KVR Audio

soma · Post by **soma** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 1:31 pm

Hey guys I like your plugs, but it would be a lot easier to try them out if they were in a zip instead of an installer. That way I could drag them into XT, evaluate and save or (God forbid) close teh zip and say god bye.

Also It would be easier to archive them for changing computers.

Paul_FX · Post by **Paul_FX** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 2:28 pm

Hiya,

well we can do non installer versions (some already have them, check the plugins page on betabugs)...
Can i ask why you dont like installers tho?

Paul

soma · Post by **soma** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 2:50 pm

Oh, Because I don't always want to keep a plug in. A plain .zip lets me try the plug in before it ever leaves my temp directory. Alos I like to keep all my free plugs in a directory I can move around from computer to computer. when I get a plain .dll from zip I know that it will be portable. If it comes from an installer I have no idea what it is putting in my system (registry, other files, etc.) or if I can even move it with out breaking it.

Paul_FX · Post by **Paul_FX** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 2:52 pm

fair enough.. Just interested to find out, cos personally i prefer installers .
Ill get mully to put up some non installer versions for ya (might take a day or 2, please bear with us

Paul

multree · Post by **multree** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 3:09 pm

or 3 or 4

androidlove · Post by **androidlove** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 3:47 pm

Yea, and that splash screen takes foreeeeeeeeever. Nice tease though. Can we just get a pic o that?

Paul_FX · Post by **Paul_FX** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 4:20 pm

Yea, and that splash screen takes foreeeeeeeeever

Well i can speed it up / take it out, but that defeats the purpose of the pure porn value of having it alpha blend in

Paul

Lunch Money · Post by **Lunch Money** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 4:24 pm

foreeeeeeever might be a bit of an exaggeration.

Greg

Debutante · Post by **Debutante** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 4:38 pm

I like dll's as well cause you can rename stuff so that it is nicely organised according to type or manufacturer...its really alot easier to look at, especially when you're a newbie and are looking to find your groove with too many plugins. You can organise your list very effectively and have it looking very neat.
I use FL Studio and in my plugin list I name all plugins first by manufacturer and then by name...so all my plugins from Betabugs are called "Betabugs Flofi" and "Betabugs Moneo" for example...they are all together...and for the instruments I have a prefix : "VSTi - Odo Unknown" for eg...so all his instruments are together as well. But with installers if you rename a plugin (like I did with Oxe FM) the default bank would not load. Dlls are just much easier to manage

Lunch Money · Post by **Lunch Money** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 4:50 pm

The installers will still create .dlls that you can change if you want. The install program is so clean that if you change names (thereby confusing the UN-installer) you can just delete them later if you want to, instead.

Ultimately, though, I'm still on your side-- I prefer plain ol' .dlls.

Greg

pgarrison · Post by **pgarrison** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 4:54 pm

I also prefer .ZIPs instead of installers. It makes me feel more safe...

soma · Post by **soma** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 4:57 pm

THANKS!

JackDark · Post by **JackDark** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 5:02 pm

Installers = The Evil

Lunch Money · Post by **Lunch Money** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 5:04 pm

The Evil, not to be confused with The Length

Request for BetaBugs (.Zips instead of installers)