Merge branch 'falkTX:main' into open_recent

8 months ago · 5618919a6b
--- a/.clang-format
+++ b/.clang-format
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
 DisableFormat: true
 SortIncludes: Never
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ jobs:
        include:
          - target: debian:11
          - target: debian:12
          - target: ubuntu:18.04
          - target: ubuntu:20.04
          - target: ubuntu:22.04
          - target: ubuntu:24.04
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    container:
      image: ${{ matrix.target }}
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ jobs:
    strategy:
      matrix:
        include:
          #- target: macos-11
          - target: macos-12
          - target: macos-13
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.target }}
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          submodules: recursive
      - name: Set up dependencies
@@ -61,12 +61,12 @@ jobs:
  wasm:
    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          submodules: recursive
      - name: Set up cache
        id: cache
        uses: actions/cache@v3
        uses: actions/cache@v4
        with:
          path: |
            ~/emsdk
--- a/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
@@ -12,14 +12,13 @@ jobs:
        include:
          - container: debian:11
          - container: debian:12
          #- container: ubuntu:20.04
          - container: ubuntu:22.04
          - container: ubuntu:23.10
          - container: ubuntu:24.04
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    container:
      image: ${{ matrix.container }}
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Set up dependencies
        run: |
          apt-get update -qq
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
        run: cmake --build build -j $(nproc)
      - name: install
        run: cmake --install build --verbose
      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
        with:
          name: linux-${{ env.PACK_NAME }}
          path: ${{ env.DESTDIR }}
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
          - frameworks: OFF
    runs-on: macos-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Set up dependencies
        run: |
          brew install cmake fluid-synth liblo libmagic libsndfile pkg-config
@@ -59,9 +58,9 @@ jobs:
        run: cmake --build build -j $(sysctl -n hw.logicalcpu)
      - name: install
        run: cmake --install build --verbose
      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
        with:
          name: macos-${{ env.PACK_NAME }}
          name: macos-${{ env.PACK_NAME }}-${{ matrix.frameworks }}
          path: ${{ env.DESTDIR }}
  mingw32-cross:
@@ -70,14 +69,13 @@ jobs:
        include:
          - container: debian:11
          - container: debian:12
          #- container: ubuntu:20.04
          - container: ubuntu:22.04
          - container: ubuntu:23.10
          - container: ubuntu:24.04
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    container:
      image: ${{ matrix.container }}
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Set up dependencies
        run: |
          dpkg --add-architecture i386
@@ -97,7 +95,7 @@ jobs:
        run: cmake --build build -j $(nproc)
      - name: install
        run: cmake --install build --verbose
      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
        with:
          name: mingw32-${{ env.PACK_NAME }}
          path: ${{ env.DESTDIR }}
@@ -108,14 +106,13 @@ jobs:
        include:
          - container: debian:11
          - container: debian:12
          #- container: ubuntu:20.04
          - container: ubuntu:22.04
          - container: ubuntu:23.10
          - container: ubuntu:24.04
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    container:
      image: ${{ matrix.container }}
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Set up dependencies
        run: |
          dpkg --add-architecture i386
@@ -135,7 +132,7 @@ jobs:
        run: cmake --build build -j $(nproc)
      - name: install
        run: cmake --install build --verbose
      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
        with:
          name: mingw64-${{ env.PACK_NAME }}
          path: ${{ env.DESTDIR }}
@@ -143,7 +140,7 @@ jobs:
  windows:
    runs-on: windows-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: configure
        run: cmake -S cmake -B build
      - name: build
--- a/.github/workflows/dpf.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dpf.yml
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ jobs:
        target: [linux-x86_64]
        # TODO: add PawPaw bootstrap type
        # linux-arm64, linux-armhf, linux-i686, linux-riscv64,
    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          submodules: recursive
      - uses: distrho/dpf-makefile-action@v1
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ jobs:
    strategy:
      matrix:
        target: [macos-intel, macos-universal, macos-universal-10.15]
    runs-on: macos-11
    runs-on: macos-12
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          submodules: recursive
      - name: fake dpf script
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
        target: [win32, win64]
    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          submodules: recursive
      - uses: distrho/dpf-makefile-action@v1
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
  #pluginval:
    #runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
    #steps:
      #- uses: actions/checkout@v3
      #- uses: actions/checkout@v4
        #with:
          #submodules: recursive
      #- uses: distrho/dpf-makefile-action@v1
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ jobs:
          #pawpaw: true
  source:
    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          submodules: recursive
      - uses: distrho/dpf-makefile-action@v1
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ env:
 jobs:
  # macOS native universal build
  macos_universal:
    runs-on: macos-11
    runs-on: macos-12
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          submodules: recursive
      - name: Set up cache
        uses: actions/cache@v3
        uses: actions/cache@v4
        with:
          path: |
            ~/PawPawBuilds
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
          make dist ${MAKE_ARGS} TESTING=true -j 1
          make dist ${MAKE_ARGS} TESTING=true -j 1
          make dist ${MAKE_ARGS} -j 1
      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
        with:
          name: macOS dmg
          path: ./*.dmg
@@ -64,11 +64,11 @@ jobs:
  win32:
    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          submodules: recursive
      - name: Set up cache
        uses: actions/cache@v3
        uses: actions/cache@v4
        with:
          path: |
            ~/PawPawBuilds
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ jobs:
          make dist ${MAKE_ARGS} TESTING=true -j 1
          make dist ${MAKE_ARGS} TESTING=true -j 1
          make dist ${MAKE_ARGS} -j 1
      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
        with:
          name: win32 zip
          path: ./*.zip
@@ -128,11 +128,11 @@ jobs:
  win64:
    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          submodules: recursive
      - name: Set up cache
        uses: actions/cache@v3
        uses: actions/cache@v4
        with:
          path: |
            ~/PawPawBuilds
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ jobs:
          make dist ${MAKE_ARGS} TESTING=true -j 1
          make dist ${MAKE_ARGS} TESTING=true -j 1
          make dist ${MAKE_ARGS} -j 1
      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
        with:
          name: win64 zip
          path: ./*.zip
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ qrc_resources.cpp
 *.pyc
 # Qt files
 qt_config.py
 *_ui.hpp
 *_ui.py
 *_rc.cpp
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -38,20 +38,14 @@ Optional for extra Linux-only engine features:
 - ALSA
 - PulseAudio
 - X11 (LV2/VST X11 UI support)
 - X11 (CLAP/LV2/VST2/VST3 X11 UI support)
 Optional for extended LV2 UIs support: (Linux only)
 - Gtk2
 - Gtk3
 - Qt4
 - Qt5
 Optional for Linux VST3 support:
 - freetype2
 - Xcursor
 - Xext
 NOTE: Gtk2 and Gtk3 support is always on, as Carla uses dlopen + dlsym to support them
 Optional for extra samplers support:
@@ -73,14 +67,14 @@ Under Debian based systems, you can use this command to install everything:
 ```
 sudo apt install python3-pyqt5.qtsvg python3-rdflib pyqt5-dev-tools \
  libmagic-dev liblo-dev libasound2-dev libpulse-dev libx11-dev libxcursor-dev libxext-dev \
  libgtk2.0-dev libgtk-3-dev libqt4-dev qtbase5-dev libfluidsynth-dev
  qtbase5-dev libfluidsynth-dev
 ```
 Under Fedora, you can use the following command instead:
 ```
 sudo dnf install python3-qt5-devel python3-rdflib \
  file-devel liblo-devel alsa-lib-devel pulseaudio-libs-devel libX11-devel
  gtk2-devel gtk3-devel qt4-devel qt5-devel fluidsynth-devel libsndfile-devel
  qt5-devel fluidsynth-devel libsndfile-devel
 ```
 ## BUILD BRIDGES (Experimental)
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -78,23 +78,12 @@ ifeq ($(HAVE_QT5),true)
 3RD_LIBS += $(MODULEDIR)/theme.qt5.a
 endif
 ifeq ($(HAVE_YSFX),true)
 3RD_LIBS += $(MODULEDIR)/ysfx.a
 ifeq ($(HAVE_QT6),true)
 3RD_LIBS += $(MODULEDIR)/theme.qt6.a
 endif
 ifeq ($(USING_JUCE),true)
 3RD_LIBS += $(MODULEDIR)/carla_juce.a
 3RD_LIBS += $(MODULEDIR)/juce_audio_basics.a
 ifeq ($(USING_JUCE_AUDIO_DEVICES),true)
 3RD_LIBS += $(MODULEDIR)/juce_audio_devices.a
 endif
 3RD_LIBS += $(MODULEDIR)/juce_audio_processors.a
 3RD_LIBS += $(MODULEDIR)/juce_core.a
 3RD_LIBS += $(MODULEDIR)/juce_data_structures.a
 3RD_LIBS += $(MODULEDIR)/juce_events.a
 3RD_LIBS += $(MODULEDIR)/juce_graphics.a
 3RD_LIBS += $(MODULEDIR)/juce_gui_basics.a
 3RD_LIBS += $(MODULEDIR)/juce_gui_extra.a
 ifeq ($(HAVE_YSFX),true)
 3RD_LIBS += $(MODULEDIR)/ysfx.a
 endif
 ifeq ($(USING_RTAUDIO),true)
@@ -136,6 +125,9 @@ $(MODULEDIR)/theme.qt4.a: .FORCE
 $(MODULEDIR)/theme.qt5.a: .FORCE
 	@$(MAKE) -C source/theme qt5
 $(MODULEDIR)/theme.qt6.a: .FORCE
 	@$(MAKE) -C source/theme qt6
 $(MODULEDIR)/%.arm32.a: .FORCE
 ifneq ($(WINDOWS),true)
 	@$(MAKE) -C source/modules/$* arm32
@@ -340,6 +332,10 @@ else
 	$(MAKE) -C source/discovery win64
 endif
 mingw64:
 	$(MAKE) AR=i686-w64-mingw32-ar CC=i686-w64-mingw32-gcc CXX=i686-w64-mingw32-g++ win32
 	$(MAKE) AR=x86_64-w64-mingw32-ar CC=x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc CXX=x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++ win64
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Binaries (wine)
@@ -711,6 +707,8 @@ endif
 	$(LINK) ../carla_utils.py              $(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)/carla/resources
 	$(LINK) ../carla_widgets.py            $(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)/carla/resources
 	$(LINK) ../externalui.py               $(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)/carla/resources
 	$(LINK) ../qt_compat.py                $(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)/carla/resources
 	$(LINK) ../qt_config.py                $(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)/carla/resources
 	$(LINK) ../resources_rc.py             $(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)/carla/resources
 	$(LINK) ../ui_carla_about.py           $(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)/carla/resources
 	$(LINK) ../ui_carla_edit.py            $(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)/carla/resources
--- a/Makefile.print.mk
+++ b/Makefile.print.mk
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ endif
 features_print_main:
 	@printf -- "$(tS)---> Main features $(tE)\n"
 ifeq ($(HAVE_FRONTEND),true)
 	@printf -- "Front-End:     $(ANS_YES)\n"
 	@printf -- "Front-End:     $(ANS_YES) (Qt$(FRONTEND_TYPE))\n"
 	@printf -- "LV2 plugin:    $(ANS_YES)\n"
 ifneq ($(HAIKU),true)
 	@printf -- "VST2 plugin:   $(ANS_YES)\n"
@@ -41,13 +41,9 @@ else
 endif
 ifeq ($(HAVE_HYLIA),true)
 	@printf -- "Link support:  $(ANS_YES)\n"
 else
 ifeq ($(MACOS_OLD),true)
 	@printf -- "Link support:  $(ANS_NO)  $(mZ)MacOS >= 10.8 only$(mE)\n"
 else
 	@printf -- "Link support:  $(ANS_NO)  $(mZ)Linux, MacOS and Windows only$(mE)\n"
 endif
 endif
 ifeq ($(HAVE_LIBLO),true)
 	@printf -- "OSC support:   $(ANS_YES)\n"
 else
@@ -55,12 +51,10 @@ else
 endif
 ifeq ($(WINDOWS),true)
 	@printf -- "Binary detect: $(ANS_YES)\n"
 else
 ifeq ($(HAVE_LIBMAGIC),true)
 else ifeq ($(HAVE_LIBMAGIC),true)
 	@printf -- "Binary detect: $(ANS_YES)\n"
 else
 	@printf -- "Binary detect: $(ANS_NO)  $(mS)Missing libmagic/file$(mE)\n"
 endif
 endif
 	@printf -- "\n"
@@ -94,11 +88,9 @@ else
 	@printf -- "CoreAudio:   $(ANS_NO)  $(mZ)MacOS only$(mE)\n"
 endif
 ifeq ($(WINDOWS),true)
 	@printf -- "ASIO:        $(ANS_YES)\n"
 	@printf -- "DirectSound: $(ANS_YES)\n"
 	@printf -- "WASAPI:      $(ANS_YES)\n"
 else
 	@printf -- "ASIO:        $(ANS_NO)  $(mZ)Windows only$(mE)\n"
 	@printf -- "DirectSound: $(ANS_NO)  $(mZ)Windows only$(mE)\n"
 	@printf -- "WASAPI:      $(ANS_NO)  $(mZ)Windows only$(mE)\n"
 endif
@@ -116,37 +108,20 @@ endif
 	@printf -- "LV2:      $(ANS_YES)\n"
 	@printf -- "CLAP:     $(ANS_YES)\n"
 ifeq ($(MACOS_OR_WINDOWS),true)
 ifeq ($(USING_JUCE),true)
 	@printf -- "VST2:     $(ANS_YES) (with UI, using JUCE)\n"
 	@printf -- "VST3:     $(ANS_YES) (with UI, using JUCE)\n"
 else  # USING_JUCE
 	@printf -- "VST2:     $(ANS_YES) (with UI)\n"
 	@printf -- "VST3:     $(ANS_NO)\n"
 endif # USING_JUCE
 else  # MACOS_OR_WINDOWS
 ifeq ($(HAIKU),true)
 	@printf -- "VST3:     $(ANS_YES) (with UI)\n"
 else ifeq ($(HAIKU),true)
 	@printf -- "VST2:     $(ANS_YES) (without UI)\n"
 	@printf -- "VST3:     $(ANS_NO)\n"
 else  # HAIKU
 ifeq ($(HAVE_X11),true)
 	@printf -- "VST3:     $(ANS_YES) (without UI)\n"
 else ifeq ($(HAVE_X11),true)
 	@printf -- "VST2:     $(ANS_YES) (with UI)\n"
 ifeq ($(USING_JUCE),true)
 	@printf -- "VST3:     $(ANS_YES) (with UI, using JUCE)\n"
 else  # USING_JUCE
 	@printf -- "VST3:     $(ANS_NO)\n"
 endif # USING_JUCE
 else  # HAVE_X11
 	@printf -- "VST3:     $(ANS_YES) (with UI)\n"
 else
 	@printf -- "VST2:     $(ANS_YES) (without UI) $(mS)Missing X11$(mE)\n"
 	@printf -- "VST3:     $(ANS_NO)\n"
 endif # HAVE_X11
 endif # HAIKU
 endif # MACOS_OR_WINDOWS
 	@printf -- "VST3:     $(ANS_YES) (without UI) $(mS)Missing X11$(mE)\n"
 endif
 ifeq ($(MACOS),true)
 ifeq ($(USING_JUCE),true)
 	@printf -- "AU:       $(ANS_YES) (with UI, using JUCE)\n"
 else  # USING_JUCE
 	@printf -- "AU:       $(ANS_NO)\n"
 endif # USING_JUCE
 	@printf -- "AU:       $(ANS_YES) (with UI)\n"
 else  # MACOS
 	@printf -- "AU:       $(ANS_NO)  $(mZ)MacOS only$(mE)\n"
 endif # MACOS
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Features
 * SF2/3 and SFZ sound banks
 * Internal audio and midi file player
 * Automation of plugin parameters via MIDI CC
 * Remote control over OSC
 * Remote control over [OSC](https://opensoundcontrol.stanford.edu/)
 * Rack and Patchbay processing modes, plus Single and Multi-Client if using JACK
 * Native audio drivers (ALSA, DirectSound, CoreAudio, etc) and JACK
--- a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -790,7 +790,6 @@ target_sources(carla-bridge-native
    ../source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginAU.cpp
    ../source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginCLAP.cpp
    ../source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginFluidSynth.cpp
    ../source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginJuce.cpp
    ../source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginJSFX.cpp
    ../source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginLADSPADSSI.cpp
    ../source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginLV2.cpp
@@ -1021,7 +1020,6 @@ target_sources(carla-host-plugin
    ../source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginAU.cpp
    ../source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginCLAP.cpp
    ../source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginFluidSynth.cpp
    ../source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginJuce.cpp
    ../source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginJSFX.cpp
    ../source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginLADSPADSSI.cpp
    ../source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginLV2.cpp
@@ -1122,7 +1120,6 @@ if(APPLE)
      -Wl,-exported_symbol,_carla_host_handle_free
      -Wl,-exported_symbol,_carla_get_native_plugin_engine
      -Wl,-exported_symbol,_carla_get_complete_license_text
      -Wl,-exported_symbol,_carla_get_juce_version
      -Wl,-exported_symbol,_carla_get_supported_file_extensions
      -Wl,-exported_symbol,_carla_get_supported_features
      -Wl,-exported_symbol,_carla_get_library_filename
@@ -1132,7 +1129,7 @@ elseif(EMSCRIPTEN)
  target_link_options(carla-native-plugin
    PRIVATE
      -sSIDE_MODULE=2
      -sEXPORTED_FUNCTIONS="['carla_get_native_rack_plugin','carla_get_native_patchbay_plugin','carla_get_native_patchbay16_plugin','carla_get_native_patchbay32_plugin','carla_get_native_patchbay64_plugin','carla_get_native_patchbay_cv_plugin','carla_get_native_patchbay_cv8_plugin','carla_get_native_patchbay_cv32_plugin','carla_get_native_patchbay_obs_plugin','carla_create_native_plugin_host_handle','carla_host_handle_free','carla_get_native_plugin_engine','carla_get_complete_license_text','carla_get_juce_version','carla_get_supported_file_extensions','carla_get_supported_features','carla_get_library_filename','carla_get_library_folder']"
      -sEXPORTED_FUNCTIONS="['carla_get_native_rack_plugin','carla_get_native_patchbay_plugin','carla_get_native_patchbay16_plugin','carla_get_native_patchbay32_plugin','carla_get_native_patchbay64_plugin','carla_get_native_patchbay_cv_plugin','carla_get_native_patchbay_cv8_plugin','carla_get_native_patchbay_cv32_plugin','carla_get_native_patchbay_obs_plugin','carla_create_native_plugin_host_handle','carla_host_handle_free','carla_get_native_plugin_engine','carla_get_complete_license_text','carla_get_supported_file_extensions','carla_get_supported_features','carla_get_library_filename','carla_get_library_folder']"
  )
 elseif(MSVC)
  target_link_options(carla-native-plugin
@@ -1189,7 +1186,6 @@ target_sources(carla-native-plugin
    ../source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginAU.cpp
    ../source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginCLAP.cpp
    ../source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginFluidSynth.cpp
    ../source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginJuce.cpp
    ../source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginJSFX.cpp
    ../source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginLADSPADSSI.cpp
    ../source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginLV2.cpp
@@ -1321,7 +1317,6 @@ target_sources(carla-standalone
    ../source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginAU.cpp
    ../source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginCLAP.cpp
    ../source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginFluidSynth.cpp
    ../source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginJuce.cpp
    ../source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginJSFX.cpp
    ../source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginLADSPADSSI.cpp
    ../source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginLV2.cpp
@@ -1440,7 +1435,6 @@ target_sources(carla-utils
    ../source/backend/utils/CachedPlugins.cpp
    ../source/backend/utils/CarlaUtils.cpp
    ../source/backend/utils/Information.cpp
    ../source/backend/utils/JUCE.cpp
    ../source/backend/utils/PipeClient.cpp
    ../source/backend/utils/PluginDiscovery.cpp
    ../source/backend/utils/System.cpp
@@ -1516,6 +1510,7 @@ if(APPLE)
  set_source_files_properties(
    ../source/backend/CarlaStandalone.cpp
    ../source/backend/engine/CarlaEngineNative.cpp
    ../source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginAU.cpp
    ../source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginCLAP.cpp
    ../source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginVST2.cpp
    ../source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginVST3.cpp
--- a/data/docker/.dockerignore
+++ b/data/docker/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
 # binary files
 *.dll
 *.so
 # this script
 build.sh
--- a/data/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/data/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
 FROM ubuntu:20.04
 LABEL maintainer="falkTX <falktx@falktx.com>"
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND noninteractive
 # enable i386
 RUN dpkg --add-architecture i386
 # update system
 RUN apt-get update -qq && apt-get upgrade -qqy && apt-get clean
 # install packages needed for build
 RUN apt-get install -qqy --no-install-recommends ca-certificates g++-multilib git libgl-dev make openssl pkg-config wget && \
    apt-get clean
 # install newer wine
 RUN mkdir -pm755 /etc/apt/keyrings && \
    wget -O /etc/apt/keyrings/winehq-archive.key https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/winehq.key && \
    wget -NP /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/dists/focal/winehq-focal.sources
 RUN apt-get update -qq && \
    apt-get install -qqy --no-install-recommends winehq-stable wine-stable-dev && \
    apt-get clean
 # fetch Carla
 RUN git clone --recursive https://github.com/falkTX/Carla.git --depth=1 # v4
 WORKDIR /Carla
 # build plugin-wine 32bit
 RUN apt-get install -yqq --no-install-recommends libx11-dev:i386 && apt-get clean
 RUN CFLAGS=-m32 CXXFLAGS=-m32 LDFLAGS=-m32 make plugin plugin-wine
 RUN mkdir bin32
 RUN mv bin/CarlaVst*ShellBridged.dll* bin32
 RUN make distclean
 # build plugin-wine 64bit
 RUN apt-get install -yqq --no-install-recommends libx11-dev:amd64 && apt-get clean
 RUN CFLAGS=-m64 CXXFLAGS=-m64 LDFLAGS=-m64 make plugin plugin-wine
 RUN mkdir bin64
 RUN mv bin/CarlaVst*ShellBridged.dll* bin64
 RUN make distclean
 # build Carla wine bridges
 RUN make wine32 wine64
 # CMD for inspection
 CMD ["bash"]
--- a/data/docker/build.sh
+++ b/data/docker/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 cd $(dirname $0)
 rm -rf bin32 bin64 *.dll
 set -e
 mkdir bin32 bin64
 docker build -t carla-bridge-win .
