LittleStudios Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 (edited) I downloaded the freebie from Acustica, BASSTard. I started noticing a strange behavior with the VST3 version of the plugin in Cakewalk by BandLab. I insert the plugin on a track, apply the settings that I want. Hit the play button (or space bar) and it sounds great, awesome. Time to stop the track, so I hit the stop button (or space bar, doesn't matter) and the "Boost" knob resets back to the default position. In the process of trouble shooting, I installed the VST2 version and the problem doesn't exist with this version. I then uninstall the VST3 version and reinstall it. No good, same result as before. So I see if the problem happens in a different DAW. I try Reaper, and both the VST3 & 2 versions work great. So I go to Sonar Platinum by Cakewalk and I get the same problem as I do in Cakewalk by BandLab. I'm curious as to what it is about Cakewalk/Sonar that causes the Play/Stop functions to communicate to the VST3 version of the plugin to reset the "Boost" knob back to the default position. I've been communicating with Acustica about this issue and all I've received for a solution is to uninstall and reinstall. Which I have and nothing changes. I'm not sure how much of an effort they're going to put into a free plugin. Any thoughts? Noel, any thoughts? Edited April 12, 2019 by LittleStudios Had to fix some grammar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModMan Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 This happens on the vst3 version of the Big CEIL Plugin by Acustica! Haven't tried installing VST2 - will do that now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hidden Symmetry Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 (edited) It's not so much about being a free plugin there's just many niggles when using Acustica plugins. I've had similar issues since they introduced their VST3 versions (likely due to JUCE framework) & only install VST2. For me there's no real gain since I don't believe SC is supported yet (need to use something like Metaplugin) plus they don't have the ability to suspend operation or save cpu when the plugins are bypassed. It has to do with their tech. Re-installing the plugin is a typical answer from their support which can solve various issues like missing SR's or other weird behaviors. There's also a major confirmed authorization bug when using their Acqua libraries for N4 (SoundDrops, DiBiQuadro, London Acoustics) in Sonar/ CbB. Edited April 30, 2019 by Hidden Symmetry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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