Watch out! Blue Cat's Fader Hub 1.2 groundbreaking free update is here!
This new version of our network streaming and recording console is a major step forward, whether you are working with multiple machines locally or collaborating with remote musicians online.
What's New in Fader Hub 1.2:
SYNCHRONIZATION & NETWORK LATENCY COMPENSATION:
- SYNCED input: ensure all connected participants hear a backing track or click simultaneously (no latency), regardless of the distance.
- Synchronized transport: synchronize all connected applications, with built-in clock latency compensation for latency-less real-time playback.
- Synchronized recording: start/stop recording in sync with playback across multiple devices on the network, and keep all recorded files synchronized.
- Optional real-time network latency compensation: Fader Hub can compensate the network latency on all LLAN mixer strips for a perfectly synchronized mix.
- Automatic network latency compensation for recording: latency is automatically compensated for perfect synchronization of individual recorded tracks.
- Reported latency is now displayed in the status bar (bottom right).
- Check reception latency for each LLAN Mixer channel by hovering the mouse on the drift meter (ppm).
- Synchronize app transport & bpm with other devices/software with MIDI Clock and/or MIDI Timecode (MTC). Both send and receive supported.
PERFORMANCE:
- Improved connection stability when sender under high CPU load.
- Optimized performance: Up to 50% lighter on CPU when not using all available channel strips.
OTHER NEW FEATURES & IMPROVEMENTS:
- New MIDI Loopback port to route MIDI events from hosted plug-ins back to Fader Hub's input.
- Improved connection status reporting for LLAN Mixer channels.
- Recorded tracks are now saved in a separate folder for each recording.
- Reveal current preset in Finder/Windows Explorer.
- New built-in phase flip plug-in.
FIXES:
- Fixed issue with some older VST2 instrument plug-ins not receiving MIDI events (such NI Kontakt 6).
- Fixed VST3 plug-ins sometimes not updating meters when loaded in Fader Hub.
- Fixed Arturia VST3 plug-ins editor not re-opening properly when closed with the plug-in slot button.
- Fixed Audio Player crashes when using file with less channels than the plug-in.
- Fixed Audio Player not properly syncing its playback position when resampling.
- VST/VST3 plug-in: fixed occasional performance issue when controlling fader Hub macro parameters via MIDI.
- Fixed CPU meter display sometimes off by one pixel.
- Fixed memory leak in receiver when using resampling.
- Mac: Fixed Audio Unit plug-in taking a very long time to validate in Logic or GarageBand.
Enjoy!
[original announcement]
Fader Hub 1.2 Released - Network Audio Collaboration Reloaded
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Blue Cat Audio Blue Cat Audio https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=39981 - KVRAF
- 6336 posts since 8 Sep, 2004 from Paris (France)
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Blue Cat Audio Blue Cat Audio https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=39981
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 6336 posts since 8 Sep, 2004 from Paris (France)
The best option is simply to use Fader Hub - no need to use anything else. There is a detailed tutorial showing how to set things up with Fader Hub here:
https://www.bluecataudio.com/Blog/tip-o ... n-session/
https://www.bluecataudio.com/Blog/tip-o ... n-session/
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- KVRer
- 1 posts since 20 Feb, 2022
This is a pretty amazing update, but I bought Connector to do network and local host sync... can you guys explain why I would need Connector now that Fader hub can do the same thing, but better? I know the network protocol update includes Connector and Patchworks, I own both but never needed Fader Hub until now, where it seems I should now just buy Fader Hub?
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Blue Cat Audio Blue Cat Audio https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=39981
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 6336 posts since 8 Sep, 2004 from Paris (France)
Fader Hub and Connector are two different beasts: Connector is a point to point audio & MIDI connection plug-in, while Fader hub is mainly a mixing app (although also available as a plug-in) to connect several apps/musicians together (audio only).
In addition to also transporting MIDI, Connector is also much more lightweight than Fader Hub, and has an "App" mode that lets you have latency-free connections inside a single app (which usually work while bouncing, which is not the case for the other modes). You also have more detailed control over the latency compensation in Connector, and it can carry up to 32 audio channels (while fader Hub only has stereo).
On the other hand, Fader Hub is available as a standalone app (for single audio/MIDI reception only you can also use the Freeceiver free app with Connector), can connect to multiple sources/destinations, has built-in effects and can load third party plug-ins, can be used as a standalone mixer for an audio interface, can record multiple tracks locally or over a network etc.
All in all, Fader Hub is a much larger piece of software, using a simplified version of Connector as a mean to do network or inter-app audio, while Connector is a point-to-point connection plug-in with advanced capabilities.
I hope this clarifies!
In addition to also transporting MIDI, Connector is also much more lightweight than Fader Hub, and has an "App" mode that lets you have latency-free connections inside a single app (which usually work while bouncing, which is not the case for the other modes). You also have more detailed control over the latency compensation in Connector, and it can carry up to 32 audio channels (while fader Hub only has stereo).
On the other hand, Fader Hub is available as a standalone app (for single audio/MIDI reception only you can also use the Freeceiver free app with Connector), can connect to multiple sources/destinations, has built-in effects and can load third party plug-ins, can be used as a standalone mixer for an audio interface, can record multiple tracks locally or over a network etc.
All in all, Fader Hub is a much larger piece of software, using a simplified version of Connector as a mean to do network or inter-app audio, while Connector is a point-to-point connection plug-in with advanced capabilities.
I hope this clarifies!
