Sknote new toy "GTS-39" - Page 9

adpz · 15th June 2011

Bought it and love it. Truly a first-class piece of work.

I am only having one issue: the GUI for the plugin does not move. I can hear the parameters changing, but the knobs/switches/meter are completely frozen.

I am in PT HD8 running ver2.1 of the FXPansion wrapper; the session was a common 44.1/24. Any solutions . . .

pat38 · 15th June 2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by adpz

Bought it and love it. Truly a first-class piece of work.

I am only having one issue: the GUI for the plugin does not move. I can hear the parameters changing, but the knobs/switches/meter are completely frozen.

I am in PT HD8 running ver2.1 of the FXPansion wrapper; the session was a common 44.1/24. Any solutions . . .

Got the same wrapper issues with Roundtone and Presence in mac PT 9 HD - Quinto is working on a downward compatibility fix with the dusty old fxpansion wrapper ...

AU works fine.. You may want to play with a AU daw in the meantime...

quintosardo · 15th June 2011

Did I hear something about a wrapper update?

adpz · 15th June 2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by pat38

AU works fine.. You may want to play with a AU daw in the meantime...

Unfortunately, not an option. A scan of the web turned up that the frozen GUI is a known issue with Fxpansion since 2008 at least. It's up to the developers of the plugs apparently to make the code work.

Is there a fix available, or coming soon? I like the other Sknote plugs I was listening to but things are near-useless if I can't interact with the controls.

quintosardo · 15th June 2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by adpz

Unfortunately, not an option. A scan of the web turned up that the frozen GUI is a known issue with Fxpansion since 2008 at least. It's up to the developers of the plugs apparently to make the code work.

Is there a fix available, or coming soon? I like the other Sknote plugs I was listening to but things are near-useless if I can't interact with the controls.

It is not up to the developers, because vst went to 2.4 (and then 3) a lot of time ago while FX held on

They should say: let's hope that developers will hang on 2.3 so that the wrappers remain compatible. But that's a bit strange...

We are working on compatible versions, anyway. It requires going back to vst2.3

And, maybe, on straight RTAS versions.

adpz · 15th June 2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by quintosardo

It is not up to the developers, because vst went to 2.4 (and then 3) a lot of time ago while FX held on

They should say: let's hope that developers will hang on 2.3 so that the wrappers remain compatible. But that's a bit strange...

We are working on compatible versions, anyway. It requires going back to vst2.3

And, maybe, on straight RTAS versions.

I am surprised they haven't updated their wrapper - it seems like a lost business opportunity. Do you have any rough time-frame of when the issue may be resolved?

Thanks

quintosardo · 15th June 2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by adpz

I am surprised they haven't updated their wrapper - it seems like a lost business opportunity. Do you have any rough time-frame of when the issue may be resolved?
Thanks

Yes, it is strange. Seems like they've lost interest in the product.

The first product could be ready in a week, the following ones will be very fast after the first one.

pat38 · 15th June 2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by quintosardo

Yes, it is strange. Seems like they've lost interest in the product.

The first product could be ready in a week, the following ones will be very fast after the first one.

Nice one

wakestyle · 15th June 2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark D.

I can tell you. Going for an over-driven bass guitar sound (or synth if you are doing hard techno or somthing). It
gives you drive and also control of dynamics, like a good compressor should. Give it a try, let us know if it works.

Bass tends to have less high end, so the added edge helps it cut, without having to resort to a distortion effect.
That and maybe on a drum send. Not bus, but send. Send and mix in 10-20% of that with the clean drum sound.

great advice, thanks for that.

Actually got me thinking that these guys (sknote) could probably make a killer multi-distortion type plug for complete tonal shaping. That would be very cool imo. Something similar to SCREAM (sorry for the reference), very easy to find a variety of distortion tones or even completely new sounds.

Gemylon · 15th June 2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by quintosardo

...
And, maybe, on straight RTAS versions.

That would be fantastic !

G

Hardtoe · 15th June 2011

I still dont get how to use the presets - where do the have to go for the GTS to see them? Cant find the a folder in the regular "Application Support" or "presets" folder that other plugs use???

(OSX - AU - Ableton Live)

quintosardo · 16th June 2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hardtoe

I still dont get how to use the presets - where do the have to go for the GTS to see them? Cant find the a folder in the regular "Application Support" or "presets" folder that other plugs use???

