Jacques Boileau

For AT5 taking very long to load on some system: yes! For AT5 5.1.0 taking double the CPU than 5.0.3 when running: nope Edit: I am not saying that it couldn't be system specific, I don't have enough data, but many post show the increase in CPU usage when running is independent of the power of the machine.

I don't want to participate in the rant, I just want to give info. And it is what I have done from the start. I know you were responding to Kenny, but since I have been involved in reporting this problem, I do feel I need to clarify my position. First, I would caution people in blaming AT5 taking forever to load up. When an app is starting up, all of its files are checked by your virus scan! Depending on how efficient your virus scan is, this may have an impact and not AT5's fault at all. If you are up to it, you can temporarily disable your virus scanner and start AT5 so you can see which is really causing the slow load. I have opened a ticket exactly a month ago, about the CPU usage, not the loading time. The ticket number is #3712804. I was asked to send info about my machine, which I did. I was told they where looking into this with other users. I answered I would gladly offer more help if needed. If you want to check the status of the ticket, I leave it to you to decide, but would be grateful to get any news. My intervention in reporting this as always been to help, IK and its users. I honestly want AT5 to be the best product of its kind and if I see something that could potentially derail it from that, I will report it. If the devs want to test on my machine, either by sending beta versions that I test or even connecting remotely to my machine, they are welcome to it! I will be glad to work with them on this. The problem with this increase in CPU usage is that it probably affects everyone to some degree. But, if you have a recent more powerful machine you will probably not notice it. For example, if you have a recent, powerful machine and AT5 used to take 1% CPU usage and it doubles to 2%, it won't be apparent and you won't care even if you are made aware of it. If you have an older machine and it used to take 5% CPU usage and it then doubles to 10%, you will notice and will care that it does. On a multi guitar tracks song, it is of course even more noticeable and can bring your mix to its knees. Some facts about the problem: AT5 approximately doubled its CPU usage from version 5.0.3 to 5.1.0, at least on some machine if not all. There was no big functionality added, as per the release notes, for the user between these 2 versions that would warrant this. Support and devs have been made aware of the problem and responded they are looking into it. Some solutions proposed by me and others: Stick to AT5 5.0.3. Not the best thing since we all want the new stuff, especially the X-Gear, but can do while the devs look into it. Upgrade your machine. This would help in many ways other than with AT5, but is certainly not feasible for many and buying AT5 should probably not come with this requirement. At least, I don't want to upgrade just yet a machine that performs really well in all other aspects. Let's not send our PCs too quickly to the landfill, it is not ecological. Mine is an i7-4790. Old, but audio work is not as intensive as video work for example, and should still do fine for a while. Freeze tracks. This is probably the best solution, but it is time consuming.

Wow, I had stopped looking at the counter since we had hit 25,000. Still going strong! Almost tempted to go in for another set of freebies... not that I need anything! ?

I agree wholeheartedly. I have not seen the problem, but gave a quick solution to @kennywtelejazz since he seemed quite aggravated and having a rough time. I am simply more aware than others what is in each releases and how to roll back I guess. But yes, support should always be the first place to report problems. No one from IK, not even Peter, has the job of looking through forums for complaints and turn them into bug reports for the devs. You must file in a support ticket. It is the quickest and best way to get the info to the devs. And if you think that someone already entered one for your problem and don't really need to enter it again, you are wrong! The more input they get the better. And if they see that many people have the same problem, the urgency goes up a notch. It is ok to report problems on forums so that people know they exist, but make sure support has been advised first. Or we can't complain they are not fixing something they have not been made aware of! Let's be part of the solution!

I am confused. How can someone that offers plugins for free can get his hands on so many vintage equipment to emulate. If you are emulating this old Abbey Road preamp, how do you get your hands on one to analyse? Strange. There is obviously something I don't understand... The only thing missing from his plugins, is a good set of presets to get you started. Not everyone is familiar with these vintage equipment.

Until they resolve this, you can minimize the agravation by simply rolling back to the previous version. 5.1.1 didn't include the try & buy integration so this screen is not in it. Just go to your product page (not the procuct manager) ann under your puschase there is a tab called 'past releases'. Just install 5.1.1 over what you currently got and you should be good to go.

I had this which I had previously used with REW software and was able to use it with arc. But I needed to install ASIO4All. Luckily, it is only needed for the measurement part and I removed it afterwards. It comes with a calibration fiel. It worked flawlessly. https://www.minidsp.com/products/acoustic-measurement/umik-1 But if you want to use the mic for other things than measurement, you might be better off with something like this Dayton: https://www.daytonaudio.com/product/911/emm-6-electret-measurement-microphone It comes with a calibration file too and will work great with arc I am sure. Others (search this thread) have successfully used this Dayton using a conversion cable. It is cheap for sure, but sometimes you get what you pay for, so research it first. https://www.daytonaudio.com/product/1117/imm-6-idevice-calibrated-measurement-microphone

Hey, you already have 8 more freebies than you expected. That's pretty good, no? GroverKen 14 Brian Lawler 15 Fleer 16 DeeringAmps 16 Larry 17 telecode 101 17 InstrEd 17 husker 18 Marc Cormier 18 Doug Rintoul 19 kevin H 20 Peter 20 Bapu 21 Eusebio Rufian-Zilbermann 24 Me 24

Hum, I may not be of much help, but in any case: I have a Rodes NT1 and a Scarlett 2i4, and they work well together. I have a PC running Windows.