 docker run -v $PWD:/mnt --rm --entrypoint \
    cp carla-bridge-win:latest \
        /Carla/bin32/CarlaVstShellBridged.dll.so \
        /Carla/bin32/CarlaVstFxShellBridged.dll.so \
        /mnt/bin32
 docker run -v $PWD:/mnt --rm --entrypoint \
    cp carla-bridge-win:latest \
        /Carla/bin64/CarlaVstShellBridged.dll.so \
        /Carla/bin64/CarlaVstFxShellBridged.dll.so \
        /mnt/bin64
 docker run -v $PWD:/mnt --rm --entrypoint \
    cp carla-bridge-win:latest \
        /Carla/bin/jackbridge-wine32.dll \
        /Carla/bin/jackbridge-wine64.dll \
        /mnt
--- a/resources/ui/carla_host.ui
+++ b/resources/ui/carla_host.ui
@@ -574,7 +574,6 @@
     <string>&amp;Help</string>
    </property>
    <addaction name="act_help_about"/>
    <addaction name="act_help_about_juce"/>
    <addaction name="act_help_about_qt"/>
   </widget>
   <addaction name="menu_File"/>
@@ -1471,14 +1470,6 @@
    <enum>QAction::NoRole</enum>
   </property>
  </action>
  <action name="act_help_about_juce">
   <property name="text">
    <string>About &amp;JUCE</string>
   </property>
   <property name="menuRole">
    <enum>QAction::NoRole</enum>
   </property>
  </action>
  <action name="act_help_about_qt">
   <property name="text">
    <string>About &amp;Qt</string>
--- a/resources/ui/carla_settings.ui
+++ b/resources/ui/carla_settings.ui
@@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@
               <string>Maximum number of parameters to allow in the built-in 'Edit' dialog</string>
              </property>
              <property name="maximum">
               <number>1000</number>
               <number>2000</number>
              </property>
             </widget>
            </item>
--- a/source/Makefile.deps.mk
+++ b/source/Makefile.deps.mk
@@ -214,6 +214,9 @@ HAVE_QT4        = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --exists QtCore QtGui && echo true)
 HAVE_QT5        = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --exists Qt5Core Qt5Gui Qt5Widgets && \
                          $(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=qt_config Qt5Core | grep -q -v "static" && echo true)
 HAVE_QT5PKG     = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --silence-errors --variable=prefix Qt5OpenGLExtensions 1>/dev/null && echo true)
 HAVE_QT5BREW    = $(shell test -e /usr/local/opt/qt5/bin/uic && echo true)
 HAVE_QT6        = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --exists Qt6Core Qt6Gui Qt6Widgets && echo true)
 HAVE_QT6BREW    = $(shell test -e /opt/homebrew/opt/qt6/share/qt/libexec/uic && echo true)
 HAVE_SNDFILE    = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --exists sndfile && echo true)
 ifeq ($(HAVE_FLUIDSYNTH),true)
@@ -259,29 +262,65 @@ endif
 endif
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Set Qt tools
 # Set Qt tools, part1
 ifeq ($(HAVE_QT4),true)
 MOC_QT4 ?= $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=moc_location QtCore)
 RCC_QT4 ?= $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=rcc_location QtCore)
 ifeq (,$(wildcard $(MOC_QT4)))
 HAVE_QT4 = false
 endif
 ifeq (,$(wildcard $(RCC_QT4)))
 HAVE_QT4 = false
 endif
 QT4_CXX_FLAGS  = $(BUILD_CXX_FLAGS) $(shell pkg-config --cflags QtCore QtGui)
 QT4_LINK_FLAGS = $(NON_STATIC_LINK_FLAGS) $(shell pkg-config --libs QtCore QtGui)
 QT4_STYLES_DIR = $(shell pkg-config --variable=libdir QtCore)/qt4/plugins/styles
 endif
 ifeq ($(HAVE_QT5),true)
 QT5_HOSTBINS = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=host_bins Qt5Core)
 QT5_HOSTBINS   = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=host_bins Qt5Core)
 QT5_PREFIX     = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=prefix Qt5Core)
 QT5_CXX_FLAGS  = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags Qt5Core Qt5Gui Qt5Widgets)
 QT5_LINK_FLAGS = -Wl,-rpath,$(QT5_PREFIX)/lib $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --libs Qt5Core Qt5Gui Qt5Widgets)
 QT5_STYLES_DIR = $(shell pkg-config --variable=libdir Qt5Core)/qt5/plugins/styles
 else ifeq ($(HAVE_QT5PKG),true)
 QT5_HOSTBINS = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=prefix Qt5OpenGLExtensions)/bin
 QT5_HOSTBINS   = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=prefix Qt5OpenGLExtensions)/bin
 QT5_PREFIX     = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=prefix Qt5OpenGLExtensions)
 QT5_CXX_FLAGS  = -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_WIDGETS_LIB -I $(QT5_PREFIX)/include/qt5
 QT5_LINK_FLAGS = -Wl,-rpath,$(QT5_PREFIX)/lib -F $(QT5_PREFIX)/lib -framework QtCore -framework QtGui -framework QtWidgets
 QT5_STYLES_DIR = $(QT5_PREFIX)/lib/qt5/plugins/styles
 else ifeq ($(HAVE_QT5BREW),true)
 QT5_HOSTBINS   = /usr/local/opt/qt5/bin
 QT5_PREFIX     = /usr/local/opt/qt5
 QT5_CXX_FLAGS  = -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_WIDGETS_LIB -I $(QT5_PREFIX)/include
 QT5_LINK_FLAGS = -Wl,-rpath,$(QT5_PREFIX)/lib -F $(QT5_PREFIX)/lib -framework QtCore -framework QtGui -framework QtWidgets
 QT5_STYLES_DIR = $(QT5_PREFIX)/plugins/styles
 endif
 ifeq ($(HAVE_QT6),true)
 QT6_HOSTBINS   = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=libexecdir Qt6Core)
 QT6_PREFIX     = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=prefix Qt6Core)
 QT6_CXX_FLAGS  = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags Qt6Core Qt6Gui Qt6Widgets) -std=gnu++17
 QT6_LINK_FLAGS = -Wl,-rpath,$(QT6_PREFIX)/lib $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --libs Qt6Core Qt6Gui Qt6Widgets)
 QT6_STYLES_DIR = $(shell pkg-config --variable=libdir Qt6Core)/qt6/plugins/styles
 else ifeq ($(HAVE_QT6BREW),true)
 QT6_HOSTBINS   = /opt/homebrew/opt/qt6/share/qt/libexec
 QT6_PREFIX     = /opt/homebrew/opt/qt6
 QT6_CXX_FLAGS  = -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_WIDGETS_LIB -I $(QT6_PREFIX)/include -std=gnu++17
 QT6_LINK_FLAGS = -Wl,-rpath,$(QT6_PREFIX)/lib -F $(QT6_PREFIX)/lib -framework QtCore -framework QtGui -framework QtWidgets
 QT6_STYLES_DIR = $(QT6_PREFIX)/share/qt/plugins/styles
 endif
 MOC_QT5 ?= $(QT5_HOSTBINS)/moc
 RCC_QT5 ?= $(QT5_HOSTBINS)/rcc
 UIC_QT5 ?= $(QT5_HOSTBINS)/uic
 MOC_QT6 ?= $(QT6_HOSTBINS)/moc
 RCC_QT6 ?= $(QT6_HOSTBINS)/rcc
 UIC_QT6 ?= $(QT6_HOSTBINS)/uic
 ifeq (,$(wildcard $(MOC_QT4)))
 HAVE_QT4 = false
 endif
 ifeq (,$(wildcard $(RCC_QT4)))
 HAVE_QT4 = false
 endif
 ifeq (,$(wildcard $(MOC_QT5)))
 HAVE_QT5 = false
 endif
@@ -292,17 +331,14 @@ ifeq (,$(wildcard $(UIC_QT5)))
 HAVE_QT5 = false
 endif
 ifeq ($(HAVE_QT4),true)
 HAVE_QT = true
 else ifeq ($(HAVE_QT5),true)
 HAVE_QT = true
 # FIXME
 else ifeq ($(WINDOWS),true)
 HAVE_QT = true
 ifeq (,$(wildcard $(MOC_QT6)))
 HAVE_QT6 = false
 endif
 ifneq (,$(findstring true,$(HAVE_QT5)$(HAVE_QT5PKG)))
 HAVE_THEME = true
 ifeq (,$(wildcard $(RCC_QT6)))
 HAVE_QT6 = false
 endif
 ifeq (,$(wildcard $(UIC_QT6)))
 HAVE_QT6 = false
 endif
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -311,27 +347,49 @@ endif
 PYRCC5 ?= $(shell which pyrcc5 2>/dev/null)
 PYUIC5 ?= $(shell which pyuic5 2>/dev/null)
 ifneq ($(PYUIC5),)
 ifneq ($(PYRCC5),)
 HAVE_PYQT = true
 ifneq (,$(findstring true,$(HAVE_QT5)$(HAVE_QT5PKG)))
 PYUIC6 ?= $(shell which pyuic6 2>/dev/null)
 ifneq (,$(findstring true,$(HAVE_QT6)$(HAVE_QT6BREW)))
 ifneq ($(PYUIC6),)
 HAVE_FRONTEND = true
 HAVE_PYQT = true
 FRONTEND_TYPE = 6
 endif
 endif
 ifneq (,$(findstring true,$(HAVE_QT5)$(HAVE_QT5PKG)$(HAVE_QT5BREW)))
 ifneq ($(PYUIC5)$(PYRCC5),)
 HAVE_FRONTEND = true
 HAVE_PYQT = true
 FRONTEND_TYPE = 5
 endif
 endif
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Set PyQt tools, part2
 # Set Qt tools, part2
 ifneq (,$(findstring true,$(HAVE_QT4)$(HAVE_QT5)$(HAVE_QT5PKG)$(HAVE_QT5BREW)$(HAVE_QT6)$(HAVE_QT6BREW)))
 HAVE_QT = true
 endif
 ifeq ($(FRONTEND_TYPE),5)
 MOC = $(MOC_QT5)
 RCC = $(RCC_QT5)
 UIC = $(UIC_QT5)
 PYRCC ?= $(PYRCC5)
 PYUIC ?= $(PYUIC5)
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Set USING_JUCE
 ifeq ($(MACOS_OR_WINDOWS),true)
 USING_JUCE = true
 USING_JUCE_AUDIO_DEVICES = true
 HAVE_THEME    = $(HAVE_QT5)
 QT_CXX_FLAGS  = $(QT5_CXX_FLAGS)
 QT_LINK_FLAGS = $(QT5_LINK_FLAGS)
 else ifeq ($(FRONTEND_TYPE),6)
 MOC = $(MOC_QT6)
 RCC = $(RCC_QT6)
 UIC = $(UIC_QT6)
 PYRCC ?= $(RCC_QT6) -g python
 PYUIC ?= $(PYUIC6)
 HAVE_THEME    = $(HAVE_QT6)
 QT_CXX_FLAGS  = $(QT6_CXX_FLAGS)
 QT_LINK_FLAGS = $(QT6_LINK_FLAGS)
 endif
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -339,11 +397,9 @@ endif
 ifneq ($(HAIKU),true)
 ifneq ($(WASM),true)
 ifneq ($(USING_JUCE_AUDIO_DEVICES),true)
 USING_RTAUDIO = true
 endif
 endif
 endif
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Disable features for static plugin target
@@ -360,11 +416,11 @@ HAVE_PYQT = false
 HAVE_QT4 = false
 HAVE_QT5 = false
 HAVE_QT5PKG = false
 HAVE_QT5BREW = false
 HAVE_QT6 = false
 HAVE_SDL = false
 HAVE_SDL1 = false
 HAVE_SDL2 = false
 USING_JUCE = false
 USING_JUCE_AUDIO_DEVICES = false
 USING_RTAUDIO = false
 endif
@@ -401,6 +457,11 @@ QT5_FLAGS = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags Qt5Core Qt5Gui Qt5Widgets)
 QT5_LIBS  = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --libs Qt5Core Qt5Gui Qt5Widgets)
 endif
 ifeq ($(HAVE_QT6),true)
 QT6_FLAGS = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags Qt6Core Qt6Gui Qt6Widgets)
 QT6_LIBS  = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --libs Qt6Core Qt6Gui Qt6Widgets)
 endif
 ifeq ($(WASM),true)
 HAVE_SDL  = true
 SDL_FLAGS = -sUSE_SDL=2
@@ -488,35 +549,6 @@ endif
 endif
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Set libs stuff (juce)
 ifeq ($(USING_JUCE),true)
 ifeq ($(MACOS),true)
 JUCE_AUDIO_BASICS_LIBS     = -framework Accelerate
 JUCE_AUDIO_DEVICES_LIBS    = -framework AppKit -framework AudioToolbox -framework CoreAudio -framework CoreMIDI
 JUCE_AUDIO_FORMATS_LIBS    = -framework AudioToolbox -framework CoreFoundation
 JUCE_AUDIO_PROCESSORS_LIBS = -framework AudioToolbox -framework AudioUnit -framework CoreAudio -framework CoreAudioKit -framework Cocoa
 JUCE_CORE_LIBS             = -framework AppKit
 JUCE_EVENTS_LIBS           = -framework AppKit
 JUCE_GRAPHICS_LIBS         = -framework Cocoa -framework QuartzCore
 JUCE_GUI_BASICS_LIBS       = -framework Cocoa
 JUCE_GUI_EXTRA_LIBS        = -framework IOKit
 else ifeq ($(WINDOWS),true)
 JUCE_AUDIO_BASICS_LIBS     =
 JUCE_AUDIO_DEVICES_LIBS    = -lwinmm -lole32
 JUCE_AUDIO_FORMATS_LIBS    =
 JUCE_AUDIO_PROCESSORS_LIBS =
 JUCE_CORE_LIBS             = -luuid -lwsock32 -lwininet -lversion -lole32 -lws2_32 -loleaut32 -limm32 -lcomdlg32 -lshlwapi -lrpcrt4 -lwinmm
 JUCE_EVENTS_LIBS           = -lole32
 JUCE_GRAPHICS_LIBS         = -lgdi32
 JUCE_GUI_BASICS_LIBS       = -lgdi32 -limm32 -lcomdlg32 -lole32
 JUCE_GUI_EXTRA_LIBS        =
 endif
 endif
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Set libs stuff (rtaudio)
@@ -650,17 +682,6 @@ STATIC_CARLA_PLUGIN_LIBS += $(RTMEMPOOL_LIBS)
 STATIC_CARLA_PLUGIN_LIBS += $(WATER_LIBS)
 STATIC_CARLA_PLUGIN_LIBS += $(YSFX_LIBS)
 ifeq ($(USING_JUCE),true)
 STATIC_CARLA_PLUGIN_LIBS += $(JUCE_AUDIO_BASICS_LIBS)
 STATIC_CARLA_PLUGIN_LIBS += $(JUCE_AUDIO_FORMATS_LIBS)
 STATIC_CARLA_PLUGIN_LIBS += $(JUCE_AUDIO_PROCESSORS_LIBS)
 STATIC_CARLA_PLUGIN_LIBS += $(JUCE_CORE_LIBS)
 STATIC_CARLA_PLUGIN_LIBS += $(JUCE_EVENTS_LIBS)
 STATIC_CARLA_PLUGIN_LIBS += $(JUCE_GRAPHICS_LIBS)
 STATIC_CARLA_PLUGIN_LIBS += $(JUCE_GUI_BASICS_LIBS)
 STATIC_CARLA_PLUGIN_LIBS += $(JUCE_GUI_EXTRA_LIBS)
 endif
 ifeq ($(EXTERNAL_PLUGINS),true)
 ifneq ($(DEBUG),true)
 ifneq ($(TESTBUILD),true)
--- a/source/Makefile.mk
+++ b/source/Makefile.mk
@@ -175,10 +175,7 @@ BASE_FLAGS += -DHAVE_DGL
 BASE_FLAGS += -DHAVE_OPENGL
 BASE_FLAGS += -DDGL_OPENGL
 BASE_FLAGS += -DDONT_SET_USING_DGL_NAMESPACE
 ifneq ($(USING_CUSTOM_DPF),true)
 BASE_FLAGS += -DDGL_FILE_BROWSER_DISABLED
 BASE_FLAGS += -DDGL_NO_SHARED_RESOURCES
 else
 ifeq ($(USING_CUSTOM_DPF),true)
 BASE_FLAGS += -DDISTRHO_UI_FILE_BROWSER=0
 endif
 ifneq ($(DGL_NAMESPACE),)
@@ -188,6 +185,11 @@ BASE_FLAGS += -DDGL_NAMESPACE=CarlaDGL
 endif
 endif
 ifneq ($(USING_CUSTOM_DPF),true)
 BASE_FLAGS += -DDGL_FILE_BROWSER_DISABLED
 BASE_FLAGS += -DDGL_NO_SHARED_RESOURCES
 endif
 ifeq ($(HAVE_FLUIDSYNTH),true)
 BASE_FLAGS += -DHAVE_FLUIDSYNTH
 ifeq ($(HAVE_FLUIDSYNTH_INSTPATCH),true)
@@ -237,18 +239,6 @@ ifeq ($(HAVE_YSFX),true)
 BASE_FLAGS += -DHAVE_YSFX
 endif
 ifeq ($(USING_JUCE),true)
 BASE_FLAGS += -DUSING_JUCE
 BASE_FLAGS += -DJUCE_APP_CONFIG_HEADER='"AppConfig.h"'
 ifeq ($(WINDOWS),true)
 BASE_FLAGS += -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0600
 endif
 endif
 ifeq ($(USING_JUCE_AUDIO_DEVICES),true)
 BASE_FLAGS += -DUSING_JUCE_AUDIO_DEVICES
 endif
 ifeq ($(USING_RTAUDIO),true)
 BASE_FLAGS += -DUSING_RTAUDIO
 endif
--- a/source/backend/CarlaEngine.hpp
+++ b/source/backend/CarlaEngine.hpp
@@ -1,19 +1,5 @@
 /*
 * Carla Plugin Host
 * Copyright (C) 2011-2022 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 * the License, or any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 */
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 #ifndef CARLA_ENGINE_HPP_INCLUDED
 #define CARLA_ENGINE_HPP_INCLUDED
@@ -52,35 +38,30 @@ enum EngineType {
     */
    kEngineTypeJack = 1,
    /*!
     * JUCE engine type, used to provide Native Audio and MIDI support.
     */
    kEngineTypeJuce = 2,
    /*!
     * RtAudio engine type, used to provide Native Audio and MIDI support.
     */
    kEngineTypeRtAudio = 3,
    kEngineTypeRtAudio = 2,
    /*!
     * SDL engine type, used to provide Native Audio support.
     */
    kEngineTypeSDL = 4,
    kEngineTypeSDL = 3,
    /*!
     * Plugin engine type, used to export the engine as a plugin.
     */
    kEngineTypePlugin = 5,
    kEngineTypePlugin = 4,
    /*!
     * Bridge engine type, used in BridgePlugin class.
     */
    kEngineTypeBridge = 6,
    kEngineTypeBridge = 5,
    /*!
     * Dummy engine type, does not send audio or MIDI anywhere.
     */
    kEngineTypeDummy = 7
    kEngineTypeDummy = 6
 };
 /*!
--- a/source/backend/CarlaEngineInit.hpp
+++ b/source/backend/CarlaEngineInit.hpp
@@ -1,19 +1,5 @@
 /*
 * Carla Plugin Host
 * Copyright (C) 2011-2020 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 * the License, or any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 */
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 #ifndef CARLA_ENGINE_INIT_HPP_INCLUDED
 #define CARLA_ENGINE_INIT_HPP_INCLUDED
@@ -60,14 +46,6 @@ CarlaEngine* newBridge(const char* audioPoolBaseName,
                       const char* nonRtClientBaseName,
                       const char* nonRtServerBaseName);
 // Juce
 CarlaEngine*       newJuce(AudioApi api);
 uint               getJuceApiCount();
 const char*        getJuceApiName(uint index);
 const char* const* getJuceApiDeviceNames(uint index);
 const EngineDriverDeviceInfo* getJuceDeviceInfo(uint index, const char* deviceName);
 bool               showJuceDeviceControlPanel(uint index, const char* deviceName);
 // RtAudio
 CarlaEngine*       newRtAudio(AudioApi api);
 uint               getRtAudioApiCount();
--- a/source/backend/CarlaHost.h
+++ b/source/backend/CarlaHost.h
@@ -1,19 +1,5 @@
 /*
 * Carla Plugin Host
 * Copyright (C) 2011-2022 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 * the License, or any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 */
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 #ifndef CARLA_HOST_H_INCLUDED
 #define CARLA_HOST_H_INCLUDED
@@ -1173,11 +1159,6 @@ CARLA_API_EXPORT void carla_nsm_ready(CarlaHostHandle handle, NsmCallbackOpcode
 */
 CARLA_API_EXPORT const char* carla_get_complete_license_text(void);
 /*!
 * Get the juce version used in the current Carla build.
 */
 CARLA_API_EXPORT const char* carla_get_juce_version(void);
 /*!
 * Get the list of supported file extensions in carla_load_file().
 */
--- a/source/backend/CarlaPlugin.hpp
+++ b/source/backend/CarlaPlugin.hpp
@@ -1,19 +1,5 @@
 /*
 * Carla Plugin Host
 * Copyright (C) 2011-2023 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 * the License, or any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 */
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 #ifndef CARLA_PLUGIN_HPP_INCLUDED
 #define CARLA_PLUGIN_HPP_INCLUDED
@@ -24,7 +10,6 @@
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Avoid including extra libs here
 typedef void* lo_message;
 typedef struct _NativePluginDescriptor NativePluginDescriptor;
 struct LADSPA_RDF_Descriptor;
@@ -778,7 +763,7 @@ public:
                                  int argc,
                                  const void* argv,
                                  const char* types,
                                  lo_message msg);
                                  void* msg);
    // -------------------------------------------------------------------
    // MIDI events
@@ -987,7 +972,6 @@ public:
    static CarlaPluginPtr newJSFX(const Initializer& init);
    static CarlaPluginPtr newCLAP(const Initializer& init);
    static CarlaPluginPtr newJuce(const Initializer& init, const char* format);
    static CarlaPluginPtr newFluidSynth(const Initializer& init, PluginType ptype, bool use16Outs);
    static CarlaPluginPtr newSFZero(const Initializer& init);
--- a/source/backend/CarlaStandalone.cpp
+++ b/source/backend/CarlaStandalone.cpp
@@ -1,19 +1,5 @@
 /*
 * Carla Standalone
 * Copyright (C) 2011-2023 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 * the License, or any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 */
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 // TODO:
 // Check carla_stderr2("Engine is not running"); <= prepend func name and args
@@ -30,10 +16,6 @@
 #include "water/files/File.h"
 #if defined(USING_JUCE) && !defined(BUILD_BRIDGE)
 # include "carla_juce/carla_juce.h"
 #endif
 #define CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_WITH_LAST_ERROR_RETURN(cond, msg, ret) \
    if (! (cond)) {                                              \
        carla_stderr2("%s: " msg, __FUNCTION__);                 \
@@ -404,10 +386,6 @@ bool carla_engine_init(CarlaHostHandle handle, const char* driverName, const cha
    carla_setenv("WINEASIO_CLIENT_NAME", clientName);
 #endif
 #if defined(USING_JUCE) && !defined(BUILD_BRIDGE)
    CarlaJUCE::initialiseJuce_GUI();
 #endif
    CarlaHostStandalone& shandle((CarlaHostStandalone&)*handle);
    CarlaEngine* const engine = CarlaEngine::newDriverByName(driverName);
@@ -454,9 +432,6 @@ bool carla_engine_init(CarlaHostHandle handle, const char* driverName, const cha
        shandle.lastError = engine->getLastError();
        shandle.engine = nullptr;
        delete engine;
 #if defined(USING_JUCE) && !defined(BUILD_BRIDGE)
        CarlaJUCE::shutdownJuce_GUI();
 #endif
        return false;
    }
 }
@@ -534,9 +509,6 @@ bool carla_engine_close(CarlaHostHandle handle)
    shandle.engine = nullptr;
    delete engine;
 #if defined(USING_JUCE) && !defined(BUILD_BRIDGE)
    CarlaJUCE::shutdownJuce_GUI();
 #endif
    return closed;
 }
@@ -545,11 +517,6 @@ void carla_engine_idle(CarlaHostHandle handle)
    CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_RETURN(handle->engine != nullptr && handle->isStandalone,);
    handle->engine->idle();
 #if defined(USING_JUCE) && !defined(BUILD_BRIDGE)
    if (handle->isStandalone)
        CarlaJUCE::idleJuce_GUI();
 #endif
 }
 bool carla_is_engine_running(CarlaHostHandle handle)
--- a/source/backend/CarlaStandaloneNSM.cpp
+++ b/source/backend/CarlaStandaloneNSM.cpp
@@ -1,19 +1,5 @@
 /*
 * Carla Standalone
 * Copyright (C) 2011-2022 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 * the License, or any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 */
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 #include "CarlaHostImpl.hpp"
@@ -318,9 +304,7 @@ protected:
            fProjectPath  = projectPath;
            fProjectPath += ".carxp";
            const String jfilename = String(CharPointer_UTF8(fProjectPath));
            if (File(jfilename).existsAsFile())
            if (File(fProjectPath).existsAsFile())
                carla_load_project(handle, fProjectPath);
        }
--- a/source/backend/CarlaUtils.h
+++ b/source/backend/CarlaUtils.h
@@ -1,19 +1,5 @@
 /*
 * Carla Plugin Host
 * Copyright (C) 2011-2022 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 * the License, or any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 */
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 #ifndef CARLA_UTILS_H_INCLUDED
 #define CARLA_UTILS_H_INCLUDED
@@ -341,19 +327,13 @@ typedef struct _CarlaCachedPluginInfo {
 /*!
 * Get how many cached plugins are available.
 * Internal and LV2 plugin formats are cached and need to be discovered via this function.
 * Internal, LV2 and SFZ plugin formats are cached and can be discovered via this function.
 * Do not call this for any other plugin formats.
 *
 * @note if this carla build uses JUCE, then you must call carla_juce_init beforehand
 * @note for AU plugins, you cannot call this outside the main thread
 */
 CARLA_PLUGIN_EXPORT uint carla_get_cached_plugin_count(PluginType ptype, const char* pluginPath);
 /*!
 * Get information about a cached plugin.
 *
 * @note if this carla build uses JUCE, then you must call carla_juce_init beforehand
 * @note for AU plugins, you cannot call this outside the main thread
 */
 CARLA_PLUGIN_EXPORT const CarlaCachedPluginInfo* carla_get_cached_plugin_info(PluginType ptype, uint index);
@@ -367,11 +347,6 @@ CARLA_PLUGIN_EXPORT const CarlaCachedPluginInfo* carla_get_cached_plugin_info(Pl
 */
 CARLA_PLUGIN_EXPORT const char* carla_get_complete_license_text(void);
 /*!
 * Get the juce version used in the current Carla build.
 */
 CARLA_PLUGIN_EXPORT const char* carla_get_juce_version(void);
 /*!
 * Get the list of supported file extensions in carla_load_file().
 */
@@ -393,30 +368,6 @@ CARLA_PLUGIN_EXPORT const char* carla_get_library_filename(void);
 CARLA_PLUGIN_EXPORT const char* carla_get_library_folder(void);
 #endif
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * JUCE */
 /*!
 * Initialize data structures and GUI support for JUCE.
 * This is only needed when carla builds use JUCE and you call cached-plugin related APIs.
 *
 * Idle must then be called at somewhat regular intervals, though in practice there is no reason for it yet.
 *
 * Make sure to call carla_juce_cleanup after you are done with APIs that need JUCE.
 */
 CARLA_PLUGIN_EXPORT void carla_juce_init(void);
 /*!
 * Give idle time to JUCE stuff.
 * Currently only used for Linux.
 */
 CARLA_PLUGIN_EXPORT void carla_juce_idle(void);
 /*!
 * Cleanup the JUCE stuff that was initialized by carla_juce_init.
