Problem
Hi! I decided to ask some questions as it seems to have some problems with this version [in comparation with previous one that, to me, was perfect?]: - When start V1.5.2 [registered] I got this message in WinXP requester: "Renoise 1.5.2: Unable to locate component: The Application has failed to start because libsndfile.dll was not found. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem." I tried reinstalling - no help. This message keeps appearing. [p.s. I tried on PC at work, I`ll see how latest ReNoise acts at home]. 1.5.1 worked great here at work. - When click on Renoise desktop shortcut icon & go to Icon properties, I can`t open Renoise directory with Explorer in
Resolution
finally found solution: It was not virus and it was not anything similar, luckily! I cleaned system - no viruses found. It was this: libsndfile.dll were doubled by one of these two free VST plugins I copied to my free-vst-dir, and they have the same name for dlls: Shutterer & TurntablistPro104 deleting one of those two fixes everything btw, for those who wants great free vsts, take a look at: http://www.rocketloop.com/
Note this was a combination of two vst’s in this particular case, VST and VSTI plugins can always form these kind of related problems which means that you have to watch carefully what plugins you install and what the plugins themselves install.
libsndfile.dll is a generic sample processing library used in many audio applications on Linux and Windows.
The problem arises when two libraries use this library in the same environment (like when loaded in Renoise).
The pain in this case is you can’t really resolve it, specially if you would need both vst’s at the same time.
You might want to try putting all dll depandant vst’s in the same folder with that particular dll and see if this works out better, but usually an application environment does not tolerate having a library loaded into memory twice using identical routine-names (which confuses the application because it has one routine-name but two memory addresses).