VPS Avenger 2.4 [RELEASED - FAQ in OP]

[xx JPRacer xx]

I'm running an M1 max studio into a 4k TV, 60hz. Whether this combination matters or not I don't know, but it might. Could be a refresh rate + resolution thing conflicting with the synth UI?

I'm running Avenger on my older Windows laptop and 60Hz UI eats my CPU/GPU (seee the video below). I had the same issue with Minimal Audio Current (luckily it has a med/low refresh rate setting option and it fixes the problem). I wish this option was added to Avenger.

I confirm, GPU peak from 3% to 40% with GUI. My GPU is a RTX 4080 Super OC.

I also have a 4080 Super and on a 4K 120Hz screen with the GUI open with 150% scaling (Avenger scaling, not Windows) the GPU usage is about 28% with peak to 32%. But if I scale the GUI to 60% (minimum that I still find usable) then GPU usage doesn't go above 16%. So maybe try to scale down the GUI as much as you can tolerate.

[c0LIn]

I'm running an M1 max studio into a 4k TV, 60hz. Whether this combination matters or not I don't know, but it might. Could be a refresh rate + resolution thing conflicting with the synth UI?

I'm running Avenger on my older Windows laptop and 60Hz UI eats my CPU/GPU (seee the video below). I had the same issue with Minimal Audio Current (luckily it has a med/low refresh rate setting option and it fixes the problem). I wish this option was added to Avenger.

I confirm, GPU peak from 3% to 40% with GUI. My GPU is a RTX 4080 Super OC.

try to set the useOpenGL value to true in the avenger 2 config file.
open the explorer enter %appdata% and go into the vengeance folder, then avenger folder and open the config_v2.xml with an editor.
locate the value <UseOpenGL value="false"/> and set it to <UseOpenGL value="true"/>
save the file and check if that helped with your GPU.

[Gam456]

I'm running an M1 max studio into a 4k TV, 60hz. Whether this combination matters or not I don't know, but it might. Could be a refresh rate + resolution thing conflicting with the synth UI?

I'm running Avenger on my older Windows laptop and 60Hz UI eats my CPU/GPU (seee the video below). I had the same issue with Minimal Audio Current (luckily it has a med/low refresh rate setting option and it fixes the problem). I wish this option was added to Avenger.

I confirm, GPU peak from 3% to 40% with GUI. My GPU is a RTX 4080 Super OC.

try to set the useOpenGL value to true in the avenger 2 config file.
open the explorer enter %appdata% and go into the vengeance folder, then avenger folder and open the config_v2.xml with an editor.
locate the value <UseOpenGL value="false"/> and set it to <UseOpenGL value="true"/>
save the file and check if that helped with your GPU.

Thank You
Not realy. I still have high peak around 33%
Only a smaller GUI can help.
There is something wrong with GPU.

For exemple, Dune 3 is around 5% with a bigger GUI.

[trevdog]

when you say smaller GUI, how small do you mean? and how much does it help?

[Gam456]

when you say smaller GUI, how small do you mean? and how much does it help?

scale 160% = 33%
scale 100% = 13%

100% it's unusable on a 4k - 32'

[fidox]

Avenger 2.3.1, Cubase 14pro + Windows 10 Pro 64bit.
When selecting presets from factory 2 content, sound gets muted, you can see something is going on in background, but no sound comes from synth. You can hear sound just for preview preset, after that, when selecting and clicking that preset, no sound. Other presets works fine, just from factory 2 content.
I'm not going to dig deeper than that, I have installed back version 2.3.0 and everything works just fine.

when did you download version 2.3.1 ?
they uploaded a fixed version for 2.3.1 on nov. 25, may try to re-download and install the latest 2.3.1

22.11. (downloaded 2.3.1 version)

latest version for windows is 2.3.1 ( Build 25 Nov.)

Yea, Build 25 Nov works fine now

[bftucker]

Thank you, VPS and best wishes for both the holiday and the new year!

“ an early Christmas present: VPS Scope, a powerful analyzer plugin that we’re now making free for everyone! Simply visit the Plugin section on our website to download it.”

[morphex]

Yes, thank you for releasing VPS Scope as a gift. I appreciate it. Cheers!

[xx JPRacer xx]

I just got VPS Scope and I think it's great, thank you! I was wondering if your other plugins still require a dongle and are they all resizable?

[c0LIn]

I just got VPS Scope and I think it's great, thank you! I was wondering if your other plugins still require a dongle

no Dongle anymore

are they all resizable?

yes.

[SouledOut]

As a Christmas present I received CPU + mobo + RAM upgrade. If I install all of this, will Avenger stay authorized or is it better to deauthorize for the machine and then reauthorize after the upgrade?

[Razzia]

As a Christmas present I received CPU + mobo + RAM upgrade. If I install all of this, will Avenger stay authorized or is it better to deauthorize for the machine and then reauthorize after the upgrade?

If I were you I'd deauthorize everything that tracks activations by machine ID, including and especially any ilok licenses using machine auth. Don't want to end up e-mailing 20 different developers to ask for a reset.

Vengeance allows you to simply revoke an authorization from their website, but IMO it's a pretty safe bet that changing a motherboard changes the machine ID used for authorization

[Bla28]

I see there is still a 50% discount. How is Avengers 2.2 these days on Mac? Avenger 1 had all kinds of annoying audio spikes which made it unusable and last time I checked, this was not fixed with Avenger 2 either.

Also, it seems Nexus 5 is finally open. Wouldn’t that make Avenger obsolete then, especially with how “lightweight” Nexus is on the CPU?

[Stan Navi]

Nexus 5 is definitely win in CPU department. Soundeise they are quite similar. Nexus 5 is more focused on sampled stuff, Avenger is more focused on synthesis. If I could choose, I would go with Nexus.

[noiseboyuk]

Also, it seems Nexus 5 is finally open. Wouldn’t that make Avenger obsolete then, especially with how “lightweight” Nexus is on the CPU?

I was thinking about this. Certainly the lines have got a lot more blurry and the old stock answers don't apply. I'm going with Avenger is a synth than can also be preset machine, Nexus is a preset machine that can also be a synth.