:

Original comment by TimCape...@gmail.com on 27 Jan 2012 at 1:21

Attachments:

• configure.in.patch

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Thanks for reporting that problem and the patch.
I've implemented a slightly different fix because CFLAGS is supposed to be a 
user-overridable setting, and I'd rather not set the -fPIC flag for the 
standalone targets.

#95dac42b065f

Original comment by nickdowell on 28 Jan 2012 at 12:55

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Should have resolved this ticket a while back, since the DSSI plug-in received 
more love :)

Original comment by nickdowell on 27 Jun 2013 at 7:41

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