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advaya · Post by **advaya** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 9:24 pm

Urs wrote:Btw. for those watching this thread but not "Improvements" - the downloads have been updated to Release Candidate 3

Urs. I just tried the RC3 you posted today, and the bug I mentioned is still there (on both my laptop and desktop. (Cubase 4.5))

Here is how I can quite easily reproduce it.

1. automate a filter cutoff sweep from closed to open over a few looped bars
2. hit play on the sequencer
3. try to open and close the UI while the filter automation is active -- ie. the filter meter is either increasing or decreasing
4. the UI will grey out, and Cubase will freeze up.

It only seems to happen when the 'synthesis' page is upfront. When 'presets' or 'performance' page are upfront, the open/close of the UI works normally during the automation.

I hope that makes sense, and I hope that someone else can confirm.

Urs · Post by **Urs** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 9:51 pm

advaya wrote:It only seems to happen when the 'synthesis' page is upfront. When 'presets' or 'performance' page are upfront, the open/close of the UI works normally during the automation.

That might be it then... will check...

What system are you on? - I only have Cubase 4.01 or so on Win installed... maybe I have to upgrade this, too...

Urs

spritex · Post by **spritex** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:03 pm

Actually, I was also able to crash Project5 (Vista) in a similar test.

I had some preset with a VCF1 and recorded some notes and cutoff automation, then played back the few patterns closing and reopening Zebra GUI with the synth panel open. Project5 crashed with the Zebra2.dll after five or so GUI close/open cycles.

Of course this might just as well be happening with any automation, but it can indeed crash, and doesn't seem only Cubase related.

advaya · Post by **advaya** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:10 pm

Urs wrote:
advaya wrote:It only seems to happen when the 'synthesis' page is upfront. When 'presets' or 'performance' page are upfront, the open/close of the UI works normally during the automation.
That might be it then... will check...

What system are you on? - I only have Cubase 4.01 or so on Win installed... maybe I have to upgrade this, too...

Urs

Hi Urs.

I am using Vista32 at home, and XP SP3 on my laptop.

Both are running Cubase 4.5.2

Hope that helps.

spritex · Post by **spritex** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:15 pm

spritex wrote: Of course this might just as well be happening with any automation, but it can indeed crash, and doesn't seem only Cubase related.

Yep, rebooted the computer and tried again with just the Init sound automating osc tune from P5. It took a bit longer but after 15 or so Zebra GUI close/opens it crashed again.

kuniklo · Post by **kuniklo** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:47 pm

I can reproduce the crash in Live 7 by advaya's method. Here's the top of the stack trace. I'll mail you the crash log.

Thread 0:
0 com.u-he.Zebra2.vst 0x20a6270b AM_ObjectHost::processMessage(AM_Object*, unsigned int, AM_AOMessage, int, void*) + 159
1 com.u-he.Zebra2.vst 0x20a61c95 AM_Object::sendMessage(unsigned int, AM_AOMessage, int, void*) + 63
2 com.u-he.Zebra2.vst 0x20a14440 AM_ViewControl::~AM_ViewControl() + 176
3 com.u-he.Zebra2.vst 0x20a2db61 AM_View_Label::~AM_View_Label() + 59
4 com.u-he.Zebra2.vst 0x20a144a2 AM_ViewControl::~AM_ViewControl() + 274
5 com.u-he.Zebra2.vst 0x20a2bfb1 AM_View_Knob::~AM_View_Knob() + 59

[snipped by admin - Urs]

