Plugins & Settings
Noctívago is the Mixer plus the extras you choose. Everything else is a plugin you can install, update or switch off.
The official plugins
| Plugin | What it adds |
|---|---|
| Remix | The per-sound editor: trim, filters, EQ, pitch, playback modes, Sound Groups. |
| Export | Bake a mix down to an audio or video file. |
| Composite | Combine several sounds into one new sound on a small timeline. |
| Browse Sounds | Search Freesound and YouTube and import sounds. |
| Community | Share presets and download other people's. |
Each one lives in its own public repository under Venari-Hunt (noctivago-remix, noctivago-export, and so on) with its own releases.
Getting them
- Already using Noctívago? Nothing to do. The first launch after the update installs the plugins you already had.
- Fresh install? The Mixer shows an Add the extras card at the top. One click installs all of them. You can close it and add them later from Settings.
The Settings window
Click the gear icon in the Mixer toolbar. Settings opens as its own window with a sidebar:
- General: updates, keep playing when closed, seamless-loop preparation.
- Library: watched folders, and Compress library sounds: turns WAV sounds stored in your library into FLAC, the same sound in about half the space (finishes when Noctívago next starts).
- Community plugins: your installed plugins, each with an on/off switch and an Uninstall button, plus Restricted mode, Browse and Check for updates.
- One page per plugin that has its own options, for example Browse Sounds' Freesound and YouTube settings.
Turning a plugin on or off, installing, updating or removing one happens right away, with no restart. If you're using that plugin at the moment (its tab is open, you have unsaved changes, or an export is running), the change waits until you're done. Settings tells you it's waiting, and a notification says when it's finished.
Browsing, installing and updating
Browse opens the plugin list. Search it, sort by Most downloaded, Name or Recently updated, or show only what you have installed. Pick a plugin to read its description, see its download count and version, and install, update, switch on or off, or uninstall it.
Check for updates looks for new versions of everything you have installed; Update all installs them in one go. A plugin only updates to a version your copy of Noctívago can run, so an older app never gets a plugin it can't load.
Automatic updates
Plugins update on their own: Noctívago checks shortly after it starts and then every few hours, and swaps in a new version as soon as that plugin isn't in use. To update only by hand, turn off Update plugins automatically in Settings → Community plugins. (Needs Noctívago 0.1.238 or newer.)
Notifications
Anything Noctívago does without you asking shows a notification in the bottom-left corner: a plugin updated, an update waiting for you to finish with a plugin, or a plugin that couldn't start. They stay until you close them (✕), so you won't miss one that happened while you were away.
Restricted mode
On by default. While it's on, only official plugins can be installed or loaded. To try a plugin made by someone else, turn Restricted mode off in Settings → Community plugins. Third-party plugins run with the same access as the app itself, so only install ones you trust.
Making your own
Start from the template repository noctivago-sample-plugin. Tagging a release builds and publishes it for you.