Parawave Rapid Discussion Thread II

[THE INTRANCER]

I can speak my mind that the developer does not communicate on this forum like a lot of other developers. And I'm not arguing with anyone.

They have and do communicate on this forum, and have done so earlier this year. Whats your problem?

[egbert101]

His problem is obvious, he's not getting any replies from the developer.

[chk071]

His problem is obvious, he's not getting any replies from the developer.

I'm so sorry about that.

Not sure what we can do about it though.

[PieBerger]

This product must be dead.

I have been trying to get any response from PARAWAVE on this forum numerous times.

PARAWAVE have not responded.

I sent them an email via their website and they have responded, so, please stop this nonsense and stop spreading negative info around. This exactly the behavior why they left the forum and why also (I believe) Markus from Tone2 left as well.

As I am not seeing any recent posts at all by the developer, on any forum, official or unofficial,
would it be possible to share the contents of your email?

Why don't you just email them yourself? It can't be because you don't have the time, because you appear to have plenty of it to talk sh*t and argue with people here...

Take a hike you A**HOLE!!!.

I can speak my mind that the developer does not communicate on this forum like a lot of other developers. And I'm not arguing with anyone.

now who needs to take a deep breath

[eagle007]

This product must be dead.

I have been trying to get any response from PARAWAVE on this forum numerous times.

PARAWAVE have not responded.

I sent them an email via their website and they have responded, so, please stop this nonsense and stop spreading negative info around. This exactly the behavior why they left the forum and why also (I believe) Markus from Tone2 left as well.

I have send an email over a month ago and still not answered. So kinda random.
Also the website randomly looks like an abandoned site, as shown in the attachment.

The last feature update was 3 years ago. A new version was announced to be out last year, got postponed and in a removed post on KVR they posted that it would be Januari. Too bad I did not screenshot it, but that post in combination with the VST3 update made me buy it.

It's all the little things added up that makes people wonder how alive this product is. And if it were to be a lousy synth, no one would care. But apparently people do seem to care and just fear that such a promising product might vanish.

I really love the layout of the synth, it sounds great and works fine. But I am really excited for the new MSEG editor. I dislike the fact that we have a visual envelope but that it can not be edited directly. You must use the dials. Too be honest, that's the only actual feature I'm "missing".

It's cool that Mirka Ruta is doing a lot of awesome sounds for Avenger, and that his reverb is licensed to Vengeance for Avenger 2.0. But I wish he would be able to spend more time on RAPID, as in my opinion this synth has more potential. The UI is way more streamlined, the FX are superb and usable as plugin, preset management is cleaner, the layering is more clear and the reverb alone is worth the price of admission (on sale is when I got it).

So in my opinion it is not about the bashing of the dev, quite the opposite.

[THE INTRANCER]

The website is working fine and personally for me, it always has without problems. Server issues do happen though.
https://parawave-audio.com/index.php?ro ... duct/rapid

Rapid was on sale with 50% off from Nov 22nd last year and there was an update in I think December of that year as well.

[eagle007]

The website is working fine and personally for me, it always has without problems. Server issues do happen though.
https://parawave-audio.com/index.php?ro ... duct/rapid

Rapid was on sale with 50% off from Nov 22nd last year and there was an update in I think December of that year as well.

The website is working, but a lot of times when I visit it, part or none of the images are loading. Quite frequently even. I know that if I refresh it, they pop up. But for people with doubts about the product, this is an added 'red flag'. It's not happening only for me as I have seen multiple people reporting this issue on forums. Not the end of the world, but it isn't helping the perception of the product and company either.

Maybe the main reason why there is so much buzz around RAPID (me including) is due the presented road map. It generates expectation. They basically told us what to expect in the next update, and then it got delayed and went silent.

The time between the previous two feature updates was roughly half a year each. The time since the last feature update... nearly 3 years. So to some people this may feel as 2.5 years delayed.

[PebbleInAStream]

I really love the layout of the synth, it sounds great and works fine. But I am really excited for the new MSEG editor. I dislike the fact that we have a visual envelope but that it can not be edited directly. You must use the dials. Too be honest, that's the only actual feature I'm "missing".

So MSEG modulators are coming in the next update? I don't see it on the roadmap.

[Stan Navi]

I really love the layout of the synth, it sounds great and works fine. But I am really excited for the new MSEG editor. I dislike the fact that we have a visual envelope but that it can not be edited directly. You must use the dials. Too be honest, that's the only actual feature I'm "missing".

