KVR Audio

aMUSEd · Post by **aMUSEd** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 8:57 pm

Is this patch compatible with the previous versions?

Lotuzia · Post by **Lotuzia** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 8:59 pm

Romain Rousseau wrote:Unfortunately, I think it might be more than a few hours. Most probably we'll have to wait till tomorrow : nothing has changed lately on Xils-lab's website (it's 9PM in France, so the office might be closed.), plus Lotuzia didn't post anything here for a few hours...

I wouldn't want to be too much critic about Xils (something they didn't plan might have happened) because I really love their products, and I think Xavier Oudin is a kind of genius that does his best to produce top-of-the-art software synths as a craftsman would do it. I know it really is a work of love for him. But IMHO, if the Xils guys thought "we'll finish to publish everything online tomorrow 'cause it's too late for today, no one will care...", I'm sorry to say they're wrong. There's no good product without a clear, stable and reliable commercial policy : PolyKB III was supposed to be available today, not... later. I know one could find it not so important (and that is, besides really important things, very true), but as a communication manager myself I was always told that when someone communicates about a product to its customers, it's part of the promise about the quality of the product itself. Xils homepage says "update now", but I just can't. Does something identical will happen when I'll press a button on the synth? Will it work? One might ask, sorry to say...

I hope my statement is wrong, and so would clearly apologize for this - and please pardon my bad English, I'm "only" French

Eheheh we're only french too, no worries

Well the PolyKB is -still- normally due to be released today, but it seems that the delay is due to some preset integration in the v1.0.

So we're doing our best, and I'll give news as soon as I'll get some. We nervertheless apologize for any possible delay. It won't be too long I think/hope.

Lotuzia · Post by **Lotuzia** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 9:05 pm

aMUSEd wrote:Is this patch compatible with the previous versions?

For owners of the PolyKB II/II.5 :

* PKB II/II.5 presets are 100% compatible with PKB III ( Upward compatibility)

* PKB III presets will load, and be read, in/by PKB II/II.5, but missing data will simply be ignored ( possibly resulting in no sound at all depending on the preset data)

Also :

* PKB III and PKB II will share the same licence.
* PKB III will be installed in the same directory than PKB II ( if PKB II has been previously installed on the machine) They will share the same preset directory.
* PKB II & III will however still be seen as two distinct synthesizers by your host ( So you can use both in a project)

Lotuzia · Post by **Lotuzia** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 9:06 pm

simmo75 wrote:Are you releasing this today?
There's no option to buy it on your website.

As soon as possible.

aMUSEd · Post by **aMUSEd** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 9:10 pm

Lotuzia wrote: * PKB III and PKB II will share the same licence.

How can that work if PKB III is a paid update?

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 9:14 pm

Romain Rousseau · Post by **Romain Rousseau** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 9:15 pm

Lotuzia wrote:
Romain Rousseau wrote:Unfortunately, I think it might be more than a few hours. Most probably we'll have to wait till tomorrow : nothing has changed lately on Xils-lab's website (it's 9PM in France, so the office might be closed.), plus Lotuzia didn't post anything here for a few hours...

I wouldn't want to be too much critic about Xils (something they didn't plan might have happened) because I really love their products, and I think Xavier Oudin is a kind of genius that does his best to produce top-of-the-art software synths as a craftsman would do it. I know it really is a work of love for him. But IMHO, if the Xils guys thought "we'll finish to publish everything online tomorrow 'cause it's too late for today, no one will care...", I'm sorry to say they're wrong. There's no good product without a clear, stable and reliable commercial policy : PolyKB III was supposed to be available today, not... later. I know one could find it not so important (and that is, besides really important things, very true), but as a communication manager myself I was always told that when someone communicates about a product to its customers, it's part of the promise about the quality of the product itself. Xils homepage says "update now", but I just can't. Does something identical will happen when I'll press a button on the synth? Will it work? One might ask, sorry to say...

I hope my statement is wrong, and so would clearly apologize for this - and please pardon my bad English, I'm "only" French
Eheheh we're only french too, no worries

Well the PolyKB is -still- normally due to be released today, but it seems that the delay is due to some preset integration in the v1.0.

So we're doing our best, and I'll give news as soon as I'll get some. We nervertheless apologize for any possible delay. It won't be too long I think/hope.

Lotuzia, thank you for your answer. I hope you guys at Xils didn't find my comment to be too offensive. I'm just an impatient fan! Reading it again, I realize it might be seen as a very negative comment, but it wasn't my intention. I could delete it if you want. I wouldn't want it to pollute this thread while you do your best to launch a new product. So tell me. Keep up the good work, and I hope I'll be able to try the PolyKB III before going to bed

aMUSEd · Post by **aMUSEd** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 9:15 pm

Numanoid wrote:
aMUSEd wrote:
Lotuzia wrote:* PKB III and PKB II will share the same licence.
How can that work if PKB III is a paid update?
I guess it means if you buy PKB III, it will overwrite the PKB II installation.

You can't have both PKBII and III on the machine at the same time ?

Sounds like you can, that's not my concern though.

paulbreeze · Post by **paulbreeze** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 9:32 pm

25 EUR, nice...
https://www.xils-lab.com/products/PolyK ... grade.html

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 9:35 pm

So PolyKB III is released, and if I should happen to be in Los Angeles, it would be just after lunch, so they kept their promise on this date

https://www.xils-lab.com/pages/PolyKB3.html

paulbreeze · Post by **paulbreeze** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 9:37 pm

Not really. No add to cart button...

Romain Rousseau · Post by **Romain Rousseau** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 9:48 pm

Back on the topic... will it be fully NKS compatible (new presets)?

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 9:50 pm

paulbreeze wrote:Not really. No add to cart button...

Yeah, I noticed that too, hopefully it will appear sooner than a new Plugimon

Lotuzia · Post by **Lotuzia** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 10:03 pm

aMUSEd wrote:
Lotuzia wrote: * PKB III and PKB II will share the same licence.
How can that work if PKB III is a paid update?

They will share the PKB III licence

audiosabre · Post by **audiosabre** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 10:14 pm

Why, oh why, didn't you fix the GUI? Parts are skeuomorphic, and others look more birds eye flat. It's super off-putting in PKB II.5

The sound is top-drawer, which is why it's so upsetting. Sorry to sound negative, but I was praying to the spaghetti monster that you'd see sense for PKB III. I was taught this stuff in GCSE level graphic design

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