(OSX - AU - Ableton Live)

They need to be converted to fxp/fxb format through that utility I linked above and then loaded in the plugin

Tubthumper · 16th June 2011

Sorry Quinto, I don't understand the procedure for loading the presets either. (I've used the wrapper so I can run the GTS-39 as RTAS).

So, I run the fxp/fxb converter - but how do I load the presets into the GTS-39? And do I do this before I run the wrapper to convert to RTAS??

Thanks!

Hardtoe · 16th June 2011

Wouldn't it be simpler for you to just have the converted presets as part of the "preset" download, instead of everyone doing in on their own?

Also, where do they go, once converted?

quintosardo · 16th June 2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hardtoe

Wouldn't it be simpler for you to just have the converted presets as part of the "preset" download, instead of everyone doing in on their own?
Also, where do they go, once converted?

Yes, of course

Didn't find two minutes, really. They work as such on Cubase, anyway. Received in that format.
They can be placed in any place, because they need to be manually loaded from the interface.

june · 16th June 2011

Hi Quinto,
There's no attached file in your reply mail.
& I'm waiting for my GTS-39 to come all day long

quintosardo · 16th June 2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by june

Hi Quinto,
There's no attached file in your reply mail.
& I'm waiting for my GTS-39 to come all day long

I've sent it three times with links inside!

(two "official messages" and one more now).
Could you please check the antispam folder?

june · 16th June 2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by quintosardo

I've sent it three times with links inside!

(two "official messages" and one more now).
Could you please check the antispam folder?

problem got solved, works fine now.
I'm sorry for the inconvenience.

anyway, this plugin sounds really nice!!

Thank You : )

quintosardo · 16th June 2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by june

problem got solved, works fine now.
I'm sorry for the inconvenience.
anyway, this plugin sounds really nice!!
Thank You : )

Great! :D

mattyc · 19th June 2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by adpz

Bought it and love it. Truly a first-class piece of work.

I am only having one issue: the GUI for the plugin does not move. I can hear the parameters changing, but the knobs/switches/meter are completely frozen.

I am in PT HD8 running ver2.1 of the FXPansion wrapper; the session was a common 44.1/24. Any solutions . . .

same problem here Cubase 5.5.3, Mac OSX 10.6.6

quintosardo · 19th June 2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by mattyc

same problem here Cubase 5.5.3, Mac OSX 10.6.6

It happens only with the Mac Rtas wrapper. Could you please send an email?

Gear Geek · 19th June 2011

Just grabbed this. First impression this is a nice tool to fatten up snares and hats when they need meat. Really great on electric keys to get that vintage vibe. Works for grungy bass lines too. Gives a nice color that works well sometimes and others not. Not a bread and butter processor but gives a color you won't get from other compressors. I like experimenting with the hold to sculpt percussion. Don't like it on kick drum at all and not so good on acoustics that you want smooth or polite.

It is a CPU hog. Would like a 4x option. If the 8x only is needed when driven hard I don't like it at extreme settings anyway.

How much oversampling does it use at 96k? Is it 8x the project rate or is it just 352/384 regardless? If it is 8x 96k I am running at 768 sample rate and I think that is over the top for those running at higher rates

quintosardo · 19th June 2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gear Geek

Just grabbed this. First impression this is a nice tool to fatten up snares and hats when they need meat. Really great on electric keys to get that vintage vibe. Works for grungy bass lines too. Gives a nice color that works well sometimes and others not. Not a bread and butter processor but gives a color you won't get from other compressors. I like experimenting with the hold to sculpt percussion. Don't like it on kick drum at all and not so good on acoustics that you want smooth or polite.

It is a CPU hog. Would like a 4x option. If the 8x only is needed when driven hard I don't like it at extreme settings anyway.

How much oversampling does it use at 96k? Is it 8x the project rate or is it just 352/384 regardless? If it is 8x 96k I am running at 768 sample rate and I think that is over the top for those running at higher rates

It is 8x fixed, for any samplerate!
No, 8x isn't just for the saturation, it is for detector and compression, too, so it is needed even if you don't push it to distortion.

Gear Geek · 21st June 2011

Alright I see. Would still like if it was varied to 4x when at 88/96k.

quintosardo · 21st June 2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gear Geek

Alright I see. Would still like if it was varied to 4x when at 88/96k.

Yes, that's a good point and would keep aliasing away anyway with less cpu while at 88/96k. In todo list for the next release!

