RAPID Synthesizer | 1.8.5

[FakeNatty]

I don't want to think that Rapid is abandoned, and Parawave did announce on April 28 that Rapid is still being actively developed. But all this lack of info really does make me doubt if they actually have something to update Rapid with or are they just keeping people interested to keep themselves alive for a bit longer.

I am still a demo user, because I won't buy it unless it has MSEG, but the lack of update info makes me worry if MSEG will ever come? How will MSEG exactly work in Rapid is also unknown. There has just been too much silent waiting without any info to balance out the silence that, it's now hard to make me feel assured in purchasing Rapid.

Rapid is also NFR, which makes me even more hesitant to purchase Rapid. If I purchase Rapid, am I just paying to soon realize that Rapid is abandoned or will be barely updated in the future? This uncertainty is what keeps me away from committed to buying and using Rapid. A synth with so so much potential left in long silence will only lose me the hopes I have for this synth. It doesn't make me feel excited to see the next update. It makes me a bit anxious to see the next update and leaves me wondering if that is the last update to Rapid.

[parawave]

Not abandoned. Please don't spread rumors like this.
Getting emails about this with references to this thread is funny though. Classic KVR.

The updates are just not that frequent, but to soothe your mind, again:
Next version will probably be 1.9.0, this year, adding VST3, advanced "routing" features and of course various smaller improvements.

[FakeNatty]

Not abandoned. Please don't spread rumors like this.
Getting emails about this with references to this thread is funny though. Classic KVR.

The updates are just not that frequent, but to soothe your mind, again:
Next version will probably be 1.9.0, this year, adding VST3, advanced "routing" features and of course various smaller improvements.

This is very nice to see. Thank you for sharing this info with us.

[D.K Envelope]

thanks to me they answer
this trick works everytime

so have nice day

[SLiC]

thanks to me they answer
this trick works everytime

so have nice day

I have never seen anyone so proud of publicly lying. Thanks to people like you developers stop posting on KVR. Spreading false rumours that a developer is out of business is a stupid thing to do.

[FakeNatty]

thanks to me they answer
this trick works everytime

so have nice day

not that I support this method of spreading rumors to get the busy devs to respond, but I also can't say that your rumor didn't help me feel the relief after seeing the devs respond.

[dermage]

thanks to me they answer
this trick works everytime

so have nice day

Welcome to my foe list, additionally someone already has reported your post, otherwise I would have had done this.
I hope you'll get at least a temporary ban to reflect on this behavior.

[Neon Breath]

thanks to me they answer
this trick works everytime

so have nice day

Very unethical way to get a response. But a very good way to get banned, keep it on dude.

[Neon Breath]

And thanks Parawave for passing by and updating us with genuine news.

[D.K Envelope]

that was a joke
lol humans

i was really thinking that

what are with these kids that cant wait ?
and aks thousand times the same question ?

those kids pissed me off , that cant wait and want more and more

rapid is good as it is
no more updates needed , for me the pefect synth

so come down and look at yourself
the german have a word for this = doppelmoral

so keep your "doppelmoral "where it its

[parawave]

I don't want to think that Rapid is abandoned, and Parawave did announce on April 28 that Rapid is still being actively developed. But all this lack of info really does make me doubt if they actually have something to update Rapid with or are they just keeping people interested to keep themselves alive for a bit longer.

To elaborate on this. People stated that Rapid will disappear immediately after its release.
Instead massive updates were released. For free. Some of them could justify a whole version jump. Internally Rapid feels more like Rapid 3. But those are just numbers.

It will stay there a long time, similar to [Insert other majorly used synth].
Even if no new features were added anymore, we at least would release compatibility updates for future Windows and macOS versions.

I am still a demo user, because I won't buy it unless it has MSEG, but the lack of update info makes me worry if MSEG will ever come? How will MSEG exactly work in Rapid is also unknown.

That's true and has to do with the routing features we'll eventually add. Due to this kind of feature, it could well be that you actually don't need MSEGs but use another kind of modulator mapping mechanism that works a bit differently.
At least, some kind of "curve mapping" will be added. From that it's just a rework of SEQ to add a curve sequencer (MSEG).

