LiQUBE Studio Tools PluGView and Delay Time Calculator

[Compyfox]

Folks, I'd like to give (another) shoutout to two very cool tools (as of this moment, Windows only) by LiQUBE:

PluGView and Delay Time Calculator

Both tools can be found for free over here:
http://solasistim.wordpress.com/

As of this moment, DTC is at version 1.4, PluGView is at version 1.0 with several hints of a newer version in the pipes - though no set date yet.


A quick rundown:

DTC
Delay Time Calculator let's you, as the name implies, calculate delay times. You can even customize it to your needs (beat wise), you can turn on/off frequency modes, else it's showing milliseconds.

It's light on CPU and should not be missing in any studio environment. Especially if you work with vintage-type delays that don't sync to a host, or don't use beat values, but frequency and/or milliseconds (the Roland Space Echo comes ti mind).



PluGView
PlugView is a tool that let's you analyse your host projects to see which plugins are missing. Chances are that you switched out stuff over the years and just want to get back to an old project, or there is a client that asks you to revisit something, etc.

If this is the case, this might just be your cup of tea.

If you have FR's, BugReports or general stuff you want to have implemented/changed (other than a Mac version - yeah, I hear you guys - but this time I can relate), just write the dev a PM at his blog.



So yeah...
Two definitely helpful tools that I can recommend. It took me days to find this one on my backup DVDs again - so let's spread the word in case somebody else was in the same position like me.

[lqb]

Hey, just stumbled upon this post

If you have FR's, BugReports or general stuff you want to have implemented/changed (other than a Mac version - yeah, I hear you guys - but this time I can relate), just write the dev a PM at his blog.

Or via PM right here, hehehe.

As of this moment, DTC is at version 1.4, PluGView is at version 1.0 with several hints of a newer version in the pipes - though no set date yet.

The new PluGView (with plugin scanning) is actually just being tested and about to be released.

[lqb]

Latest PluGView and DTC releases can be found here, from now on:

http://twodev.at/releases/plugview/
http://twodev.at/releases/dtc/

[VitaminD]

Cool apps.

Years ago I made a VST plugin delay time calculator that was host tempo synced so it would also show the correct times. But I don't know what I did with it... hmm. This thread just reminded me of it.

[1-2-Many]

PlugView is way cool - Thanks!

I only wish it could log/reference all your project files in one go, rather than peeking in one at a time. This would be great for searching out unused plugins, Missing Plugins, replacing a plug you want to phase out, and for applying plugin specific updates across your whole project folder.

[lqb]

PlugView is way cool - Thanks!

You're welcome! And nice to hear you find it useful.

I only wish it could log/reference all your project files in one go, rather than peeking in one at a time. This would be great for searching out unused plugins, Missing Plugins, replacing a plug you want to phase out, and for applying plugin specific updates across your whole project folder.

That's a nice idea. I've put it on the todo list for a later release, but for the moment I have to postpone update work on PluGView - which after all is free, but not even generating much feedback - as I'm feverishly working on a much bigger project that you'll hopefully find at least equally useful.

[1-2-Many]

Hey Lqb - good to see you're still active. PlugView is an excellent idea...I've long needed a utility to easily manage my plugins.

Just the other day I wanted to phase out a certain plugin, and replace it with another, but the task of finding every project I'd used it in was daunting (so it still sits in my plugins folder ). It would also be cool to see what plugins are not being used at all - for those trying to whittle down their plugins. There are so many of situations where this utility could become a lifesaver.

PlugView, as it is now, is still a jump above loading every project one by one, but if implemented with features to manage your entire projects folder in one go it would be revolutionary. I'd certainly pay for that! (Well, at least $25 ). And when I say manage, I don't expect it to actually do anything - just provide information. Like "What projects still use Kontakt3?" kind of queries

I'm surprised you haven't gotten more feedback on it. Likely a visibilty thing. It's certainly worth people's attention. As I said, this is an excellent idea, and I wish you well on it

[lqb]

I'm always around here.

And yeah, it's note quite visible yet. I'm not really promoting it, tbh, so no wonder there I'm sure lots of users would find it heaps useful though, even as-is. But your suggestion is certainly a good one and takes it one step further. As I've said it's now on my to-do list and I'll revisit it in a bit. One thing for sure: it's not forgotten, just postponed

About the rest: see reply to your private message.

[Timfonie]

PlugView sounds like it is a very useful utility. Definately going to try it out.

If it grows into an tool with functions like 1-2-many suggests, you will have a killer app!

[1-2-Many]

PlugView sounds like it is a very useful utility. Definately going to try it out.

If it grows into an tool with functions like 1-2-many suggests, you will have a killer app!

Friendly bump for this great little app

[V'ger]

Yes very cool app, thanks a lot. (also like the Delay Calculator)

[lqb]

You're welcome!

By the way, there's something big in the pipeline: http://facebook.com/resonicplayer

[V'ger]

Hm, I have to register somewhere to see info about an app? I believe that's a first..

But I suppose it will be on your site in due course too, so I'll check back later some time for that.

[lqb]

That's just a public FB page bridging the time until the website is ready, no need to log in or register or whatever.

[V'ger]

Insists on that here unfortunately..