 */
 CARLA_PLUGIN_EXPORT void carla_juce_cleanup(void);
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * pipes */
--- a/source/backend/Makefile
+++ b/source/backend/Makefile
@@ -54,21 +54,6 @@ ifeq ($(HAVE_YSFX),true)
 STANDALONE_LIBS += $(MODULEDIR)/ysfx.a
 endif
 ifeq ($(USING_JUCE),true)
 STANDALONE_LIBS += $(MODULEDIR)/carla_juce.a
 STANDALONE_LIBS += $(MODULEDIR)/juce_audio_basics.a
 ifeq ($(USING_JUCE_AUDIO_DEVICES),true)
 STANDALONE_LIBS += $(MODULEDIR)/juce_audio_devices.a
 endif
 STANDALONE_LIBS += $(MODULEDIR)/juce_audio_processors.a
 STANDALONE_LIBS += $(MODULEDIR)/juce_core.a
 STANDALONE_LIBS += $(MODULEDIR)/juce_data_structures.a
 STANDALONE_LIBS += $(MODULEDIR)/juce_events.a
 STANDALONE_LIBS += $(MODULEDIR)/juce_graphics.a
 STANDALONE_LIBS += $(MODULEDIR)/juce_gui_basics.a
 STANDALONE_LIBS += $(MODULEDIR)/juce_gui_extra.a
 endif
 ifeq ($(USING_RTAUDIO),true)
 STANDALONE_LIBS += $(MODULEDIR)/rtaudio.a
 STANDALONE_LIBS += $(MODULEDIR)/rtmidi.a
@@ -93,20 +78,6 @@ ifeq ($(HAVE_YSFX),true)
 STANDALONE_LINK_FLAGS += $(YSFX_GRAPHICS_LIBS)
 endif
 ifeq ($(USING_JUCE),true)
 STANDALONE_LINK_FLAGS += $(JUCE_AUDIO_BASICS_LIBS)
 ifeq ($(USING_JUCE_AUDIO_DEVICES),true)
 STANDALONE_LINK_FLAGS += $(JUCE_AUDIO_DEVICES_LIBS)
 endif
 STANDALONE_LINK_FLAGS += $(JUCE_AUDIO_PROCESSORS_LIBS)
 STANDALONE_LINK_FLAGS += $(JUCE_CORE_LIBS)
 STANDALONE_LINK_FLAGS += $(JUCE_DATA_STRUCTURES_LIBS)
 STANDALONE_LINK_FLAGS += $(JUCE_EVENTS_LIBS)
 STANDALONE_LINK_FLAGS += $(JUCE_GRAPHICS_LIBS)
 STANDALONE_LINK_FLAGS += $(JUCE_GUI_BASICS_LIBS)
 STANDALONE_LINK_FLAGS += $(JUCE_GUI_EXTRA_LIBS)
 endif
 ifeq ($(USING_RTAUDIO),true)
 STANDALONE_LINK_FLAGS += $(RTAUDIO_LIBS)
 STANDALONE_LINK_FLAGS += $(RTMIDI_LIBS)
--- a/source/backend/Makefile.mk
+++ b/source/backend/Makefile.mk
@@ -10,13 +10,6 @@ endif
 include $(CWD)/Makefile.mk
 # Workaround GCC bug
 ifeq ($(TESTBUILD),true)
 ifeq ($(USING_JUCE),true)
 BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -Wno-undef
 endif
 endif
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 BINDIR    := $(CWD)/../bin
--- a/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngine.cpp
+++ b/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngine.cpp
@@ -1,19 +1,5 @@
 /*
 * Carla Plugin Host
 * Copyright (C) 2011-2023 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 * the License, or any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 */
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 /* TODO:
 * - complete processRack(): carefully add to input, sorted events
@@ -100,10 +86,6 @@ uint CarlaEngine::getDriverCount()
        ++count;
 #endif
 #ifdef USING_JUCE_AUDIO_DEVICES
    count += getJuceApiCount();
 #endif
 #ifdef USING_RTAUDIO
    count += getRtAudioApiCount();
 #endif
@@ -131,15 +113,6 @@ const char* CarlaEngine::getDriverName(const uint index)
    }
 #endif
 #ifdef USING_JUCE_AUDIO_DEVICES
    if (const uint count = getJuceApiCount())
    {
        if (index2 < count)
            return getJuceApiName(index2);
        index2 -= count;
    }
 #endif
 #ifdef USING_RTAUDIO
    if (const uint count = getRtAudioApiCount())
    {
@@ -178,15 +151,6 @@ const char* const* CarlaEngine::getDriverDeviceNames(const uint index)
    }
 #endif
 #ifdef USING_JUCE_AUDIO_DEVICES
    if (const uint count = getJuceApiCount())
    {
        if (index2 < count)
            return getJuceApiDeviceNames(index2);
        index2 -= count;
    }
 #endif
 #ifdef USING_RTAUDIO
    if (const uint count = getRtAudioApiCount())
    {
@@ -228,15 +192,6 @@ const EngineDriverDeviceInfo* CarlaEngine::getDriverDeviceInfo(const uint index,
    }
 #endif
 #ifdef USING_JUCE_AUDIO_DEVICES
    if (const uint count = getJuceApiCount())
    {
        if (index2 < count)
            return getJuceDeviceInfo(index2, deviceName);
        index2 -= count;
    }
 #endif
 #ifdef USING_RTAUDIO
    if (const uint count = getRtAudioApiCount())
    {
@@ -280,15 +235,6 @@ bool CarlaEngine::showDriverDeviceControlPanel(const uint index, const char* con
    }
 #endif
 #ifdef USING_JUCE_AUDIO_DEVICES
    if (const uint count = getJuceApiCount())
    {
        if (index2 < count)
            return showJuceDeviceControlPanel(index2, deviceName);
        index2 -= count;
    }
 #endif
 #ifdef USING_RTAUDIO
    if (const uint count = getRtAudioApiCount())
    {
@@ -324,30 +270,6 @@ CarlaEngine* CarlaEngine::newDriverByName(const char* const driverName)
        return newDummy();
 #endif
 #ifdef USING_JUCE_AUDIO_DEVICES
    // -------------------------------------------------------------------
    // linux
    if (std::strcmp(driverName, "ALSA") == 0)
        return newJuce(AUDIO_API_ALSA);
    // -------------------------------------------------------------------
    // macos
    if (std::strcmp(driverName, "CoreAudio") == 0)
        return newJuce(AUDIO_API_COREAUDIO);
    // -------------------------------------------------------------------
    // windows
    if (std::strcmp(driverName, "ASIO") == 0)
        return newJuce(AUDIO_API_ASIO);
    if (std::strcmp(driverName, "DirectSound") == 0)
        return newJuce(AUDIO_API_DIRECTSOUND);
    if (std::strcmp(driverName, "WASAPI") == 0 || std::strcmp(driverName, "Windows Audio") == 0)
        return newJuce(AUDIO_API_WASAPI);
 #endif
 #ifdef USING_RTAUDIO
    // -------------------------------------------------------------------
    // common
@@ -782,14 +704,14 @@ bool CarlaEngine::addPlugin(const BinaryType btype,
            plugin = CarlaPlugin::newVST3(initializer);
            break;
        case PLUGIN_AU:
            plugin = CarlaPlugin::newAU(initializer);
            break;
        case PLUGIN_CLAP:
            plugin = CarlaPlugin::newCLAP(initializer);
            break;
        case PLUGIN_AU:
            plugin = CarlaPlugin::newAU(initializer);
            break;
       #ifndef BUILD_BRIDGE_ALTERNATIVE_ARCH
        case PLUGIN_INTERNAL:
            plugin = CarlaPlugin::newNative(initializer);
@@ -1298,8 +1220,7 @@ bool CarlaEngine::loadFile(const char* const filename)
    CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_RETURN_ERR(filename != nullptr && filename[0] != '\0', "Invalid filename");
    carla_debug("CarlaEngine::loadFile(\"%s\")", filename);
    const String jfilename = String(CharPointer_UTF8(filename));
    File file(jfilename);
    File file(filename);
    CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_RETURN_ERR(file.exists(), "Requested file does not exist or is not a readable");
    CarlaString baseName(file.getFileNameWithoutExtension().toRawUTF8());
@@ -1442,6 +1363,9 @@ bool CarlaEngine::loadFile(const char* const filename)
    // Direct plugin binaries
 #ifdef CARLA_OS_MAC
    if (extension == "component")
        return addPlugin(PLUGIN_AU, filename, nullptr, nullptr, 0, nullptr);
    if (extension == "vst")
        return addPlugin(PLUGIN_VST2, filename, nullptr, nullptr, 0, nullptr);
 #else
@@ -1467,8 +1391,7 @@ bool CarlaEngine::loadProject(const char* const filename, const bool setAsCurren
    CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_RETURN_ERR(filename != nullptr && filename[0] != '\0', "Invalid filename");
    carla_debug("CarlaEngine::loadProject(\"%s\")", filename);
    const String jfilename = String(CharPointer_UTF8(filename));
    const File file(jfilename);
    const File file(filename);
    CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_RETURN_ERR(file.existsAsFile(), "Requested file does not exist or is not a readable file");
    if (setAsCurrentProject)
@@ -1529,8 +1452,7 @@ bool CarlaEngine::saveProject(const char* const filename, const bool setAsCurren
    MemoryOutputStream out;
    saveProjectInternal(out);
    const String jfilename = String(CharPointer_UTF8(filename));
    File file(jfilename);
    File file(filename);
    if (file.replaceWithData(out.getData(), out.getDataSize()))
        return true;
@@ -2679,7 +2601,7 @@ static String findBinaryInCustomPath(const char* const searchPath, const char* c
        jbinary = jbinary.substring(2).replaceCharacter('\\', '/');
 #endif
    String filename = File(jbinary).getFileName();
    String filename = File(jbinary.toRawUTF8()).getFileName();
    int searchFlags = File::findFiles|File::ignoreHiddenFiles;
@@ -2693,10 +2615,10 @@ static String findBinaryInCustomPath(const char* const searchPath, const char* c
    std::vector<File> results;
    for (const String *it=searchPaths.begin(), *end=searchPaths.end(); it != end; ++it)
    {
        const File path(*it);
        const File path(it->toRawUTF8());
        results.clear();
        path.findChildFiles(results, searchFlags, true, filename);
        path.findChildFiles(results, searchFlags, true, filename.toRawUTF8());
        if (!results.empty())
            return results.front().getFullPathName();
@@ -2705,23 +2627,23 @@ static String findBinaryInCustomPath(const char* const searchPath, const char* c
    // try changing extension
 #if defined(CARLA_OS_MAC)
    if (filename.endsWithIgnoreCase(".dll") || filename.endsWithIgnoreCase(".so"))
        filename = File(jbinary).getFileNameWithoutExtension() + ".dylib";
        filename = File(jbinary.toRawUTF8()).getFileNameWithoutExtension() + ".dylib";
 #elif defined(CARLA_OS_WIN)
    if (filename.endsWithIgnoreCase(".dylib") || filename.endsWithIgnoreCase(".so"))
        filename = File(jbinary).getFileNameWithoutExtension() + ".dll";
        filename = File(jbinary.toRawUTF8()).getFileNameWithoutExtension() + ".dll";
 #else
    if (filename.endsWithIgnoreCase(".dll") || filename.endsWithIgnoreCase(".dylib"))
        filename = File(jbinary).getFileNameWithoutExtension() + ".so";
        filename = File(jbinary.toRawUTF8()).getFileNameWithoutExtension() + ".so";
 #endif
    else
        return String();
    for (const String *it=searchPaths.begin(), *end=searchPaths.end(); it != end; ++it)
    {
        const File path(*it);
        const File path(it->toRawUTF8());
        results.clear();
        path.findChildFiles(results, searchFlags, true, filename);
        path.findChildFiles(results, searchFlags, true, filename.toRawUTF8());
        if (!results.empty())
            return results.front().getFullPathName();
@@ -3174,6 +3096,7 @@ bool CarlaEngine::loadProjectInternal(water::XmlDocument& xmlDoc, const bool alw
            case PLUGIN_VST2:
            case PLUGIN_VST3:
            case PLUGIN_CLAP:
            case PLUGIN_AU:
                btype = getBinaryTypeFromFile(stateSave.binary);
                break;
            default:
--- a/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngineBridge.cpp
+++ b/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngineBridge.cpp
@@ -1,19 +1,5 @@
 /*
 * Carla Plugin Host
 * Copyright (C) 2011-2023 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 * the License, or any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 */
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 #ifndef BUILD_BRIDGE
 # error This file should not be compiled if not building bridge
@@ -934,7 +920,7 @@ public:
                {
                    if (valueSize > maxLocalValueLen)
                    {
                        const BridgeTextReader bigValueFilePathTry(fShmNonRtClientControl, valueSize);
                        const BridgeTextReader bigValueFilePathTry(fShmNonRtClientControl);
                        CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_BREAK(bigValueFilePathTry.text[0] != '\0');
                        if (! plugin->isEnabled()) break;
@@ -947,7 +933,7 @@ public:
                            bigValueFilePath = bigValueFilePath.replaceSection(0, 1, "Z:\\").replace("/", "\\");
 #endif
                        File bigValueFile(bigValueFilePath);
                        File bigValueFile(bigValueFilePath.toRawUTF8());
                        CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_BREAK(bigValueFile.existsAsFile());
                        plugin->setCustomData(type.text, key.text, bigValueFile.loadFileAsString().toRawUTF8(), true);
@@ -988,7 +974,7 @@ public:
                    chunkFilePath = chunkFilePath.replaceSection(0, 1, "Z:\\").replace("/", "\\");
 #endif
                File chunkFile(chunkFilePath);
                File chunkFile(chunkFilePath.toRawUTF8());
                CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_BREAK(chunkFile.existsAsFile());
                String chunkDataBase64(chunkFile.loadFileAsString());
@@ -1122,7 +1108,7 @@ public:
                                filePath += CARLA_OS_SEP_STR ".CarlaCustomData_";
                                filePath += fShmAudioPool.getFilenameSuffix();
                                if (File(filePath).replaceWithText(cdata.value))
                                if (File(filePath.toRawUTF8()).replaceWithText(cdata.value))
                                {
                                    const uint32_t ulength(static_cast<uint32_t>(filePath.length()));
@@ -1160,7 +1146,7 @@ public:
                        filePath += CARLA_OS_SEP_STR ".CarlaChunk_";
                        filePath += fShmAudioPool.getFilenameSuffix();
                        if (File(filePath).replaceWithText(dataBase64.buffer()))
                        if (File(filePath.toRawUTF8()).replaceWithText(dataBase64.buffer()))
                        {
                            const uint32_t ulength(static_cast<uint32_t>(filePath.length()));
--- a/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngineJack.cpp
+++ b/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngineJack.cpp
@@ -1,19 +1,5 @@
 /*
 * Carla Plugin Host
 * Copyright (C) 2011-2022 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 * the License, or any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 */
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 #include "CarlaEngineClient.hpp"
 #include "CarlaEngineInit.hpp"
@@ -29,10 +15,6 @@
 #include "jackey.h"
 #ifdef USING_JUCE
 # include "carla_juce/carla_juce.h"
 #endif
 #ifdef __SSE2_MATH__
 # include <xmmintrin.h>
 #endif
@@ -4535,10 +4517,6 @@ int jack_initialize(jack_client_t* const client, const char* const load_init)
    else
        mode = ENGINE_PROCESS_MODE_MULTIPLE_CLIENTS;
 #ifdef USING_JUCE
    CarlaJUCE::initialiseJuce_GUI();
 #endif
    CarlaEngineJack* const engine = new CarlaEngineJack();
    engine->setOption(ENGINE_OPTION_FORCE_STEREO, 1, nullptr);
@@ -4564,9 +4542,7 @@ int jack_initialize(jack_client_t* const client, const char* const load_init)
        return 0;
    delete engine;
 #ifdef USING_JUCE
    CarlaJUCE::shutdownJuce_GUI();
 #endif
    return 1;
 }
@@ -4582,10 +4558,6 @@ void jack_finish(void *arg)
    engine->removeAllPlugins();
    engine->close();
    delete engine;
 #ifdef USING_JUCE
    CarlaJUCE::shutdownJuce_GUI();
 #endif
 }
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
--- a/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngineJuce.cpp
+++ b/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngineJuce.cpp
--- a/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngineNative.cpp
+++ b/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngineNative.cpp
@@ -1,19 +1,5 @@
 /*
 * Carla Plugin Host
 * Copyright (C) 2011-2023 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 * the License, or any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 */
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 #include "CarlaDefines.h"
@@ -49,10 +35,6 @@
 # include <direct.h>
 #endif
 #ifdef USING_JUCE
 # include "carla_juce/carla_juce.h"
 #endif
 using water::File;
 using water::MemoryOutputStream;
 using water::String;
@@ -111,13 +93,6 @@ public:
                      const uint32_t cvIns = 0, const uint32_t cvOuts = 0)
        : CarlaEngine(),
          pHost(host),
 #ifdef USE_REFCOUNTER_JUCE_MESSAGE_MANAGER
          // if not running inside Carla, we will have to run event loop ourselves
          kNeedsJuceEvents(host->dispatcher(pHost->handle,
                                            NATIVE_HOST_OPCODE_INTERNAL_PLUGIN, 0, 0, nullptr, 0.0f) == 0),
          fJuceMsgMgr(),
          fJuceMsgMutex(),
 #endif
          kIsPatchbay(isPatchbay),
          kHasMidiIn(withMidiIn),
          kHasMidiOut(withMidiOut),
@@ -136,11 +111,6 @@ public:
        carla_zeroFloats(fParameters, kNumInParams+kNumOutParams);
 #ifdef USE_REFCOUNTER_JUCE_MESSAGE_MANAGER
        if (kNeedsJuceEvents)
            fJuceMsgMgr.incRef();
 #endif
        pData->bufferSize = pHost->get_buffer_size(pHost->handle);
        pData->sampleRate = pHost->get_sample_rate(pHost->handle);
        pData->initTime(nullptr);
@@ -198,21 +168,11 @@ public:
        pData->aboutToClose = true;
        fIsRunning = false;
        {
 #ifdef USE_REFCOUNTER_JUCE_MESSAGE_MANAGER
            const ScopedJuceMessageThreadRunner sjmtr(*this, true);
 #endif
            removeAllPlugins();
            //runPendingRtEvents();
            close();
            pData->graph.destroy();
        }
        removeAllPlugins();
        //runPendingRtEvents();
        close();
 #ifdef USE_REFCOUNTER_JUCE_MESSAGE_MANAGER
        if (kNeedsJuceEvents)
            fJuceMsgMgr.decRef();
 #endif
        pData->graph.destroy();
        carla_debug("CarlaEngineNative::~CarlaEngineNative() - END");
    }
@@ -351,6 +311,14 @@ public:
                pHost->ui_closed(pHost->handle);
            break;
        case ENGINE_CALLBACK_EMBED_UI_RESIZED:
            if (sendHost && fUsesEmbed)
                pHost->dispatcher(pHost->handle,
                                  NATIVE_HOST_OPCODE_UI_RESIZE,
                                  value1, value2,
                                  nullptr, 0.0f);
            break;
        default:
            break;
        }
@@ -1345,13 +1313,6 @@ protected:
    void uiIdle()
    {
 #ifdef USE_REFCOUNTER_JUCE_MESSAGE_MANAGER
        const ScopedJuceMessageThreadRunner sjmtr(*this, false);
        if (kNeedsJuceEvents && ! sjmtr.wasLocked)
            return;
 #endif
        for (uint i=0; i < pData->curPluginCount; ++i)
        {
            if (const CarlaPluginPtr plugin = pData->plugins[i].plugin)
@@ -1391,11 +1352,13 @@ protected:
        if (carla_isNotEqual(fLastScaleFactor, pData->options.uiScale))
        {
            fLastScaleFactor = pData->options.uiScale;
            pHost->dispatcher(pHost->handle,
                              NATIVE_HOST_OPCODE_UI_RESIZE,
                              static_cast<int>(kUiWidth * fLastScaleFactor + 0.5f),
                              static_cast<int>(kUiHeight * fLastScaleFactor + 0.5f),
                              nullptr, 0.0f);
            if (! fUsesEmbed)
                pHost->dispatcher(pHost->handle,
                                  NATIVE_HOST_OPCODE_UI_RESIZE,
                                  static_cast<int>(kUiWidth * fLastScaleFactor + 0.5f),
                                  static_cast<int>(kUiHeight * fLastScaleFactor + 0.5f),
                                  nullptr, 0.0f);
        }
        {
@@ -1537,10 +1500,6 @@ protected:
    void setState(const char* const data)
    {
 #ifdef USE_REFCOUNTER_JUCE_MESSAGE_MANAGER
        const ScopedJuceMessageThreadRunner sjmtr(*this, true);
 #endif
        // remove all plugins from UI side
        for (uint i=0, count=pData->curPluginCount; i < count; ++i)
            CarlaEngine::callback(true, true, ENGINE_CALLBACK_PLUGIN_REMOVED, count-i-1, 0, 0, 0, 0.0f, nullptr);
@@ -1750,36 +1709,6 @@ public:
 private:
    const NativeHostDescriptor* const pHost;
 #ifdef USE_REFCOUNTER_JUCE_MESSAGE_MANAGER
    const bool kNeedsJuceEvents;
    const CarlaJUCE::ReferenceCountedJuceMessageMessager fJuceMsgMgr;
    CarlaMutex fJuceMsgMutex;
    struct ScopedJuceMessageThreadRunner {
        const CarlaMutexTryLocker cmtl;
        const bool wasLocked;
        ScopedJuceMessageThreadRunner(CarlaEngineNative& self, const bool forceLock) noexcept
            : cmtl(self.fJuceMsgMutex, forceLock),
              wasLocked(cmtl.wasLocked())
        {
            if (! self.kNeedsJuceEvents)
                return;
            if (! wasLocked)
                return;
            CarlaJUCE::setMessageManagerForThisThread();
        }
        ~ScopedJuceMessageThreadRunner()
        {
            CarlaJUCE::dispatchMessageManagerMessages();
        }
        CARLA_DECLARE_NON_COPYABLE(ScopedJuceMessageThreadRunner)
    };
 #endif
    const bool kIsPatchbay; // rack if false
    const bool kHasMidiIn;
    const bool kHasMidiOut;
@@ -3112,15 +3041,6 @@ namespace EngineInit {
 CarlaEngine* newJack() { return nullptr; }
 #endif
 #ifdef USING_JUCE_AUDIO_DEVICES
 CarlaEngine*       newJuce(const AudioApi)           { return nullptr; }
 uint               getJuceApiCount()                 { return 0;       }
 const char*        getJuceApiName(const uint)        { return nullptr; }
 const char* const* getJuceApiDeviceNames(const uint) { return nullptr; }
 const EngineDriverDeviceInfo* getJuceDeviceInfo(const uint, const char* const) { return nullptr; }
 bool               showJuceDeviceControlPanel(const uint, const char* const)   { return false; }
 #endif
 #ifdef USING_RTAUDIO
 CarlaEngine*       newRtAudio(const AudioApi)           { return nullptr; }
 uint               getRtAudioApiCount()                 { return 0;       }
--- a/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngineOsc.hpp
+++ b/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngineOsc.hpp
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ private:
                      int argc, const lo_arg* const* argv, const char* types, lo_message msg);
    int handleMsgRegister(bool isTCP, int argc, const lo_arg* const* argv, const char* types, lo_address source);
    int handleMsgUnregister(bool isTCP, int argc, const lo_arg* const* argv, const char* types);
    int handleMsgUnregister(bool isTCP, int argc, const lo_arg* const* argv, const char* types, lo_address source);
    int handleMsgControl(const char* method,
                         int argc, const lo_arg* const* argv, const char* types);
--- a/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngineOscHandlers.cpp
+++ b/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngineOscHandlers.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ int CarlaEngineOsc::handleMessage(const bool isTCP, const char* const path,
        return handleMsgRegister(isTCP, argc, argv, types, source);
    if (std::strcmp(path, "/unregister") == 0)
        return handleMsgUnregister(isTCP, argc, argv, types);
        return handleMsgUnregister(isTCP, argc, argv, types, source);
    if (std::strncmp(path, "/ctrl/", 6) == 0)
    {
@@ -284,7 +284,8 @@ int CarlaEngineOsc::handleMsgRegister(const bool isTCP,
 }
 int CarlaEngineOsc::handleMsgUnregister(const bool isTCP,
                                        const int argc, const lo_arg* const* const argv, const char* const types)
                                        const int argc, const lo_arg* const* const argv, const char* const types,
                                        const lo_address source)
 {
    carla_debug("CarlaEngineOsc::handleMsgUnregister()");
    CARLA_ENGINE_OSC_CHECK_OSC_TYPES(1, "s");
@@ -297,16 +298,26 @@ int CarlaEngineOsc::handleMsgUnregister(const bool isTCP,
        return 0;
    }
    const char* const url = &argv[0]->s;
    const char* const url  = &argv[0]->s;
    const char* const host = lo_address_get_hostname(source);
    const char* const path = lo_url_get_path(url);
    if (std::strcmp(oscData.owner, host) != 0)
    {
        carla_stderr("OSC backend unregister failed, current owner host %s does not match requested %s",
                     oscData.owner, host);
        return 0;
    }
    if (std::strcmp(oscData.owner, url) == 0)
    if (std::strcmp(oscData.path, path) != 0)
    {
        carla_stdout("OSC client %s unregistered", url);
        oscData.clear();
        carla_stderr("OSC backend unregister failed, current owner path %s does not match requested %s",
                     oscData.path, path);
        return 0;
    }
    carla_stderr("OSC backend unregister failed, current owner %s does not match requested %s", oscData.owner, url);
    carla_stdout("OSC client %s unregistered", url);
    oscData.clear();
    return 0;
 }
--- a/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngineRtAudio.cpp
+++ b/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngineRtAudio.cpp
@@ -1,19 +1,5 @@
 /*
 * Carla Plugin Host
 * Copyright (C) 2011-2022 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 * the License, or any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 */
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 #include "CarlaEngineGraph.hpp"
 #include "CarlaEngineInit.hpp"
@@ -290,7 +276,10 @@ public:
        }
        RtAudio::StreamOptions rtOptions;
        rtOptions.flags = RTAUDIO_MINIMIZE_LATENCY | RTAUDIO_SCHEDULE_REALTIME;
        rtOptions.flags = RTAUDIO_SCHEDULE_REALTIME;
       #ifndef CARLA_OS_MAC
        rtOptions.flags |= RTAUDIO_MINIMIZE_LATENCY;
       #endif
        rtOptions.numberOfBuffers = pData->options.audioTripleBuffer ? 3 : 2;
        rtOptions.streamName = clientName;
        rtOptions.priority = 85;
--- a/source/backend/engine/Makefile
+++ b/source/backend/engine/Makefile
@@ -7,13 +7,6 @@
 CWD=../..