So MSEG modulators are coming in the next update? I don't see it on the roadmap.

It is called "Custom source/target mapping curves." as I understand.

[Teksonik]

This is from November 19 of Last year:

abandonware...

I've been seeing this comment a lot, not just here but on other forums and social media as well such as this from their Facebook group:

Parawave 111922-1.png

So a few days ago I sent Parawave an inquiry through support and asked if there was anything I could pass along to help calm the fears of some users. You know something like "we're still working on Rapid, the future is bright" etc....

Instead, in their first response all I got was a meme with no other text:

Rapid Response.png

A subsequent response was just as snarky and ended with "you'll eventually get your update" (I don't need or want an update I would just like to know if the company is still supporting their product in case any stability issues should pop up). They did say that support for Rapid is continuing but their quite frankly surprising remarks have kind of put me off this company.

So for at least that long Parawave has been aware that their lack of communication is not reflecting well on their company or their product. People are still talking about the lack of communication going on a year later and once again responses are hit and miss at best.

Look I get it, some people just blindly defend any developer but it is in the developer's best interest to communicate with their customers so potential customers can feel confident that the company will be responsive to to any issues they may have and are open to user feedback on features and functions.

Forums like KVR are great tools for both users and developers but if developers are going to run off like spoiled children every time someone says anything remotely irritating to them then they are doing themselves no good.

Again I don't want or need an update for Rapid. However I'm far more likely to reach for Avenger than Rapid these days because Avenger is still in active development and at least there is some communication from the developers here.

If I didn't own either I would be far less inclined to check out and purchase Rapid due to the ongoing lack of engagement with the user base.

So to sum it up developers are just shooting themselves in the foot when they alienate the members of any forum dedicated to the subject of their products.

There are developers who have been here at KVR since pretty much day one and they haven't run off. Probably because they don't give users a lot of reasons to complain or if they do receive complaints they're mature enough to handle them like adults.

[zeph]

This is from November 19 of Last year:

abandonware...

I've been seeing this comment a lot, not just here but on other forums and social media as well such as this from their Facebook group:


Parawave 111922-1.png



So a few days ago I sent Parawave an inquiry through support and asked if there was anything I could pass along to help calm the fears of some users. You know something like "we're still working on Rapid, the future is bright" etc....

Instead, in their first response all I got was a meme with no other text:



Rapid Response.png



A subsequent response was just as snarky and ended with "you'll eventually get your update" (I don't need or want an update I would just like to know if the company is still supporting their product in case any stability issues should pop up). They did say that support for Rapid is continuing but their quite frankly surprising remarks have kind of put me off this company.

So for at least that long Parawave has been aware that their lack of communication is not reflecting well on their company or their product. People are still talking about the lack of communication going on a year later and once again responses are hit and miss at best.

Look I get it, some people just blindly defend any developer but it is in the developer's best interest to communicate with their customers so potential customers can feel confident that the company will be responsive to to any issues they may have and are open to user feedback on features and functions.

Forums like KVR are great tools for both users and developers but if developers are going to run off like spoiled children every time someone says anything remotely irritating to them then they are doing themselves no good.

Again I don't want or need an update for Rapid. However I'm far more likely to reach for Avenger than Rapid these days because Avenger is still in active development and at least there is some communication from the developers here.

If I didn't own either I would be far less inclined to check out and purchase Rapid due to the ongoing lack of engagement with the user base.

So to sum it up developers are just shooting themselves in the foot when they alienate the members of any forum dedicated to the subject of their products.

There are developers who have been here at KVR since pretty much day one and they haven't run off. Probably because they don't give users a lot of reasons to complain or if they do receive complaints they're mature enough to handle them like adults.

Precisely - well said

[musikarldererste]

the company will maybe* close in the future (not now)
the programmer works now for vengeance
i think mirko ruta works now as a fitness coach

[MirkoVanHauten]

the programmer works now for vengeance
i think mirko ruta works now as a fitness coach

Could you link us to where you got that info from? Especially the 1st would be ironic, funny, and the death to Rapid.

[musikarldererste]

from avenger facebook-group post
he programmed the new reverb for avenger 2

the developer can post here to give a live sign or something

[Stan Navi]

the company will maybe* close in the future (not now)
the programmer works now for vengeance
i think mirko ruta works now as a fitness coach

I wish the programmer made Avenger as light on CPU as Rapid.