KVR Audio

EvilDragon · Post by **EvilDragon** » Wed Jul 08, 2020 9:24 am

Nils Schneider wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 1:51 pm I'm going to store the window size as part of the project data chunk, this allows to remember it per instance and it is portable.

This still doesn't sort out the problem with default GUI size when you first instantiate it in an empty project. Which is why you should have an .ini file somewhere. You can make it so that .ini file is first searched for next to the DLL, but by default it should be created in either ProgramData (for all users) or AppData\Roaming (current user). Then if the user moves the ini file next to the DLL plugin would read from it and write, if possible.

This still makes it portable. It's how it was done for Surge synth, and how u-he synths also operate with their .data folders.

overhishead · Post by **overhishead** » Wed Jul 08, 2020 3:26 pm

This is really cool, I hope Kawai hires you as a research project.

As a side note, can you throw together a quick K5000? (for Arturia?)

yobare · Post by **yobare** » Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:51 pm

Is this plug made with synthedit?

wagtunes · Post by **wagtunes** » Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:58 pm

yobare wrote: ↑Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:51 pm Is this plug made with synthedit?

No

Nils Schneider · Post by **Nils Schneider** » Wed Jul 08, 2020 9:51 pm

yobare wrote: ↑Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:51 pm Is this plug made with synthedit?

The plugin is written in plain C++ code and uses the vstgui framework v4.9 to display the user interface.

Version 1.08 of the plugin is out, it addresses emulation not being exact for very low played notes. Some users reported that the preset iC-8 GongOfKngs doesn't sound like the hardware, now it does (probably some other presets are now more accurate, too). Details about the fix can be found in the changelog.

Turello · Post by **Turello** » Wed Jul 08, 2020 10:25 pm

Another strange thing: sound out dual mono, this happens also with Dexed: exactly same source on left and right channel...

Nils Schneider · Post by **Nils Schneider** » Wed Jul 08, 2020 10:50 pm

This is because the K1 was mono in Single mode. Multi patches will have support for output selection as the K1 had this support, too.

dbender · Post by **dbender** » Wed Jul 08, 2020 11:36 pm

This was my first synthesizer, but I use Mac so very much hoping for a Mac version please

bungle · Post by **bungle** » Thu Jul 09, 2020 4:17 am

Nils Schneider wrote: ↑Sun Jul 05, 2020 6:47 pm Regarding the copyright thing, there is a reason why I didn't mention the name Kawai anywhere on the final plugin. I exchanged some mails with a european Kawai employee (Michael Kunz) because of my broken K1m and about if there is an option to receive the presets that are built into the PHm module (non-editable version but same engine as the K1, but some presets never appeared for the K1), but I still didn't mention my plugin at all because indeed, I'm unsure about the consequences.

I'm not sure what my next steps will be, but I thought about contacting Michael at Kawai to clarify things before I release an OS X version which will most probably cause it to appear on even more news sites. He's a friendly guy, answers everything he can and loves people that are still using the old machines. Kawai focused on digital pianos long time ago and he is one of the guys that are disappointed about it.

If I, at some point in the future, receive a "nice" letter from Kawai then I'm going to have a problem as there is no way for me to afford a fight like this.

EvilDragon wrote: ↑Sun Jul 05, 2020 6:43 pm
Nils Schneider wrote: ↑Sun Jul 05, 2020 6:13 pmFixes have priority right now
Hey, Nils! Can you confirm clickiness in mono mode? Somehow I'm not sure this is supposed to happen.

Also it would be very nice if the mono mode supported trilling under sustain pedal (currently it eats up the notes).
Yes, the clicking was not supposed to be there indeed, I have it fixed here locally already (will be version 1.04). I'll look into the hold pedal/mono thing before releasing it.

A question to the FL Studio users that have audio clicks/pops, could someone send me a recording of it? I can't repro it here with FL Studio 20, though I found a possible issue and fixed it, I can't test my fix without having the issue in first place. Thanks

Fairly sure you will have zero issues whatsoever, check this link
http://www.chvad.com/kawai-k1-samples/
Kawai OKed the release of the samples for free by this guy, I doubt they would care in any difference between a ROM dump and recording the output to get the exact same data.

bungle · Post by **bungle** » Thu Jul 09, 2020 4:28 am

dellboy wrote: ↑Sat Jul 04, 2020 10:19 pm
layzer wrote: ↑Fri Jul 03, 2020 7:30 am heads up for winXP users, XP does not appear to be supported.
crashes with dll errors.
no biggie, Korg M1 and luxonix ravityS fill my rompler needs just fine.
I was never happy with win xp as it was. I would spend all my time trying to strip it back to its barest essentials with a free program made for that purpose (I forget its name).

Then it was on to Norton Ghost high compression to get it an image that was as small as possible with energyxt 1.4 and xt 2.7 on it fully loaded with the latest and greatest freeware.

If XP became corrupted I could reinstall it in a few minutes with the Norton Ghost image and be up and running as good as new.

XPLite I think, XP was terrible, the hardware it ran on is terrible and uses more electricity than it is worth for the hardware you are getting to use.
Computers and their associated OS do always get better and better, we may not like some of the changes, but that is human nature.

The PaTh · Post by **The PaTh** » Thu Jul 09, 2020 8:52 am

Thank you so much for the update Nils !
It works fine now for me !

Nils Schneider · Post by **Nils Schneider** » Thu Jul 09, 2020 9:28 am

bungle wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 4:17 am Fairly sure you will have zero issues whatsoever, check this link
http://www.chvad.com/kawai-k1-samples/
Kawai OKed the release of the samples for free by this guy, I doubt they would care in any difference between a ROM dump and recording the output to get the exact same data.

This guy actually caused me to develop the plugin

I used his samples for the first tests.

I'm in close contact with Kawai already. Got a reply from Kawai Europe, they are "excited and want to support me", they contacted Kawai Japan to clarify if the plugin is fine, he said that he doesn't expect issues. Waiting for a reply with a final confirmation.

urosh · Post by **urosh** » Thu Jul 09, 2020 9:40 am

Nils Schneider wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 9:28 am I'm in close contact with Kawai already. Got a reply from Kawai Europe, they are "excited and want to support me", they contacted Kawai Japan to clarify if the plugin is fine, he said that he doesn't expect issues. Waiting for a reply with a final confirmation.

This is great

yobare · Post by **yobare** » Thu Jul 09, 2020 9:52 am

Very good work nils if its c++. And very easy to understand to. I tested it. and seems like its alot of work into this!

dbender · Post by **dbender** » Thu Jul 09, 2020 10:01 am

Nils Schneider wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 9:28 am
bungle wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 4:17 am Fairly sure you will have zero issues whatsoever, check this link
http://www.chvad.com/kawai-k1-samples/
Kawai OKed the release of the samples for free by this guy, I doubt they would care in any difference between a ROM dump and recording the output to get the exact same data.
This guy actually caused me to develop the plugin I used his samples for the first tests.

I'm in close contact with Kawai already. Got a reply from Kawai Europe, they are "excited and want to support me", they contacted Kawai Japan to clarify if the plugin is fine, he said that he doesn't expect issues. Waiting for a reply with a final confirmation.

Awesome, great news! So, maybe a Mac version after all hopefully…

Kawai K1 as VSTi - Nils' K1v is here