Free programmable VST Instrument,Audio effect,MIDI processor/sequencer,SoundFont import,Temperaments,Multi I/O v1.0.200

[hamsteralliance]

This seems very cool! I'm trying it out though and when I use it as an effect it doesn't let any audio through, no matter which file I choose. If I use "Ping Pong Delay" I can play midi notes and it'll make a saw wave sound with a delay on it, but if I put on wav file on that track I don't get any sound out of it, like the effect is blocking it.

I've tried the vanilla version and the AVX2 version.

I'm using the latest version of Reaper on Windows 10. Is there anything I should try to get this to work?

[bjt2]

This seems very cool! I'm trying it out though and when I use it as an effect it doesn't let any audio through, no matter which file I choose. If I use "Ping Pong Delay" I can play midi notes and it'll make a saw wave sound with a delay on it, but if I put on wav file on that track I don't get any sound out of it, like the effect is blocking it.

I've tried the vanilla version and the AVX2 version.

I'm using the latest version of Reaper on Windows 10. Is there anything I should try to get this to work?

Thanks for your help! There was effectively an issue with Reaper, now resolved.
Please download the last version (132)…

The problem was that i relied on a behaviour of Ableton (and LMMS) that Reaper does not have. So i had to add code to copy some data that Ableton already copied for me, but Reaper not.

It seems working now on Reaper. It is more permissive than Ableton: you can route both midi and audio data on both instrument and effect VSTs.

Please let me know.



I made 2 versions because the VST standard has effect or synth behaviour and this can't be changed at runtime.

Some DAWs don't bother with this setting (e.g. savihost, but it is not properly a DAW, and Ableton in some respects, see the PDF manual), but others may change behaviour if a VST is declared an effect or a synth.

For instance Audacity supports only effect VSTs and refuses to load instrument VSTs, so on Audacity Crescendo.DLL won't load, but Crescendo-effect.DLL should load.

On those DAWs you must use the Crescendoxxx.dll for instruments and Crescendoxxx-effect.dll for effects, because in the VST standard there is not way to declare after loading that a VST is an instrument or an effect.

So even if a text file is constructed as an effect, some DAWs may not physically route the audio input to the VST if you don't use the Crescendoxxx-effect.dll.

NOTE: be aware that most DAWs do not route at least NOTE ON/OFF midi messages to the -effect version, because it is supposed to be an effect, so in the case of ping pong delay, you may hear the effect on the input audio but the the keys may not produce anymore sound.

NOTE: the only compatible way to have a VST that produces synth or sampled sound from MIDI input, somewhat mixed with an input audio is to use sidechaining. I explained in the PDF manual how this works in Ableton.

[bjt2]

Current version, 1.0.132 beta:

• Fixed a bug when used with Reaper. Verified as full working on it.
• Verified as working on Audacity (effect only).
• Bugfix on sampled data start/restart in POST step.
• Compiled with last Visual Studio version.

[bjt2]

Current version, 1.0.133 beta:

• Resolved bug on forced release when sustain >0.
• Implemented SUPERSAW, SUPERSAW0 and SUPERSAW1.

[bjt2]

Current version, 1.0.134 beta:

• Added 2 decay envelope (for Yamaha DX7 emulation) function.
• Added 2 decay envelope option to OSCG.
• New FM bass example file.
• Updated the manual with more FM oscillator examples.
• Compiled with the last VisualStudio version, using last SDK security update.

[bjt2]

EDIT

[bjt2]

Coming soon V 1.0.135...
An orchestra on your fingertips...

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[bjt2]

Current version, 1.0.135 beta:

• Complete multichannel/multiinstrument support (See PDF Manual). Reimport SoundFont Files.
• TEMPERAMENT now supports actual cents and not only deltas from EQUAL temperaments.
• Oversampling now applies also to Synth oscillators.
• Added IF instruction to the sequencer.
• Resolved bugs and performance enhancements.
• Rewritten the PDF Manual with new sections.
• Compiled with last Visual Studio version and SDK.

[bjt2]

Current version, 1.0.136 beta:

• MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE) support.
• Resolved bugs on multichannel ONLEGATO, ONFIRST, ONRROBIN.
• Introduced polyphony option per channel (for MPE support).
• Introduced SHOLD option for continuous sampling and holding after release (for MPE support).
• Advertise MPE support to the DAW.
• Modified the manual for MPE support. Added MPE tutorial.
• Compiled with the last Visual Studio and SDK.

[bjt2]

Current version, 1.0.137 beta:

• Bug on POLY multichannel.
• Corrections on the User Manual.

[bjt2]

Current version, 1.0.138 beta:

• Many bugfixes. In particular broken beat/sync envelope options.
• Added new example file.
• Added corrections, clarifications and tips in the user manual.
• Slight change to OSCG and ENVx options (see the manual).
• RPN/NRPN and channel mode messages support.
• Send all changes on MIDI output, including initializations.
• MIDI sequencer full redesign: multichannel, processes also MIDI messages and VST Vars, modular and much more.
• Compiled with the last Visual Studio and SDK.

[bjt2]

Current version, 1.0.139 beta:

• Bugfixes on playing start, quantization, retrigger duration, NOTE OFF only on stop and not song position change.
• Bugfixes: reset VST only on messages 120-122. With messages 123 and onward perform Note OFF only.

[bjt2]

Current version, 1.0.140 beta:

• Use separate Autophase position, to avoid autophase reset when song position changes (e.g. loops).
• Modified effects with classic Dry/Wet control in the example files and SoundFont import. Reimport all files.
• Standalone Ping Pong Effect example file.
• Lowered Fc from 15K to 5Khz in REVERB0.
• More robust NaN protection.
• Updates to the Manual.

[bjt2]

Current version, 1.0.141 beta:

• UI performance optimizations and bugfixes.

[bjt2]

Current version, 1.0.142 beta:

• Added reverb widening/shrinking Knob in Reverb example file.
• Added TOOLTIP instruction to add tooltips to knobs.
• Added tooltips to some example files.