The Patch Browser

Mantra · Joined: Dec 27, 2005 Posts: 20 Location: Ssszzz

Everytime i open the editor and use the patchbrowser i have to do alot of work just to find the folder where all my Modular sounds is stored. Is it not possible to set a default directory? This would be so much easier

mattp · Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 4:25 am Post subject:

Is this on Windows or on OS X ?

X-Electric · Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 5:27 am Post subject:

I've other problem - the patch browser goes only 2 folders deep on my PC. (Windows 2000) I've all my patches on F:\NordModular\Patches and I can't get there since Patch Browser starts from Desktop defaultly -> I have to go to My Computer -> F -> and NordModular folder is then shown as a file, not a folder - when I click it, it opens, and shows nothing inside.

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mattp · Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 2:01 pm Post subject:

OK. I have "workaround" for this problem that I use on my XP desktop.

It involves using a feature of NTFS called "Juctions" (symbolic links under UNIX). This allows you to create a pointer on the filesystem to another place on the filesystem.

So in your Desktop directory you’ll create a pointer to your patch library.

The easiest way to do this is to download a program called Junction from sysinternals.

http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/Junction.html

Unzip the archive and copy the Junction.exe program to C:\Windows\system32

The open a command prompt and change directory to your desktop folder.

Then run the following command:

junction <newpointer> <originalfolder>

junction G2Library D:\G2Library

Hope this works ok for you. It should Junctions are supported under Windows 2000.

I did try all the obvious things first like "Start in Directory", but none worked apart from this.

elektro80 · Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 2:17 pm Post subject:

Symbolic links are cool!

davep · Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 4:42 pm Post subject:

abruzzi · Joined: May 16, 2006 Posts: 9 Location: Mesilla, NM, USA

X-Electric · Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 10:09 pm Post subject:

Thanks Dave - the refreshing trick works. Great Smile

huppodad · Joined: Apr 29, 2006 Posts: 14 Location: usa

I know this is an ancient post but I thought I'd drop this info in for anyone looking through the older posts as I am this morning.

On a PC running anything from Windows 95 and up, you can specify the folder where any program looks by default. Right click on the shortcut and choose 'properties' from the context menu.

You will see a box called 'Start In'. Just put the path to your folder of patches in that box, apply and exit.

It's also worth noting that the editor is a standalone file, which is unusual for a windows program. It doesn't need to be installed and therefore doesn't scatter files all over your computer that it cant find later if you move it. You can have more than one copy of the editor on your computer and make more than one shortcut to these copies with useful names. You cant run more than one instance of the editor, but if you know you want to access a certain group of folders rather than another, just put another copy of the editor exe file somewhere (like in a patch folder..) and specify a different "start in" location. Sounds kind of silly, but might be useful for someone who hasnt thought of it.

The main point i was making was the "start in" folder box in the property sheet for the shortcut to the editor. Hope this helps someone.

~huppodad

Colin OOOD · Joined: Dec 11, 2006 Posts: 22 Location: Bristol, UK

m:o · Joined: Dec 20, 2006 Posts: 69 Location: Freiburg

Even if this thread is kind of ancient it solves my problem - the dafault patch directory!!!

Thanks huppodad for this neat trick!!