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Why not give it a try. With AHK you are making it replicate what you would do if you were saving all of the patches in Unify manually. So you are telling it where to move the mouse and where to click, copy, paste etc etc. It takes a little bit of setup using Window Spy to work out where the mouse has to click, and also working out delay times between clicks etc. However, the great thing about Phase Plant is that all of the metadata that you need is not only visible on screen but can be clicked and copy/pasted. So, for example, the first patch in Hardwire (Analog Reese), you can click on its name and copy/paste the name and you can also double click on the macro names to copy/ paste those. So once you have the macros saved using the 0-based index method for the first patch (I usually set up a dummy patch) they will get replicated across all patches and the macro names can be copy/pasted by AHK from each patch as it steps through them. You could just try a simple script to start with copying only the patch names to each Unify patch. I also have Hardwire (Kilohearts gifted it to me) and Tremor which I bought cheaply from KVR as well as the freebie Grattis 2021. I have now made an AHK script for these PP expansions and have Unified Hardwire and Tremor (cannot share the Unified libraries though - see below). One of the things we discussed over on the PG forums was the need to ONLY share Unified Factory libraries (developer permitting). That's why, for example, I have Unified a number of expansions that I own for various synths but I won't share these as I would be giving away paid expansions for anyone to use! However, it's ok to share any AHK scripts to Unify expansion libraries, since whoever runs them must own the library or running the AHK script would be pointless. That hasn't happened though mostly because it then becomes a massive support headache for the script author to assist others to get the script running on their system. Especially if they aren't familiar with all of the ins and outs of running AHK with Unify. For example, all of my scripts make use of my Ultrawide monitor (3440 x 1440) so I use coordinates that would be off screen for most 1080p monitors. At the very least, anyone running them would want to change the coords of any windows used which would then alter the coords of where to click etc. You can change whether the coords are relative to the screen or active window but I tend to work with the screen mode.

I don't use AHK for the undocumented feature; it's more about whatever macro knob changes you make to the first patch getting carried over to other patches. In the case of Phase Plant unless you could make the macro knobs "generic" then they wouldn't function when carried over to other patches. That's where the undocumented feature helps, because it makes the macro knob settings generic. That said, the chap who Unified Phase Plant used a combination of AHK and some Python/C# code to harvest the macro knob information from Phase Plant. I'm not that advanced and tend to just stick to AHK and also use some of Shane's development tools for things that I used to have to script. I can share the Pigments AHK script but I'm not sure how useful it would be and, unfortunately, AHK can be a bit awkward to use. The process is far from fully automatic and will always require debugging and manual intervention for any particular case. You also have to pick the right type of script depending on how accessible the patch names are for the plugin. I have even done a couple where I created a big file of patch names by OCR'ing the screen of the plugin, when no other method worked. Let's continue the discussion by message as I don't want to derail this thread any more than necessary!

Thanks Simeon. I will look forward to your video. I was wondering if you have ever covered Perc-X ( https://www.auddict.com/percx )? I had a look on your YouTube channel but couldn't find it. It seems to be on perma-sale and I have seem it recommended by others. Maybe for a future video? Thanks again, and also for all of your SA Unifying 👍🏻

Cubase 12 ... tomorrow???? They are certainly teasing us with all these updates

Hey Doug, Yes I'm using AutoHotKey. There's a long thread over on the PG Forums where the idea was gradually developed and tweaked starting around January 21. Here's the thread... https://forums.pluginguru.com/unified-libs/autohotkey-unify-patch-browser/ Now, the undocumented Unify feature... When linking macro knobs in Unify to synth parameters, you normally create a list of linked parameters for whatever you are trying to control in the synth. Taking Phase Plant as an example, the first preset (Analog FM) has a list of Phase Plant macros called FM Amount, Phase, FM PW, Q, Filter Env etc etc. In Unify you would see these in the Linked Parameters named exactly as above. So, when you create the link it works fine for this preset, but in the next and every other preset, the Phase Plant macros are all different. So, on the face of it, you would need to manually create links from Unify macro knobs to Phase Plant macro knobs for every Phase Plant preset! Quite a job! However, the undocumented feature which avoids the above scenario, is that Unify normally references plug-in parameters by name, e.g. inst/1/plugin/paramName, but also allows using their 0-based index, e.g. inst/1/plugin/#0 is the first parameter (regardless how it is named), inst/1/plugin/#49 is the 50th, etc. If you hold down ALT (Option on Mac) when clicking the "+" button to add a new macro-link, you can select the parameter in the usual way, by name, but Unify will automatically substitute the appropriate index instead of the name. Your resulting parameter paths can be created for one patch, and re-used for others where the actual parameter names might be different. Shane (the Unify dev) made a note to himself to add this to the Unify documentation so it might appear in the manual soon.

