I know I have to edit text files in Scripts folder and preview changes by reloading plugin in my DAW.
But is there more effective way? Is there any code or visual editor to speed up the workflow?
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Correct way to approach making u-he skins
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- 28113 posts since 8 Aug, 2002 from Berlin
So, yes there is an editor, and it's built into the plug-in. To enable it, do the following:
Now, BEFORE YOU DO THIS ^^, the "correct approach" would be:
If a png graphic needs to be modified, just save a modified version with same name into the same folder structure under My Theme/Images. If you're on Mac and you just want to change Exposure/Gamma/Offset/Hue/Saturation/Luminance, after clicking anywhere, press P for the picture editor, but that may only be available in few plug-ins.
There are a gazillion of other options, and starting a Theme from scratch needs way too much explanation.
Good luck.
- in the folder section of the preset browser, right-click "Local" and "Open in Finder/Explorer"... this should open the top preset folder
- in it, duplicate a preset or create a new file and name it "default.h2p". Make sure .h2p is the actual ending, not .txt or something
- open that file erase all its content (if you duplicated a file), then write just "!EDITOR=YES" at the top (without quotation marks)
- now unload/reload the plug-in - the editor should be enabled
Now, BEFORE YOU DO THIS ^^, the "correct approach" would be:
- in the themes folder (on Mac: MacHD/Library/Application Support/u-he/Themes/on Win: Plugin.data/Support/Themes or so) create a new folder "My Theme", and in it a new folder "Scripts" and a new folder "Images"
- duplicate Scripts/plugin_orig.txt and move it into My Theme/Scripts/, rename it to plug-in-name.txt (where plug-in name is, say Zebralette3 or Diva or so...)
- open the plug-in editor
- in the preferences under the cogwheel, select your new theme!
- "save changes" -> this saves your changes to your new script file (make sure it's that, and not the _orig file)
- "check out" -> this gets you the normal plug-in editor, like use knobs and stuff
- "back to edit" -> and that gets you back into edit mode
If a png graphic needs to be modified, just save a modified version with same name into the same folder structure under My Theme/Images. If you're on Mac and you just want to change Exposure/Gamma/Offset/Hue/Saturation/Luminance, after clicking anywhere, press P for the picture editor, but that may only be available in few plug-ins.
There are a gazillion of other options, and starting a Theme from scratch needs way too much explanation.
Good luck.