TheSteven

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10 hours ago, jim137 said:

I am so tired of this NI Native Access version 2. 

90% of the time it will not load.

The problem appears to be a service NTKDeamon or something. 

I have learned in the past if I manually start it the program install its dependencies and loads.

But that doesn't always work. Then I uninstall reboot and install to get updates.

Can't this mega company get things right anymore?

I finally opened a ticket with NI because I was having horrendous issue with load times for both NA and Kontakt.
They suggested the following which vastly improved things.

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Reset the Service Center .XML files manually

1.       Navigate to C:/Program Files/Common Files/Native instruments/Service Center

2.       Move the .xml files in this folder to the trash.

3.       After this is done, launch Native Access to create a new set of .xmls and restart your computer.

4.       Try opening KONTAKT again to see if the issue has been resolved.

 

Reinitialize the KONTAKT Database

1.       Click the Windows start button at the bottom left of your screen.

2.       Type "%localappdata%" and click the option that appears.

3.       Navigate to the Native Instruments folder.

4.       Then delete the following folder:
KONTAKT 7: "Kontakt 7"

5.       Start KONTAKT 7 in standalone mode (not in your DAW). If KONTAKT still crashes, proceed with the next chapter.

 
Note that once the XMLs and Database has been reset, please be sure to open the Kontakt standalone app first. The first load time may take longer, but once the database has been rebuilt, the load times should be much faster going forward.

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If the issue persists, first please delete the User Registry entries of Native Access and the NTKDaemon:
1.       Click the Windows Start button at the bottom left side of your screen.

2.       Type "regedit" into the search field, then press Enter to open the Windows Registry Editor.

3.       In the Registry Editor, navigate the folder structure to this location and locate the folder for the NI product that is crashing:

4.       HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software > Native Instruments >

5.       Delete the "Native Access" and the "NTK" entries

 
Then please clear the Native Access cache by deleting the following folders:
1.       Click the Windows Start Button on the bottom left of your screen.

2.       Type %localappdata% and press Enter.

3.       This will open the following folder location: C: > Users > *Your User Name* > AppData > Local

4.       go into the Native Instruments directory and delete the "Native Access" and the "NTK" folders

 

I only ended up doing the first half (prior to ~~~~~)  but now they load in around a minute instead of 5 to 10 minutes.

13 hours ago, Walter Cruz said:

https://www.bestservice.com/en/rg_the_rhythm-guitar-synthesizer.html?aid=KrAoJxOvOhT56jib

$ 17.02

4 hours ago, Niky Serrano said:

Yes, seems interesting, but the price that @Walter Cruz shared ($ 17.02) has changed... ?

3 hours ago, Vernon Barnes said:

It is, but it seems very good for highly effected parts, it will have its uses! I managed to pick it up for$17.02 +VAT, less some loyally points from Best Service.

I suspected the pricing was a glitch (either that or they were allocated a limited number to sell at that price) and that all of these sales will sooner than later evaporate.
Some of the voicings/patches are crap but I like a couple (like the steel string acoustic strumming) enough that I thought it was worth picking up and so I grabbed a copy after seeing Walter's post.

@PavlovsCat raises some good points though I strongly disagree with at least couple of his choices.
But as they say YMMV, what works for me may not work as well for you.

This video is more hands-on and a lot less talky than the previous one I posted.

Must have been one of those mispricing flash in the pan deals - price now $79
Shame, the demo videos sound decent.

55 minutes ago, MusicMan said:

You get one each time you buy something ?

They do expire if you don't use them though.

I did not get one (another $25 coupon) for my $14 purchase of DBX 160...

Let me know how UA responses.

Already spent my $25 voucher on the DBX160, so unless they do PA style coupon reactivation I'm sitting on the sidelines for this one.

All of pending* updates on my system already required Kontact 7.6 - so that not new for me.
The only new change is Support for NKS2 navigation.

*Noire, Stradivari Cello, Stradivari Violin

9 hours ago, El Diablo said:

You didn't try to post 3 hours ago?

If I did I didn't think there was an issue...

On 9/15/2023 at 10:52 AM, TheSteven said:

This any better that the GForce String Machine?