Great stuff! Thanks @TheSteven and thanks to The Unfinished!

Same here abacab - the sounds he makes are exactly what I'm looking for!

Fascinating video @Reid Rosefelt You are definitely onto a winning format with this. I can see it expanding in future to include some of the other folk involved in your stories (maybe publicists, writers, celebrities, producers, directors etc).

Thanks Larry! They also have some pretty nice freebies ( Grainstation 3, NOCOBOT and Beatfox ) on the Patreon link --> https://www.patreon.com/puremagnetik/posts?filters[tag]=Free+Tools

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Worth picking up with voucher. It has a number of patches designed by John 'Skippy' Lehmkuhl (patches with JL in the name).

Some decent prices for Kontakt Player libraries e.g. Bronte $34.30 and Tanpura $23.40. Tempted by Bronte.

That's just it! You can build up amazing patches super quick, using all the synths you own, and quickly get rid of any layers that don't work. Brilliant update 👍

Having Phase Plant Unified is also killer 😀 I love how the randomise feature works as you have a lot of flexibility over which libraries/patches it can choose from. This one feature should sell a lot of copies of Unify!

That combined with the embed patch mode - killer! 😎 The patch that Skippy comes up with in the video using Hive, Dune etc I now have recreated and saved!

Download from your PG account https://www.pluginguru.com/my-account/ or from https://www.ilio.com/unify-updates if you bought from a 3rd party. Lots of great new stuff including a Load Random Patch option. Change Log: Version 1.8.0 (released 17 February 2022) This update is recommended for all Unify users. It includes significant enhancements and important bug fixes. New feature: Key Zones Patches can now optionally reference a "key zones" text file, which defines colored/named zones on the MIDI keyboard view in the GUI footer area. When zones are defined, ops-menus for MIDI and INST layers include a sub-menu to quickly set the layer key-range to match any named zone. New feature: Linked Media Patches can now have associated media links, which can reference local image files or web pages. Green border around thumbnail image indicates a local file link, blue border indicates a web link. Click on thumbnail to open linked content. New feature: INST layer titles automatically track name of the instrument preset Explicitly adding your own title disables this (edit back to blank to re-enable). Note not all third-party plug-ins report their current preset name to host. Unify itself and Guru Sampler now do report their current patch/SFZ name. Layer titles now update correctly when layers are rearranged/renumbered. New feature: Global Gain control Red slider next to thumbnail image, only active in stand-alone app. Allows reducing output level to avoid distortion due to overdriving audio hardware. Setting can be saved once the right level is found. New feature: Random patch button New "dice" icon between arrow buttons next to patch thumbnail image. Click to select a patch at random from among those currently displayed in Chooser (lower half of sidebar). Respects current Load-mode selection (menu at bottom-right corner of sidebar). Patch Browser changes All lists in Patch Selector (top half of sidebar) now update after you select a Library. All lists in Patch Selector display a "Clear" button when any items are selected. New "..." button next to Search text box allows selecting which fields are searched. "Genre" items have been removed. (They were unused, and there was no way to set the "genre" field.) Patch-load modes menu (bottom right of sidebar) now labeled "Mode", has an added "INST1 only" choice. Guru Sampler Numerous changes to SFZ file format, for compatibility with Bjoern's Sample Mapper. Several bugs fixed, mainly relating to mono/legato mode. Pump House Smoothing checkbox added. On by default: reduces DC clicks due to discontinuity between end of one cycle and start of next. Switch off to restore original, perfectly sample-accurate modulation. MIDIBox Added rising-edge triggered parameters corresponding to next/prev track and next/prev MIDI file. You can now use knobs and host-automation to select tracks and files. MIDI Filter New checkbox to filter out ALL note-events. Bundled plug-ins LoudMax updated to v1.4.1. All MOrgan plug-ins updated to latest versions. Smaller changes Channel pressure (aftertouch) can now be assigned to any macro knob. All pop-up (right-click) edit boxes now close automatically when you press Enter. Mouse wheel now works in CC sliders in ShowMIDI View. Ops menu for VST3 plug-ins includes "load .vstpreset" item. ShowMIDI keyboard-size and number of CC sliders are now remembered for future sessions. New setting to force embedded Unify layers to load with Master Effects layer enabled.

