KVR Audio

layzer · Post by **layzer** » Sat Jul 04, 2020 2:01 am

Nils Schneider wrote: ↑Fri Jul 03, 2020 9:57 am
layzer wrote: ↑Fri Jul 03, 2020 7:30 am crashes with dll errors.
Could you copy the error message? I didn't test on XP but I didn't implement anything Vista+ specific so it should work, in theory at least I'm going to try it in a virtual machine.

hi and thanks for your support of us rare vintage OS affectionados.

well, the error says it cant find dwmapi.dll am i missing some kind of runtime?
im using winxp sp3 x32.

wagtunes · Post by **wagtunes** » Sat Jul 04, 2020 2:04 am

I'm working on my own "all K1" track and will post it when it's done. It's called "Why Kawai"

MMaarrkk · Post by **MMaarrkk** » Sat Jul 04, 2020 2:09 am

Much appreciated for the amount of effort.

mrtheo · Post by **mrtheo** » Sat Jul 04, 2020 2:50 am

It crackles and pops in my FL Studio 20, but works fine in Cubase 10.

Just what I need right now, because I want to start making music for retro inspired indie games, and most other plugins I know with a similar sound are not as easy to use, or a little annoying (the Roland stuff...), it sound's really good, and it's free! Great job, maybe my plugin of the year.

I will donate for sure when I finished 1-2 tracks with it.

Ein wirklich vorzügliches Plugin!

Teksonik · Post by **Teksonik** » Sat Jul 04, 2020 3:25 am

Thanks so much for this blast from the past. I used to own a K1m so this is definitely nostalgia for me.

Let me give it a go and I may be able to make a donation.

Turello · Post by **Turello** » Sat Jul 04, 2020 3:38 am

crackles and pops also here... v1.0.3

Teksonik · Post by **Teksonik** » Sat Jul 04, 2020 3:59 am

Yes just tested in FL Studio and I'm getting pops, clicks, and audio dropouts not preset in Cakewalk by Bandlab. "Use Fixed Size Buffers" in FL Studio seems to make no difference.

planetearth · Post by **planetearth** » Sat Jul 04, 2020 4:05 am

I have a few crackles and pops on some presets, most noticeably EB-3 "BrassStrik". But the CPU isn't being taxed at all, and I'm not clipping. (This is with the 1.0.3 version as well.) In this case, it might just be the samples in that preset, or the way the preset is set up.

I also noticed the preset names aren't quite the same as what's on this list from Kawai: https://kawaius.com/wp-content/uploads/ ... raries.pdf. Are the SYSEX files they provide on that same site not the same sounds as what they have in this list? I know the .PDF says the library is for the K1ii, so maybe that's the difference, but it still seems they would have had the .PDF match the SYSEX files on the site (or vice-versa).

Steve

Teksonik · Post by **Teksonik** » Sat Jul 04, 2020 4:14 am

Here in FL Studio the audio drops out and the plugin goes silent for awhile. This does not occur when using it in Cakewalk.

Speaking of .syx files has anyone been able to successfully import a .syx file ? I have not.

EDIT: I lied. I just got a couple of audio dropouts in Cakewalk as well. I'm going to move K1v to my studio computer tomorrow and give it a go. Might just need a little bug fix.

moss · Post by **moss** » Sat Jul 04, 2020 5:55 am

Nils Schneider wrote: ↑Fri Jul 03, 2020 11:54 pm
moss wrote: ↑Fri Jul 03, 2020 10:18 pm Sorry, I could not resist and did a song using only the K1v
I called it "Song for Nils"
Can't stop listening to it Is it okay for you if I share this video on my website? With credit of course!

Glad you like it! Sure you can, feel free to use it as promo.

robotmonkey · Post by **robotmonkey** » Sat Jul 04, 2020 6:31 am

The interface is a bit fugly but great job nonetheless. Sounds pretty good. It's super rare that a free synth makes it into my setup these days but this just might.

robotmonkey · Post by **robotmonkey** » Sat Jul 04, 2020 6:57 am

layzer wrote: ↑Sat Jul 04, 2020 1:54 am
jbuonacc wrote: ↑Fri Jul 03, 2020 7:51 am
layzer wrote: ↑Fri Jul 03, 2020 7:30 am heads up for winXP users, XP does not appear to be supported.
heads up for Windows XP users... it is now the year 2020.
so the F what? some people like a less bloated OS that
runs a slim DAW like EnergyXT2. no bloated sample libraries,
just fast good small VSTi's and effects that let me make
the music i like a joy. (electro pop)

That's OK but just don't expect anything new to work on it. Out of the all things, supporting Windows XP these days should be the last thing developers should waste their time on.

Ingonator · Post by **Ingonator** » Sat Jul 04, 2020 7:27 am

Nice to see a free emulation of one of the Kawai K range synths. Will have a look at this plugin ASAP.

Never had a K1 but my first real hardware synth was a Kawai K11 that i owned and used between 1993 and 2004. In this each of the 2 oscillators/layers had a filter (LPF or HPF) and the filters could be linked to get a dual filter (a dual LPF or bandpass). It also had ring modulation (called "AM") like the K1 and like the K1 both addtive waveshapes and PCM samples. With the K11 i learned the basics of subtractive synthesis before i owned real analog or virtual analog synths and a long time before i started to use plugins. For programming it i had mostly used a software editor.

AnX · Post by **AnX** » Sat Jul 04, 2020 8:55 am

Good story

Nils Schneider · Post by **Nils Schneider** » Sat Jul 04, 2020 12:41 pm

The FL Studio trial is not even time limited, cool stuff. I'm going to install and test my plugin there.

To all FL Studio users with audio issues: What sampling rate do you use for FL Studio?

Kawai K1 as VSTi - Nils' K1v is here