Foobar2000:Components/VST 2.4 adapter (foo vst)
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| foo_vst | |
|---|---|
 VST 2.4 adapter | |
| Developer(s) | Yegor Petrov |
| Release information | |
| Stable release | 0.5.2.0 |
| Preview release | 0.6.0.0 |
| foobar2000 compatibility | |
| Minimum version | 1.0+ |
| UI module(s) | N/A |
| Additional information | |
| Use | VST plug-ins as native Foobar2000 DSPs |
| License | Proprietary |
| Discussion thread | Discussion and download page |
| View all components | |
VST 2.4 adapter is a component which aims to allow Foobar2000 users to use VST 2.4 plug-ins equally with “native” ones.
Usage
First, add VST plug-ins you would like to use in the VST manager: Preferences → Components → VST plug-ins. Restart is required for the changes to take effect. After the restart open the DSP Manager or some conversion dialog box to try the plug-ins you've added.
→ 
Use View → DSP menu to access DSP configuration windows. Bind commands by their number to keyboard shortcuts if necessary.
Features
The component has support for the following feature set:
- Multiple instances
- Multiple channels (including asymmetric configs like 2.0 → 5.1)
- Chain presets and secondary DSP chains (“convert” feature)
- Modeless DSP configuration windows with keyboard shortcut binding
- FXP import/export
Limitations and known issues
- Supports only up to 20 VST entries due to API limitations (not to be confused with particular instances in a chain).
- No support for VSTs without custom editors yet (to be implemented in the near future).
- Doesn't support x64 VST plug-ins: Foobar2000 is 32-bit application.
- Smooth track switching must be disabled for some plug-ins to work (so they will be unloaded in the same thread as the one they were loaded in).
- Modeless DSP configuration functionality isn't well synchronized with the DSP manager in the Preferences window.
