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dayjob · Post by **dayjob** » Thu May 11, 2017 6:05 pm

i know opinions vary but i love the valhalla interfaces. the GUIs are a nice break from the clutter and busy-ness of other plug ins... which i also like and are often busy due to the number of parameters needed but it's nice to have a minimal GUI that isn't trying to dazzle me.

valhallasound · Post by **valhallasound** » Thu May 11, 2017 6:09 pm

dayjob wrote:i know opinions vary but i love the valhalla interfaces. the GUIs are a nice break from the clutter and busy-ness of other plug ins... which i also like and are often busy due to the number of parameters needed but it's nice to have a minimal GUI that isn't trying to dazzle me.

Thanks, dayjob!

One of the big goals of the Valhalla plugins is to be self-documenting. The tooltips at the bottom change dynamically, and contain enough info to explain the plugin for users without having to consult a manual. This is important for audio workers. 2/3rds of our customers make some to all of their income via music or sound production, and our job is to help these folks get their job done faster, while making things sound better.

Sean Costello

e@rs · Post by **e@rs** » Thu May 11, 2017 6:54 pm

I totally dig the tooltips, but not the artifacts they sometimes leave behind on screen.

And, why there's still no way to reset the parameters?

jens · Post by **jens** » Thu May 11, 2017 7:14 pm

dayjob wrote:i know opinions vary but i love the valhalla interfaces. the GUIs are a nice break from the clutter and busy-ness of other plug ins... which i also like and are often busy due to the number of parameters needed but it's nice to have a minimal GUI that isn't trying to dazzle me.

I totally agree - they are tastefully made (choice of colours, fonts, dimensions and such) and so are really nice to look at without any superflous bells and whistles and they do exactly what they are supposed to do - giving access to the parameters in a logical, effective and comprehensive way.

samsam · Post by **samsam** » Fri May 12, 2017 1:34 am

After demong VVV I changed my opinion on Valhalla interfaces,works great.

Still wish the tool tips could be turned off too.

MogwaiBoy · Post by **MogwaiBoy** » Fri May 12, 2017 3:11 am

Valhalla GUIs are modern, crisp and clean and yet not drab like Adobe Creative Cloud's vectorial based stuff- they're kinda funky and distinctive. Big thumbs up from a professional designer here.

e@rs · Post by **e@rs** » Fri May 12, 2017 8:34 am

e@rs wrote:And, why there's still no way to reset the parameters?

Every time I try to get an answer to this question, I get silence from Sean...

Krakatau · Post by **Krakatau** » Fri May 12, 2017 8:51 am

Sean having a

!!!

...incredible !!!!!!!

e@rs wrote:
e@rs wrote:And, why there's still no way to reset the parameters?
Every time I try to get an answer to this question, I get silence from Sean...

Krakatau · Post by **Krakatau** » Fri May 12, 2017 9:07 am

Just in case Sean, valhallshimmer is on my account but I’ve got this message when clicking on te related link :

https://valhalladsp.com/?download_file= ... c60550d9e5

...as far as I remember, it was my first purchase, made through Jonathan Gibson (from Dangerous Bear Underground) account, likely where the issue came from, other links (Room, Vintage verb, übermod) work fine...

valhallasound · Post by **valhallasound** » Fri May 12, 2017 2:06 pm

e@rs wrote:
e@rs wrote:And, why there's still no way to reset the parameters?
Every time I try to get an answer to this question, I get silence from Sean...

I've thought about the default thing, and the answer is: I don't think that it makes sense for the reverbs to have "default" parameters that you can reset to.

Reverb is totally dependent on source and personal taste. I open up the plugin with a set of default parameters, as you need to start somewhere - but that isn't to imply that this is any sort of ideal sound that you start off with. For example, VintageVerb opens up with a 4 second concert hall. Does this mean that most music will sound good with a 4 second concert hall? Probably not.

In the Juce code framework, you can enable double clicking to reset an individual parameter. However, a single click at a given point on a slider can set the value to something that makes sense for you. This is the approach that I think makes more sense for the Valhalla reverbs.

Sean Costello

Robert Randolph · Post by **Robert Randolph** » Fri May 12, 2017 2:15 pm

valhallasound wrote:
e@rs wrote:
e@rs wrote:And, why there's still no way to reset the parameters?
Every time I try to get an answer to this question, I get silence from Sean...
I've thought about the default thing, and the answer is: I don't think that it makes sense for the reverbs to have "default" parameters that you can reset to.

Reverb is totally dependent on source and personal taste. I open up the plugin with a set of default parameters, as you need to start somewhere - but that isn't to imply that this is any sort of ideal sound that you start off with. For example, VintageVerb opens up with a 4 second concert hall. Does this mean that most music will sound good with a 4 second concert hall? Probably not.

In the Juce code framework, you can enable double clicking to reset an individual parameter. However, a single click at a given point on a slider can set the value to something that makes sense for you. This is the approach that I think makes more sense for the Valhalla reverbs.

Sean Costello

Just have what the "default" is change based on the last loaded preset.

Then you can reset given parameters to the preset's values as needed.

valhallasound · Post by **valhallasound** » Fri May 12, 2017 2:18 pm

Krakatau wrote:Just in case Sean, valhallshimmer is on my account but I’ve got this message when clicking on te related link :

The messages are specific to your user account, as far as I can tell, so if I click on it, I'm not going to see what you see (I definitely DON'T have permissions to download anything from your account!).

The best thing to do is to send an email to support at valhalla dsp dot com. This is the best way to get your email address, so we can look into any account issues, respond to you via email, all that stuff.

Krakatau · Post by **Krakatau** » Fri May 12, 2017 2:19 pm

valhallasound wrote:
The messages are specific to your user account, as far as I can tell, so if I click on it, I'm not going to see what you see (I definitely DON'T have permissions to download anything from your account!).

The best thing to do is to send an email to support at valhalla dsp dot com. This is the best way to get your email address, so we can look into any account issues, respond to you via email, all that stuff.

noticed...

Kr3eM · Post by **Kr3eM** » Fri May 12, 2017 2:52 pm

If there should be any additional functions to the knobs/parameters I would rather see all parameters with a Lock Function, I can't even tell how much time that would save me. Especially with UberMod.

I know many people have yet come to the understanding of the practicality and creativeness of Lock functions, but if you understand the use of being able to lock Wet and Dry when browsing presets one doesn't need to think that much further...

I many situations one knows that certain parameter should be about around a specific value (it all depends on the situation), then browsing presets to mutate/randomise other parameters does not only make it effective but creative and fun, the foundation of learning and developing skills. It also mean that presets can have another function and value of use.

This for me makes more sense and actually useful than a default recall function.

e@rs · Post by **e@rs** » Fri May 12, 2017 6:24 pm

Yeah, a Lock function for every parameter is a very cool option to have. I love it in my U-He synths.

ValhallaVintageVerb 1.7.1. Two new reverb modes (Chaotic Hall, Chaotic Chamber)