SynthMaster 3 Official Thread: SynthMaster 3/Player v3.4.9 Rev 17271 update

[Hanz Meyzer]

2. NEW: Added NKS 1.5 support for SynthMaster 3 factory presets

Hi, it's nice to now have at least some rudimentary NKS support in the MK3 controllers... But currently not even the names of the macro controls are transferred (not sure, if this requires a better definition nks file or some coded implementation).

Would be nice, if labels would be transferred.

[HallowedHouse]

Thank you for Synthmaster 3. I bought this in 2017 and what an amazing investment this has turned out to be. I have just spent a whole day playing with this beast and honestly, it compares favourably and surpasses most of my other super synths (Spire, Rapid, Diva, Avenger). Of course, work is needed on the effects but judging how the developer sticks to improving (Synthmaster 2 is amazing) I am expecting it to develop into my favourite synth! So pleased I bought this, so worth the wait, would buy it again in a heartbeat. Thank you.

[audiojunkie]

I thought we were told that the software never needs to call home to authenticate..... In other words, we should be able to pull a copy off of a backup and use the serial/keyfile and be able to get things going without needing involvement from the company......

I do stand by my words! Yesterday's issue was a bug on my end. I added a check to see if the license key file is modified after being downloaded from the server. The code for the check was buggy for users having no expansions. The issue is fixed now.

What a relief! Sorry, I didn't mean to offend you--I was just worried. I'm glad to hear that it was just a bug. Thank you for your incredibly hard work!! You are one of the good guys!!!

[kv331]

What a relief! Sorry, I didn't mean to offend you--I was just worried. I'm glad to hear that it was just a bug. Thank you for your incredibly hard work!! You are one of the good guys!!!

No worries

[audiojunkie]

What a relief! Sorry, I didn't mean to offend you--I was just worried. I'm glad to hear that it was just a bug. Thank you for your incredibly hard work!! You are one of the good guys!!!

No worries

Thank you!

[lhposcool]

The following errors occured while loading preset
Missing waveform for Layer 1:Voice LFO1:Wave 2 : Bluffmunkey\Blufftable 23.6

I fixed this specific issue in v3.0.2 update. will be released tomorrow

Hi

I have been seeing this "missing waveform" error often when I attempt to load presets from expansions and was hopeful that the v3.0.2 update would resolve the problem.
(eg Nori Ubukata Art Rock Basics - G Stick Bas + Melo Uni).
Unfortunately I am still getting this error after installing rev15512 of SM3.
I have SM1 and SM2 previously installed and they seem fine.
I have refreshed presets online in SM3 and this makes no difference.
I have attempted to add UserPresetsFolder<n> directories to SynthMasterPresetsFolders.txt to point to SM2 directories, but on restart SM3 reinitialises this txt file, removing my entries. (I thought that this also was fixed in v3.0.2.)

What trick am I missing to use the expansions in SM3?
Thanks

[ThomasHelzle]

I still get funny behaviour in the latest update from yesterday evening rev15512 with preset names when I use the RNDM "random preset" button next to the central display on top.
I have my personal init patch set as default and no matter how often I press the button, I always see the same init-patch name although the preset clearly changes. This is in the VST3 and VST2 version.
This used to work correctly in previous versions of SM3.
It works correctly with the previous/next buttons and also with the preset browser.

EDIT: I just found that when I have the browser open and press the RNDM preset button, the browser also stays on the previous preset I selected manually, although the preset actually changes.

Cheers,

Tom

[kv331]

This used to work correctly in previous versions of SM3.
It works correctly with the previous/next buttons and also with the preset browser.

Reproduced. will be in the next build next week.

[ThomasHelzle]

This used to work correctly in previous versions of SM3.
It works correctly with the previous/next buttons and also with the preset browser.

Reproduced. will be in the next build next week.

Thanks!
Have a good weekend and thank you for all the hard work and quick bugfixes!

[kv331]

I just tried to import this piano SFZ as a test case for larger sample sets to see if I can replace Kontakt for certain things:
https://ivyaudio.com/Piano-in-162

I will add FLAC support hopefuly today. I purchased this piano library for $5, and will be doing my import/flac tests with it

Cheers

[ThomasHelzle]

I just tried to import this piano SFZ as a test case for larger sample sets to see if I can replace Kontakt for certain things:
https://ivyaudio.com/Piano-in-162

I will add FLAC support hopefuly today. I purchased this piano library for $5, and will be doing my import/flac tests with it

Cheers

Awesome! Thanks!!!

[MaartenvdP]

The following errors occured while loading preset
Missing waveform for Layer 1:Voice LFO1:Wave 2 : Bluffmunkey\Blufftable 23.6

I fixed this specific issue in v3.0.2 update. will be released tomorrow

Hi

I have been seeing this "missing waveform" error often when I attempt to load presets from expansions and was hopeful that the v3.0.2 update would resolve the problem.
(eg Nori Ubukata Art Rock Basics - G Stick Bas + Melo Uni).
Unfortunately I am still getting this error after installing rev15512 of SM3.
I have SM1 and SM2 previously installed and they seem fine.
I have refreshed presets online in SM3 and this makes no difference.
I have attempted to add UserPresetsFolder<n> directories to SynthMasterPresetsFolders.txt to point to SM2 directories, but on restart SM3 reinitialises this txt file, removing my entries. (I thought that this also was fixed in v3.0.2.)

What trick am I missing to use the expansions in SM3?
Thanks

I had the same error after obtaining the three expansion packs. Somewhere hidden in this thread I found a solution that worked for me. Remove SM2 and SM3 from your plugin folders. (not certain if this necessary) Reinstall the latest SM2 and SM3 from the User Area in that order. Load the expansions first in SM2 and then in SM3 from within the plugin. And then it worked.
No guarantees. Good luck!

[kv331]

I had the same error after obtaining the three expansion packs. Somewhere hidden in this thread I found a solution that worked for me. Remove SM2 and SM3 from your plugin folders. (not certain if this necessary) Reinstall the latest SM2 and SM3 from the User Area in that order. Load the expansions first in SM2 and then in SM3 from within the plugin. And then it worked.
No guarantees. Good luck!

I will be going through the missing waveform/samples issues in expansions over the weekend.

[DarkS474]

Still using 3.0.1 , I wonder if this has been fixed in 3.0.2 ? Trying adding presets to multiple layers most of the time is a hit-or-miss thing , sometimes it generates multiple layers with the same presets while sometimes it overwrites layer 1 and the preset placed there disappears, it usually happens adding to a new layer but it can happen adding directly to a layer just created. Also when adding new layers they disappear if not unmuted so a preset can be added to a layer only if it is not muted, is that the correct behaviour ?

[Charlie Firpo]

I tried the strum knob in the sequencer, but it did not seem to do anything? Then i tried the arpeggio and could hear the strumming.