Loading a Binary file as a FXP into a VST setChunk

General JUCE discussion
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Ok, this is a bit tricky. I have a wusikprst file, which is actually what I use to read and use as a setChunk for a VST. So, all I need to do is read it to memory and send to a setChunk. But I don’t want to over-do any code. From what I see the setStateInformation() would do the job, as long as I convert the read information into a FXP/FXB format, right? Here’s the code I’m trying to use on Windows, it crashes every time. :oops:

[code] MemoryBlock dest;

			MemoryBlock chunk;
			fileLoad.loadFileAsData(chunk);

			const int totalLen = sizeof (fxChunkSet) + chunk.getSize() - 8;
			dest.setSize (totalLen, true);

			fxChunkSet* const set = (fxChunkSet*) dest.getData();
			set->chunkMagic = vst_swap ('CcnK');
			set->byteSize = 0;
			set->fxMagic = vst_swap ('FBCh');
			set->version = vst_swap (fxbVersionNum);
			set->fxID = vst_swap ('Wskk');
			set->fxVersion = vst_swap (1);
			set->numPrograms = vst_swap (512);
			set->chunkSize = vst_swap (chunk.getSize());

			chunk.copyTo (set->chunk, 0, chunk.getSize());

			getFilter()->VstInstance->setStateInformation((void*)set,totalLen);[/code]

What I’m missing?

In any event, tomorrow I will try to debug this further and see what I’m doing wrong. :wink:

Wk

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chunk.copyTo (set->chunk, 0, chunk.getSize());

what’s set->chunk (what does it point to) and why i are you trying to set the copied data size to the size of the holding buffer.

set a breakpoint at the beginning and you’ll see where it’s crashing.

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If it’s all your code, it should surely be easy to debug into the code and see where it’s going bang…

4

:oops: :oops: :oops: Yup, I found the problem. I should be doing a Preset Chunk, and NOT a Bank of Chunks. :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops:

Ok, let me post my finished code, could be useful to others. :wink:

Wk

5

Here’s the working code. It will read a WusikPRST file, which is actually a Chunk Data saved to a Binary file, and output a MemoryBlock ready to be sent to the setInformationSate. 8)

[code]void getFileToFXP (MemoryBlock& dest, File& fileLoad)
{
dest.setSize (sizeof (fxProgramSet_convert), true);

fxProgramSet_convert* const set = (fxProgramSet_convert*) dest.getData();
set->chunkMagic = vst_swap ('CcnK');
set->byteSize = 0;
set->fxMagic = vst_swap ('FPCh');
set->version = vst_swap (fxbVersionNum);
set->fxID = vst_swap ('82n8');
set->fxVersion = vst_swap (1);
set->numPrograms = vst_swap (512);

MemoryBlock chunk;
fileLoad.loadFileAsData(chunk);
set->chunkSize = vst_swap (chunk.getSize());
dest.append(chunk.getData(),chunk.getSize());

}[/code]

Here’s the headers:

[code] struct fxProgramSet_convert
{
long chunkMagic; // 'CcnK’
long byteSize; // of this chunk, excl. magic + byteSize
long fxMagic; // ‘FxCh’, ‘FPCh’, or 'FBCh’
long version;
long fxID; // fx unique id
long fxVersion;
long numPrograms;
char name[28];
long chunkSize;
};

#ifdef JUCE_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 static long vst_swap (const long x) throw()    { return (long) swapByteOrder ((uint32) x); }

 static float vst_swapFloat (const float x) throw()
 {
	 union { uint32 asInt; float asFloat; } n;
	 n.asFloat = x;
	 n.asInt = swapByteOrder (n.asInt);
	 return n.asFloat;
 }
#else
 #define vst_swap(x) (x)
 #define vst_swapFloat(x) (x)
#endif

const int fxbVersionNum = 1;[/code]

Here’s the usage:

MemoryBlock dest; getFileToFXP(dest,fileLoad); getFilter()->VstInstance->setStateInformation(dest.getData(),dest.getSize());

Thanks again guys.

Wk

6

Here’s another useful code, for those who need to convert something to a FXB/FXP format. I had to use this for when I load an old Wusik Station project. So it would detect it wasn’t in the Juce FXB/FXP format and convert if required.

[code]void convertDataToFXB (MemoryBlock& dest, const void* data, int sizeInBytes)
{
// First Check if its not a FXP already //
if (sizeInBytes > 28)
{
fxProgramSet_convert* set = (fxProgramSet_convert*) data;
if (set->chunkMagic == vst_swap (‘CcnK’))
{
dest.append((const void*)data,sizeInBytes);
return; // Its already a FXP //
}
}

// Otherwise, convert to FXP //
dest.setSize (sizeof (fxChunkSet_convert), true);

fxChunkSet_convert* const set = (fxChunkSet_convert*) dest.getData();
set->chunkMagic = vst_swap ('CcnK');
set->byteSize = 0;
set->fxMagic = vst_swap ('FBCh');
set->version = vst_swap (fxbVersionNum);
set->fxID = vst_swap ('82n8');
set->fxVersion = vst_swap (1);
set->numPrograms = vst_swap (512);

set->chunkSize = vst_swap (sizeInBytes);
dest.append((const void*)data,sizeInBytes);

}[/code]

Some headers:

[code]struct fxChunkSet_convert
{
long chunkMagic; // 'CcnK’
long byteSize; // of this chunk, excl. magic + byteSize
long fxMagic; // ‘FxCh’, ‘FPCh’, or 'FBCh’
long version;
long fxID; // fx unique id
long fxVersion;
long numPrograms;
char future[128];
long chunkSize;
};

void convertDataToFXB (MemoryBlock& dest, const void* data, int sizeInBytes);[/code]

Plus the headers from the previous code I posted above.

Now, here’s how I use this:

void FilterComponent::setStateInformation (const void* data, int sizeInBytes) { if (VstInstance != 0) { MemoryBlock dest; convertDataToFXB(dest,data,sizeInBytes); VstInstance->setStateInformation (dest.getData(),dest.getSize()); } }