Deleting Items from Browser

[Keith Wilby]

Hi all, is there a way to delete items from the Browser window please? It's probably staring me in the face but I just don't see it.

I have two instances of AD2 (I moved the second one from the "Synth" folder) but the VST is installed only once.

Thanks.

EDIT: looking in the plug-in manager, there are actually two instances, one in "VST Instruments (VSTi)" and another in "VST3 Instruments (VST3i)" - have I inadvertently installed two instances?

Edited February 16, 2023 by Keith Wilby
New info

[sjoens]

DO NOT DELETE! One is VST2 and the other VST3 (top one), as it should be.

Notice the icons are also different. (VST3 sorta resembles a 3. VST2 sorta resembles a 1/4" audio plug)

When highlighting it, the text along the bottom frame will reveal it's true identity. 

BTW, My installer is refusing to add the VST3 for some reason.

Edited February 16, 2023 by sjoens

[Xoo]

If you want to hideone of them, Exclude it using the Plugin Manager (Tools menu).  It'll still be loaded in existing projects using it, but not available from henceforth (unless you un-exclude in Plugin Manager).

[sjoens]

You can also reorganize them by "Type" which separates VST2, VST3, DX

Or download this easier-to-read icon pack and add it to your favorite theme:

[Keith Wilby]

Many thanks @sjoens and @Kevin Perry. I'll see if I can suss out the "hide" option. If it's easy to explain why we need two types then I'd be very interested.

[57Gregy]

VST 3 is newer, an updated version and format. 2 will continue to work as designed for most of us. You don't "need" both of them, but if you have a lot of projects using 2 and you delete it from your computer, things will happen.

[JoeGBradford]

I keep both VST2 and 3 on my PC as I have read reports of VST3 occasionally not working well - it has never been an issue for me but for the limited space they take it seems a worthwhile precaution

[Sal Sorice]

5 hours ago, sjoens said:

You can also reorganize them by "Type" which separates VST2, VST3, DX

Or download this easier-to-read icon pack and add it to your favorite theme:

sjoens,

Not very good with Themes (other than picking them in Preferences!). Those icons are nice, but it is just an image. Not sure where I can get them or how to add them to a theme. Any guidance you can offer would be greatly appreciated.

[sjoens]

Sure, just grab the image above and drag it to your desktop. Then open your favorite theme in Theme Editor. Click on Browser, then Plug-in Browser. Scroll to Plug-in Tree Icons and right click it. Select Import and navigate to the downloaded image. Select it and click Open. Save the theme and load it in Preferences.

These are also color-coded to match CbB's dropdown lists used elsewhere.

BTW you can't save the theme if it's the current theme and CbB is open. Just switch themes, save this one in Theme Editor, then switch back.

Edited February 17, 2023 by sjoens

[Sal Sorice]

15 hours ago, sjoens said:

Sure, just grab the image above and drag it to your desktop. Then open your favorite theme in Theme Editor. Click on Browser, then Plug-in Browser. Scroll to Plug-in Tree Icons and right click it. Select Import and navigate to the downloaded image. Select it and click Open. Save the theme and load it in Preferences.

These are also color-coded to match CbB's dropdown lists used elsewhere.

BTW you can't save the theme if it's the current theme and CbB is open. Just switch themes, save this one in Theme Editor, then switch back.

Thanks sjoens - that worked! Someday I'll have to learn more about theme editor!

[sjoens]

Glad it worked for you.