Organizing the VSTPLUGINS folder

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Organizing the VSTPLUGINS folder 2006-01-16T07:49:19+00:00 Just when you thought you had the container for all you VST/i instruments and effects, here comes another installer that puts something somewhere else...and another, and another. Now, you update the sequencer and, now you got another "vstplugins" folder. Sound familiar? Yikes! Personally, I just started using the "..\Steinberg\vtplugings" folder, as I intially didn't see the need for it. It wasn't until I upgraded Cubase, that I realized how much of a mess that the order of these darned plugins could become. In addition, there's another division (i.e. the microcosm) that takes place within the vstplugins folder itseld. More specifically, we have a standard division offered by the manufacturer (e.g. Delay, Distortion, Drums, etc...), which often gets augmented by that arbitrary installer that has a better idea. Of course, there's the "you choose it" mode, that is more prevalent. However, sometimes those contingent preset/license/documentation folders end up going somewhere else. Anyone who has examined their vstplugins folder over time, know that an "installer knows best" approach will leave their folder in disarray This, of course, makes finding and choosing the effect/instrument a bit more difficult. What is the best way to organize this vstplugins container? Personally, I have moved to an organization by manufacturer within the functional department. For example, I have a "Native Instruments" folder within my "...\vstsynths\synths" bin. In addition, I have set up some new folders to help corral someof the other stuff that was innocently obscure. More precisely, I have set up a "...\vstplugins\Mastering" folder, and then included sub-folders by manufacturer (e.g. "...\vstplugins\Mastering\IK Multimedia"; for TRacks). Initially, I had forgot about sequencer updates and how they might proceed . In many instances, the manufacturer begings a new tree. Therefore, setting up and elaborating on the existing version tree (e.g. Cubase v1.X), only complicates future efforts, when a new version is applied (e.g. Cubase 2.x, 3.x). I now find myself keying on that "...\Steinberg\vstplugins\" folder that I seemed to be ignoring. After all, I had already started adding to the "...\Steinberg\Cubase SX\vstplugins" folder. Well, this has been my experience. It seems as though, once the ship started moving in one direction, I couldn't, nor was I interested in turning it around. Now, I know better and have made concerted efforts to set myself up for future upgrades and to get the subfolders setup for multiple instances by manufacturer. Now, my "...\Steinberg\vstplugins\synths" folder contains a drawer for each manufacturer (e.g. "..\synths\Linplug"), with a special one for synthedit (e.g. "..\synths\Synthedit\GTG"), which was really stirring things up in the synth department. How do you organize your sh :-o t :?: G&L_player https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=80600

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Post by ghost666 » Tue Jan 17, 2006 11:37 am

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james0tucson wrote:
pakana wrote:

too many plugs is the problem

I have two folders, c:\fx and c:\vsti, and then every plug under those in its own folder. I only keep 15 VSTis for the sake of productivity. The fx folder has some subfolders like "classics", "mda" and "G" among some 120 folders.
That violates the spec and won't work at all in several very popular hosts (unless, gods forbid, your vst folder is "C:")

Specs???

In Cubase SX & Nuendo, as well as having the ability to dictate the location of the 'master' VST plugin folder, which will of course include any subfolders, you can set as many additional VST plugin locations, of any path, as you need!

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