@IainThompson I have just tried it and it worked ok. After clicking the orange Update button it took maybe 4 seconds before it started downloading. The update is around 295Mb, so not huge, but worth checking BTP's suggestion.

Very sad news. Good luck for the future.

@Reid Rosefelt Great work Reid! You must have put in a lot of work for this. Lots of useful tips and ideas to improve workflow. A must watch for Emvoice owners especially but also for anyone considering a vocal synthesis library purchase. I think the AI version of Eleanor Forte is more recent (Dec 21) than the non-AI (2018). I have both and, as expected, the AI Lite version is a significant improvement over the non-AI Lite version.

Good to know. Almost no brainer with the coupon!

Yup and it's for Kontakt Player for anyone who doesn't have full Kontakt. I'm loving all these huge discounts on Sample Logic libraries. Quality stuff!

Here's the initial test I did. It's just the first verse and chorus of True Colors (based on the Cyndi Lauper version). This is the Eleanor AI Lite and Synth V Basic version --> https://soundclick.com/r/s8jv82 This is the Solaria and Synth V Pro version --> https://soundclick.com/r/s8ker8 These are mixed in CbB with my usual treatment on vocal tracks (Fabfilter compression, eq and some de-essing). I use the CA-2A on the vocal bus and a send for reverb. When you look at the waveforms in CbB for each vocal track the thing that stands out is that Solaria is much more dynamic. I can definitely see me buying some more AI voicebanks and even Eleanor Forte AI seems to bring a different tone to the table. Here's a song by one of the BIAB forum regulars on SoundCloud which features both Eleanor Forte AI and Solaria. https://soundcloud.com/dcuny/the-gates-of-babylon I will probably watch it anyway as your videos are always worth a watch 😀👍🏻

I appreciate it guys. I bought the Kilohearts Ultimate Toolbox a few months ago and always intended to Unify Phase Plant, but there was an issue with handling the macros in Phase Plant (I won't go into the technical details here). It turns out that there's an undocumented feature in Unify which would have made it much easier. So I was planning to Unify it on Friday, but another guy on the PG Forum stepped in and volunteered to do it. I have to say that he has done a great job and even included all of the macro names from Phase Plant on every preset.

Hi Reid, I think your analysis is fair, but I just thought I would add something as I have now jumped in and bought Synth V Pro along with Solaria and Ryo voicebanks. I guess I would fall into the category of someone who would like to "push the envelope on what a virtual voice can do". My own voice is just okay, and is not likely to improve as I get older. So having male/female demo singers available to sing my songs as realistically as possible with the least effort seems the way to go for me. After buying SV Pro and the voicebanks I thought it might be interesting to simply replace Eleanor Forte AI Lite with Solaria in one of my early SV projects, to see if I could tell much difference. Let's just say that I'm still trying to pick my jaw off the floor I have been following the improvements in SV and AI voicebanks for months, but I honestly didn't expect such a difference between the lite and Pro versions. Maybe some of the differences are to do with them being different voicebanks idk. Something I have discovered is the Auto Pitch Tuning feature which I had initially ignored thinking it was like Autotune/Melodyne. What it seems to do is to make the rise to the start of notes and the drop at the end of notes sound more realistic like a human would sing. Some of the results sound so realistic and, even where the notes are actually slightly out of tune, that in itself makes it sound more realistic. Anyway, I will look forward to watching your video.

Also available are my newly Unified GForce Minimonsta, Unified Waldorf Largo and updated Dune 3.5 factory libraries. You can also still get Tone2 Saurus 3 and updated Pigments 3.5 Unifed factory libraries which I Unified last week. Another user has also Unified the Phase Plant factory library (some minor changes to make to it but it's very useable as is). Download links are here... https://www.pluginguru.com/products/unify-standard/ More details in yesterday's livestream where Skippy also demonstrates some of the new features in the new version of Unify, 1.8 which is due out on Thursday.