refering basepath to the resource folder by deafult

I Followed this tutorial by ADSR Tuturials
(for: how to create midi file selector and load it to the midi object)

the midi file selector working fine
and now i want to know how to set the @basepath (4:55 - youtube time)
to the resource folder by deafult.
cause i want to share the nki i created with my friends.

the problem is
if i set it to "e:/midifiles" for example...
not all my friend have the e:/ drive and the midi files folder
and they can't open it

 

Hi man.. I'm not an expert.. but I think u must make a folder in a (C one (maybe better in "document") .. so everyone have it and u only need to specify that put the midi folder in that route is needed..

 

when you install\use kontakt sound library you dont want to put the midi files in specific path to get it to work....
i belive thare is a way to do it automaticly by deafult....

 

You can only do it properly for Kontakt Player libraries, since only then you can use $GET_FOLDER_LIBRARY_DIR properly, and from there point to "MIDI Files" subfolder in the library folder.

For non-Kontakt Player libraries you can use $GET_FOLDER_PATCH_DIR and point to "MIDI Files" folder relatively to the current NKI, but this is quite fragile if the user reorganizes the NKIs to his own folder scheme...

 

im using kontakt 5.4.2 and this nki is an instrument from this library
so how do i know if its the kind of libraries that fits Kontakt Player or not?

and what do i have to write?
@basepath := "$GET_FOLDER_LIBRARY_DIR"
?

or

@basepath := "$GET_FOLDER_LIBRARY_DIR/midifiles"

or

@basepath := "$GET_FOLDER_PATCH_DIR"

or

@basepath := "$GET_FOLDER_PATCH_DIR/midifiles"

 

No... you need to use get_folder() function. See KSP Reference manual. And get to know it better.

 

Thank u very much EvilDragon!!!! you are my guru!!!
the answer is basepath := get_folder($GET_FOLDER_PATCH_DIR)
and ill save the pach in some place with the midi files!

 

It would be better if NKIs are in their own folder and MIDI files are in their own folder, so things don't mix up.

For example, you have a library structure like this:

Documentation\
Instruments\
MIDI Files\
Samples\

You would then use basepath := get_folder($GET_FOLDER_PATCH_DIR) & "../MIDI Files/"

 

perfect! happy to learn other thing.. thank to both guys!

 

thank u evildragon!