 include ../Makefile.mk
 # Workaround GCC bug
 ifeq ($(TESTBUILD),true)
 ifeq ($(USING_JUCE_AUDIO_DEVICES),true)
 BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -Wno-undef
 endif
 endif
 BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += $(MAGIC_FLAGS)
 ifneq ($(HAIKU),true)
@@ -48,11 +41,6 @@ endif
 OBJSa = $(OBJS) \
 	$(OBJDIR)/CarlaEngineNative.cpp.o
 ifeq ($(USING_JUCE_AUDIO_DEVICES),true)
 OBJSa += \
 	$(OBJDIR)/CarlaEngineJuce.cpp.o
 endif
 ifeq ($(USING_RTAUDIO),true)
 OBJSa += \
 	$(OBJDIR)/CarlaEngineRtAudio.cpp.o
@@ -132,13 +120,6 @@ $(OBJDIR)/CarlaEngineJack.cpp.o: CarlaEngineJack.cpp
 	$(SILENT)$(CXX) $< $(BUILD_CXX_FLAGS) $(JACK_FLAGS) -c -o $@
 endif
 ifeq ($(USING_JUCE),true)
 $(OBJDIR)/CarlaEngineJuce.cpp.o: CarlaEngineJuce.cpp
 	-@mkdir -p $(OBJDIR)
 	@echo "Compiling $<"
 	$(SILENT)$(CXX) $< $(BUILD_CXX_FLAGS) -std=gnu++14 -c -o $@
 endif
 $(OBJDIR)/%.cpp.o: %.cpp
 	-@mkdir -p $(OBJDIR)
 	@echo "Compiling $<"
--- a/source/backend/plugin/CarlaPlugin.cpp
+++ b/source/backend/plugin/CarlaPlugin.cpp
@@ -1,19 +1,5 @@
 /*
 * Carla Plugin
 * Copyright (C) 2011-2023 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 * the License, or any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 */
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 #include "CarlaPluginInternal.hpp"
 #include "CarlaEngine.hpp"
@@ -987,8 +973,7 @@ bool CarlaPlugin::saveStateToFile(const char* const filename)
    out << streamState;
    out << "</CARLA-PRESET>\n";
    const String jfilename = String(CharPointer_UTF8(filename));
    File file(jfilename);
    File file(filename);
    if (file.replaceWithData(out.getData(), out.getDataSize()))
        return true;
@@ -1004,8 +989,7 @@ bool CarlaPlugin::loadStateFromFile(const char* const filename)
    CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_RETURN(filename != nullptr && filename[0] != '\0', false);
    carla_debug("CarlaPlugin::loadStateFromFile(\"%s\")", filename);
    const String jfilename = String(CharPointer_UTF8(filename));
    File file(jfilename);
    File file(filename);
    CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_RETURN(file.existsAsFile(), false);
    XmlDocument xml(file);
@@ -2368,7 +2352,7 @@ void CarlaPlugin::clearBuffers() noexcept
 // OSC stuff
 // FIXME
 void CarlaPlugin::handleOscMessage(const char* const, const int, const void* const, const char* const, const lo_message)
 void CarlaPlugin::handleOscMessage(const char*, int, const void*, const char*, void*)
 {
    // do nothing
 }
--- a/source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginAU.cpp
+++ b/source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginAU.cpp
--- a/source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginBridge.cpp
+++ b/source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginBridge.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
 * Carla Plugin Bridge
 * Copyright (C) 2011-2023 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 * Copyright (C) 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ static String findWinePrefix(const String filename, const int recursionLimit = 1
    const String path(filename.upToLastOccurrenceOf("/", false, false));
    if (File(path + "/dosdevices").isDirectory())
    if (File(String(path + "/dosdevices").toRawUTF8()).isDirectory())
        return path;
    return findWinePrefix(path, recursionLimit-1);
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ protected:
                if (fBridgeBinary.endsWithIgnoreCase("64.exe")
                    && options.wine.executable[0] == CARLA_OS_SEP
                    && File(wineCMD + "64").existsAsFile())
                    && File(String(wineCMD + "64").toRawUTF8()).existsAsFile())
                    wineCMD += "64";
            }
            else
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ public:
                    filePath += CARLA_OS_SEP_STR ".CarlaCustomData_";
                    filePath += fShmAudioPool.getFilenameSuffix();
                    if (File(filePath).replaceWithText(value))
                    if (File(filePath.toRawUTF8()).replaceWithText(value))
                    {
                        const uint32_t ulength = static_cast<uint32_t>(filePath.length());
@@ -1034,7 +1034,7 @@ public:
        filePath += CARLA_OS_SEP_STR ".CarlaChunk_";
        filePath += fShmAudioPool.getFilenameSuffix();
        if (File(filePath).replaceWithText(dataBase64.buffer()))
        if (File(filePath.toRawUTF8()).replaceWithText(dataBase64.buffer()))
        {
            const uint32_t ulength = static_cast<uint32_t>(filePath.length());
@@ -2550,7 +2550,7 @@ public:
                    }
                   #endif
                    const File bigValueFile(realBigValueFilePath);
                    const File bigValueFile(realBigValueFilePath.toRawUTF8());
                    CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_BREAK(bigValueFile.existsAsFile());
                    CarlaPlugin::setCustomData(type.text, key.text, bigValueFile.loadFileAsString().toRawUTF8(), false);
@@ -2591,7 +2591,7 @@ public:
                }
               #endif
                const File chunkFile(realChunkFilePath);
                const File chunkFile(realChunkFilePath.toRawUTF8());
                CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_BREAK(chunkFile.existsAsFile());
                fInfo.chunk = carla_getChunkFromBase64String(chunkFile.loadFileAsString().toRawUTF8());
@@ -3245,7 +3245,7 @@ private:
            filePath += CARLA_OS_SEP_STR ".CarlaChunk_";
            filePath += fShmAudioPool.getFilenameSuffix();
            if (File(filePath).replaceWithText(dataBase64.buffer()))
            if (File(filePath.toRawUTF8()).replaceWithText(dataBase64.buffer()))
            {
                const uint32_t ulength(static_cast<uint32_t>(filePath.length()));
--- a/source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginJSFX.cpp
+++ b/source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginJSFX.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
 * Carla JSFX Plugin
 * Copyright (C) 2021-2023 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 * Copyright (C) 2021-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ public:
    bool getLabel(char* const strBuf) const noexcept override
    {
        std::strncpy(strBuf, fUnit.getFileId().toRawUTF8(), STR_MAX);
        std::strncpy(strBuf, fUnit.getFileId(), STR_MAX);
        return true;
    }
@@ -943,7 +943,7 @@ public:
                // find which engine search path we're in, and use this as the root
                for (int i = 0; i < splitPaths.size() && !fUnit; ++i)
                {
                    const File currentPath(splitPaths[i]);
                    const File currentPath(splitPaths[i].toRawUTF8());
                    if (file.isAChildOf(currentPath))
                        fUnit = CarlaJsfxUnit(currentPath, file);
                }
@@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ public:
                // search a matching file in plugin paths
                for (int i = 0; i < splitPaths.size() && !fUnit; ++i)
                {
                    const File currentPath(splitPaths[i]);
                    const File currentPath(splitPaths[i].toRawUTF8());
                    const File currentFile = currentPath.getChildFile(CharPointer_UTF8(label));
                    const CarlaJsfxUnit currentUnit(currentPath, currentFile);
                    if (File(currentUnit.getFilePath()).existsAsFile())
@@ -977,12 +977,12 @@ public:
        ysfx_config_u config(ysfx_config_new());
        CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_RETURN(config != nullptr, false);
        const water::String rootPath = fUnit.getRootPath();
        const water::String filePath = fUnit.getFilePath();
        const CarlaString rootPath = fUnit.getRootPath();
        const CarlaString filePath = fUnit.getFilePath();
        ysfx_register_builtin_audio_formats(config.get());
        ysfx_set_import_root(config.get(), rootPath.toRawUTF8());
        ysfx_guess_file_roots(config.get(), filePath.toRawUTF8());
        ysfx_set_import_root(config.get(), rootPath);
        ysfx_guess_file_roots(config.get(), filePath);
        ysfx_set_log_reporter(config.get(), &CarlaJsfxLogging::logAll);
        ysfx_set_user_data(config.get(), (intptr_t)this);
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ public:
        // get info
        {
            if (! ysfx_load_file(fEffect, filePath.toRawUTF8(), 0))
            if (! ysfx_load_file(fEffect, filePath, 0))
            {
                pData->engine->setLastError("Failed to load JSFX");
                return false;
@@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@ public:
            pData->name = carla_strdup(ysfx_get_name(fEffect));
        }
        pData->filename = carla_strdup(filePath.toRawUTF8());
        pData->filename = filePath.dup();
        // ---------------------------------------------------------------
        // register client
--- a/source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginJack.cpp
+++ b/source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginJack.cpp
@@ -1,19 +1,5 @@
 /*
 * Carla Plugin JACK
 * Copyright (C) 2016-2022 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 * the License, or any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 */
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 #include "CarlaPluginInternal.hpp"
 #include "CarlaEngine.hpp"
@@ -499,7 +485,7 @@ private:
            CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_RETURN(uniqueCodeID != nullptr && uniqueCodeID[0] != '\0', false);
            CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_RETURN(appName.isNotEmpty(), false);
            String child(pluginName);
            CarlaString child(pluginName);
            child += ".";
            child += uniqueCodeID;
@@ -1886,7 +1872,7 @@ private:
        char code[6];
        code[5] = '\0';
        String child;
        CarlaString child;
        for (;;)
        {
--- a/source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginJuce.cpp
+++ b/source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginJuce.cpp
--- a/source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginLADSPADSSI.cpp
+++ b/source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginLADSPADSSI.cpp
@@ -2404,9 +2404,9 @@ public:
    // -------------------------------------------------------------------
    // OSC stuff
    void handleOscMessage(const char* const method, const int argc, const void* const argvx, const char* const types, const lo_message msg) override
    void handleOscMessage(const char* const method, const int argc, const void* const argvx, const char* const types, void* const msg) override
    {
        const lo_address source(lo_message_get_source(msg));
        const lo_address source = lo_message_get_source(static_cast<lo_message>(msg));
        CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_RETURN(source != nullptr,);
        // protocol for DSSI UIs *must* be UDP
@@ -2441,7 +2441,7 @@ public:
        if (std::strcmp(method, "midi") == 0)
            return handleOscMessageMIDI(argc, argv, types);
        if (std::strcmp(method, "update") == 0)
            return handleOscMessageUpdate(argc, argv, types, lo_message_get_source(msg));
            return handleOscMessageUpdate(argc, argv, types, source);
        if (std::strcmp(method, "exiting") == 0)
            return handleOscMessageExiting();
--- a/source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginLV2.cpp
+++ b/source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginLV2.cpp
@@ -1,19 +1,5 @@
 /*
 * Carla LV2 Plugin
 * Copyright (C) 2011-2022 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 * the License, or any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 */
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 // testing macros
 // #define LV2_UIS_ONLY_BRIDGES
@@ -5853,7 +5839,7 @@ public:
            return nullptr;
        }
        water::String basedir(pData->engine->getName());
        CarlaString basedir(pData->engine->getName());
        if (temporary)
            basedir += ".tmp";
@@ -5881,7 +5867,7 @@ public:
            {
                // seems like a normal save, let's be nice and put a symlink
                const water::String abstractFilename(wabsolutePath.getFileName());
                const File targetPath(targetDir.getChildFile(abstractFilename));
                const File targetPath(targetDir.getChildFile(abstractFilename.toRawUTF8()));
                wabsolutePath.createSymbolicLink(targetPath, true);
@@ -5916,7 +5902,7 @@ public:
            return File();
        }
        water::String basedir(pData->engine->getName());
        CarlaString basedir(pData->engine->getName());
        if (temporary)
            basedir += ".tmp";
@@ -5930,7 +5916,7 @@ public:
        if (File::isAbsolutePath(abstractPath))
        {
            File wabstractPath(abstractPath);
            targetPath = targetDir.getChildFile(wabstractPath.getFileName());
            targetPath = targetDir.getChildFile(wabstractPath.getFileName().toRawUTF8());
            if (symlinkIfNeeded)
            {
--- a/source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginNative.cpp
+++ b/source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginNative.cpp
@@ -1068,7 +1068,7 @@ public:
        CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_RETURN(fHandle != nullptr,);
        carla_debug("CarlaPluginNative::reload() - start");
        const EngineProcessMode processMode(pData->engine->getProccessMode());
        const EngineProcessMode processMode = pData->engine->getProccessMode();
        // Safely disable plugin for reload
        const ScopedDisabler sd(this);
--- a/source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginVST2.cpp
+++ b/source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginVST2.cpp
@@ -1,27 +1,8 @@
 /*
 * Carla VST2 Plugin
 * Copyright (C) 2011-2022 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 * the License, or any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 */
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 #include "CarlaPluginInternal.hpp"
 #include "CarlaEngine.hpp"
 #include "AppConfig.h"
 #if defined(USING_JUCE) && JUCE_PLUGINHOST_VST
 # define USE_JUCE_FOR_VST2
 #endif
 #include "CarlaBackendUtils.hpp"
 #include "CarlaMathUtils.hpp"
@@ -2970,11 +2951,6 @@ CarlaPluginPtr CarlaPlugin::newVST2(const Initializer& init)
    carla_debug("CarlaPlugin::newVST2({%p, \"%s\", \"%s\", " P_INT64 "})",
                init.engine, init.filename, init.name, init.uniqueId);
 #ifdef USE_JUCE_FOR_VST2
    if (std::getenv("CARLA_DO_NOT_USE_JUCE_FOR_VST2") == nullptr)
        return newJuce(init, "VST2");
 #endif
    std::shared_ptr<CarlaPluginVST2> plugin(new CarlaPluginVST2(init.engine, init.id));
    if (! plugin->init(plugin, init.filename, init.name, init.uniqueId, init.options))
--- a/source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginVST3.cpp
+++ b/source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginVST3.cpp
@@ -1,19 +1,5 @@
 /*
 * Carla VST3 Plugin
 * Copyright (C) 2014-2023 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 * the License, or any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 */
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 /* TODO list
 * noexcept safe calls
@@ -21,11 +7,6 @@
 */
 #include "CarlaPluginInternal.hpp"
 #include "CarlaEngine.hpp"
 #include "AppConfig.h"
 #if defined(USING_JUCE) && JUCE_PLUGINHOST_VST3
 # define USE_JUCE_FOR_VST3
 #endif
 #include "CarlaBackendUtils.hpp"
 #include "CarlaVst3Utils.hpp"
@@ -1406,9 +1387,7 @@ public:
            options |= PLUGIN_OPTION_SEND_CHANNEL_PRESSURE;
            options |= PLUGIN_OPTION_SEND_NOTE_AFTERTOUCH;
            options |= PLUGIN_OPTION_SEND_PITCHBEND;
            /* TODO
            options |= PLUGIN_OPTION_SEND_ALL_SOUND_OFF;
            */
            options |= PLUGIN_OPTION_SKIP_SENDING_NOTES;
        }
@@ -2390,6 +2369,9 @@ public:
            }
        }
        if (fEvents.paramInputs != nullptr && fV3.midiMapping != nullptr)
            fMidiControllerAssignments.init(fV3.midiMapping, numEventInputBuses);
        bufferSizeChanged(pData->engine->getBufferSize());
        reloadPrograms(true);
@@ -2460,7 +2442,32 @@ public:
        if (pData->needsReset)
        {
            if (pData->ctrlChannel >= 0 && pData->ctrlChannel < MAX_MIDI_CHANNELS && fEvents.eventInputs != nullptr)
            if (pData->options & PLUGIN_OPTION_SEND_ALL_SOUND_OFF)
            {
                for (uint8_t c=0; c<MAX_MIDI_CHANNELS; ++c)
                {
                    v3_param_id paramId;
                    if (fMidiControllerAssignments.get(0, c, MIDI_CONTROL_ALL_NOTES_OFF, paramId))
                    {
                        // TODO create mapping between paramId -> index
                        uint32_t index = UINT32_MAX;
                        for (uint32_t i=0; i < pData->param.count; ++i)
                        {
                            if (static_cast<v3_param_id>(pData->param.data[i].rindex) == paramId)
                            {
                                index = i;
                                break;
                            }
                        }
                        if (index == UINT32_MAX)
                            break;
                        fEvents.paramInputs->setParamValueRT(index, 0, 0.f);
                    }
                }
            }
            else if (pData->ctrlChannel >= 0 && pData->ctrlChannel < MAX_MIDI_CHANNELS && fEvents.eventInputs != nullptr)
            {
                fEvents.eventInputs->numEvents = MAX_MIDI_NOTE;
@@ -2588,6 +2595,9 @@ public:
            // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            // Event Input (System)
 #ifndef BUILD_BRIDGE_ALTERNATIVE_ARCH
            bool allNotesOffSent  = false;
 #endif
            bool isSampleAccurate = (pData->options & PLUGIN_OPTION_FIXED_BUFFERS) == 0;
            uint32_t startTime = 0;
@@ -2718,13 +2728,10 @@ public:
                        if ((pData->options & PLUGIN_OPTION_SEND_CONTROL_CHANGES) != 0 && ctrlEvent.param < MAX_MIDI_VALUE)
                        {
                            v3_param_id paramId = 0;
                            if (v3_cpp_obj(fV3.midiMapping)->get_midi_controller_assignment(fV3.midiMapping,
                                                                                            0,
                                                                                            event.channel,
                                                                                            ctrlEvent.param,
                                                                                            &paramId) == V3_OK)
                            v3_param_id paramId;
                            if (fMidiControllerAssignments.get(0, event.channel, ctrlEvent.param, paramId))
                            {
                                // TODO create mapping between paramId -> index
                                uint32_t index = UINT32_MAX;
                                for (uint32_t i=0; i < pData->param.count; ++i)
                                {
@@ -2764,8 +2771,61 @@ public:
                        break;
                    case kEngineControlEventTypeAllSoundOff:
                        if (pData->options & PLUGIN_OPTION_SEND_ALL_SOUND_OFF)
                        {
                            v3_param_id paramId;
                            if (fMidiControllerAssignments.get(0, event.channel, MIDI_CONTROL_ALL_SOUND_OFF, paramId))
                            {
                                // TODO create mapping between paramId -> index
                                uint32_t index = UINT32_MAX;
                                for (uint32_t i=0; i < pData->param.count; ++i)
                                {
                                    if (static_cast<v3_param_id>(pData->param.data[i].rindex) == paramId)
                                    {
                                        index = i;
                                        break;
                                    }
                                }
                                if (index == UINT32_MAX)
                                    break;
                                fEvents.paramInputs->setParamValueRT(index, event.time, 0.f);
                            }
                        }
                        break;
                    case kEngineControlEventTypeAllNotesOff:
                        // TODO map to CC
                        if (pData->options & PLUGIN_OPTION_SEND_ALL_SOUND_OFF)
                        {
 #ifndef BUILD_BRIDGE_ALTERNATIVE_ARCH
                            if (event.channel == pData->ctrlChannel && ! allNotesOffSent)
                            {
                                allNotesOffSent = true;
                                postponeRtAllNotesOff();
                            }
 #endif
                            v3_param_id paramId;
                            if (fMidiControllerAssignments.get(0, event.channel, MIDI_CONTROL_ALL_NOTES_OFF, paramId))
                            {
                                // TODO create mapping between paramId -> index
                                uint32_t index = UINT32_MAX;
                                for (uint32_t i=0; i < pData->param.count; ++i)
                                {
                                    if (static_cast<v3_param_id>(pData->param.data[i].rindex) == paramId)
                                    {
                                        index = i;
                                        break;
                                    }
                                }
                                if (index == UINT32_MAX)
                                    break;
                                fEvents.paramInputs->setParamValueRT(index, event.time, 0.f);
                            }
                        }
                        break;
                    } // switch (ctrlEvent.type)
                    break;
@@ -2854,13 +2914,10 @@ public:
                            const uint8_t control = midiEvent.data[1];
                            const uint8_t value   = midiEvent.data[2];
                            v3_param_id paramId = 0;
                            if (v3_cpp_obj(fV3.midiMapping)->get_midi_controller_assignment(fV3.midiMapping,
                                                                                            midiEvent.port,
                                                                                            event.channel,
                                                                                            control,
                                                                                            &paramId) == V3_OK)
                            v3_param_id paramId;
                            if (fMidiControllerAssignments.get(midiEvent.port, event.channel, control, paramId))
                            {
                                // TODO create mapping between paramId -> index
                                uint32_t index = UINT32_MAX;
                                for (uint32_t i=0; i < pData->param.count; ++i)
                                {
@@ -2885,13 +2942,10 @@ public:
                        {
                            const uint8_t pressure = midiEvent.data[1];
                            v3_param_id paramId = 0;
                            if (v3_cpp_obj(fV3.midiMapping)->get_midi_controller_assignment(fV3.midiMapping,
                                                                                            midiEvent.port,
                                                                                            event.channel,
                                                                                            128,
                                                                                            &paramId) == V3_OK)
                            v3_param_id paramId;
                            if (fMidiControllerAssignments.get(midiEvent.port, event.channel, 128, paramId))
                            {
                                // TODO create mapping between paramId -> index
                                uint32_t index = UINT32_MAX;
                                for (uint32_t i=0; i < pData->param.count; ++i)
                                {
@@ -2916,13 +2970,10 @@ public:
                        {
                            const uint16_t pitchbend = (midiEvent.data[2] << 7) | midiEvent.data[1];
                            v3_param_id paramId = 0;
                            if (v3_cpp_obj(fV3.midiMapping)->get_midi_controller_assignment(fV3.midiMapping,
                                                                                            midiEvent.port,
                                                                                            event.channel,
                                                                                            129,
                                                                                            &paramId) == V3_OK)
                            v3_param_id paramId;
                            if (fMidiControllerAssignments.get(midiEvent.port, event.channel, 129, paramId))
                            {
                                // TODO create mapping between paramId -> index
                                uint32_t index = UINT32_MAX;
                                for (uint32_t i=0; i < pData->param.count; ++i)
                                {
@@ -3407,7 +3458,7 @@ public:
            binaryfilename += ".so";
           #endif
            if (! water::File(binaryfilename).existsAsFile())
            if (! water::File(binaryfilename.toRawUTF8()).existsAsFile())
            {
                pData->engine->setLastError("Failed to find a suitable VST3 bundle binary");
                return false;
@@ -3544,10 +3595,8 @@ public:
                pData->options |= PLUGIN_OPTION_SEND_NOTE_AFTERTOUCH;
            if (isPluginOptionEnabled(options, PLUGIN_OPTION_SEND_PITCHBEND))
                pData->options |= PLUGIN_OPTION_SEND_PITCHBEND;
            /* TODO
            if (isPluginOptionEnabled(options, PLUGIN_OPTION_SEND_ALL_SOUND_OFF))
                pData->options |= PLUGIN_OPTION_SEND_ALL_SOUND_OFF;
            */
            if (isPluginOptionInverseEnabled(options, PLUGIN_OPTION_SKIP_SENDING_NOTES))
                pData->options |= PLUGIN_OPTION_SKIP_SENDING_NOTES;
        }
@@ -4133,6 +4182,80 @@ private:
        CARLA_DECLARE_NON_COPYABLE(Events)
    } fEvents;
    struct MidiControllerAssignments {
        v3_param_id* mappings;
        bool* used;
        MidiControllerAssignments() noexcept
          : mappings(nullptr),
            used(nullptr) {}
        ~MidiControllerAssignments() noexcept
        {
            clear();
        }
        void init(v3_midi_mapping** const midiMapping, const uint32_t numPorts)
        {
            clear();
            if (numPorts == 0)
                return;
            const uint32_t dataPoints = numPorts * MAX_MIDI_CHANNELS * 130;
            mappings = new v3_param_id[dataPoints];
            used = new bool[dataPoints];
            carla_zeroStructs(mappings, dataPoints);
            carla_zeroStructs(used, dataPoints);
            v3_param_id paramId;
            for (uint32_t p=0; p<numPorts; ++p)
            {
                for (uint8_t ch=0; ch<MAX_MIDI_CHANNELS; ++ch)
                {
                    for (uint16_t cc=0; cc<130; ++cc)
                    {
                        if (v3_cpp_obj(midiMapping)->get_midi_controller_assignment(midiMapping, p,
                                                                                    ch, cc, &paramId) == V3_OK)
                        {
                            const uint32_t index = p * (130 + MAX_MIDI_CHANNELS) + cc * MAX_MIDI_CHANNELS + ch;
                            mappings[index] = paramId;
                            used[index] = true;
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        void clear() noexcept
        {
            delete[] mappings;
            delete[] used;
            mappings = nullptr;
            used = nullptr;
        }
        bool get(const uint8_t port, const uint8_t channel, const uint8_t cc, v3_param_id& paramId) noexcept
        {
            CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_UINT_RETURN(channel < MAX_MIDI_CHANNELS, channel, false);
            CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_UINT_RETURN(cc < 130, cc, false);
            if (used == nullptr)
                return false;
            const uint32_t index = port * (130 + MAX_MIDI_CHANNELS) + cc * MAX_MIDI_CHANNELS + channel;
            if (used[index])
            {
                paramId = mappings[index];
                return true;
            }
            return false;
        }
    } fMidiControllerAssignments;
   #ifdef V3_VIEW_PLATFORM_TYPE_NATIVE
    struct UI {
        bool isAttached;
@@ -4180,11 +4303,6 @@ CarlaPluginPtr CarlaPlugin::newVST3(const Initializer& init)
    carla_debug("CarlaPlugin::newVST3({%p, \"%s\", \"%s\", \"%s\"})",
                init.engine, init.filename, init.name, init.label);
 #ifdef USE_JUCE_FOR_VST3
    if (std::getenv("CARLA_DO_NOT_USE_JUCE_FOR_VST3") == nullptr)
        return newJuce(init, "VST3");
 #endif
    std::shared_ptr<CarlaPluginVST3> plugin(new CarlaPluginVST3(init.engine, init.id));
    if (! plugin->init(plugin, init.filename, init.name, init.label, init.options))
--- a/source/backend/plugin/Makefile
+++ b/source/backend/plugin/Makefile
@@ -7,13 +7,6 @@
 CWD=../..
