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Odin 2 is free!

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Odin 2 is very interesting!

Did somebody say "Max Headroom"?

5 minutes ago, locrian said:

they'll probably just continue printing until they reach Weimar-level inflation

Let's hope that we never achieve that! But raising interest rates now sure looks like it would crash everything.

Check the list of Software > Korg Collection 3 Series...

https://korg.shop/software/korg-collection-series.html

Who are you?

On 8/1/2021 at 4:05 PM, jackson white said:

You could add CPU intensive / inefficiently coded  VSTs to your list.

Good point!

My impression is that many developers are probably building and testing their code on the very latest hardware. So the likelihood of issues with older/lesser capable hardware may be overlooked. by them.

So freezing synth tracks, and selective sends to FX busses (rather than inserting effects on each track) could be a worthwhile effort if you run into issues with performance on your PC .

4 hours ago, locrian said:

Since 1987 these unwindings have been occurrring about once a decade.  Markets are cyclical.  They rise and then they fall.  But maybe this time really is different and stocks  INFLATION will continue to rise forever (fueled by endless money printing).  Who knows...

Fixed it for you...

No problem! Found what I was looking for, and had just overlooked!

5 hours ago, deepseasquid said:

Here is a collection of ones which will do 32 bit VST2, as well as 64 bit VST2 and VST3:

https://www.hermannseib.com/english/savihost.htm

Hey thanks! That's the same link that I posted yesterday. But I took another look and noticed that the VST3 version is a separate executable.

If you do not yet have a squeaky clean LatencyMon report, you will likely continue to have some issues with DPC latency. It is what it is...

With an off the shelf laptop, you may encounter DPC latency issues unless you have an exceptional unit. An i7 laptop CPU is relatively under powered compared with a similar desktop CPU. Mobile processors have lower clock speeds to lower heat output and power consumption. Off the shelf laptops are typically optimized for uses other than audio production. So laptop choices should be selected from known good audio laptop models (those that others have had a good real-time audio experience with). Gaming or video editing laptops are not going to be guaranteed to work with real-time audio. Those are not real-time activities.

4 hours ago, Simeon Amburgey said:

Where did you get your Software Pass link?

A link to KORG_Software_Pass_1_1_3 with a Setup.exe v1.1.3 was emailed to me by the KORG Shop.

This link at a KORG page downloads the same Setup.exe with a v1.1.3 file. The file hashes match. https://id.korg.com/static_pages/3

That being said, Software Pass seems to have a strange little bug for me. It still shows two products as uninstalled, although I did download all good installers and installed them all successfully. Not a real problem though, but it may offend those with OCD. 😉

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The Korg software downloader worked correctly for me. Did you install the latest Korg Software Pass?

15 hours ago, antler said:

True; especially when you consider that there isn't enough gold to actually back the total amount of USD out there.

Nixon ended the gold backing of the dollar back in the 70's. Now it's just government promises... and printing presses...

Is there an available stand-alone host for VST3 plugins? Just noticed that Nano and SAVI only see VST2 type plugins.

It is most likely #3, if it's not any of the others...

Larry who? 😁

Good tip!

SAVIhost is free, and also works for hosting exactly one VSTi plugin. https://www.hermannseib.com/english/savihost.htm

The author also wrote VSTHost, which allow for more complex routing between plugins. https://www.hermannseib.com/english/vsthost.htm

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This is a very special Livestream - we're going to look at the Korg Collection V3 which has 10 Instruments in it (Introductory Sale Price is NUTS) - 5 of those synthesizers I spent many years of my life programming the patches for with a talented team of synth programmers from around the world. I'll do a little bit of "Memory Lane" while exploring some of these synthesizers... SPECIAL GUESTS Jack Hotop and Peter Schwartz (who also made patches for many of these synths) WILL BE SHOWING UP!! You won't want to miss this one! Also MINIMAL's very powerful RIFT Audio Effect will be reviewed and if there is any time left, we'll do some synth 101 programming lessons.

See Ya at 12pm PDT on Saturday

23 minutes ago, kevin H said:

Assuming you like the plugins, last year I upgraded to v2 for $299.  So all of v3 which includes v2 for $199 is a great deal.

Thanks! I missed owning the original Korg M-1, but I was impressed with the sounds in the local music store! But I did end up with a Korg X2, 76 key workstation.

But that was right about the time that I discovered PC based MIDI sequencers. So I sold my Korg. Don't ever sell your Korg, LOL!

Missed those sounds! So I think it's great that you can get them in a VST now!

Plus the Wavestation is a mythical beast that I never got my hands on!

I got the M1 Le with a hardware bundle a while back. Yet didn't have any Korg collections.

So now they are offering the Korg Collection 3 to me for $199. Deal?

A tribute!

5 hours ago, dubdisciple said:

Akai's big errors were abandoning project and shutting down the exchange. I think most of us are willing to manually input a fav synth or two, but nobody is going through all of their native instrument expansions or kontakt libraries. 

Agreed. I could never get it to work correctly with SampleTank, for instance. So I decided to stay focused on what would work, and it that regard VIP had much more capability than NKS. Sad that Akai/inMusic abandoned the project. A lot of lost potential!

Best workaround that I found is to use what works using VIP as a plugin on an instrument track within Cakewalk (or whatever DAW you choose), and then using Kontakt, or SampleTank, etc.,  as separate instrument tracks in your DAW.

10 hours ago, dubdisciple said:

I still have the installers for a number of cakewalk instruments and the only one i bother with is zeta+2 and mostly because it's one of the few synths i have that VIP software works with.

What other synths have you tried with VIP that didn't work? It's hit or miss, but most synths that I've tried will at least import patches manually.

Before Akai shut down their user groups, I managed to grab a few VIP user created plugin maps for Dim Pro, Rapture, and Z3TA+2. They don't have all the expansions, but cover the factory presets.

Not all plugins will import presets to VIP, because some plugins refuse to share preset info with their host.  It's problem with the plugin. Akai never tried to put restrictions on 3rd party plugins like Native Instruments does with Komplete Kontrol and their NKS ecosystem.