Hey, you want real world problem: eating my nails waiting for Larry to say its good, we can't now pick our freebies! Patience is so tuff when you got GAS! ? Well, I cheated, but still got a few ones to pick. I consider myself lucky I didn't own enough IK stuff to not be able to use all my 48 freebies. Incredible, at 48 freebies, I still need to pick and choose! ?

What do you mean broke?!?! We are full of jam points! ?

November first, a new life begins for all of us! We have no idea what it will be like, how we will manage it or if we will even survive this brand new world, this, this unknown without a group buy in it! ?? Ok, where did I leave that straight jacket again... Oh, still got it on, never mind...

The good news is that IK now has money from the group buy to fuel future development. ? We all win! ?Especially the users! It will be cool to see what new stuff you guys bring to us!

X-Gear are $149 I am a guitar player, not a keyboard player, but I am glad that my controller is full sized keys! Mini keys are too cramped for me, so much easier to hit more keys than you would like, especially when you are not too good at it. Maybe when you have your own keyboard, and stop pestering your daughter for her's ?, you will use it more and more. Then you will appreciate if you got full size keys! Of course it also depends if you have room in your studio for a bigger keyboard...

No, I don't think so. We have been given quite a lot, so I think we are good. And it took longer than expected to achieve it. It required two extensions! I know IK expected this to go the full 25,000 much faster.

Yeah, I exhaust my kids too! ?

yep!

Nope

The MTM have their own ARC integrated in the speakers themselves. I don't think it includes the VST and standalone software ARC.

Dang shipping!

This is it! We made it to the 25,000 participants and 24 freebies! ? Thanks IK for all the stuff we have to play with now and hosting the best sale ever, not only of the decade! ? Thanks to everyone here for participating in this very entertaining thread, complete with one thread close! But we have beaten KVR anyway! ? I want to extend a special thanks to @Peter - IK Multimedia for his support here and work on getting everyone a bunch of extra choices! This GB wouldn't have been the same without your involvement. You were very patient! ??? So now is the time to check our list of participants for the guess the number of freebies contest: GroverKen 14 Brian Lawler 15 Fleer 16 DeeringAmps 16 Larry 17 telecode 101 17 InstrEd 17 husker 18 Marc Cormier 18 Doug Rintoul 19 kevin H 20 Peter 20 Bapu 21 Eusebio Rufian-Zilbermann 24 Me 24 <-- this guy wasn't allowed to enter the contest It is my extreme pleasure to crown @Eusebio Rufian-Zilbermann the grand IK group buy visionary and our winner! ?? If this would have been a real contest, here are the prizes you could have won: a heated kidney shaped pool, a microwave oven--don't watch the food cook, a Dyna-Gym--I'll personally demonstrate it in the privacy of your own home, a kingsize Titanic unsinkable Molly Brown waterbed with polybendum, a foolproof plan and an airtight alibi, real simulated Indian jewelry, a Gucci shoetree, a year's supply of antibiotics, a personally autographed picture of Randy Mantooth and Bob Dylan's new unlisted phone number, a beautifully restored 3rd Reich swizzle stick, Rosemary's baby, a dream date in kneepads with Paul Williams, a new Matador, a new mastadon, a Maverick, a Mustang, a Montego, a Merc Montclair, a Mark IV, a meteor, a Mercedes, an MG, or a Malibu, a Mort Moriarty, a Maserati, a Mac truck, a Mazda, a new Monza, or a moped, a Winnebago--Hell, a herd of Winnebago's we're giving 'em away, or how about a McCulloch chainsaw, a Las Vegas wedding, a Mexican divorce, a solid gold Kama Sutra coffee pot, or a baby's arm holding an apple? Taken from the end of the lyrics of 'What Do You Want From Life' by the Tubes See ya all next year!

Your best bet is probably direct from IK: https://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/arcmic/ Arc does support other calibration mics, but good ones are more like a $100. Theirs will be cheaper especially if you have jam points. You can also use that mic witn mic room which is a big plus since when the measurement is done it gives other uses to the mic. I was able to use a calibration mic I already owned, which was very nice.

If you have a calibration mic, Arc3 is a good choice. It may not be as exciting as other plugins, but will help every day! My sound is completly transformed with it. Everything is clearer since it takes a lot out of the low end in a small bedroom studio. I should say, it twkes out low end muddinesss that hides clarity and details. As usual: YMMV!

Welcome back! We missed you! You made it just in time to see the IK's group buy final tier!

I was sure I was going to wake up with this done this morning! Still 6 to go!