 include ../Makefile.mk
 # Workaround GCC bug
 ifeq ($(TESTBUILD),true)
 ifeq ($(USING_JUCE),true)
 BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -Wno-undef
 endif
 endif
 BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += $(MAGIC_FLAGS)
 ifneq ($(HAIKU),true)
@@ -35,7 +28,6 @@ OBJS = \
 	$(OBJDIR)/CarlaPluginVST3.cpp.o \
 	$(OBJDIR)/CarlaPluginAU.cpp.o \
 	$(OBJDIR)/CarlaPluginJSFX.cpp.o \
 	$(OBJDIR)/CarlaPluginJuce.cpp.o \
 	$(OBJDIR)/CarlaPluginFluidSynth.cpp.o \
 	$(OBJDIR)/CarlaPluginSFZero.cpp.o
@@ -83,34 +75,13 @@ $(OBJDIR)/CarlaPluginJSFX.cpp.o: CarlaPluginJSFX.cpp
 	$(SILENT)$(CXX) $< $(BUILD_CXX_FLAGS) $(YSFX_FLAGS) -c -o $@
 ifeq ($(MACOS),true)
 $(OBJDIR)/CarlaPluginVST2.cpp.o: CarlaPluginVST2.cpp
 	-@mkdir -p $(OBJDIR)
 	@echo "Compiling $<"
 	$(SILENT)$(CXX) $< $(BUILD_CXX_FLAGS) -ObjC++ -c -o $@
 $(OBJDIR)/CarlaPluginAU.cpp.o: BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -ObjC++
 $(OBJDIR)/CarlaPluginVST3.cpp.o: CarlaPluginVST3.cpp
 	-@mkdir -p $(OBJDIR)
 	@echo "Compiling $<"
 	$(SILENT)$(CXX) $< $(BUILD_CXX_FLAGS) -ObjC++ -c -o $@
 $(OBJDIR)/CarlaPluginCLAP.cpp.o: BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -ObjC++
 $(OBJDIR)/CarlaPluginCLAP.cpp.o: CarlaPluginCLAP.cpp
 	-@mkdir -p $(OBJDIR)
 	@echo "Compiling $<"
 	$(SILENT)$(CXX) $< $(BUILD_CXX_FLAGS) -ObjC++ -c -o $@
 endif
 $(OBJDIR)/CarlaPluginVST2.cpp.o: BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -ObjC++
 ifeq ($(USING_JUCE),true)
 ifeq ($(MACOS),true)
 $(OBJDIR)/CarlaPluginJuce.cpp.o: CarlaPluginJuce.cpp
 	-@mkdir -p $(OBJDIR)
 	@echo "Compiling $<"
 	$(SILENT)$(CXX) $< $(BUILD_CXX_FLAGS) -ObjC++ -std=gnu++14 -c -o $@
 else
 $(OBJDIR)/CarlaPluginJuce.cpp.o: CarlaPluginJuce.cpp
 	-@mkdir -p $(OBJDIR)
 	@echo "Compiling $<"
 	$(SILENT)$(CXX) $< $(BUILD_CXX_FLAGS) -std=gnu++14 -c -o $@
 endif
 $(OBJDIR)/CarlaPluginVST3.cpp.o: BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -ObjC++
 endif
 $(OBJDIR)/%.cpp.o: %.cpp
--- a/source/backend/utils/CachedPlugins.cpp
+++ b/source/backend/utils/CachedPlugins.cpp
@@ -1,19 +1,5 @@
 /*
 * Carla Plugin Host
 * Copyright (C) 2011-2023 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 * the License, or any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 */
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 #include "CarlaUtils.h"
@@ -22,11 +8,6 @@
 #include "CarlaBackendUtils.hpp"
 #include "CarlaLv2Utils.hpp"
 #if defined(USING_JUCE) && defined(CARLA_OS_MAC)
 # include "AppConfig.h"
 # include "juce_audio_processors/juce_audio_processors.h"
 #endif
 #ifndef STATIC_PLUGIN_TARGET
 # define HAVE_SFZ
 # include "water/containers/Array.h"
@@ -98,7 +79,7 @@ static void findSFZs(const char* const sfzPaths)
    {
        std::vector<water::File> results;
        if (water::File(*it).findChildFiles(results, water::File::findFiles|water::File::ignoreHiddenFiles, true, "*.sfz") > 0)
        if (water::File(it->toRawUTF8()).findChildFiles(results, water::File::findFiles|water::File::ignoreHiddenFiles, true, "*.sfz") > 0)
        {
            gSFZs.reserve(gSFZs.size() + results.size());
            gSFZs.insert(gSFZs.end(), results.begin(), results.end());
@@ -126,7 +107,7 @@ static void findJSFXs(const char* const jsfxPaths)
    for (water::String *it = splitPaths.begin(), *end = splitPaths.end(); it != end; ++it)
    {
        std::vector<water::File> results;
        const water::File path(*it);
        const water::File path(it->toRawUTF8());
        if (path.findChildFiles(results, water::File::findFiles|water::File::ignoreHiddenFiles, true, "*") > 0)
        {
@@ -603,67 +584,6 @@ static const CarlaCachedPluginInfo* get_cached_plugin_lv2(Lv2WorldClass& lv2Worl
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #if defined(USING_JUCE) && defined(CARLA_OS_MAC)
 static juce::StringArray gCachedAuPluginResults;
 static void findAUs()
 {
    if (gCachedAuPluginResults.size() != 0)
        return;
    juce::AudioUnitPluginFormat auFormat;
    gCachedAuPluginResults = auFormat.searchPathsForPlugins(juce::FileSearchPath(), false, false);
 }
 static const CarlaCachedPluginInfo* get_cached_plugin_au(const juce::String pluginId)
 {
    static CarlaCachedPluginInfo info;
    static CarlaString sname, slabel, smaker;
    info.valid = false;
    juce::AudioUnitPluginFormat auFormat;
    juce::OwnedArray<juce::PluginDescription> results;
    auFormat.findAllTypesForFile(results, pluginId);
    CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_RETURN(results.size() > 0, &info);
    CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT(results.size() == 1);
    juce::PluginDescription* const desc(results[0]);
    CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_RETURN(desc != nullptr, &info);
    info.category = CB::getPluginCategoryFromName(desc->category.toRawUTF8());
    info.hints    = 0x0;
    info.valid    = true;
    if (desc->isInstrument)
        info.hints |= CB::PLUGIN_IS_SYNTH;
    if (true)
        info.hints |= CB::PLUGIN_HAS_CUSTOM_UI;
    info.audioIns  = static_cast<uint32_t>(desc->numInputChannels);
    info.audioOuts = static_cast<uint32_t>(desc->numOutputChannels);
    info.cvIns     = 0;
    info.cvOuts    = 0;
    info.midiIns   = desc->isInstrument ? 1 : 0;
    info.midiOuts  = 0;
    info.parameterIns  = 0;
    info.parameterOuts = 0;
    sname  = desc->name.toRawUTF8();
    slabel = desc->fileOrIdentifier.toRawUTF8();
    smaker = desc->manufacturerName.toRawUTF8();
    info.name      = sname;
    info.label     = slabel;
    info.maker     = smaker;
    info.copyright = gCachedPluginsNullCharPtr;
    return &info;
 }
 #endif
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #ifdef HAVE_SFZ
 static const CarlaCachedPluginInfo* get_cached_plugin_sfz(const water::File& file)
 {
@@ -707,17 +627,17 @@ static const CarlaCachedPluginInfo* get_cached_plugin_jsfx(const CB::CarlaJsfxUn
    ysfx_config_u config(ysfx_config_new());
    const water::String rootPath = unit.getRootPath();
    const water::String filePath = unit.getFilePath();
    const CarlaString rootPath = unit.getRootPath();
    const CarlaString filePath = unit.getFilePath();
    ysfx_register_builtin_audio_formats(config.get());
    ysfx_set_import_root(config.get(), rootPath.toRawUTF8());
    ysfx_guess_file_roots(config.get(), filePath.toRawUTF8());
    ysfx_set_import_root(config.get(), rootPath);
    ysfx_guess_file_roots(config.get(), filePath);
    ysfx_set_log_reporter(config.get(), &CB::CarlaJsfxLogging::logErrorsOnly);
    ysfx_u effect(ysfx_new(config.get()));
    if (! ysfx_load_file(effect.get(), filePath.toRawUTF8(), 0))
    if (! ysfx_load_file(effect.get(), filePath, 0))
    {
        info.valid = false;
        return &info;
@@ -734,11 +654,11 @@ static const CarlaCachedPluginInfo* get_cached_plugin_jsfx(const CB::CarlaJsfxUn
    }
    static CarlaString name, label, maker;
    label = unit.getFileId().toRawUTF8();
    label = unit.getFileId();
    name = ysfx_get_name(effect.get());
    maker = ysfx_get_author(effect.get());
    info.valid         = true;
    info.valid = true;
    info.category = CB::CarlaJsfxCategories::getFromEffect(effect.get());
@@ -796,12 +716,6 @@ uint carla_get_cached_plugin_count(CB::PluginType ptype, const char* pluginPath)
        return lv2World.getPluginCount();
    }
   #if defined(USING_JUCE) && defined(CARLA_OS_MAC)
    case CB::PLUGIN_AU:
        findAUs();
        return static_cast<uint>(gCachedAuPluginResults.size());
   #endif
   #ifdef HAVE_SFZ
    case CB::PLUGIN_SFZ:
        findSFZs(pluginPath);
@@ -847,12 +761,6 @@ const CarlaCachedPluginInfo* carla_get_cached_plugin_info(CB::PluginType ptype,
        return get_cached_plugin_lv2(lv2World, lilvPlugin);
    }
   #if defined(USING_JUCE) && defined(CARLA_OS_MAC)
    case CB::PLUGIN_AU:
        CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_BREAK(index < static_cast<uint>(gCachedAuPluginResults.size()));
        return get_cached_plugin_au(gCachedAuPluginResults.strings.getUnchecked(static_cast<int>(index)));
   #endif
   #ifdef HAVE_SFZ
    case CB::PLUGIN_SFZ:
        CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_BREAK(index < gSFZs.size());
--- a/source/backend/utils/Information.cpp
+++ b/source/backend/utils/Information.cpp
@@ -1,19 +1,5 @@
 /*
 * Carla Plugin Host
 * Copyright (C) 2011-2023 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 * the License, or any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 */
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 #include "CarlaUtils.h"
 #include "CarlaString.hpp"
@@ -31,10 +17,6 @@
 # pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wzero-as-null-pointer-constant"
 #endif
 #if defined(USING_JUCE) && !defined(BUILD_BRIDGE)
 # include "carla_juce/carla_juce.h"
 #endif
 #ifdef USING_RTAUDIO
 # include "rtaudio/RtAudio.h"
 # include "rtmidi/RtMidi.h"
@@ -64,18 +46,10 @@ const char* carla_get_complete_license_text()
        "<li>LADSPA plugin support</li>"
        "<li>DSSI plugin support</li>"
        "<li>LV2 plugin support</li>"
       #if defined(USING_JUCE) && JUCE_PLUGINHOST_VST
        "<li>VST2 plugin support (using JUCE)</li>"
       #else
        "<li>VST2 plugin support (using VeSTige header by Javier Serrano Polo)</li>"
       #endif
       #if defined(USING_JUCE) && JUCE_PLUGINHOST_VST3
        "<li>VST3 plugin support (using JUCE)</li>"
       #else
        "<li>VST3 plugin support (using Travesty header files)</li>"
       #endif
       #if defined(USING_JUCE) && JUCE_PLUGINHOST_AU
        "<li>AU plugin support (using JUCE)</li>"
       #ifdef CARLA_OS_MAC
        "<li>AU plugin support (discovery only)</li>"
       #endif
       #ifdef HAVE_YSFX
        "<li>JSFX plugin support (using ysfx)</li>"
@@ -122,25 +96,6 @@ const char* carla_get_complete_license_text()
    return retText;
 }
 const char* carla_get_juce_version()
 {
    carla_debug("carla_get_juce_version()");
    static CarlaString retVersion;
   #if defined(USING_JUCE) && !defined(BUILD_BRIDGE)
    if (retVersion.isEmpty())
    {
        if (const char* const version = CarlaJUCE::getVersion())
            retVersion = version+6;
        else
            retVersion = "Unknown";
    }
   #endif
    return retVersion;
 }
 const char* const* carla_get_supported_file_extensions()
 {
    carla_debug("carla_get_supported_file_extensions()");
@@ -229,12 +184,6 @@ const char* const* carla_get_supported_features()
       #ifdef HAVE_YSFX
        "jsfx",
       #endif
      #ifdef USING_JUCE
        "juce",
       #if defined(CARLA_OS_MAC)
        "au",
       #endif
      #endif
        nullptr
    };
--- a/source/backend/utils/JUCE.cpp
+++ b/source/backend/utils/JUCE.cpp
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
 /*
 * Carla Plugin Host
 * Copyright (C) 2011-2022 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 * the License, or any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 */
 #include "CarlaUtils.h"
 #ifdef USING_JUCE
 # include "carla_juce/carla_juce.h"
 #endif
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void carla_juce_init()
 {
 #ifdef USING_JUCE
    CarlaJUCE::initialiseJuce_GUI();
 #endif
 }
 void carla_juce_idle()
 {
 #ifdef USING_JUCE
    CarlaJUCE::idleJuce_GUI();
 #endif
 }
 void carla_juce_cleanup()
 {
 #ifdef USING_JUCE
    CarlaJUCE::shutdownJuce_GUI();
 #endif
 }
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--- a/source/backend/utils/Makefile
+++ b/source/backend/utils/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ include ../Makefile.mk
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += $(FLUIDSYNTH_FLAGS)
 BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += $(MAGIC_LIBS)
 BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += $(MAGIC_FLAGS)
 BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += $(YSFX_FLAGS)
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ OBJS = \
 	$(OBJDIR)/CachedPlugins.cpp.o \
 	$(OBJDIR)/CarlaUtils.cpp.o \
 	$(OBJDIR)/Information.cpp.o \
 	$(OBJDIR)/JUCE.cpp.o \
 	$(OBJDIR)/PipeClient.cpp.o \
 	$(OBJDIR)/PluginDiscovery.cpp.o \
 	$(OBJDIR)/System.cpp.o \
@@ -37,20 +36,9 @@ ifeq ($(HAVE_YSFX),true)
 LIBS += $(MODULEDIR)/ysfx.a
 endif
 ifeq ($(USING_JUCE),true)
 LIBS += $(MODULEDIR)/carla_juce.a
 LIBS += $(MODULEDIR)/juce_audio_basics.a
 LIBS += $(MODULEDIR)/juce_audio_processors.a
 LIBS += $(MODULEDIR)/juce_core.a
 LIBS += $(MODULEDIR)/juce_data_structures.a
 LIBS += $(MODULEDIR)/juce_events.a
 LIBS += $(MODULEDIR)/juce_graphics.a
 LIBS += $(MODULEDIR)/juce_gui_basics.a
 LIBS += $(MODULEDIR)/juce_gui_extra.a
 endif
 LINK_FLAGS += $(JACKBRIDGE_LIBS)
 LINK_FLAGS += $(LILV_LIBS)
 LINK_FLAGS += $(MAGIC_LIBS)
 LINK_FLAGS += $(WATER_LIBS)
 ifeq ($(HAVE_X11),true)
@@ -67,17 +55,6 @@ LINK_FLAGS += -pthread
 endif
 endif
 ifeq ($(USING_JUCE),true)
 LINK_FLAGS += $(JUCE_AUDIO_BASICS_LIBS)
 LINK_FLAGS += $(JUCE_AUDIO_PROCESSORS_LIBS)
 LINK_FLAGS += $(JUCE_CORE_LIBS)
 LINK_FLAGS += $(JUCE_DATA_STRUCTURES_LIBS)
 LINK_FLAGS += $(JUCE_EVENTS_LIBS)
 LINK_FLAGS += $(JUCE_GRAPHICS_LIBS)
 LINK_FLAGS += $(JUCE_GUI_BASICS_LIBS)
 LINK_FLAGS += $(JUCE_GUI_EXTRA_LIBS)
 endif
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 all: $(TARGETS)
@@ -100,12 +77,10 @@ $(BINDIR)/libcarla_utils$(LIB_EXT): $(OBJS) $(LIBS)
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ifeq ($(MACOS),true)
 ifeq ($(USING_JUCE),true)
 $(OBJDIR)/CachedPlugins.cpp.o: BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -std=gnu++14
 endif
 $(OBJDIR)/CarlaUtils.cpp.o: BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -ObjC++
 $(OBJDIR)/Windows.cpp.o: BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -ObjC++
 endif
 $(OBJDIR)/%.cpp.o: %.cpp
--- a/source/backend/utils/PluginDiscovery.cpp
+++ b/source/backend/utils/PluginDiscovery.cpp
@@ -1,19 +1,5 @@
 /*
 * Carla Plugin Host
 * Copyright (C) 2011-2023 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 * the License, or any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 */
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 #include "CarlaUtils.h"
@@ -41,7 +27,7 @@ static water::String findWinePrefix(const water::String filename, const int recu
    const water::String path(filename.upToLastOccurrenceOf("/", false, false));
    if (water::File(path + "/dosdevices").isDirectory())
    if (water::File(water::String(path + "/dosdevices").toRawUTF8()).isDirectory())
        return path;
    return findWinePrefix(path, recursionLimit-1);
@@ -111,6 +97,7 @@ public:
          fDiscoveryCallback(discoveryCb),
          fCheckCacheCallback(checkCacheCb),
          fCallbackPtr(callbackPtr),
          fPluginPath(nullptr),
          fPluginsFoundInBinary(false),
          fBinaryIndex(0),
          fBinaryCount(static_cast<uint>(binaries.size())),
@@ -129,12 +116,14 @@ public:
                         const PluginType ptype,
                         const CarlaPluginDiscoveryCallback discoveryCb,
                         const CarlaPluginCheckCacheCallback checkCacheCb,
                         void* const callbackPtr)
                         void* const callbackPtr,
                         const char* const pluginPath = nullptr)
        : fBinaryType(btype),
          fPluginType(ptype),
          fDiscoveryCallback(discoveryCb),
          fCheckCacheCallback(checkCacheCb),
          fCallbackPtr(callbackPtr),
          fPluginPath(pluginPath != nullptr ? carla_strdup_safe(pluginPath) : nullptr),
          fPluginsFoundInBinary(false),
          fBinaryIndex(0),
          fBinaryCount(1),
@@ -153,6 +142,7 @@ public:
        std::free(fNextLabel);
        std::free(fNextMaker);
        std::free(fNextName);
        delete[] fPluginPath;
    }
    bool idle()
@@ -385,6 +375,7 @@ private:
    const CarlaPluginDiscoveryCallback fDiscoveryCallback;
    const CarlaPluginCheckCacheCallback fCheckCacheCallback;
    void* const fCallbackPtr;
    const char* fPluginPath;
    bool fPluginsFoundInBinary;
    uint fBinaryIndex;
@@ -428,7 +419,7 @@ private:
            {
                helperTool = options.wine.executable.buffer();
                if (helperTool[0] == CARLA_OS_SEP && File(helperTool + "64").existsAsFile())
                if (helperTool.isNotEmpty() && helperTool[0] == CARLA_OS_SEP && File(String(helperTool + "64").toRawUTF8()).existsAsFile())
                    helperTool += "64";
            }
            else
@@ -457,7 +448,7 @@ private:
            if (envWinePrefix != nullptr && envWinePrefix[0] != '\0')
                winePrefix = envWinePrefix;
            else if (options.wine.fallbackPrefix != nullptr && options.wine.fallbackPrefix[0] != '\0')
            else if (options.wine.fallbackPrefix.isNotEmpty())
                winePrefix = options.wine.fallbackPrefix.buffer();
            else
                winePrefix = File::getSpecialLocation(File::userHomeDirectory).getFullPathName() + "/.wine";
@@ -467,14 +458,76 @@ private:
        const CarlaScopedEnvVar sev2("WINEPREFIX", winePrefix.toRawUTF8());
       #endif
        const CarlaScopedEnvVar sev3("CARLA_DISCOVERY_NO_PROCESSING_CHECKS", "1");
        if (fBinaries.empty())
        {
            if (fBinaryType == CB::BINARY_NATIVE)
            {
                switch (fPluginType)
                {
                default:
                    break;
                case CB::PLUGIN_INTERNAL:
                case CB::PLUGIN_LV2:
                case CB::PLUGIN_JSFX:
                case CB::PLUGIN_SFZ:
                    if (const uint count = carla_get_cached_plugin_count(fPluginType, fPluginPath))
                    {
                        for (uint i=0; i<count; ++i)
                        {
                            const CarlaCachedPluginInfo* const pinfo = carla_get_cached_plugin_info(fPluginType, i);
                            if (pinfo == nullptr || !pinfo->valid)
                                continue;
                            char* filename = nullptr;
                            CarlaPluginDiscoveryInfo info = {};
                            info.btype = CB::BINARY_NATIVE;
                            info.ptype = fPluginType;
                            info.metadata.name = pinfo->name;
                            info.metadata.maker = pinfo->maker;
                            info.metadata.category = pinfo->category;
                            info.metadata.hints = pinfo->hints;
                            info.io.audioIns = pinfo->audioIns;
                            info.io.audioOuts = pinfo->audioOuts;
                            info.io.cvIns = pinfo->cvIns;
                            info.io.cvOuts = pinfo->cvOuts;
                            info.io.midiIns = pinfo->midiIns;
                            info.io.midiOuts = pinfo->midiOuts;
                            info.io.parameterIns = pinfo->parameterIns;
                            info.io.parameterOuts = pinfo->parameterOuts;
                            if (fPluginType == CB::PLUGIN_LV2)
                            {
                                const char* const slash = std::strchr(pinfo->label, CARLA_OS_SEP);
                                CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_BREAK(slash != nullptr);
                                filename = strdup(pinfo->label);
                                filename[slash - pinfo->label] = '\0';
                                info.filename = filename;
                                info.label = slash + 1;
                            }
                            else
                            {
                                info.filename = gPluginsDiscoveryNullCharPtr;
                                info.label = pinfo->label;
                            }
                            fDiscoveryCallback(fCallbackPtr, &info, nullptr);
                            std::free(filename);
                        }
                    }
                    return;
                }
            }
           #ifndef CARLA_OS_WIN
            if (helperTool.isNotEmpty())
                startPipeServer(helperTool.toRawUTF8(), fDiscoveryTool, getPluginTypeAsString(fPluginType), ":all");
                startPipeServer(helperTool.toRawUTF8(), fDiscoveryTool, getPluginTypeAsString(fPluginType), ":all", -1, 2000);
            else
           #endif
                startPipeServer(fDiscoveryTool, getPluginTypeAsString(fPluginType), ":all");
                startPipeServer(fDiscoveryTool, getPluginTypeAsString(fPluginType), ":all", -1, 2000);
        }
        else
        {
@@ -497,10 +550,10 @@ private:
           #ifndef CARLA_OS_WIN
            if (helperTool.isNotEmpty())
                startPipeServer(helperTool.toRawUTF8(), fDiscoveryTool, getPluginTypeAsString(fPluginType), filename.toRawUTF8());
                startPipeServer(helperTool.toRawUTF8(), fDiscoveryTool, getPluginTypeAsString(fPluginType), filename.toRawUTF8(), -1, 2000);
            else
           #endif
                startPipeServer(fDiscoveryTool, getPluginTypeAsString(fPluginType), filename.toRawUTF8());
                startPipeServer(fDiscoveryTool, getPluginTypeAsString(fPluginType), filename.toRawUTF8(), -1, 2000);
        }
    }
@@ -553,7 +606,7 @@ static bool findDirectories(std::vector<water::File>& files, const char* const p
    for (String *it = splitPaths.begin(), *end = splitPaths.end(); it != end; ++it)
    {
        const File dir(*it);
        const File dir(it->toRawUTF8());
        std::vector<File> results;
        if (dir.findChildFiles(results, File::findDirectories|File::ignoreHiddenFiles, true, wildcard) > 0)
@@ -585,7 +638,7 @@ static bool findFiles(std::vector<water::File>& files,
    for (String *it = splitPaths.begin(), *end = splitPaths.end(); it != end; ++it)
    {
        const File dir(*it);
        const File dir(it->toRawUTF8());
        std::vector<File> results;
        if (dir.findChildFiles(results, File::findFiles|File::ignoreHiddenFiles, true, wildcard) > 0)
@@ -628,7 +681,7 @@ static bool findVST3s(std::vector<water::File>& files,
    for (String *it = splitPaths.begin(), *end = splitPaths.end(); it != end; ++it)
    {
        const File dir(*it);
        const File dir(it->toRawUTF8());
        std::vector<File> results;
        if (dir.findChildFiles(results, flags|File::ignoreHiddenFiles, true, "*.vst3") > 0)
@@ -660,10 +713,28 @@ CarlaPluginDiscoveryHandle carla_plugin_discovery_start(const char* const discov
    CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_RETURN(ptype != CB::PLUGIN_NONE, nullptr);
    CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_RETURN(discoveryTool != nullptr && discoveryTool[0] != '\0', nullptr);
    CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_RETURN(discoveryCb != nullptr, nullptr);
    carla_debug("carla_plugin_discovery_start(%s, %d:%s, %d:%s, %s, %p, %p, %p)",
                discoveryTool, btype, BinaryType2Str(btype), ptype, PluginType2Str(ptype), pluginPath,
                discoveryCb, checkCacheCb, callbackPtr);
    bool directories = false;
    const char* wildcard = nullptr;
    switch (ptype)
    {
    case CB::PLUGIN_INTERNAL:
    case CB::PLUGIN_LV2:
    case CB::PLUGIN_SFZ:
    case CB::PLUGIN_JSFX:
    case CB::PLUGIN_DLS:
    case CB::PLUGIN_GIG:
    case CB::PLUGIN_SF2:
        CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_UINT_RETURN(btype == CB::BINARY_NATIVE, btype, nullptr);
        break;
    default:
        break;
    }
    switch (ptype)
    {
    case CB::PLUGIN_NONE:
@@ -671,16 +742,15 @@ CarlaPluginDiscoveryHandle carla_plugin_discovery_start(const char* const discov
    case CB::PLUGIN_TYPE_COUNT:
        return nullptr;
    case CB::PLUGIN_LV2:
    case CB::PLUGIN_SFZ:
    case CB::PLUGIN_JSFX:
    {
        const CarlaScopedEnvVar csev("CARLA_DISCOVERY_PATH", pluginPath);
        return new CarlaPluginDiscovery(discoveryTool, btype, ptype, discoveryCb, checkCacheCb, callbackPtr);
        return new CarlaPluginDiscovery(discoveryTool, btype, ptype, discoveryCb, checkCacheCb, callbackPtr, pluginPath);
    }
    case CB::PLUGIN_INTERNAL:
    case CB::PLUGIN_LV2:
    case CB::PLUGIN_AU:
        return new CarlaPluginDiscovery(discoveryTool, btype, ptype, discoveryCb, checkCacheCb, callbackPtr);
    case CB::PLUGIN_LADSPA:
@@ -728,6 +798,11 @@ CarlaPluginDiscoveryHandle carla_plugin_discovery_start(const char* const discov
        wildcard = "*.vst3";
        break;
    case CB::PLUGIN_AU:
        directories = true;
        wildcard = "*.component";
        break;
    case CB::PLUGIN_CLAP:
        wildcard = "*.clap";
       #ifdef CARLA_OS_MAC
--- a/source/bridges-plugin/CarlaBridgePlugin.cpp
+++ b/source/bridges-plugin/CarlaBridgePlugin.cpp
@@ -1,19 +1,5 @@
 /*
 * Carla Bridge Plugin
 * Copyright (C) 2012-2023 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 * the License, or any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 */
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 #ifndef BUILD_BRIDGE
 # error This file should not be compiled if not building bridge
@@ -84,6 +70,11 @@ static void saveSignalHandler(int) noexcept
    gSaveNow = true;
 }
 #elif defined(CARLA_OS_WIN)
 static LONG WINAPI winExceptionFilter(_EXCEPTION_POINTERS*)
 {
    return EXCEPTION_EXECUTE_HANDLER;
 }
 static BOOL WINAPI winSignalHandler(DWORD dwCtrlType) noexcept
 {
    if (dwCtrlType == CTRL_C_EVENT)
@@ -113,13 +104,15 @@ static void initSignalHandler()
    sigaction(SIGUSR1, &sig, nullptr);
 #elif defined(CARLA_OS_WIN)
    SetConsoleCtrlHandler(winSignalHandler, TRUE);
    SetErrorMode(SEM_NOGPFAULTERRORBOX);
    SetUnhandledExceptionFilter(winExceptionFilter);
 #endif
 }
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 static String gProjectFilename;
 static CarlaHostHandle gHostHandle;
 static CarlaString gProjectFilename;
 static void gIdle()
 {
@@ -131,7 +124,7 @@ static void gIdle()
        if (gProjectFilename.isNotEmpty())
        {
            if (! carla_save_plugin_state(gHostHandle, 0, gProjectFilename.toRawUTF8()))
            if (! carla_save_plugin_state(gHostHandle, 0, gProjectFilename))
                carla_stderr("Plugin preset save failed, error was:\n%s", carla_get_last_error(gHostHandle));
        }
    }
@@ -202,15 +195,15 @@ public:
            const CarlaPluginInfo* const pInfo = carla_get_plugin_info(gHostHandle, 0);
            CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_RETURN(pInfo != nullptr,);
            gProjectFilename  = CharPointer_UTF8(pInfo->name);
            gProjectFilename  = pInfo->name;
            gProjectFilename += ".carxs";
            if (! File::isAbsolutePath(gProjectFilename))
                gProjectFilename = File::getCurrentWorkingDirectory().getChildFile(gProjectFilename).getFullPathName();
                gProjectFilename = File::getCurrentWorkingDirectory().getChildFile(gProjectFilename).getFullPathName().toRawUTF8();
            if (File(gProjectFilename).existsAsFile())
            {
                if (carla_load_plugin_state(gHostHandle, 0, gProjectFilename.toRawUTF8()))
                if (carla_load_plugin_state(gHostHandle, 0, gProjectFilename))
                    carla_stdout("Plugin state loaded successfully");
                else
                    carla_stderr("Plugin state load failed, error was:\n%s", carla_get_last_error(gHostHandle));
@@ -218,7 +211,7 @@ public:
            else
            {
                carla_stdout("Previous plugin state in '%s' is non-existent, will start from default state",
                             gProjectFilename.toRawUTF8());
                             gProjectFilename.buffer());
            }
        }
--- a/source/bridges-plugin/CarlaBridgeSingleLV2.cpp
+++ b/source/bridges-plugin/CarlaBridgeSingleLV2.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
 * Carla LV2 Single Plugin
 * Copyright (C) 2017-2022 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 * Copyright (C) 2017-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
@@ -29,10 +29,6 @@
 #include "water/files/File.h"
 #ifdef USING_JUCE
 # include "carla_juce/carla_juce.h"
 #endif
 template<>
 void Lv2PluginBaseClass<CARLA_BACKEND_NAMESPACE::EngineTimeInfo>::clearTimeData() noexcept
 {
@@ -53,9 +49,6 @@ public:
                         const LV2_Feature* const* const features)
        : Lv2PluginBaseClass<EngineTimeInfo>(sampleRate, features),
          fPlugin(nullptr)
 #ifdef USING_JUCE
        , fJuceInitialiser()
 #endif
    {
        CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_RETURN(pData->curPluginCount == 0,)
        CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_RETURN(pData->plugins == nullptr,);
@@ -490,10 +483,6 @@ protected:
 private:
    CarlaPluginPtr fPlugin;
 #ifdef USING_JUCE
    CarlaJUCE::ScopedJuceInitialiser_GUI fJuceInitialiser;
 #endif
    void updateParameterOutputs() noexcept
    {
        float value;
--- a/source/bridges-plugin/Makefile
+++ b/source/bridges-plugin/Makefile
@@ -8,15 +8,6 @@ CWD=..
