Parawave Rapid Discussion Thread II

VST, AU, AAX, CLAP, etc. Plugin Virtual Instruments Discussion
Locked New Topic
RELATED
PRODUCTS
RAPID Synthesizer

Post

syntonica wrote: Fri Sep 15, 2023 12:01 am Nah. We're judging them on their failure to participate in forums. Apparently, it's a moral failing. :hihi:
Nah just a failure to understand how to properly run a business. :wink:

How long does it take for any developer to make a simple post? Two minutes? Not just on forums but the social media accounts that they created. For example Parawave has a Facebook page but hasn't posted anything in 10 months. What's the point?

Is a couple of minutes too much time to spend on connecting with your user base? All people are asking for is "we're still alive, here's the road map etc". If five minutes every month or so is too much then....

Again I don't care as it's their reputation at stake but I've seen a lot of posts around the net calling Rapid "abandonware". I don't see similar posts about Avenger....because there is ongoing communication.

If you were choosing between two similar products, A or B where one developer is connected and one is always being accused of ghosting their user base which product would you choose?

But there will always be (the usual suspects) who get triggered when anyone dares to say anything negative about a developer no matter how deserved that may be...... :shrug:

One of the great things about KVR going all the way back to the beginning is the ability to directly connect with the people who write the code for the software we use (U-he being a prime example). Some developers take advantage of the ability to connect with customers and potential customers and others don't.
None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Post

chk071 wrote: Thu Sep 14, 2023 9:02 pm
vurt wrote: Thu Sep 14, 2023 7:56 pm
Lbdunequest wrote: Thu Sep 14, 2023 7:34 pm
chk071 wrote: Wed Sep 13, 2023 8:12 pm
Pillimees wrote: Wed Sep 13, 2023 8:08 pm
chk071 wrote: Wed Sep 13, 2023 7:27 pm

There is nothing arrogant about it.
More openness is inevitable in today's tight plugin market. If the author himself does not find the time or desire to communicate with people, he could find a spokesperson. TAL Software is a good example.
TAL-Software's communication is almost non-existant on their "support" forum here. And, I don't blame him. AFAIK, he's running the show alone, and surely has better things to do than chat with people here all day long.
Tal is not communicating with people at kvr forum???? How arrogant of him!!! I will never ever gonna use his plugins!!!!! Ever!!!!

EVER!!!!11 :cry:
emails me once a week :)
just to see how i am :)
He's a nice guy. :)

Never judge anyone from their participation in forums alone.
Never! I also never seen AMD participate in this forum, my CPU is unreliable im going to throw away my computer now and punch my dell monitor (they also dont communicate).

Post

Teksonik wrote: Fri Sep 15, 2023 12:38 am One of the great things about KVR going all the way back to the beginning is the ability to directly connect with the people who write the code for the software we use (U-he being a prime example). Some developers take advantage of the ability to connect with customers and potential customers and others don't.


Always great fun to chat with satisfied and very happy customers.


Image
The average bored guy

Post

eagle007 wrote: Thu Sep 14, 2023 8:21 pm
Pillimees wrote: Thu Sep 14, 2023 7:54 pm
eagle007 wrote: Thu Sep 14, 2023 5:29 pm
Pillimees wrote: Wed Sep 13, 2023 7:24 pm Personally, I also find it somewhat arrogant that the author does not communicate with his users. I don't expect big updates every week, but at least a confirmation that the author hasn't given up on development. In my case, for example, it is important that I can open and edit my DAW sessions today even after several years. Can I rely on Rapid if maybe in a few years this instrument will not be supported? Maybe my concern is unnecessary, but the author does not make things better with his behavior.

P.S. I own Rapid and several extensions
For me it's more about time investment. I either bounce or freeze VI tracks before mixing anyways, too many variables that can cause you not to be able to open a project 1:1 in the future.
Bouncing instruments into audio tracks is unfortunately not an option for me, because I have to keep the ability to edit midi tracks in the future (these are backtracks for my band), therefore future-proofing is very important to me.
In Studio One you can freeze a track and still have access to the MIDI on the track. Most DAW's have an option to freeze and unfreeze. You could also do an export of your project as MIDI, once you start (or am done) mixing. Just as a fail safe.
Everything is correct. But I'll have no help from frozen tracks or exported midi data in a few years when the VST instrument I used is no longer in production. I have to start from scratch with new instruments, even though I just wanted to change the tempo a bit or replace some notes for example. That is why I only use instruments whose manufacturers have been on the market for a long time and are open to communication.

Post

Pillimees wrote: Fri Sep 15, 2023 8:50 amEverything is correct. But I'll have no help from frozen tracks or exported midi data in a few years when the VST instrument I used is no longer in production. I have to start from scratch with new instruments, even though I just wanted to change the tempo a bit or replace some notes for example. That is why I only use instruments whose manufacturers have been on the market for a long time and are open to communication.
Sure. We all want that, and I think most serious music makers take this into account when they buy their plugins. But... There might be a time when a version 2, 3 or 4 hits which is not backwards compatible. And even a company that has been in the business for years cannot guarantee that they will keep supporting all older versions.

So if you want to be future safe, just bounce the data for archiving. Tempo changes if the instrument does not work anymore can me done at the loss of some quality, which often is not noticeable in a mix. And having the raw audio file of an instrument at least makes it way more easy to find something very similar.

Though, if you invest in an instrument you want it to last of course. 100% agree.

Fortunately RAPID was updated last December to support all the latest hardware out there.

Post

Is this supposed to happen when you load the rapidFX as as an insert?
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
If you don't eat yer meat, you can't have any pudding. HOW CAN YOU HAVE ANY PUDDING IF YOU DON'T EAT YER MEAT!?

