Structural Updates & Touch-Ups

Several fixes and minor changes are going on in the mainframe. Loading and saving have each been completely reworked to use the GDS data system instead of INI file storage. The result is a smaller file that is easier to work with. The plugin loading algorithm has also been tweaked to no longer function on absolute paths but rather on relative ones. Now I won't have problems loading the project files I saved on my laptop into my desktop's mGen (previously the project files were not transferrable because of the differences in the file path names on my two systems, even though the differences are not at all relevent to mGen).

Saving & Loading

Although it might not seem likes a big step, the ability to save and load project data is pivotal in almost every program. Imagine having to always type an essay in a single sitting, and then having to retype it when you want to make corrections. We simple wouldn't be able to function efficiently without the ability to save and load.

Today I finished a basic saving/loading system that allows my program to save project files and load them again when the user wants. The system saves all instrument and composition data, including all the individual plugin configurations. It wasn't an easy task, but it works, and it makes testing everything a lot easier, since now I can simply make a save file that contains the configurations for all my testing instruments and use it over and over again.

Progress!