 MODULENAME=carla-bridge
 include $(CWD)/Makefile.mk
 # Workaround GCC bug
 ifeq ($(TESTBUILD),true)
 ifeq ($(USING_JUCE),true)
 BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -Wno-undef
 # FIXME
 BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -Wno-deprecated-declarations
 endif
 endif
 ifneq ($(HAIKU),true)
 ifneq ($(WASM),true)
 BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -pthread
@@ -41,7 +32,6 @@ BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -DBUILD_BRIDGE -I. -I$(CWD) -I$(CWD)/backend -I$(CWD)/include
 BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -I$(CWD)/backend/engine -I$(CWD)/backend/plugin
 BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -UHAVE_SDL
 BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -UUSING_JUCE_AUDIO_DEVICES
 BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -UUSING_RTAUDIO
 32BIT_FLAGS += -DBUILD_BRIDGE_ALTERNATIVE_ARCH
@@ -92,27 +82,6 @@ LIBS_native += $(MODULEDIR)/ysfx.a
 LINK_FLAGS  += $(YSFX_GRAPHICS_LIBS)
 endif
 ifeq ($(USING_JUCE),true)
 LIBS_native  += $(MODULEDIR)/carla_juce.a
 LIBS_native  += $(MODULEDIR)/juce_audio_basics.a
 LIBS_native  += $(MODULEDIR)/juce_audio_processors.a
 LIBS_native  += $(MODULEDIR)/juce_core.a
 LIBS_native  += $(MODULEDIR)/juce_data_structures.a
 LIBS_native  += $(MODULEDIR)/juce_events.a
 LIBS_native  += $(MODULEDIR)/juce_graphics.a
 LIBS_native  += $(MODULEDIR)/juce_gui_basics.a
 LIBS_native  += $(MODULEDIR)/juce_gui_extra.a
 LINK_FLAGS   += $(JUCE_AUDIO_BASICS_LIBS)
 LINK_FLAGS   += $(JUCE_AUDIO_PROCESSORS_LIBS)
 LINK_FLAGS   += $(JUCE_CORE_LIBS)
 LINK_FLAGS   += $(JUCE_DATA_STRUCTURES_LIBS)
 LINK_FLAGS   += $(JUCE_EVENTS_LIBS)
 LINK_FLAGS   += $(JUCE_GRAPHICS_LIBS)
 LINK_FLAGS   += $(JUCE_GUI_BASICS_LIBS)
 LINK_FLAGS   += $(JUCE_GUI_EXTRA_LIBS)
 endif
 ifeq ($(JACKBRIDGE_DIRECT),true)
 LINK_FLAGS += $(JACK_LIBS)
 endif
@@ -130,6 +99,7 @@ NATIVE_LINK_FLAGS  += $(LIBLO_LIBS)
 NATIVE_BUILD_FLAGS += $(FLUIDSYNTH_FLAGS)
 NATIVE_LINK_FLAGS  += $(FLUIDSYNTH_LIBS)
 NATIVE_BUILD_FLAGS += $(MAGIC_FLAGS)
 NATIVE_LINK_FLAGS  += $(MAGIC_LIBS)
 LIBS_native        += $(MODULEDIR)/audio_decoder.a
@@ -179,7 +149,6 @@ OBJS_native = \
 	$(OBJDIR)/CarlaPluginVST3.cpp.o \
 	$(OBJDIR)/CarlaPluginAU.cpp.o \
 	$(OBJDIR)/CarlaPluginJSFX.cpp.o \
 	$(OBJDIR)/CarlaPluginJuce.cpp.o \
 	$(OBJDIR)/CarlaPluginFluidSynth.cpp.o \
 	$(OBJDIR)/CarlaPluginSFZero.cpp.o \
 	$(OBJDIR)/CarlaStandalone.cpp.o
@@ -307,12 +276,10 @@ $(OBJDIR)/CarlaEng%.cpp.o: $(CWD)/backend/engine/CarlaEng%.cpp
 $(OBJDIR)/CarlaPluginJSFX.cpp.o: BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += $(YSFX_FLAGS)
 $(OBJDIR)/CarlaPluginJuce.cpp.o: BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -std=gnu++14
 ifeq ($(MACOS),true)
 $(OBJDIR)/CarlaPluginCLAP.cpp.o: BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -ObjC++
 $(OBJDIR)/CarlaPluginAU.cpp.o: BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -ObjC++
 $(OBJDIR)/CarlaPluginJuce.cpp.o: BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -ObjC++
 $(OBJDIR)/CarlaPluginCLAP.cpp.o: BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -ObjC++
 $(OBJDIR)/CarlaPluginVST2.cpp.o: BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -ObjC++
--- a/source/carla.kdev4
+++ b/source/carla.kdev4
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Manager=KDevGenericManager
 Name=Carla
 [Filters]
 Excludes=*/.*,*/*~,*/*.pyc,*/ui_*.py,*/__pycache__/,external,juce_*
 Excludes=*/.*,*/*~,*/*.pyc,*/ui_*.py,*/__pycache__/,external
 [Project]
 VersionControlSupport=kdevgit
--- a/source/discovery/Makefile
+++ b/source/discovery/Makefile
@@ -8,13 +8,6 @@ CWD=..
 MODULENAME=carla-discovery
 include $(CWD)/Makefile.mk
 # Workaround GCC bug
 ifeq ($(TESTBUILD),true)
 ifeq ($(USING_JUCE),true)
 BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -Wno-undef
 endif
 endif
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 BINDIR    := $(CWD)/../bin
@@ -46,10 +39,6 @@ BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -pthread
 LINK_FLAGS += -pthread
 endif
 ifeq ($(USING_JUCE),true)
 BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -std=gnu++14
 endif
 32BIT_FLAGS += -DBUILD_BRIDGE -DBUILD_BRIDGE_ALTERNATIVE_ARCH
 64BIT_FLAGS += -DBUILD_BRIDGE -DBUILD_BRIDGE_ALTERNATIVE_ARCH
 ARM32_FLAGS += -DBUILD_BRIDGE -DBUILD_BRIDGE_ALTERNATIVE_ARCH
@@ -97,27 +86,6 @@ LIBS_win32   += $(MODULEDIR)/jackbridge.win32e.a
 LIBS_win64   += $(MODULEDIR)/jackbridge.win64e.a
 endif
 ifeq ($(USING_JUCE),true)
 LIBS_native  += $(MODULEDIR)/carla_juce.a
 LIBS_native  += $(MODULEDIR)/juce_audio_basics.a
 LIBS_native  += $(MODULEDIR)/juce_audio_processors.a
 LIBS_native  += $(MODULEDIR)/juce_core.a
 LIBS_native  += $(MODULEDIR)/juce_data_structures.a
 LIBS_native  += $(MODULEDIR)/juce_events.a
 LIBS_native  += $(MODULEDIR)/juce_graphics.a
 LIBS_native  += $(MODULEDIR)/juce_gui_basics.a
 LIBS_native  += $(MODULEDIR)/juce_gui_extra.a
 LINK_FLAGS   += $(JUCE_AUDIO_BASICS_LIBS)
 LINK_FLAGS   += $(JUCE_AUDIO_PROCESSORS_LIBS)
 LINK_FLAGS   += $(JUCE_CORE_LIBS)
 LINK_FLAGS   += $(JUCE_DATA_STRUCTURES_LIBS)
 LINK_FLAGS   += $(JUCE_EVENTS_LIBS)
 LINK_FLAGS   += $(JUCE_GRAPHICS_LIBS)
 LINK_FLAGS   += $(JUCE_GUI_BASICS_LIBS)
 LINK_FLAGS   += $(JUCE_GUI_EXTRA_LIBS)
 endif # USING_JUCE
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 OBJS_native  = $(OBJDIR)/$(MODULENAME).cpp.o
--- a/source/discovery/carla-discovery.cpp
+++ b/source/discovery/carla-discovery.cpp
--- a/source/frontend/CarlaFrontend.h
+++ b/source/frontend/CarlaFrontend.h
@@ -1,19 +1,5 @@
 /*
 * Carla Plugin Host
 * Copyright (C) 2011-2023 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 * the License, or any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 */
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 #pragma once
@@ -61,13 +47,14 @@ typedef struct {
    uint parameterOuts;
 } PluginListDialogResults;
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 class PluginListDialog;
 #else
 struct PluginListDialog;
 #endif
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 CARLA_PLUGIN_EXPORT void
 carla_frontend_createAndExecAboutJuceDialog(void* parent);
 CARLA_PLUGIN_EXPORT const JackAppDialogResults*
 carla_frontend_createAndExecJackAppDialog(void* parent, const char* projectFilename);
--- a/source/frontend/Makefile
+++ b/source/frontend/Makefile
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ endif
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -I. -Iutils
 BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -I../backend
 BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -I../includes
 BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -I../modules
@@ -30,34 +29,22 @@ BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -I../utils
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ifeq ($(WINDOWS),true)
 QT5_LINK_FLAGS = $(shell echo $(LINK_FLAGS) | awk 'sub(" -static","")')
 NON_STATIC_LINK_FLAGS = $(shell echo $(LINK_FLAGS) | awk 'sub(" -static","")') -static-libgcc
 else
 QT5_LINK_FLAGS = $(LINK_FLAGS)
 endif
 ifeq ($(HAVE_QT5),true)
 QT5_PREFIX       = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=prefix Qt5Core)
 BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags Qt5Core Qt5Gui Qt5Widgets)
 QT5_LINK_FLAGS  += -Wl,-rpath,$(QT5_PREFIX)/lib $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --libs Qt5Core Qt5Gui Qt5Widgets)
 else ifeq ($(HAVE_QT5PKG),true)
 QT5_PREFIX       = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=prefix Qt5OpenGLExtensions)
 BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_WIDGETS_LIB -I $(QT5_PREFIX)/include/qt5
 QT5_LINK_FLAGS  += -Wl,-rpath,$(QT5_PREFIX)/lib -F $(QT5_PREFIX)/lib -framework QtCore -framework QtGui -framework QtWidgets
 else
 $(error Trying to build frontend without Qt5, cannot continue)
 NON_STATIC_LINK_FLAGS = $(LINK_FLAGS)
 endif
 ifeq ($(WINDOWS),true)
 QT5_LINK_FLAGS += -L$(BINDIR) $(BINDIR)/libcarla_utils.dll
 QT_LINK_FLAGS += -L$(BINDIR) $(BINDIR)/libcarla_utils.dll
 else
 QT5_LINK_FLAGS += -L$(BINDIR) -lcarla_utils
 QT_LINK_FLAGS += -L$(BINDIR) -lcarla_utils
 endif
 ifeq ($(MACOS),true)
 QT5_LINK_FLAGS += -install_name @rpath/libcarla_frontend.dylib
 QT_LINK_FLAGS += -install_name @rpath/libcarla_frontend.dylib
 # FIXME this does not work: -Wl,-rpath,@loader_path
 else
 QT5_LINK_FLAGS += -Wl,-rpath,'$${ORIGIN}'
 QT_LINK_FLAGS += -Wl,-rpath,'$${ORIGIN}'
 endif
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -71,7 +58,6 @@ QMs = $(patsubst %,translations/carla_%.qm,$(I18N_LANGUAGES))
 CPP_FILES = \
 	carla_frontend.cpp \
 	dialogs/aboutjucedialog.cpp \
 	dialogs/jackappdialog.cpp \
 	pluginlist/pluginlistdialog.cpp
@@ -81,6 +67,7 @@ OBJS = $(CPP_FILES:%=$(OBJDIR)/%.o)
 # Resources
 RES = \
 	qt_config.py \
 	resources_rc.py \
 	$(BINDIR)/resources/modgui \
 	$(BINDIR)/resources/patchcanvas \
@@ -163,24 +150,37 @@ all: $(BINDIR)/libcarla_frontend$(LIB_EXT) $(QMs) $(RES) $(UIs)
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 dialogs/ui_%.h: dialogs/%.ui
 	$(UIC_QT5) $< -o $@
 dialogs/ui_%.h: dialogs/%.ui qt_config.py
 	$(UIC) $< -o $@
 pluginlist/ui_%.h: pluginlist/%.ui
 	$(UIC_QT5) $< -o $@
 pluginlist/ui_%.h: pluginlist/%.ui qt_config.py
 	$(UIC) $< -o $@
 %_ui.py: %.ui
 %_ui.py: %.ui qt_config.py
 	$(PYUIC) $< -o $@
 ui_%.py: $(RESDIR)/ui/%.ui
 ui_%.py: $(RESDIR)/ui/%.ui qt_config.py
 	$(PYUIC) $< -o $@
 qt_config.py:
 ifneq (,$(FRONTEND_TYPE))
 	echo "#!/usr/bin/env python3" > $@
 	echo "qt = $(FRONTEND_TYPE)" >> $@
 else
 	@echo Error: Trying to build frontend without Qt and/or PyQt, cannot continue
 	@false
 endif
 resources_rc.py: $(RESDIR)/resources.qrc $(RESDIR)/*/*.png $(RESDIR)/*/*.svg $(RESDIR)/*/*.svgz
 ifeq ($(FRONTEND_TYPE),6)
 	$(PYRCC) $< | sed -e 's/PySide6/PyQt6/' > $@
 else
 	$(PYRCC) $< -o $@
 endif
 test: $(OBJS) $(LIBS) test.cpp
 	@echo "Linking test"
 	$(SILENT)$(CXX) $(OBJS) test.cpp $(BUILD_CXX_FLAGS) -Wl,-rpath,$(abspath $(BINDIR)) $(QT5_LINK_FLAGS) -o $@
 	$(SILENT)$(CXX) $(OBJS) test.cpp $(BUILD_CXX_FLAGS) $(NON_STATIC_LINK_FLAGS) -Wl,-rpath,$(abspath $(BINDIR)) $(QT_LINK_FLAGS) -o $@
 $(BINDIR)/resources/%: %
 	-@mkdir -p $(BINDIR)/resources
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ $(BINDIR)/resources/zynaddsubfx-ui: ../native-plugins/resources/zynaddsubfx-ui
 $(BINDIR)/libcarla_frontend$(LIB_EXT): $(OBJS) $(LIBS)
 	-@mkdir -p $(BINDIR)
 	@echo "Linking libcarla_frontend$(LIB_EXT)"
 	$(SILENT)$(CXX) $(OBJS) $(BUILD_CXX_FLAGS) $(QT5_LINK_FLAGS) $(SHARED) -o $@
 	$(SILENT)$(CXX) $(OBJS) $(BUILD_CXX_FLAGS) $(QT_CXX_FLAGS) $(NON_STATIC_LINK_FLAGS) $(QT_LINK_FLAGS) $(SHARED) -o $@
 ifeq ($(MACOS),true)
 # FIXME this does not work: -Wl,-rpath,@loader_path
 	$(SILENT)install_name_tool -change ../../../bin/libcarla_utils.dylib @loader_path/libcarla_utils.dylib $@
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ endif
 $(OBJDIR)/%.cpp.o: %.cpp $(UIs)
 	-@mkdir -p $(shell dirname $@)
 	@echo "Compiling $<"
 	$(SILENT)$(CXX) $< $(BUILD_CXX_FLAGS) -c -o $@
 	$(SILENT)$(CXX) $< $(BUILD_CXX_FLAGS) $(QT_CXX_FLAGS) -c -o $@
 -include $(OBJS:%.o=%.d)
@@ -217,7 +217,6 @@ $(OBJDIR)/%.cpp.o: %.cpp $(UIs)
 clean:
 	rm -rf $(BINDIR)/libcarla_frontend$(LIB_EXT) $(UIs) $(RES) $(QMs) __pycache__ *.pyc
 	# old files
 	rm -f ui_carla_about_juce.py
 	rm -f ui_carla_add_jack.py
 	rm -f ui_carla_database.py
 	rm -f ui_carla_refresh.py
--- a/source/frontend/bigmeter-ui
+++ b/source/frontend/bigmeter-ui
@@ -1,25 +1,16 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Carla Native Plugins
 # Copyright (C) 2012-2019 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 # modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 # the License, or any later version.
 #
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Global)
 from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt
 from qt_compat import qt_config
 if qt_config == 5:
    from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt
 elif qt_config == 6:
    from PyQt6.QtCore import Qt
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Custom)
--- a/source/frontend/carla
+++ b/source/frontend/carla
@@ -1,20 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Carla plugin host
 # Copyright (C) 2011-2022 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 # modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 # the License, or any later version.
 #
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Custom Stuff)
@@ -38,6 +24,8 @@ from carla_shared import (
 # Main
 if __name__ == '__main__':
    import resources_rc
    # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    # Read CLI args
--- a/source/frontend/carla-control
+++ b/source/frontend/carla-control
@@ -1,20 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Carla plugin host
 # Copyright (C) 2011-2021 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 # modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 # the License, or any later version.
 #
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Custom Stuff)
@@ -36,6 +22,8 @@ import sys
 # Main
 if __name__ == '__main__':
    import resources_rc
    # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    # Read CLI args
--- a/source/frontend/carla-jack-multi
+++ b/source/frontend/carla-jack-multi
@@ -1,20 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Carla plugin host
 # Copyright (C) 2011-2017 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 # modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 # the License, or any later version.
 #
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Custom Stuff)
@@ -25,6 +11,8 @@ from carla_host import *
 # Main
 if __name__ == '__main__':
    import resources_rc
    # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    # Read CLI args
--- a/source/frontend/carla-jack-single
+++ b/source/frontend/carla-jack-single
@@ -1,20 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Carla plugin host
 # Copyright (C) 2011-2017 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 # modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 # the License, or any later version.
 #
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Custom Stuff)
@@ -25,6 +11,8 @@ from carla_host import *
 # Main
 if __name__ == '__main__':
    import resources_rc
    # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    # Read CLI args
--- a/source/frontend/carla-patchbay
+++ b/source/frontend/carla-patchbay
@@ -1,20 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Carla plugin host
 # Copyright (C) 2011-2017 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 # modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 # the License, or any later version.
 #
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Custom Stuff)
@@ -25,6 +11,8 @@ from carla_host import *
 # Main
 if __name__ == '__main__':
    import resources_rc
    # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    # Read CLI args
--- a/source/frontend/carla-plugin
+++ b/source/frontend/carla-plugin
@@ -1,26 +1,18 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Carla plugin host (plugin UI)
 # Copyright (C) 2013-2020 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 # modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 # the License, or any later version.