274
105 com.u-he.Zebra2.vst 0x20a33bcf AM_View_Pane::~AM_View_Pane() + 41
106 com.u-he.Zebra2.vst 0x20a0a01e AM_ViewMan::~AM_ViewMan() + 132
107 com.u-he.Zebra2.vst 0x20a4dda0 AM_CG_ViewMan::~AM_CG_ViewMan() + 82
108 com.u-he.Zebra2.vst 0x20bb2aa7 AM_VST_Editor::close() + 141
109 com.u-he.Zebra2.vst 0x20a76364 AudioEffect::dispatcher(int, int, int, void*, float) + 564
110 com.u-he.Zebra2.vst 0x20a78924 AudioEffectX::dispatcher(int, int, int, void*, float) + 312
111 com.ableton.live 0x000def0a OAuParameterInfo::~OAuParameterInfo() + 41430
112 com.ableton.live 0x000d77b0 OAuParameterInfo::~OAuParameterInfo() + 10876
113 com.ableton.live 0x000e31ae OVstEvent::~OVstEvent() + 7008

Urs · Post by **Urs** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 11:07 pm

Ah... okay... got it!

Will look into it tomorrow. I guess it's nothing new though... it might have been there before...

Rod Staples · Post by **Rod Staples** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 11:11 pm

Urs wrote:I only have Cubase 4.01 or so on Win installed... maybe I have to upgrade this, too...

Urs

You should upgrade because Cubase 4.1 in a lot of senses is a quite a different beast.

taoyoyo · Post by **taoyoyo** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 1:22 am

Got the new update installed...

I can hone in my OSC Save box comment a little bit more...

The Save OSC box doesn't display properly for me in any other size than normal. Both skins are fine in normal mode.

[Mac Pro 2008, OSX 10.5.5, Logic 8.02, also Live 7.0.10. AU in Logic & Live/VST in Live.]

... Everything sounds quite good though so far

Echoes in the Attic · Post by **Echoes in the Attic** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 6:10 am

Urs wrote: - switching GUI schemes should be flawless now

How about it?

Urs

I just installed RC3. The 'Make default' command still has no effect. After changing to the Dark Horse skin, it still reverts to the default skin when closed and reopened. Still gotta use the trick in the text file.

Urs · Post by **Urs** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 10:37 am

Echoes in the Attic wrote:
Urs wrote: - switching GUI schemes should be flawless now

How about it?

Urs

I just installed RC3. The 'Make default' command still has no effect. After changing to the Dark Horse skin, it still reverts to the default skin when closed and reopened. Still gotta use the trick in the text file.

Well, I of course meant the Sideband modules which are now not automatically shown in the Dark Horse Skin anymore.

Not sure yet how to approach the problem with permissions.

Urs

Urs · Post by **Urs** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 12:54 pm

I've updated the Mac version yet again:

http://www.zebrasynth.com/download/Zebr ... nstall.zip

This one should:

- hopefully fix possible crash when closing VST editor during automation
- set file permissions so that changing the default gui works

Now booting into Windows to apply the same fix for the potential crash. Hope it works!

Urs

Urs · Post by **Urs** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 1:17 pm

And now also for Windows:

Zebra23MacInstall (VST & AU, RTAS Mac)

Zebra23Winstaller (normal installer for Windows)

Zebra23pre-installed (with Zebra2.data for Receptor, Everything In Vstplugins)

- fixes potential crashes when closing VST editor during host automation

- fixes file permission problems with setting default gui on Mac

Hope this is it...

Later,

Urs

mattmitch · Post by **mattmitch** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 2:35 pm

I have a preset question:

With one of the recent updates, I've begun putting my presets in a 'User' folder, but I can't find that folder on my drive when I look for it to make a backup. I see all the other presets folders, but not the user one. I seem to remember something in this forum a while ago about the file format changing, but I can't remember where. I'm on a MacBook Pro running 10.5.5 and the release candidate just prior to the one Urs posted about previous to this post.

Love the Dark Horse skin, btw. and of course, I love Zebra and all u-he products!

Thanks for any help.

-mm

advaya · Post by **advaya** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 2:52 pm

Urs wrote:- fixes potential crashes when closing VST editor during host automation

It sure did! Thanks Urs.

Seems Christmas may have officially come early for me now.

u-he

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