I took a look at my GForce SM and remembered why I never use it.
It's so incredibly meeeehhh.  The GUI sucks, the presets suck, there's no easy way to audition the individual voices or presets that do exist. 
The final release feels like an Alpha that got pushed into final release because they didn't want to spend more money on development.
If I knew what every component synth sounded like where I could approach things as a chef - this tune needs a dash of 30% Roma tomatoes / 70% Campari tomatoes, I'd be more impressed.
Of course YMMV (but I doubt it).

The vocal samples sound familiar... anyone know the original source?

I was having issues with posting on the forum, but as of the last couple of  days no issues with Edge or FireFox.

57 minutes ago, Keni said:

Yeah, I contacted them. Their recommendation? Buy the new version as the one I have is long defunct and no records of purchases that old exist.

LOL I still that 2012 'relic' on my system.  When I fire it up it requires re-activation - and IIRC it won't.
Probably should delete it as I can't/don't use it.
At one point I had a number of MiniMoog freebies but never used them so at some point I stopped moving them from computer to computer as I upgraded hardware.

Nowadays I do have the newer Arturia version and couple of other substitutes but
If I'm looking for a Minimoog type sound I usually just use my old LinPlug /Rob Papen Albino 3 - still love that plugin.
 

$149.99 with code...
 

<sigh> I really want this... but not at this price.
 

They must like you better...
$149 for me.

This any better that the GForce String Machine?

Thermal rocks.

Drumazon plugin has been updated to version 2.0.1. The new version provides:
You can download the latest installers from your User Area account or using this link:  https://d16.pl/downloads

·         Fixed:

• o    Crash occuring after double click on Bus insert FX VU meters
• o    Audio Output Window layout to fit when Int Seq is off
• o    Chorus quirks for higher sample rates
• o    Small synthesis quirks for some instruments in sample rates above 44.1kHz
• o    Live / Host Note panel visibility when changed Int Seq

·         Changed:

• o    Factory default state now includes basic automation map

FL Studio 21.1.1.3750  (21.1.1.3318 for MAC)  (not a deal)
https://www.image-line.com/fl-studio-download

FL Studio 21.1.1 (Maintenance Update)

• Projects - Don't automatically set the 'Show info on opening' option when editing project info.
• FL Studio Mobile - Updated to 4.3.16.

Bug fixes - over 60 bug fixes including:

• 16355 Canceling the warning about plugins with large data will still save the project
• 16354 Can't change a pattern name to an empty string
• 16334 Search text in the plugin picker isn't shown completely
• 16323 The 5th line of the browser search path list is always selected when opening File settings
• 16344 The browser shows multiple identical search results
• 16343 The channel arpeggiator jitters
• 16337 Fruity LSD: crash when opened in Windows on ARM
• 16357 Maxx plugins: maximum polyphony is too high
• 16307 Sawer: cpu usage is too high
• 16365 Soundgoodizer: crash when audio input contains NaN values
• 16360 MIDI scripting: playlist.muteTrack's value parameter is ordered incorrectly
• 16356 Edison scripting: InsertSilence always inserts silence before last sample
• 16158 (macOS) Browser sample preview refreshes randomly when dragging samples to channel rack
• 16286 Browser doesn't show when it's auto hidden and "Browse parameters" is used for a plugin
• 16239 Can't color a pattern without renaming it
• 16287 Can't set the pattern name to anything that contains a # character
• 16278 Crash on undo after canceling the "Import MIDI data" window
• 16284 Crash when creating an automation clip while the playlist is not visible
• 16018 Crash when dropping an audio sample on an audio track header
• 16223 Crash when pressing Ctrl + Shift + down arrow in the picker panel
• 16209 Crash when previewing a PNG file with a JPG file extension
• 16275 Crash when the browser saves its settings
• 16011 Crash when using the graph editor after a channel was deleted
• 16246 Dragging playhead where there is a fade on an audio clip can cause loud clicks
• 16295 Fade-outs sometimes click at the start
• 16322 Key markers don't show the correct root note when the scale is changed
• 16285 MIDI devices can't pause playback
• 16225 Moving a pattern in the Picker Panel doesn't always work
• 16311 Newly added key markers don't snap to the grid
• 16256 Only the current pattern is updated in the browser when working with multiple patterns
• 15913 Paste at cursor in the playlist doesn't work when the position was changed with keyboard shortcuts
• 16253 Pattern colors aren't always updated correctly in the browser
• 16321 Playlist zoom levels don't work correctly for all scaling levels when reopening projects
• 16156 Recording options window is shown twice when recording is started during playback
• 16217 Running tests changes the last used project path
• 16138 Sample preview playback position in the browser is not in sync with other audio
• 15973 Short freeze when changing the theme
• 16224 The last used folder is not correct after canceling the Open window
• 16226 The channel rack's loop button doesn't reset when opening a new project
• 16303 Version information in the preview panel in the browser is not shown correctly
• 16164 Warning for the Fruity Fire edition is not themed correctly
• 16236 Drumaxx is pitched up
• 16249 Drumpad is pitched up
• 16305 FL Studio VSTi: host can freeze when an error is shown after MIDI devices change
• 7873 FL Studio VSTi and AU: latency changes aren't reported to the host
• 16288 Granulizer: possible crash when adding samples with a long path
• 16257 Hardcore: control values are shown incorrectly
• 16215 HTML Notebook: crash when the plugin is removed or replaced
• 16262 Maximus: the selected view (Bands or Monitor) is not stored in presets
• 16254 MiniSynth: channel volume doesn't change the plugin's volume
• 16250 MiniSynth: piano roll slides don't work
• 16238 Morphine: saved preset files don't have a file extension
• 16200 X-Y-Z Controller: keyboard shortcuts don't work on the input and output mapping envelopes
• 16152 MIDI scripting: plugins.getPadInfo reports the wrong number of pads for FPC
• 16213 Piano roll scripting: can't set the last bit of Marker.scale_helper
• 16247 Piano roll scripting: hitting accept runs the script again with different output
• 16185 Piano roll and Edison script windows have some graphical issues
• 16300 (macOS) Can't right-click by holding Ctrl while left-clicking in the channel rack
• 16214 (macOS) Detached windows are behind the main window
• 16166 (macOS) The locate button in the browser's Library tab doesn't work for samples and loops
• 16267 (macOS) The program won't start
• 16159 (macOS) Diagnostic: reports aren't saved to the desktop
• 15760 (macOS) FL Studio AU: the editor window is not scaled correctly
• 16260 (Windows) Edison: the declicker doesn't work anymore

8 minutes ago, ralfrobert said:

New plugins are quite disk friendly. I wish Drum Empire was split into several packages so I could install parts of it. I can't carry it around on my laptop as things are. 

100% agree. I was referring to the MSF library, perhaps I should have been more clear.
But it really wasn't a real complaint, I appreciate Melda's continued push to enhance existing products.
Currently I don't have any of the MSF stuff installed due to disk space constraints, but at some point that will change.

2 hours ago, MusicMan said:

As much as I'm not a Waves advocate, they extended on the original design/hardware quite well with this plugin in that regard. It just gives people choice.. keep it simple like the original, or use the extra stuff it it helps and works with the particular track.

Nice example with PA too. They do that well on their plugins.

I love Overloud and how the add more controls to their originals also.

Arturia is handy for some of their addional controls as well.

Another good example is PSP Audio, when doing hardware emulations - for example with their PSP FETpressor
Currently my favorite 1176 plugin.

Melda Complete - the gift that keeps on giving.
Or if you're concerned about disk space - taking... 

7 minutes ago, mibby said:

[rant on]

I really wish plugin manufacturers would add modern settings like M/S, Dry/Wet Mix, Input/Output, etc.  to every plugin these days.  Much like Plugin Alliance does with their Toolbar thing.  There's really no excuse, especially with these big manufacturers.   A plugin of modeled hardware is great, but why not modernize it with features that every plugin should have available now??  I mean, come on, they obviously know how to do these things.

[/rant off]

 

100% agree.  It's sad that UA a company once known for its innovation in the audio field has shown such a lack of it when it comes to their software products.

Julius II and Michelangelo, on his work on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel:
Pope Julius II : When will you make an end?
Michelangelo : When I am finished!

It'll be ready when it's done, regardless of how much you want it now.

In the meantime if there is a killer sale on an upgrade buy it and sit on it. 
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