still confused about how to set up compression in VDJ 2026

[Shane Christenson]

Hi folks. I got the free plug-in called rough rider, and I've put it in my plugins64 directory and my sound effects directory under that. Not sure how this is supposed to work, but when I cycle through the available effects, the compressor doesn't show up. Also I need to know how to direct the compression to the master outp ut. Sorry if this seems a bit elementary, but I'm still trying to learn. Thanks for any help.

Shane

[Zenek]

It's interesting that roughrider doesn't appear in your effects list. Did you paste the roughrider.dll file into the appropriate folder:
plugins/sounds or plugins64/sounds
depending on the VST X86 or X64 version?

When you check that roughrider appears in the normal effects list then
Use the keyboard shortcuts I mentioned in another thread to use the pad pages:
Shift+w to use the numeric row as pad keys
Ctrl+= change pad pages
When you hear the "MallMuzik Mic Sampler aux Effects" pad page:
Use pad1 (ctrl+1) to change the assigned master output for the effect
Use pad2 (ctrl+2) to change the roughrider effect for the selected output
Use pad3 (ctrl+3) to enable/disable the effect
Use pad4-16 to change the effect parameters. You can find instructions on how to enable parameter reading on the MallMuzik keyboard shortcuts page.
Imagine using pads as additional keyboard shortcuts that can have multiple programmable pages and perform all the VDJ functions that an external controller, mouse, or keyboard performs.

You need to master changing VST parameters; otherwise, it's impossible.
Each VST folder has a corresponding .ini file where you can edit effect parameters textually, but it's better to use the shortcuts I described above because you can hear the master changes live.
BTW, maybe forget about the compressor and just use 
MallMuzik/settings/VDJ options
autoGain; auto
Automatically set the gain so that the overall volume of the track is 0 dBA when it's loaded.
Best regards, Zenek

[Peter Mallard]

also make sure the setting under VDJ options called 'fxLists' is set to  'Full'. or VDJ wont see any new effects.

if you downloaded the plugin pack from the Repo, and extracted it, the correct ruffrider dll is included and should already be there.

if you want the effect to always be selected and activated, there is the OnInit script settin, which runs VDJscripts every time you start VDJ. So a line such as "deck master effect_select "RoughRider3" & deck master effect_active"

, will always set the master to ruffrider and turn it on every time you start VDJ.

Hope this helps

Pete

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[Shane Christenson]

Hi, Pete, and others. Please forgive my ignorance, but I don't know the first thing about VDJ script, or where to write it. With regard to the rough rider plugin, I do want it to start as soon as i start vdj, so I'll keep the line of script code from the previous message, but I don't know how or where to write it exactly. Any help with this would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Shane

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[Zenek]

Don't worry, you'll learn how to create scripts someday, too, if you have a lot of patience and enjoy mixing :)
In the MallMuzik/Tools/Edit Start Action menu, paste the line Peter provided:
deck master effect_select "RoughRider3" & deck master effect_active
When you confirm, each time you launch VDJ, it will immediately execute this action. You can also add:

play & deck master effect_select "RoughRider3" & deck master effect_active

This will cause VDJ to start playing immediately after launching if there's a file listed in the file panel, but you don't need to add it.
However, simply starting the compressor with the above action isn't enough, as you'll need to adjust its parameters, as we previously described for you.
Don't give up and set aside plenty of time to learn the MallMuzik + VDJ features.
Best regards, Zenek