[FakeNatty]

that was a joke
lol humans

i was really thinking that

what are with these kids that cant wait ?
and aks thousand times the same question ?

those kids pissed me off , that cant wait and want more and more

rapid is good as it is
no more updates needed , for me the pefect synth

so come down and look at yourself
the german have a word for this = doppelmoral

so keep your "doppelmoral "where it its

Im not familiar with Rapid's whole history as much as you and others are, and seeing you say that "the company is closed... no more updates... it's sad but the truth... ask the founder" will of course fool people new to Rapid more into thinking that Rapid is dead.

You only came back saying it is a joke after the devs responded, which is of course an easy and old trick used throughout centuries to help save oneself. Why not simply say it is a joke before the devs responded?

If you fool a kid and people shame you for it, how do you even have the decency to come back and said it was just a joke? A kid doesnt know any better, so of course they are easy to fool. Anyone can fool a kid, and a kid can also easily fool themselves.

It doesn't make you look cool to use some german word to explain yourself after spreading some false rumor to people new to Rapid and call them "kids". I am just new to Rapid and unfamiliar with Rapid's development history, nothing is "kid" about that, so I expressed my unfamiliarity about Rapid. I bet you there is something in life you aren't familiar with either, like actually making a good joke, so do I also get to call you a kid now?

"Oh look, a kid spread a false rumor to try to get attention on a KVR forum, backfires, and proceeds to act cool by saying their rumor, which they personally stated as "truth" several times, was meant to be a joke."

At first I didn't bother to say anything because you at least got the devs to update something about Rapid, but then you felt so eager to defend your childish act by twisting your rumor into a "joke" and proceeds to use the most cliche and unoriginal insult on the internet, "kid". So now I feel the need to tell the actual kid that their childish act isn't interesting at all. You got another German word for being childish that you'd like to teach us?

[FakeNatty]

I don't want to think that Rapid is abandoned, and Parawave did announce on April 28 that Rapid is still being actively developed. But all this lack of info really does make me doubt if they actually have something to update Rapid with or are they just keeping people interested to keep themselves alive for a bit longer.

To elaborate on this. People stated that Rapid will disappear immediately after its release.
Instead massive updates were released. For free. Some of them could justify a whole version jump. Internally Rapid feels more like Rapid 3. But those are just numbers.

It will stay there a long time, similar to [Insert other majorly used synth].
Even if no new features were added anymore, we at least would release compatibility updates for future Windows and macOS versions.

I am still a demo user, because I won't buy it unless it has MSEG, but the lack of update info makes me worry if MSEG will ever come? How will MSEG exactly work in Rapid is also unknown.

That's true and has to do with the routing features we'll eventually add. Due to this kind of feature, it could well be that you actually don't need MSEGs but use another kind of modulator mapping mechanism that works a bit differently.
At least, some kind of "curve mapping" will be added. From that it's just a rework of SEQ to add a curve sequencer (MSEG).

Thank you so much for spending your time to explain this to me.

I am very seriously considering purchasing Rapid right now after seeing all the updated info you've offered us. Im tired of speed running 20 min sessions on the demo, and would really love to just open Rapid and take my time with it.

Knowing that Parawave certainly isn't anywhere near "abandoning" Rapid, I do feel much more assured in purchasing Rapid.

Although I don't like what the rumor-spreading person have said, I do agree with them that Rapid is already quite good as it is currently. And with your clarification on possible ways to implement something like MSEG in the future, I absolutely feel relieved and happy to purchase Rapid sometime.

Again, thank you so much. For months I have hesitated, but today, hesitation is no longer. I hope people considering purchasing Rapid also feel confident in Rapid, and not be fooled by the clowns that like to spread rumors about somebody else's livelihood.

[mikeyo]

Knew it wouldn't be long until we saw a mod 'push the Envelope' !

[Teksonik]

While waiting until (if) MSEGs are added could you use the various Step Sequencer shapes to accomplish the same task?

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