Post

kenny saunders wrote: Sun Oct 08, 2023 6:53 pm Is this supposed to happen when you load the rapidFX as as an insert?
Are you running the Demo?
KVR S1-Thread | The Intrancersonic-Design Source > Program Resource | Studio One Resource | Music Gallery | 2D / 3D Sci-fi Art | GUI Projects | Animations | Photography | Film Docs | 80's Cartoons | Games | Music Hardware |

Post

THE INTRANCER wrote: Sun Oct 08, 2023 7:13 pm
kenny saunders wrote: Sun Oct 08, 2023 6:53 pm Is this supposed to happen when you load the rapidFX as as an insert?
Are you running the Demo?
no its the full version synth 1.8.7.211 x64 vst3.
RapidFX has a slightly different version number: 1.8.8.42

Does your fx version work right now?
If you don't eat yer meat, you can't have any pudding. HOW CAN YOU HAVE ANY PUDDING IF YOU DON'T EAT YER MEAT!?

Post

Mine works fine - Win 10, 64bit, S1 Pro

Post

kenny saunders wrote: Sun Oct 08, 2023 6:53 pm Is this supposed to happen when you load the rapidFX as as an insert?
It happens here in Orion if the FX version is not loaded into an insert. Once loaded into an insert the FX works.

In Cakewalk and FL Studio it doesn't happen because when you load an FX it's automatically loaded into an insert but again the FX versions works fine. I haven't checked in Bitwig or Waveform but I'm sure it would be the same way in them.

Looks like by your screenshot you might be running Cubase?
None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Post

kenny saunders wrote: Mon Oct 09, 2023 4:02 pm
THE INTRANCER wrote: Sun Oct 08, 2023 7:13 pm
kenny saunders wrote: Sun Oct 08, 2023 6:53 pm Is this supposed to happen when you load the rapidFX as as an insert?
Are you running the Demo?
no its the full version synth 1.8.7.211 x64 vst3.
RapidFX has a slightly different version number: 1.8.8.42

Does your fx version work right now?
Your FX version has a different number to mine unless you made a typo. These are the versions that I have installed.

Rapid
VST3
Synth Version: 1.8.7.211
FX Version: 1.8.7.42

--
That may be the problem, I'm not sure, but I'm not having any issues in StudioOne 4.6.
KVR S1-Thread | The Intrancersonic-Design Source > Program Resource | Studio One Resource | Music Gallery | 2D / 3D Sci-fi Art | GUI Projects | Animations | Photography | Film Docs | 80's Cartoons | Games | Music Hardware |

Post

Teksonik wrote: Mon Oct 09, 2023 4:50 pm
kenny saunders wrote: Sun Oct 08, 2023 6:53 pm Is this supposed to happen when you load the rapidFX as as an insert?
It happens here in Orion if the FX version is not loaded into an insert. Once loaded into an insert the FX works.

In Cakewalk and FL Studio it doesn't happen because when you load an FX it's automatically loaded into an insert but again the FX versions works fine. I haven't checked in Bitwig or Waveform but I'm sure it would be the same way in them.

Looks like by your screenshot you might be running Cubase?
Yeah Cubase on an insert. There is no reason it should not work I will email support. Hope he's still around and not been kidnapped by aliens!
THE INTRANCER wrote: Mon Oct 09, 2023 5:40 pm
kenny saunders wrote: Mon Oct 09, 2023 4:02 pm
THE INTRANCER wrote: Sun Oct 08, 2023 7:13 pm
kenny saunders wrote: Sun Oct 08, 2023 6:53 pm Is this supposed to happen when you load the rapidFX as as an insert?
Are you running the Demo?
no its the full version synth 1.8.7.211 x64 vst3.
RapidFX has a slightly different version number: 1.8.8.42

Does your fx version work right now?
Your FX version has a different number to mine unless you made a typo. These are the versions that I have installed.

Rapid
VST3
Synth Version: 1.8.7.211
FX Version: 1.8.7.42

--
That may be the problem, I'm not sure, but I'm not having any issues in StudioOne 4.6.
Yeah it was a type I meant 7.42. I've emailed the support. Such a weird problem!
If you don't eat yer meat, you can't have any pudding. HOW CAN YOU HAVE ANY PUDDING IF YOU DON'T EAT YER MEAT!?

Post

Support got back to me, its fine. I had loaded it on an fx send track and hadn't yet sent anything to it so as it is vst 3 it is suspended until used. As soon as I sent something to it works fine.
If you don't eat yer meat, you can't have any pudding. HOW CAN YOU HAVE ANY PUDDING IF YOU DON'T EAT YER MEAT!?

Post

kenny saunders wrote: Thu Oct 12, 2023 4:16 pm Support got back to me, its fine. I had loaded it on an fx send track and hadn't yet sent anything to it so as it is vst 3 it is suspended until used. As soon as I sent something to it works fine.
Enjoy the Rapid Fx, they are great and that reverb..... man :love:

Post

Oh look, Rapid has decided that it doesn't know that there is already a Factory Soundbank already activated. It was working yesterday and for months. What this means is that you hear no sound from the synth.

PARAWAVE YOU NEED TO SORT THIS NONSENSE OUT - No other VST Instrument I have does this. If I didn't have the internet I wouldn't be able to sort this.

Image
KVR S1-Thread | The Intrancersonic-Design Source > Program Resource | Studio One Resource | Music Gallery | 2D / 3D Sci-fi Art | GUI Projects | Animations | Photography | Film Docs | 80's Cartoons | Games | Music Hardware |

Locked

Return to “Instruments”