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Friends.

Got a neat trick to get around the slow response of loading VST plugins and an efficient way to test VST�s without having to refresh the directories with each new plugin.

Went through Guru Ozpeter�s list of plugins and experienced that with each added plugin, the response time got worse until I could initiate the plugin, down a cold sterno and watch the sunset before the plugin loaded. Major time burner and understood why �pruning� was necessary beyond fundamental quality issues.

You can rapidly load VST�s by wrapping them as direct x plugins. New VST�s can also be quickly trialed without having to refresh the VST folder each time.

Download the free VST wrapper VSXlite.exe from www.spinaudio.com.

May help to rename the VST library files (*.dll) to something that is descriptive or recognizable. The freeware version only wraps one VST at a time, but after installing the wrapper, the wrapper shows up in the direct x directory as a direct x plugin and retains the last searched directory. Select the plugin (VST-DX Wrapper ver 1.0), select the VST directory, and open the VST as a direct x plugin. The extra step is rewarded by a major time saving in VST response with no degradation in the conversion. New VST plugins can be downloaded into a safe temporary directory where they can be tested quickly without directory refresh, before being transferred to the main VST folder. This way, suspicion about crashes related to a defective plugin or general quality can be analyzed, one plugin at a time, without going comatose staring at the VST refresh progress bar being stuck at 98% for eons.

John