 #
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the GPL.txt file
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Global)
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QKeySequence, QMouseEvent
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QFrame, QSplitter
 from qt_compat import qt_config
 if qt_config == 5:
    from PyQt5.QtGui import QKeySequence, QMouseEvent
    from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QFrame, QSplitter
 elif qt_config == 6:
    from PyQt6.QtGui import QKeySequence, QMouseEvent
    from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QFrame, QSplitter
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Custom Stuff)
@@ -577,6 +569,8 @@ class CarlaEmbedW(QEmbedWidget):
 # Main
 if __name__ == '__main__':
    import resources_rc
    # -------------------------------------------------------------
    # Get details regarding target usage
--- a/source/frontend/carla-rack
+++ b/source/frontend/carla-rack
@@ -1,20 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Carla plugin host
 # Copyright (C) 2011-2015 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 # modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 # the License, or any later version.
 #
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Custom Stuff)
@@ -25,6 +11,8 @@ from carla_host import *
 # Main
 if __name__ == '__main__':
    import resources_rc
    # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    # Read CLI args
--- a/source/frontend/carla_app.py
+++ b/source/frontend/carla_app.py
@@ -1,20 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Carla application
 # Copyright (C) 2013-2020 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 # modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 # the License, or any later version.
 #
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Global)
@@ -28,11 +14,18 @@ import sys
 from ctypes import CDLL, RTLD_GLOBAL
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (PyQt5)
 # Imports (PyQt)
 from PyQt5.QtCore import QT_VERSION, Qt, QCoreApplication, QLibraryInfo, QLocale, QTranslator
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QColor, QIcon, QPalette
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QApplication
 from qt_compat import qt_config
 if qt_config == 5:
    from PyQt5.QtCore import QT_VERSION, Qt, QCoreApplication, QLibraryInfo, QLocale, QTranslator
    from PyQt5.QtGui import QColor, QIcon, QPalette
    from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QApplication
 elif qt_config == 6:
    from PyQt6.QtCore import QT_VERSION, Qt, QCoreApplication, QLibraryInfo, QLocale, QTranslator
    from PyQt6.QtGui import QColor, QIcon, QPalette
    from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QApplication
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Custom)
@@ -137,7 +130,7 @@ class CarlaApplication():
            self.createPaletteBlue()
    def createApp(self, appName):
        if LINUX:
        if qt_config == 5 and LINUX:
            # AA_X11InitThreads is not available on old PyQt versions
            try:
                attr = Qt.AA_X11InitThreads
@@ -145,13 +138,13 @@ class CarlaApplication():
                attr = 10
            QApplication.setAttribute(attr)
            if QT_VERSION >= 0x50600:
                QApplication.setAttribute(Qt.AA_EnableHighDpiScaling)
                QApplication.setAttribute(Qt.AA_UseHighDpiPixmaps)
        if MACOS:
            QApplication.setAttribute(Qt.AA_DontShowIconsInMenus)
        if QT_VERSION >= 0x50600:
            QApplication.setAttribute(Qt.AA_EnableHighDpiScaling)
            QApplication.setAttribute(Qt.AA_UseHighDpiPixmaps)
        args = sys.argv[:]
        if WINDOWS:
--- a/source/frontend/carla_backend_qt.py
+++ b/source/frontend/carla_backend_qt.py
@@ -1,25 +1,16 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Carla Backend code (Qt stuff)
 # Copyright (C) 2011-2020 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 # modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 # the License, or any later version.
 #
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Global)
 from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtSignal, QObject
 from qt_compat import qt_config
 if qt_config == 5:
    from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtSignal, QObject
 elif qt_config == 6:
    from PyQt6.QtCore import pyqtSignal, QObject
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Custom)
--- a/source/frontend/carla_frontend.py
+++ b/source/frontend/carla_frontend.py
@@ -1,20 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Carla Backend utils
 # Copyright (C) 2011-2022 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 # modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 # the License, or any later version.
 #
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Global)
@@ -28,7 +14,11 @@ from ctypes import (
    POINTER
 )
 from sip import unwrapinstance
 try:
    from sip import unwrapinstance
 except ImportError:
    def unwrapinstance(_):
        return None
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Custom)
@@ -91,9 +81,6 @@ class CarlaFrontendLib():
    def __init__(self, filename):
        self.lib = cdll.LoadLibrary(filename)
        self.lib.carla_frontend_createAndExecAboutJuceDialog.argtypes = (c_void_p,)
        self.lib.carla_frontend_createAndExecAboutJuceDialog.restype = None
        self.lib.carla_frontend_createAndExecJackAppDialog.argtypes = (c_void_p, c_char_p)
        self.lib.carla_frontend_createAndExecJackAppDialog.restype = POINTER(JackApplicationDialogResults)
@@ -111,9 +98,6 @@ class CarlaFrontendLib():
    # --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    def createAndExecAboutJuceDialog(self, parent):
        self.lib.carla_frontend_createAndExecAboutJuceDialog(unwrapinstance(parent))
    def createAndExecJackAppDialog(self, parent, projectFilename):
        return structToDictOrNull(self.lib.carla_frontend_createAndExecJackAppDialog(unwrapinstance(parent),
                                                                                     projectFilename.encode("utf-8")))
--- a/source/frontend/carla_host.py
+++ b/source/frontend/carla_host.py
@@ -1,20 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Carla host code
 # Copyright (C) 2011-2022 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 # modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 # the License, or any later version.
 #
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Global)
@@ -29,23 +15,78 @@ from ctypes import (
 )
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (PyQt5)
 # Imports (PyQt)
 # This fails in some configurations, assume >= 5.6.0 in that case
 try:
    from PyQt5.Qt import PYQT_VERSION
 except ImportError:
    PYQT_VERSION = 0x50600
 from qt_compat import qt_config
 from PyQt5.QtCore import (
    QT_VERSION, qCritical, QBuffer, QEventLoop, QFileInfo, QIODevice, QMimeData, QModelIndex, QPointF, QTimer, QEvent
 )
 from PyQt5.QtGui import (
    QImage, QImageWriter, QPainter, QPalette, QBrush
 )
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (
    QAction, QApplication, QInputDialog, QFileSystemModel, QListWidgetItem, QGraphicsView, QMainWindow
 )
 if qt_config == 5:
    # This fails in some configurations, assume >= 5.6.0 in that case
    try:
        from PyQt5.Qt import PYQT_VERSION
    except ImportError:
        PYQT_VERSION = 0x50600
    from PyQt5.QtCore import (
        QT_VERSION,
        qCritical,
        QBuffer,
        QEvent,
        QEventLoop,
        QFileInfo,
        QIODevice,
        QMimeData,
        QModelIndex,
        QPointF,
        QTimer,
    )
    from PyQt5.QtGui import (
        QBrush,
        QImage,
        QImageWriter,
        QPainter,
        QPalette,
    )
    from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (
        QAction,
        QApplication,
        QInputDialog,
        QFileSystemModel,
        QListWidgetItem,
        QGraphicsView,
        QMainWindow,
    )
 elif qt_config == 6:
    from PyQt6.QtCore import (
        PYQT_VERSION,
        QT_VERSION,
        qCritical,
        QBuffer,
        QEvent,
        QEventLoop,
        QFileInfo,
        QIODevice,
        QMimeData,
        QModelIndex,
        QPointF,
        QTimer,
    )
    from PyQt6.QtGui import (
        QAction,
        QBrush,
        QFileSystemModel,
        QImage,
        QImageWriter,
        QPainter,
        QPalette,
    )
    from PyQt6.QtWidgets import (
        QApplication,
        QInputDialog,
        QListWidgetItem,
        QGraphicsView,
        QMainWindow,
    )
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Custom)
@@ -434,7 +475,6 @@ class HostWindow(QMainWindow):
            self.ui.act_file_quit.setMenuRole(QAction.QuitRole)
            self.ui.act_settings_configure.setMenuRole(QAction.PreferencesRole)
            self.ui.act_help_about.setMenuRole(QAction.AboutRole)
            self.ui.act_help_about_juce.setMenuRole(QAction.ApplicationSpecificRole)
            self.ui.act_help_about_qt.setMenuRole(QAction.AboutQtRole)
            self.ui.menu_Settings.setTitle("Panels")
@@ -526,7 +566,6 @@ class HostWindow(QMainWindow):
        self.ui.act_settings_configure.triggered.connect(self.slot_configureCarla)
        self.ui.act_help_about.triggered.connect(self.slot_aboutCarla)
        self.ui.act_help_about_juce.triggered.connect(self.slot_aboutJuce)
        self.ui.act_help_about_qt.triggered.connect(self.slot_aboutQt)
        self.ui.cb_disk.currentIndexChanged.connect(self.slot_diskFolderChanged)
@@ -630,10 +669,6 @@ class HostWindow(QMainWindow):
            self.ui.cb_transport_link.setEnabled(False)
            self.ui.cb_transport_link.setVisible(False)
        if "juce" not in features:
            self.ui.act_help_about_juce.setEnabled(False)
            self.ui.act_help_about_juce.setVisible(False)
        # Plugin needs to have timers always running so it receives messages
        if self.host.isPlugin or self.host.isRemote:
            self.startTimers()
@@ -1674,7 +1709,7 @@ class HostWindow(QMainWindow):
            self.ui.graphicsView.setRenderHint(QPainter.SmoothPixmapTransform, fullAA)
            self.ui.graphicsView.setRenderHint(QPainter.TextAntialiasing, fullAA)
            if self.fSavedSettings[CARLA_KEY_CANVAS_USE_OPENGL] and hasGL:
            if self.fSavedSettings[CARLA_KEY_CANVAS_USE_OPENGL] and hasGL and QPainter.HighQualityAntialiasing is not None:
                self.ui.graphicsView.setRenderHint(QPainter.HighQualityAntialiasing, self.fSavedSettings[CARLA_KEY_CANVAS_HQ_ANTIALIASING])
        else:
@@ -2255,10 +2290,6 @@ class HostWindow(QMainWindow):
    def slot_aboutCarla(self):
        CarlaAboutW(self.fParentOrSelf, self.host).exec_()
    @pyqtSlot()
    def slot_aboutJuce(self):
        gCarla.felib.createAndExecAboutJuceDialog(self.fParentOrSelf)
    @pyqtSlot()
    def slot_aboutQt(self):
        QApplication.instance().aboutQt()
@@ -2884,8 +2915,10 @@ class HostWindow(QMainWindow):
            if MACOS:
                nsViewPtr = int(self.winId())
                winIdStr  = "%x" % gCarla.utils.cocoa_get_window(nsViewPtr)
            else:
            elif WINDOWS or QApplication.platformName() == "xcb":
                winIdStr = "%x" % int(self.winId())
            else:
                winIdStr = "0"
            self.host.set_engine_option(ENGINE_OPTION_FRONTEND_WIN_ID, 0, winIdStr)
    def hideEvent(self, event):
--- a/source/frontend/carla_host_control.py
+++ b/source/frontend/carla_host_control.py
@@ -1,25 +1,16 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Carla Backend code (OSC stuff)
 # Copyright (C) 2011-2019 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 # modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 # the License, or any later version.
 #
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Global)
 from PyQt5.QtCore import QEventLoop
 from qt_compat import qt_config
 if qt_config == 5:
    from PyQt5.QtCore import QEventLoop
 elif qt_config == 6:
    from PyQt6.QtCore import QEventLoop
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Custom)
--- a/source/frontend/carla_settings.py
+++ b/source/frontend/carla_settings.py
@@ -1,26 +1,18 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Carla settings code
 # Copyright (C) 2011-2022 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 # modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 # the License, or any later version.
 #
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (PyQt5)
 # Imports (PyQt)
 from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtSlot, QT_VERSION, Qt
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QDialog, QDialogButtonBox, QFileDialog
 from qt_compat import qt_config
 if qt_config == 5:
    from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtSlot, QT_VERSION, Qt
    from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QDialog, QDialogButtonBox, QFileDialog
 elif qt_config == 6:
    from PyQt6.QtCore import pyqtSlot, QT_VERSION, Qt
    from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QDialog, QDialogButtonBox, QFileDialog
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Custom)
@@ -601,6 +593,10 @@ class CarlaSettingsW(QDialog):
        # FIXME broken in some Qt5 versions
        self.ui.cb_canvas_eyecandy.setEnabled(QT_VERSION >= 0x50c00)
        # removed in Qt6
        if QT_VERSION >= 0x60000:
            self.ui.cb_canvas_render_hq_aa.hide()
        self.setWindowFlags(self.windowFlags() & ~Qt.WindowContextHelpButtonHint)
        if MACOS:
@@ -749,7 +745,7 @@ class CarlaSettingsW(QDialog):
                                                               CARLA_DEFAULT_CANVAS_USE_OPENGL, bool))
        self.ui.cb_canvas_render_aa.setCheckState(
            settings.value(CARLA_KEY_CANVAS_ANTIALIASING, CARLA_DEFAULT_CANVAS_ANTIALIASING, int))
            Qt.CheckState(settings.value(CARLA_KEY_CANVAS_ANTIALIASING, CARLA_DEFAULT_CANVAS_ANTIALIASING, int)))
        self.ui.cb_canvas_render_hq_aa.setChecked(self.ui.cb_canvas_render_hq_aa.isEnabled() and
                                                  settings.value(CARLA_KEY_CANVAS_HQ_ANTIALIASING,
--- a/source/frontend/carla_shared.py
+++ b/source/frontend/carla_shared.py
@@ -1,20 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Common Carla code
 # Copyright (C) 2011-2022 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 # modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 # the License, or any later version.
 #
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Global)
@@ -36,17 +22,25 @@ except:
    haveSIGUSR1 = False
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (PyQt5)
 # Imports (PyQt)
 # import changed in PyQt 5.15.8, so try both
 try:
    from PyQt5.Qt import PYQT_VERSION_STR
 except ImportError:
    from PyQt5.QtCore import PYQT_VERSION_STR
 from qt_compat import qt_config
 if qt_config == 5:
    # import changed in PyQt 5.15.8, so try both
    try:
        from PyQt5.Qt import PYQT_VERSION_STR
    except ImportError:
        from PyQt5.QtCore import PYQT_VERSION_STR
 from PyQt5.QtCore import qFatal, QT_VERSION, QT_VERSION_STR, qWarning, QDir, QSettings
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QIcon
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QFileDialog, QMessageBox
    from PyQt5.QtCore import qFatal, QT_VERSION, QT_VERSION_STR, qWarning, QDir, QSettings
    from PyQt5.QtGui import QIcon
    from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QFileDialog, QMessageBox
 elif qt_config == 6:
    from PyQt6.QtCore import qFatal, PYQT_VERSION_STR, QT_VERSION, QT_VERSION_STR, qWarning, QDir, QSettings
    from PyQt6.QtGui import QIcon
    from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QFileDialog, QMessageBox
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Custom)
@@ -523,15 +517,21 @@ if not WINDOWS:
    if not winePrefix:
        winePrefix = HOME + "/.wine"
    if os.path.exists(winePrefix):
        DEFAULT_VST2_PATH += ":" + winePrefix + "/drive_c/Program Files/VstPlugins"
        DEFAULT_VST3_PATH += ":" + winePrefix + "/drive_c/Program Files/Common Files/VST3"
        DEFAULT_CLAP_PATH += ":" + winePrefix + "/drive_c/Program Files/Common Files/CLAP"
    DEFAULT_VST2_PATH += ":" + winePrefix + "/drive_c/Program Files/VstPlugins"
    DEFAULT_VST2_PATH += ":" + winePrefix + "/drive_c/Program Files/VSTPlugins"
    DEFAULT_VST2_PATH += ":" + winePrefix + "/drive_c/Program Files/Steinberg/VstPlugins"
    DEFAULT_VST2_PATH += ":" + winePrefix + "/drive_c/Program Files/Steinberg/VSTPlugins"
    DEFAULT_VST2_PATH += ":" + winePrefix + "/drive_c/Program Files/Common Files/VST2"
    DEFAULT_VST3_PATH += ":" + winePrefix + "/drive_c/Program Files/Common Files/VST3"
    DEFAULT_CLAP_PATH += ":" + winePrefix + "/drive_c/Program Files/Common Files/CLAP"
        if kIs64bit and os.path.exists(winePrefix + "/drive_c/Program Files (x86)"):
            DEFAULT_VST2_PATH += ":" + winePrefix + "/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/VstPlugins"
            DEFAULT_VST3_PATH += ":" + winePrefix + "/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Common Files/VST3"
            DEFAULT_CLAP_PATH += ":" + winePrefix + "/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Common Files/CLAP"
    if kIs64bit:
        DEFAULT_VST2_PATH += ":" + winePrefix + "/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/VstPlugins"
        DEFAULT_VST2_PATH += ":" + winePrefix + "/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/VSTPlugins"
        DEFAULT_VST2_PATH += ":" + winePrefix + "/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Steinberg/VstPlugins"
        DEFAULT_VST2_PATH += ":" + winePrefix + "/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Steinberg/VSTPlugins"
        DEFAULT_VST3_PATH += ":" + winePrefix + "/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Common Files/VST3"
        DEFAULT_CLAP_PATH += ":" + winePrefix + "/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Common Files/CLAP"
    del winePrefix
--- a/source/frontend/carla_skin.py
+++ b/source/frontend/carla_skin.py
@@ -1,27 +1,20 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Carla plugin/slot skin code
 # Copyright (C) 2013-2020 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 # modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 # the License, or any later version.
 #
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Global)
 from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt, QRectF, QLineF, QTimer
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QColor, QFont, QFontDatabase, QPainter, QPainterPath, QPen
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QColorDialog, QFrame, QLineEdit, QPushButton
 from qt_compat import qt_config
 if qt_config == 5:
    from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt, QRectF, QLineF, QTimer
    from PyQt5.QtGui import QColor, QFont, QFontDatabase, QPainter, QPainterPath, QPen
    from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QColorDialog, QFrame, QLineEdit, QPushButton
 elif qt_config == 6:
    from PyQt6.QtCore import Qt, QRectF, QLineF, QTimer
    from PyQt6.QtGui import QColor, QFont, QFontDatabase, QPainter, QPainterPath, QPen
    from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QColorDialog, QFrame, QLineEdit, QPushButton
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Custom)
--- a/source/frontend/carla_utils.py
+++ b/source/frontend/carla_utils.py
@@ -262,9 +262,6 @@ class CarlaUtils():
        self.lib.carla_get_complete_license_text.argtypes = None
        self.lib.carla_get_complete_license_text.restype = c_char_p
        self.lib.carla_get_juce_version.argtypes = None
        self.lib.carla_get_juce_version.restype = c_char_p
        self.lib.carla_get_supported_file_extensions.argtypes = None
        self.lib.carla_get_supported_file_extensions.restype = POINTER(c_char_p)
@@ -328,15 +325,6 @@ class CarlaUtils():
        self.lib.carla_pipe_client_destroy.argtypes = [CarlaPipeClientHandle]
        self.lib.carla_pipe_client_destroy.restype = None
        self.lib.carla_juce_init.argtypes = None
        self.lib.carla_juce_init.restype = None
        self.lib.carla_juce_idle.argtypes = None
        self.lib.carla_juce_idle.restype = None
        self.lib.carla_juce_cleanup.argtypes = None
        self.lib.carla_juce_cleanup.restype = None
        self.lib.carla_get_desktop_scale_factor.argtypes = None
        self.lib.carla_get_desktop_scale_factor.restype = c_double
@@ -399,10 +387,6 @@ class CarlaUtils():
    def get_complete_license_text(self):
        return charPtrToString(self.lib.carla_get_complete_license_text())
    # Get the juce version used in the current Carla build.
    def get_juce_version(self):
        return charPtrToString(self.lib.carla_get_juce_version())
    # Get the list of supported file extensions in carla_load_file().
    def get_supported_file_extensions(self):
        return charPtrPtrToStringList(self.lib.carla_get_supported_file_extensions())
@@ -484,15 +468,6 @@ class CarlaUtils():
    def pipe_client_destroy(self, handle):
        self.lib.carla_pipe_client_destroy(handle)
    def juce_init(self):
        self.lib.carla_juce_init()
    def juce_idle(self):
        self.lib.carla_juce_idle()
    def juce_cleanup(self):
        self.lib.carla_juce_cleanup()
    def get_desktop_scale_factor(self):
        return float(self.lib.carla_get_desktop_scale_factor())
--- a/source/frontend/carla_widgets.py
+++ b/source/frontend/carla_widgets.py
@@ -1,20 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Carla widgets code
 # Copyright (C) 2011-2022 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 # modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 # the License, or any later version.
 #
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Global)
@@ -22,11 +8,36 @@
 from abc import abstractmethod
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (PyQt5)
 from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtSignal, pyqtSlot, Qt, QByteArray
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QCursor, QIcon, QPalette, QPixmap
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QDialog, QFileDialog, QInputDialog, QMenu, QMessageBox, QScrollArea, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
 # Imports (PyQt)
 from qt_compat import qt_config
 if qt_config == 5:
    from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtSignal, pyqtSlot, Qt, QByteArray
    from PyQt5.QtGui import QCursor, QIcon, QPalette, QPixmap
    from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (
        QDialog,
        QFileDialog,
        QInputDialog,
        QMenu,
        QMessageBox,
        QScrollArea,
        QVBoxLayout,
        QWidget,
    )
 elif qt_config == 6:
    from PyQt6.QtCore import pyqtSignal, pyqtSlot, Qt, QByteArray
    from PyQt6.QtGui import QCursor, QIcon, QPalette, QPixmap
    from PyQt6.QtWidgets import (
        QDialog,
        QFileDialog,
        QInputDialog,
        QMenu,
        QMessageBox,
        QScrollArea,
        QVBoxLayout,
        QWidget,
    )
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Custom)
@@ -202,18 +213,11 @@ class CarlaAboutW(QDialog):
                                      "<li>http://ll-plugins.nongnu.org/lv2/ext/miditype</li>"
                                      "</ul>"))
        usingJuce = "juce" in gCarla.utils.get_supported_features()
        if usingJuce and (MACOS or WINDOWS):
            self.ui.l_vst2.setText(self.tr("Using JUCE host"))
        else:
            self.ui.l_vst2.setText(self.tr("About 85&#37; complete (missing vst bank/presets and some minor stuff)"))
        if usingJuce:
            self.ui.l_vst3.setText(self.tr("Using JUCE host"))
        self.ui.l_vst2.setText(self.tr("About 85&#37; complete (missing vst bank/presets and some minor stuff)"))
        self.ui.l_vst3.setText(self.tr("About 66&#37; complete"))
        if MACOS:
            self.ui.l_au.setText(self.tr("Using JUCE host"))
            self.ui.l_au.setText(self.tr("About 20&#37; complete"))
        else:
            self.ui.line_vst3.hide()
            self.ui.l_au.hide()
--- a/source/frontend/dialogs/__init__.py
+++ b/source/frontend/dialogs/__init__.py
@@ -16,5 +16,4 @@
 #
 # For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 from .aboutjucedialog import AboutJuceDialog
 from .jackappdialog import JackAppDialog
--- a/source/frontend/dialogs/aboutjucedialog.cpp
+++ b/source/frontend/dialogs/aboutjucedialog.cpp
@@ -1,97 +0,0 @@
 /*
 * Carla plugin host
 * Copyright (C) 2011-2023 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 * the License, or any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 */
 #include "aboutjucedialog.hpp"
 #ifdef __clang__
 # pragma clang diagnostic push
 # pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-copy-with-user-provided-copy"
 # pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-register"
 #elif defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ >= 8
 # pragma GCC diagnostic push
 # pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wclass-memaccess"
 # pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-copy"
 #endif
 #include "ui_aboutjucedialog.h"
 #ifdef __clang__
 # pragma clang diagnostic pop
 #elif defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ >= 8
 # pragma GCC diagnostic pop
 #endif
 #include "CarlaFrontend.h"
 #include "CarlaUtils.h"
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Jack Application Dialog
 struct AboutJuceDialog::Self {
    Ui_AboutJuceDialog ui;
    Self() {}
    static Self& create()
    {
        Self* const self = new Self();
        return *self;
    }
 };
 AboutJuceDialog::AboutJuceDialog(QWidget* const parent)
    : QDialog(parent),
      self(Self::create())
 {
    self.ui.setupUi(this);
    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // UI setup
    self.ui.l_text2->setText(tr("This program uses JUCE version") + " " + carla_get_juce_version() + ".");
    adjustSize();
    setFixedSize(size());
    Qt::WindowFlags flags = windowFlags();
    flags &= ~Qt::WindowContextHelpButtonHint;
   #ifdef CARLA_OS_WIN
    flags |= Qt::MSWindowsFixedSizeDialogHint;
   #endif
    setWindowFlags(flags);
   #ifdef CARLA_OS_MAC
    if (parent != nullptr)
        setWindowModality(Qt::WindowModal);
   #endif
 }
 AboutJuceDialog::~AboutJuceDialog()
 {
    delete &self;
 }
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void carla_frontend_createAndExecAboutJuceDialog(void* const parent)
 {
    AboutJuceDialog(reinterpret_cast<QWidget*>(parent)).exec();
 }
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--- a/source/frontend/dialogs/aboutjucedialog.hpp
+++ b/source/frontend/dialogs/aboutjucedialog.hpp
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
 /*
 * Carla plugin host
 * Copyright (C) 2011-2022 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 * the License, or any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 */
 #pragma once
 #ifdef __clang__
 # pragma clang diagnostic push
 # pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-copy-with-user-provided-copy"
 # pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-register"
 #elif defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ >= 8
 # pragma GCC diagnostic push
 # pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wclass-memaccess"
 # pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-copy"
 #endif
 #include <QtWidgets/QDialog>
 #ifdef __clang__
 # pragma clang diagnostic pop
 #elif defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ >= 8
 # pragma GCC diagnostic pop
 #endif
 #include "CarlaDefines.h"
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // About JUCE dialog
 class AboutJuceDialog : public QDialog
 {
    struct Self;
    Self& self;
    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 public:
    explicit AboutJuceDialog(QWidget* parent);
    ~AboutJuceDialog() override;
 };
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--- a/source/frontend/dialogs/aboutjucedialog.py
+++ b/source/frontend/dialogs/aboutjucedialog.py
@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Carla plugin host
 # Copyright (C) 2011-2022 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 # modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 # the License, or any later version.