Gear Geek · 21st June 2011

Thanks, looking forward.

wakestyle · 27th June 2011

I'm still having some problems with this on my system (pluggin freezing/meters going crazy) as well as the digital-clipping like sounds that occur when compressing hard.

Is there hope for some updates in the future?

I reallly like how it sounds otherwise.

btw my system is cubase 5.5.3 32bit win7 64

Umudo · 27th June 2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by wakestyle

I'm still having some problems with this on my system (pluggin freezing/meters going crazy) as well as the digital-clipping like sounds that occur when compressing hard.

Is there hope for some updates in the future?

I reallly like how it sounds otherwise.

btw my system is cubase 5.5.3 32bit win7 64

AFAIK they are working on it and I am waiting for the fix too!

quintosardo · 27th June 2011

Yes, of course we are updating it!

Gear Geek · 27th June 2011

Cool. I noticed these same issues. Especially the clipping distortion when pushed. Some strange GUI pauses when dragging parameters with mouse.

15th June 2011	#251
Hardtoe Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2007 Location: Saskatchewan / Canada Posts: 1,946	I still dont get how to use the presets - where do the have to go for the GTS to see them? Cant find the a folder in the regular "Application Support" or "presets" folder that other plugs use??? (OSX - AU - Ableton Live) __________________ bring back *stike* bring back *thumbsup* Sincerely Yours, Orion L. Paradis

16th June 2011	#253
Tubthumper Lives for gear Joined: Jan 2005 Location: Beardsville Posts: 815	Sorry Quinto, I don't understand the procedure for loading the presets either. (I've used the wrapper so I can run the GTS-39 as RTAS). So, I run the fxp/fxb converter - but how do I load the presets into the GTS-39? And do I do this before I run the wrapper to convert to RTAS?? Thanks! __________________ Viral marketeers: reveal yourselves.

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15th June 2011	#241
adpz Lives for gear Joined: Jul 2008 Location: new york city Posts: 1,502	Bought it and love it. Truly a first-class piece of work. I am only having one issue: the GUI for the plugin does not move. I can hear the parameters changing, but the knobs/switches/meter are completely frozen. I am in PT HD8 running ver2.1 of the FXPansion wrapper; the session was a common 44.1/24. Any solutions . . .

15th June 2011	#243
quintosardo Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,189	Did I hear something about a wrapper update?

16th June 2011	#254
Hardtoe Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2007 Location: Saskatchewan / Canada Posts: 1,946	Wouldn't it be simpler for you to just have the converted presets as part of the "preset" download, instead of everyone doing in on their own? Also, where do they go, once converted?

16th June 2011	#256
june Gear interested Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 6	Hi Quinto, There's no attached file in your reply mail. & I'm waiting for my GTS-39 to come all day long

19th June 2011	#262
Gear Geek Gear maniac Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 198	Just grabbed this. First impression this is a nice tool to fatten up snares and hats when they need meat. Really great on electric keys to get that vintage vibe. Works for grungy bass lines too. Gives a nice color that works well sometimes and others not. Not a bread and butter processor but gives a color you won't get from other compressors. I like experimenting with the hold to sculpt percussion. Don't like it on kick drum at all and not so good on acoustics that you want smooth or polite. It is a CPU hog. Would like a 4x option. If the 8x only is needed when driven hard I don't like it at extreme settings anyway. How much oversampling does it use at 96k? Is it 8x the project rate or is it just 352/384 regardless? If it is 8x 96k I am running at 768 sample rate and I think that is over the top for those running at higher rates

21st June 2011	#264
Gear Geek Gear maniac Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 198	Alright I see. Would still like if it was varied to 4x when at 88/96k.

21st June 2011	#266
Gear Geek Gear maniac Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 198	Thanks, looking forward.

27th June 2011	#267
wakestyle Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,795	I'm still having some problems with this on my system (pluggin freezing/meters going crazy) as well as the digital-clipping like sounds that occur when compressing hard. Is there hope for some updates in the future? I reallly like how it sounds otherwise. btw my system is cubase 5.5.3 32bit win7 64

27th June 2011	#269
quintosardo Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,189	Yes, of course we are updating it!

27th June 2011	#270
Gear Geek Gear maniac Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 198	Cool. I noticed these same issues. Especially the clipping distortion when pushed. Some strange GUI pauses when dragging parameters with mouse.