From 6165e46ec84f2768d71a7e009ec43ac11e9c3632 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Robbert van der Helm Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2021 11:28:45 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Mention that VST3 modules might not be unloaded In certain hosts. --- README.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index db3dc816..9bc38422 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -548,6 +548,12 @@ include: section for instructions on how to set this up. This is not necessary for VST3 plugins, as multiple instances of those plugins will always be hosted in a single process by design. +- Some hosts, particularly _Ardour_, _REAPER_, _Qtractor_, will by default not + unload VST3 modules after you close the last plugin. This means that the + associated `yabridge-host.exe` process will keep running until you close the + project. For REAPER there's an option called + `Allow complete unload of VST plug-ins` in the `VST` tab of the settings + dialog to disable this behaviour. - **Drag-and-drop** from applications running under Wine to X11 does not yet work, so you won't be able to drag samples and MIDI files from a plugin to the host. At least, not directly. Because Windows applications have to create