 #
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Global)
 from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QDialog
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Carla)
 from common import MACOS, WINDOWS
 from carla_shared import gCarla
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Local)
 from aboutjucedialog_ui import Ui_AboutJuceDialog
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # About JUCE dialog
 class AboutJuceDialog(QDialog):
    def __init__(self, parent):
        QDialog.__init__(self, parent)
        self.ui = Ui_AboutJuceDialog()
        self.ui.setupUi(self)
        self.ui.l_text2.setText(self.tr("This program uses JUCE version %s." % gCarla.utils.get_juce_version()))
        self.adjustSize()
        self.setFixedSize(self.size())
        flags  = self.windowFlags()
        flags &= ~Qt.WindowContextHelpButtonHint
        if WINDOWS:
            flags |= Qt.MSWindowsFixedSizeDialogHint
        self.setWindowFlags(flags)
        if MACOS:
            self.setWindowModality(Qt.WindowModal)
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Testing
 if __name__ == '__main__':
    import sys
    # pylint: disable=ungrouped-imports
    from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QApplication
    # pylint: enable=ungrouped-imports
    # from carla_utils import CarlaUtils
    # gCarla.utils = CarlaUtils(os.path.dirname(__file__) + "/../../../bin/libcarla_utils.dylib")
    _app = QApplication(sys.argv)
    _gui = AboutJuceDialog(None)
    _gui.exec_()
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--- a/source/frontend/dialogs/aboutjucedialog.ui
+++ b/source/frontend/dialogs/aboutjucedialog.ui
@@ -1,187 +0,0 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <ui version="4.0">
 <class>AboutJuceDialog</class>
 <widget class="QDialog" name="AboutJuceDialog">
  <property name="geometry">
   <rect>
    <x>0</x>
    <y>0</y>
    <width>463</width>
    <height>244</height>
   </rect>
  </property>
  <property name="windowTitle">
   <string>About JUCE</string>
  </property>
  <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
   <item row="0" column="0">
    <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
     <item>
      <widget class="QLabel" name="icon">
       <property name="minimumSize">
        <size>
         <width>48</width>
         <height>48</height>
        </size>
       </property>
       <property name="maximumSize">
        <size>
         <width>48</width>
         <height>48</height>
        </size>
       </property>
       <property name="text">
        <string/>
       </property>
       <property name="pixmap">
        <pixmap resource="../resources.qrc">:/48x48/juce.png</pixmap>
       </property>
      </widget>
     </item>
     <item>
      <spacer name="verticalSpacer">
       <property name="orientation">
        <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
       </property>
       <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
        <size>
         <width>20</width>
         <height>40</height>
        </size>
       </property>
      </spacer>
     </item>
    </layout>
   </item>
   <item row="0" column="1">
    <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
     <item>
      <widget class="QLabel" name="l_text1">
       <property name="text">
        <string>&lt;b&gt;About JUCE&lt;/b&gt;</string>
       </property>
      </widget>
     </item>
     <item>
      <spacer name="verticalSpacer_3">
       <property name="orientation">
        <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
       </property>
       <property name="sizeType">
        <enum>QSizePolicy::Fixed</enum>
       </property>
       <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
        <size>
         <width>10</width>
         <height>10</height>
        </size>
       </property>
      </spacer>
     </item>
     <item>
      <widget class="QLabel" name="l_text2">
       <property name="text">
        <string>This program uses JUCE version 3.x.x.</string>
       </property>
      </widget>
     </item>
     <item>
      <spacer name="verticalSpacer_4">
       <property name="orientation">
        <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
       </property>
       <property name="sizeType">
        <enum>QSizePolicy::Fixed</enum>
       </property>
       <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
        <size>
         <width>10</width>
         <height>10</height>
        </size>
       </property>
      </spacer>
     </item>
     <item>
      <widget class="QLabel" name="l_text3">
       <property name="text">
        <string>JUCE is an open-source cross-platform C++ application framework for creating high quality desktop and mobile applications.
 The core JUCE modules (juce_audio_basics, juce_audio_devices, juce_core and juce_events) are permissively licensed under the terms of the ISC license.
 Other modules are covered by a GNU GPL 3.0 license.
 Copyright (C) 2022 Raw Material Software Limited.</string>
       </property>
       <property name="wordWrap">
        <bool>true</bool>
       </property>
      </widget>
     </item>
     <item>
      <spacer name="verticalSpacer_2">
       <property name="orientation">
        <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
       </property>
       <property name="sizeType">
        <enum>QSizePolicy::Expanding</enum>
       </property>
       <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
        <size>
         <width>0</width>
         <height>0</height>
        </size>
       </property>
      </spacer>
     </item>
    </layout>
   </item>
   <item row="1" column="0" colspan="2">
    <widget class="QDialogButtonBox" name="buttonBox">
     <property name="orientation">
      <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
     </property>
     <property name="standardButtons">
      <set>QDialogButtonBox::Ok</set>
     </property>
    </widget>
   </item>
  </layout>
 </widget>
 <resources>
  <include location="../resources.qrc"/>
  <include location="../resources.qrc"/>
 </resources>
 <connections>
  <connection>
   <sender>buttonBox</sender>
   <signal>accepted()</signal>
   <receiver>AboutJuceDialog</receiver>
   <slot>accept()</slot>
   <hints>
    <hint type="sourcelabel">
     <x>248</x>
     <y>254</y>
    </hint>
    <hint type="destinationlabel">
     <x>157</x>
     <y>274</y>
    </hint>
   </hints>
  </connection>
  <connection>
   <sender>buttonBox</sender>
   <signal>rejected()</signal>
   <receiver>AboutJuceDialog</receiver>
   <slot>reject()</slot>
   <hints>
    <hint type="sourcelabel">
     <x>316</x>
     <y>260</y>
    </hint>
    <hint type="destinationlabel">
     <x>286</x>
     <y>274</y>
    </hint>
   </hints>
  </connection>
 </connections>
 </ui>
--- a/source/frontend/midipattern-ui
+++ b/source/frontend/midipattern-ui
@@ -1,28 +1,21 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # A piano roll viewer/editor
 # Copyright (C) 2012-2020 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 # Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Perry Nguyen
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 # modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 # the License, or any later version.
 #
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2014-2015 Perry Nguyen
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Global)
 from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtSlot, Qt, QEvent
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QKeyEvent
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QMainWindow
 from qt_compat import qt_config
 if qt_config == 5:
    from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtSlot, QT_VERSION, Qt, QEvent
    from PyQt5.QtGui import QKeyEvent
    from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QMainWindow
 elif qt_config == 6:
    from PyQt6.QtCore import pyqtSlot, QT_VERSION, Qt, QEvent
    from PyQt6.QtGui import QKeyEvent
    from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QMainWindow
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Custom)
@@ -74,15 +67,25 @@ class MidiPatternW(ExternalUI, QMainWindow):
        self.ui.piano.modeupdate.connect(self.ui.modeIndicator.changeMode)
        self.ui.piano.modeupdate.connect(self.slot_modeChanged)
        self.ui.timeSigBox.currentIndexChanged[int].connect(self.slot_paramChanged)
        self.ui.measureBox.currentIndexChanged[int].connect(self.slot_paramChanged)
        self.ui.defaultLengthBox.currentIndexChanged[int].connect(self.slot_paramChanged)
        self.ui.quantizeBox.currentIndexChanged[int].connect(self.slot_paramChanged)
        if QT_VERSION >= 0x60000:
            self.ui.timeSigBox.currentIndexChanged.connect(self.slot_paramChanged)
            self.ui.measureBox.currentIndexChanged.connect(self.slot_paramChanged)
            self.ui.defaultLengthBox.currentIndexChanged.connect(self.slot_paramChanged)
            self.ui.quantizeBox.currentIndexChanged.connect(self.slot_paramChanged)
            self.ui.timeSigBox.currentTextChanged.connect(self.slot_setTimeSignature)
            self.ui.measureBox.currentTextChanged.connect(self.ui.piano.setMeasures)
            self.ui.defaultLengthBox.currentTextChanged.connect(self.ui.piano.setDefaultLength)
            self.ui.quantizeBox.currentTextChanged.connect(self.ui.piano.setGridDiv)
        else:
            self.ui.timeSigBox.currentIndexChanged[int].connect(self.slot_paramChanged)
            self.ui.measureBox.currentIndexChanged[int].connect(self.slot_paramChanged)
            self.ui.defaultLengthBox.currentIndexChanged[int].connect(self.slot_paramChanged)
            self.ui.quantizeBox.currentIndexChanged[int].connect(self.slot_paramChanged)
            self.ui.timeSigBox.currentIndexChanged[str].connect(self.slot_setTimeSignature)
            self.ui.measureBox.currentIndexChanged[str].connect(self.ui.piano.setMeasures)
            self.ui.defaultLengthBox.currentIndexChanged[str].connect(self.ui.piano.setDefaultLength)
            self.ui.quantizeBox.currentIndexChanged[str].connect(self.ui.piano.setGridDiv)
        self.ui.timeSigBox.currentIndexChanged[str].connect(self.slot_setTimeSignature)
        self.ui.measureBox.currentIndexChanged[str].connect(self.ui.piano.setMeasures)
        self.ui.defaultLengthBox.currentIndexChanged[str].connect(self.ui.piano.setDefaultLength)
        self.ui.quantizeBox.currentIndexChanged[str].connect(self.ui.piano.setGridDiv)
        self.ui.hSlider.valueChanged.connect(self.ui.graphicsView.setZoomX)
        self.ui.vSlider.valueChanged.connect(self.ui.graphicsView.setZoomY)
--- a/source/frontend/notes-ui
+++ b/source/frontend/notes-ui
@@ -1,26 +1,18 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Carla Native Plugins
 # Copyright (C) 2012-2019 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 # modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 # the License, or any later version.
 #
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Global)
 from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtSlot, Qt
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QGridLayout, QLabel, QPushButton, QTextEdit, QWidget
 from qt_compat import qt_config
 if qt_config == 5:
    from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtSlot, Qt
    from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QGridLayout, QLabel, QPushButton, QTextEdit, QWidget
 elif qt_config == 6:
    from PyQt6.QtCore import pyqtSlot, Qt
    from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QGridLayout, QLabel, QPushButton, QTextEdit, QWidget
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Custom)
--- a/source/frontend/patchcanvas/__init__.py
+++ b/source/frontend/patchcanvas/__init__.py
@@ -1,26 +1,18 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # PatchBay Canvas engine using QGraphicsView/Scene
 # Copyright (C) 2010-2019 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 # modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 # the License, or any later version.
 #
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Global)
 from PyQt5.QtCore import QPointF, QRectF
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QGraphicsItem
 from qt_compat import qt_config
 if qt_config == 5:
    from PyQt5.QtCore import QPointF, QRectF
    from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QGraphicsItem
 elif qt_config == 6:
    from PyQt6.QtCore import QPointF, QRectF
    from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QGraphicsItem
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Theme)
--- a/source/frontend/patchcanvas/canvasbezierline.py
+++ b/source/frontend/patchcanvas/canvasbezierline.py
@@ -1,27 +1,20 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # PatchBay Canvas engine using QGraphicsView/Scene
 # Copyright (C) 2010-2019 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 # modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 # the License, or any later version.
 #
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Global)
 from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt, QPointF
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QColor, QLinearGradient, QPainter, QPainterPath, QPen
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QGraphicsPathItem
 from qt_compat import qt_config
 if qt_config == 5:
    from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt, QPointF
    from PyQt5.QtGui import QColor, QLinearGradient, QPainter, QPainterPath, QPen
    from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QGraphicsPathItem
 elif qt_config == 6:
    from PyQt6.QtCore import Qt, QPointF
    from PyQt6.QtGui import QColor, QLinearGradient, QPainter, QPainterPath, QPen
    from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QGraphicsPathItem
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Custom)
--- a/source/frontend/patchcanvas/canvasbezierlinemov.py
+++ b/source/frontend/patchcanvas/canvasbezierlinemov.py
@@ -1,27 +1,20 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # PatchBay Canvas engine using QGraphicsView/Scene
 # Copyright (C) 2010-2019 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 # modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 # the License, or any later version.
 #
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Global)
 from PyQt5.QtCore import qWarning, Qt, QPointF
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QPainter, QPainterPath, QPen
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QGraphicsPathItem
 from qt_compat import qt_config
 if qt_config == 5:
    from PyQt5.QtCore import qWarning, Qt, QPointF
    from PyQt5.QtGui import QPainter, QPainterPath, QPen
    from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QGraphicsPathItem
 elif qt_config == 6:
    from PyQt6.QtCore import qWarning, Qt, QPointF
    from PyQt6.QtGui import QPainter, QPainterPath, QPen
    from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QGraphicsPathItem
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Custom)
--- a/source/frontend/patchcanvas/canvasbox.py
+++ b/source/frontend/patchcanvas/canvasbox.py
@@ -1,27 +1,22 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # PatchBay Canvas engine using QGraphicsView/Scene
 # Copyright (C) 2010-2021 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 # modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 # the License, or any later version.
 #
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Global)
 from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtSignal, pyqtSlot, qCritical, QT_VERSION, Qt, QPointF, QRectF, QTimer
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QCursor, QFont, QFontMetrics, QImage, QLinearGradient, QPainter, QPen
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QGraphicsItem, QGraphicsObject, QMenu
 from qt_compat import qt_config
 if qt_config == 5:
    from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtSignal, pyqtSlot, qCritical, QT_VERSION, Qt, QPointF, QRectF, QTimer
    from PyQt5.QtGui import QCursor, QFont, QFontMetrics, QImage, QLinearGradient, QPainter, QPen
    from PyQt5.QtSvg import QGraphicsSvgItem
    from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QGraphicsItem, QGraphicsObject, QMenu
 elif qt_config == 6:
    from PyQt6.QtCore import pyqtSignal, pyqtSlot, qCritical, QT_VERSION, Qt, QPointF, QRectF, QTimer
    from PyQt6.QtGui import QCursor, QFont, QFontMetrics, QImage, QLinearGradient, QPainter, QPen
    from PyQt6.QtSvgWidgets import QGraphicsSvgItem
    from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QGraphicsItem, QGraphicsObject, QMenu
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Backwards-compatible horizontalAdvance/width call, depending on Qt version
--- a/source/frontend/patchcanvas/canvasboxshadow.py
+++ b/source/frontend/patchcanvas/canvasboxshadow.py
@@ -1,26 +1,18 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # PatchBay Canvas engine using QGraphicsView/Scene
 # Copyright (C) 2010-2019 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 # modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 # the License, or any later version.
 #
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Global)
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QColor
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QGraphicsDropShadowEffect
 from qt_compat import qt_config
 if qt_config == 5:
    from PyQt5.QtGui import QColor
    from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QGraphicsDropShadowEffect
 elif qt_config == 6:
    from PyQt6.QtGui import QColor
    from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QGraphicsDropShadowEffect
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Custom)
--- a/source/frontend/patchcanvas/canvasfadeanimation.py
+++ b/source/frontend/patchcanvas/canvasfadeanimation.py
@@ -1,26 +1,18 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # PatchBay Canvas engine using QGraphicsView/Scene
 # Copyright (C) 2010-2019 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 # modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 # the License, or any later version.
 #
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Global)
 from PyQt5.QtCore import QAbstractAnimation
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QGraphicsObject
 from qt_compat import qt_config
 if qt_config == 5:
    from PyQt5.QtCore import QAbstractAnimation
    from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QGraphicsObject
 elif qt_config == 6:
    from PyQt6.QtCore import QAbstractAnimation
    from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QGraphicsObject
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Custom)
--- a/source/frontend/patchcanvas/canvasicon.py
+++ b/source/frontend/patchcanvas/canvasicon.py
@@ -1,28 +1,23 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # PatchBay Canvas engine using QGraphicsView/Scene
 # Copyright (C) 2010-2019 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 # modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 # the License, or any later version.
 #
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Global)
 from PyQt5.QtCore import qCritical, QRectF
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QPainter
 from PyQt5.QtSvg import QGraphicsSvgItem, QSvgRenderer
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QGraphicsColorizeEffect
 from qt_compat import qt_config
 if qt_config == 5:
    from PyQt5.QtCore import qCritical, QRectF
    from PyQt5.QtGui import QPainter
    from PyQt5.QtSvg import QGraphicsSvgItem, QSvgRenderer
    from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QGraphicsColorizeEffect
 elif qt_config == 6:
    from PyQt6.QtCore import qCritical, QRectF
    from PyQt6.QtGui import QPainter
    from PyQt6.QtSvg import QSvgRenderer
    from PyQt6.QtSvgWidgets import QGraphicsSvgItem
    from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QGraphicsColorizeEffect
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Custom)
--- a/source/frontend/patchcanvas/canvasline.py
+++ b/source/frontend/patchcanvas/canvasline.py
@@ -1,27 +1,20 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # PatchBay Canvas engine using QGraphicsView/Scene
 # Copyright (C) 2010-2019 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 # modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 # the License, or any later version.
 #
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Global)
 from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt, QLineF
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QLinearGradient, QPainter, QPen
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QGraphicsLineItem
 from qt_compat import qt_config
 if qt_config == 5:
    from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt, QLineF
    from PyQt5.QtGui import QLinearGradient, QPainter, QPen
    from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QGraphicsLineItem
 elif qt_config == 6:
    from PyQt6.QtCore import Qt, QLineF
    from PyQt6.QtGui import QLinearGradient, QPainter, QPen
    from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QGraphicsLineItem
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Custom)
--- a/source/frontend/patchcanvas/canvaslinemov.py
+++ b/source/frontend/patchcanvas/canvaslinemov.py
@@ -1,27 +1,20 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # PatchBay Canvas engine using QGraphicsView/Scene
 # Copyright (C) 2010-2019 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 # modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 # the License, or any later version.
 #
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Global)
 from PyQt5.QtCore import qWarning, Qt, QLineF
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QPainter, QPen
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QGraphicsLineItem
 from qt_compat import qt_config
 if qt_config == 5:
    from PyQt5.QtCore import qWarning, Qt, QLineF
    from PyQt5.QtGui import QPainter, QPen
    from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QGraphicsLineItem
 elif qt_config == 6:
    from PyQt6.QtCore import qWarning, Qt, QLineF
    from PyQt6.QtGui import QPainter, QPen
    from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QGraphicsLineItem
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Custom)
--- a/source/frontend/patchcanvas/canvasport.py
+++ b/source/frontend/patchcanvas/canvasport.py
@@ -1,29 +1,22 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # PatchBay Canvas engine using QGraphicsView/Scene
 # Copyright (C) 2010-2019 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 # modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 # the License, or any later version.
 #
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Global)
 from math import floor
 from PyQt5.QtCore import qCritical, Qt, QLineF, QPointF, QRectF, QTimer
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QCursor, QFont, QFontMetrics, QPainter, QPainterPath, QPen, QPolygonF
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QGraphicsItem, QMenu
 from qt_compat import qt_config
 if qt_config == 5:
    from PyQt5.QtCore import qCritical, Qt, QLineF, QPointF, QRectF, QTimer
    from PyQt5.QtGui import QCursor, QFont, QFontMetrics, QPainter, QPainterPath, QPen, QPolygonF
    from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QGraphicsItem, QMenu
 elif qt_config == 6:
    from PyQt6.QtCore import qCritical, Qt, QLineF, QPointF, QRectF, QTimer
    from PyQt6.QtGui import QCursor, QFont, QFontMetrics, QPainter, QPainterPath, QPen, QPolygonF
    from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QGraphicsItem, QMenu
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Custom)
@@ -120,7 +113,16 @@ class CanvasPort(QGraphicsItem):
        self.update()
    def setPortName(self, port_name):
        if QFontMetrics(self.m_port_font).width(port_name) < QFontMetrics(self.m_port_font).width(self.m_port_name):
        metrics = QFontMetrics(self.m_port_font)
        if QT_VERSION >= 0x50b00:
            width1 = metrics.horizontalAdvance(port_name)
            width2 = metrics.horizontalAdvance(self.m_port_name)
        else:
            width1 = metrics.width(port_name)
            width2 = metrics.width(self.m_port_name)
        if width1 < width2:
            QTimer.singleShot(0, canvas.scene.update)
        self.m_port_name = port_name
@@ -376,6 +378,7 @@ class CanvasPort(QGraphicsItem):
            conn_pen = QPen(theme.port_parameter_pen_sel)
        else:
            qCritical("PatchCanvas::CanvasPort.paint() - invalid port type '%s'" % port_type2str(self.m_port_type))
            painter.restore()
            return
        # To prevent quality worsening
@@ -412,6 +415,7 @@ class CanvasPort(QGraphicsItem):
                poly_locx[4] = lineHinting
            else:
                qCritical("PatchCanvas::CanvasPort.paint() - invalid theme port mode '%s'" % canvas.theme.port_mode)
                painter.restore()
                return
        elif self.m_port_mode == PORT_MODE_OUTPUT:
@@ -431,10 +435,12 @@ class CanvasPort(QGraphicsItem):
                poly_locx[4] = self.m_port_width + 12 - lineHinting
            else:
                qCritical("PatchCanvas::CanvasPort.paint() - invalid theme port mode '%s'" % canvas.theme.port_mode)
                painter.restore()
                return
        else:
            qCritical("PatchCanvas::CanvasPort.paint() - invalid port mode '%s'" % port_mode2str(self.m_port_mode))
            painter.restore()
            return
        polygon = QPolygonF()
--- a/source/frontend/patchcanvas/canvasportglow.py
+++ b/source/frontend/patchcanvas/canvasportglow.py
@@ -1,25 +1,16 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # PatchBay Canvas engine using QGraphicsView/Scene
 # Copyright (C) 2010-2019 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 # modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 # the License, or any later version.
 #
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Global)
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QGraphicsDropShadowEffect
 from qt_compat import qt_config
 if qt_config == 5:
    from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QGraphicsDropShadowEffect
 elif qt_config == 6:
    from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QGraphicsDropShadowEffect
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Custom)
--- a/source/frontend/patchcanvas/patchcanvas.py
+++ b/source/frontend/patchcanvas/patchcanvas.py
@@ -1,27 +1,20 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # PatchBay Canvas engine using QGraphicsView/Scene
 # Copyright (C) 2010-2019 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 # modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 # the License, or any later version.
 #
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Global)
 from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtSlot, qCritical, qFatal, qWarning, QObject
 from PyQt5.QtCore import QPointF, QRectF, QTimer
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QGraphicsObject
 from qt_compat import qt_config
 if qt_config == 5:
    from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtSlot, qCritical, qFatal, qWarning, QObject
    from PyQt5.QtCore import QPointF, QRectF, QTimer
    from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QGraphicsObject
 elif qt_config == 6:
    from PyQt6.QtCore import pyqtSlot, qCritical, qFatal, qWarning, QObject
    from PyQt6.QtCore import QPointF, QRectF, QTimer
    from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QGraphicsObject
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Custom)
--- a/source/frontend/patchcanvas/scene.py
+++ b/source/frontend/patchcanvas/scene.py
@@ -1,29 +1,22 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # PatchBay Canvas engine using QGraphicsView/Scene
 # Copyright (C) 2010-2019 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 # modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 # the License, or any later version.
 #
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Global)
 from math import floor
 from PyQt5.QtCore import QT_VERSION, pyqtSignal, pyqtSlot, qFatal, Qt, QPointF, QRectF
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QCursor, QPixmap, QPolygonF
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QGraphicsRectItem, QGraphicsScene
 from qt_compat import qt_config
 if qt_config == 5:
    from PyQt5.QtCore import QT_VERSION, pyqtSignal, pyqtSlot, qFatal, Qt, QPointF, QRectF
    from PyQt5.QtGui import QCursor, QPixmap, QPolygonF
    from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QGraphicsRectItem, QGraphicsScene
 elif qt_config == 6:
    from PyQt6.QtCore import QT_VERSION, pyqtSignal, pyqtSlot, qFatal, Qt, QPointF, QRectF
    from PyQt6.QtGui import QCursor, QPixmap, QPolygonF
    from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QGraphicsRectItem, QGraphicsScene
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Custom)
@@ -314,7 +307,7 @@ class PatchScene(QGraphicsScene):
        )
        self.m_mouse_rubberband = False
        if event.button() == Qt.MidButton and ctrlDown:
        if event.button() == Qt.MiddleButton and ctrlDown:
            self.startConnectionCut()
            items = self.items(event.scenePos())
            for item in items:
--- a/source/frontend/patchcanvas/theme.py
+++ b/source/frontend/patchcanvas/theme.py
@@ -1,26 +1,18 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # PatchBay Canvas Themes
 # Copyright (C) 2010-2019 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 # modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
 # the License, or any later version.
 #
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011-2024 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports (Global)
 from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QColor, QFont, QPen, QPixmap
 from qt_compat import qt_config
 if qt_config == 5:
    from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt
    from PyQt5.QtGui import QColor, QFont, QPen, QPixmap
 elif qt_config == 6:
    from PyQt6.QtCore import Qt
    from PyQt6.QtGui import QColor, QFont, QPen, QPixmap
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------