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muzycian · Post by **muzycian** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 8:41 pm

Hi,

MU.LAB Free Public Beta B has been released.

You'll find the new packages at the usual location:

http://www.mutools.com/mulab/beta

How to install & run:

-> Unzip
-> Launch MULAB

What's new since Public Beta A

* New: The MUX can now directly use VST plugins!
So you can make Multi-FX by using single vst effects.
Or make multi-layered synths by using multiple VSTIs and/or MuSynths.
Core Power!!
Of course, be aware that such MUX patches may not be exchangable with other users that don't have the same vst plugins.

* Tuned: Pressing TAB for Tempo Delay and MuVerb doesn't cause flicker anymore
* Tuned: When solo-ing a Rack, any Racks that are receiving audio from the solo'd Rack are also unmuted
* Tuned: "Switch To Play/Edit Editor" now includes the "TAB" short key hint
* Tuned: Added the Cut/Copy/Paste short keys in the context menus
* Tuned: The menu font size can be tweaked in Settings/MULAB.txt: e.g. MenuFontSize=Large. Default=Medium. Options: ExtraSmall, Small, Medium, Large, ExtraLarge, Giant
* Tuned: For reasons, MuSynth patches cannot include Racks. Use any effects etc. directly in MuSynth patch!

* Fixed: Crash bug when inserting a VST plugin in a Rack in a MUX
* Fixed: Deleting an Event Output in the MUX caused a crash
* Fixed: The "List All Inputs" function showed its result at a weird place
* Fixed: Draw New Sequence when no sequences already exist didn't allow for a new sequence

* And some other little tunings

pljones · Post by **pljones** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 8:46 pm

muzycian · Post by **muzycian** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 8:58 pm

Important note to LUNA Unlimited Users:

As you might already know, LUNA has evolved into MU.LAB.

MU.LAB maintains the same simplicity as LUNA, but on top of that quite some new features and a lot of improvements have been developed.

Highlights are the MuSynth, an integrated fully modular synth, and the MUX, an integrated fully modular effect/workhorse plugin.

Soon MU.LAB Unlimited will be available for download. First as a beta version, then as PreRelease, and on 21 December MU.LAB 1.0 is released.

In fact, the Unlimited beta version is already available at:

http://www.mutools.com/mulab/beta/unlimited

As you are a registered LUNA Unlimited User, we're happy to give you a Free Upgrade to MU.LAB Unlimited.

Now MU.LAB uses a new (but similar) User Key system, and so you'll need a new User Key.

Instead of sending out all new keys at once (which is unpractical at MUTOOLS' side), feel free to just request your new MU.LAB User Key via email.

An so spread over the coming days, every Unlimited user will get his/her new MU.LAB Key

Once you got your new key, copy it on the clipboard, launch MU.LAB Unlimited, and paste the new key into the key dialog box, and off you go!

Enjoy MU.LAB Unlimited!

pljones · Post by **pljones** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 8:39 am

(MULAB Free) Demo Session.
Open Snare2 rack, open NoiseClap MuSynth, hit TAB.
Right-click "Noise Generator" and select "Embed Editor". Nothing happens? Same for all the plugs, in fact.

pljones · Post by **pljones** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 8:47 am

In the play editor, should "Export Panel XML" prompt for a location and filename?

Have a new MUX:
http://www.drealm.info/mu.lab/MasterFISH.Mux
You need:
[*] BLOCKFISH
[*] Kjaerhus Classic Master Limiter

pljones · Post by **pljones** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 9:22 am

Unreproducible but I got a crash (Red Screen Of Death

) switching between "Crazy" and "WahWah" MUX effects (inserted into the Master rack in the demo).

muzycian · Post by **muzycian** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 9:47 am

pljones wrote:(MULAB Free) Demo Session.
Open Snare2 rack, open NoiseClap MuSynth, hit TAB.
Right-click "Noise Generator" and select "Embed Editor". Nothing happens? Same for all the plugs, in fact.

True. A fresh little bug created by one of the recent changes...

Anyway, the poor little bug won't have much lifetime

Thanks for spotting it!

toxicoh · Post by **toxicoh** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 9:51 am

pljones wrote:(MULAB Free) Demo Session.
Open Snare2 rack, open NoiseClap MuSynth, hit TAB.
Right-click "Noise Generator" and select "Embed Editor". Nothing happens? Same for all the plugs, in fact.

Just to confirm I followed these steps with the same result.

It's not a "deal breaker" for me. I haven't got into the MuSynth so much. Just using the patches provided.

All my previous projects load and play well. I like the built in MuVerb.

Lookin' forward to the 1.0, and further.

muzycian · Post by **muzycian** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 9:55 am

pljones wrote:In the play editor, should "Export Panel XML" prompt for a location and filename?

Yes. It works here. Doesn't it work there? Which plugin/patch?

Have a new MUX:
http://www.drealm.info/mu.lab/MasterFISH.Mux
You need:
[*] BLOCKFISH
[*] Kjaerhus Classic Master Limiter

me don't have them installed at the moment...

muzycian · Post by **muzycian** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 10:13 am

pljones wrote:Unreproducible but I got a crash (Red Screen Of Death ) switching between "Crazy" and "WahWah" MUX effects (inserted into the Master rack in the demo).

Just did some crazy swithing like hell between some MUX patches in the MASTER Rack. No crash here yet. So i assume it will be some under specific concurrent conditions...

Will keep an eye on it!

A pity that i can't get more details (crash location) when the red alert appears, due to limits in C++...

By the way: did the autosaved "Crashed.MuSession" reload fine?

muzycian · Post by **muzycian** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 10:49 am

toxicoh wrote:
pljones wrote:(MULAB Free) Demo Session.
Open Snare2 rack, open NoiseClap MuSynth, hit TAB.
Right-click "Noise Generator" and select "Embed Editor". Nothing happens? Same for all the plugs, in fact.
Just to confirm I followed these steps with the same result.

It's not a "deal breaker" for me. I haven't got into the MuSynth so much. Just using the patches provided.

All my previous projects load and play well. I like the built in MuVerb.

Lookin' forward to the 1.0, and further.

Alright, thanks for your feedback!

Of course, i'll do the best to create many more good MuSynth patches soon. Definitely also looking forward to that because i like sound design

pljones · Post by **pljones** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 11:01 am

muzycian wrote:
pljones wrote:In the play editor, should "Export Panel XML" prompt for a location and filename?
Yes. It works here. Doesn't it work there? Which plugin/patch?

This MUX one:

http://www.drealm.info/mu.lab/MasterFISH.Mux

The provided patches I tried all seemed to work. But the above doesn't - contains VST plugins...

Oh - and how about an "Import patch" that lets you browse for a file and stores it in the right folder?

pljones · Post by **pljones** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 11:05 am

muzycian wrote:So i assume it will be some under specific concurrent conditions...

I've still not reproduced it... but I should have said I had the demo playing at the time.

muzycian · Post by **muzycian** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 11:36 am

pljones wrote:
muzycian wrote:
pljones wrote:In the play editor, should "Export Panel XML" prompt for a location and filename?
Yes. It works here. Doesn't it work there? Which plugin/patch?
This MUX one:
http://www.drealm.info/mu.lab/MasterFISH.Mux
The provided patches I tried all seemed to work. But the above doesn't - contains VST plugins...

Ah, i see the issue:

Your new MUX patch doesn't yet contain any specific panel data yet.

It's about the positions of the different parameter displays.

You can change these positions by alt+dragging these parameters around the panel. Note: Alt+drag the name or value part of the parameter, not alt+drag the knob itself.

Once you have changed the default positions, this patch will contain the positioning XML data, and so you can export it for external editing

pljones · Post by **pljones** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:09 pm

muzycian wrote:It's about the positions of the different parameter displays.

FR: export the default positions if they're unchanged

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