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JustSomeRandomDude1 · Post by **JustSomeRandomDude1** » Thu Sep 21, 2023 8:30 pm

It would be nice if there is tap feature in rhythm section, so that when enabled, it accepts any key tap, i mean from mouse, keyboard or midi controller. Instead of clicking inside a box.
Just a thought

musicdevelopments · Post by **musicdevelopments** » Sat Sep 23, 2023 11:09 am

RapidComposer v5.0b7 is available!

Improvements:

VST/VST3 FX plug-ins can be used and chained after the virtual instruments (see the "FX" tab in the track inspector). The effects are applied to the virtual instrument outputs, so logically they belong to the instrument, rather than the track.
Big rework of plug-in handling finished. It was simplified, is more reliable, and opens many possibilities for future development. As a result v4 compositions can still be loaded, but the instrument plug-ins are not instantiated.

musicdevelopments · Post by **musicdevelopments** » Sat Sep 23, 2023 4:43 pm

kottke wrote: Tue Sep 12, 2023 6:02 pm Hey Attila, not sure if this is expected behavior or not.

While using RC5 as an AU plugin in Logic, while actively working in the RC window, when a phrase selected, if I hit "delete" on my keyboard to remove the phrase, it actually deletes the track in logic that is selected, not the phrase in the window. Not sure if that can be changed or not.

I realized this too

RapidComposer does not receive certain key-presses at all, Logic captures them. I'll try to figure out something because this is annoying.

Thanks!
Attila

musicdevelopments · Post by **musicdevelopments** » Sat Sep 23, 2023 4:45 pm

lulukom wrote: Tue Sep 12, 2023 6:28 pm Yes, it happened! The AU works and at first glance it’s not even very bad ! ))

Thanks, lulukom!

musicdevelopments · Post by **musicdevelopments** » Sat Sep 23, 2023 5:20 pm

crossovercable wrote: Wed Sep 13, 2023 9:22 am How do I just apply the LFO to the selected note only or time selection ?

You are right, this did not work in the phrase editor.
I added fixes so that when you select a note, the LFO is applied on the note only (for the note duration), not the phrase.

When working in a track there is an option to use the timeline selection:

musicdevelopments · Post by **musicdevelopments** » Sat Sep 23, 2023 5:23 pm

plopseaw wrote: Wed Sep 13, 2023 11:34 am Hi,

Just updated to beta6. Standalone works as expected. However, the AU inside of Logic opens but the interface doesn't respond at all.

Hi plopseaw,

will you try beta7 please? The AU has worked so far for several people. Are you on an Intel mac? Can you try the AU in another host, like REAPER?

Thanks,
Attila

plopseaw · Post by **plopseaw** » Sat Sep 23, 2023 5:30 pm

Sure will do. Iam using M2 Apple silicon. At some point could you have a look at midi file batch import and creating directories ( see previous posts) it's a real pain or... Iam doing something wrong

musicdevelopments · Post by **musicdevelopments** » Sat Sep 23, 2023 5:32 pm

milliondabeat wrote: Wed Sep 13, 2023 2:13 pm Hi Attila,

what happened to the phrase container? i was about to ask it was possible to add a container for stacking phrases vertically then i noticed the regular container was missing

Hi milliondabeat!

I am afraid the Phrase Container was removed from v5... it had many limitations.
IMO it is always better and more flexible to arrange phrases manually. If this sounds bad I can resurrect it but I really did not like it.

Thanks,
Attila

musicdevelopments · Post by **musicdevelopments** » Sat Sep 23, 2023 5:33 pm

kipj1@yahoo.com wrote: Thu Sep 14, 2023 6:39 pm Is the new 5.0 version of RapidComposer VST going to work with ACID Pro 11 Suite? The 4.7.3 demo blows up when the VST is loaded.

Yes, I confirm 5.0 works well in ACID Pro 11!

musicdevelopments · Post by **musicdevelopments** » Sat Sep 23, 2023 5:40 pm

kipj1@yahoo.com wrote: Mon Sep 18, 2023 3:37 pm I've been running RapidComposer v5.0b6 for about two days now and I've found a bug in scanning the VST plugins. When I loaded the program from the beginning it came up with a plugin scan screen and it started scanning and when it got about 50% the way into scanning it found a plugin that made it blow up and unload. I then loaded the program again and it came up without the VST scan screen. I then went into the VST scan screen manually and started scanning it then blew up again.

Ah, scanning plug-ins, that is dangerous, especially VST plug-ins (VST3 not so much)

. Today I added a notification alert that explains this to the user.
The problem is that plug-ins are loaded into the application address space and their code is executed. A buggy or badly behaving plug-in may crash, which causes RapidComposer to close. I know scanning should be done in a separate process, not to jeopardize the stability but that is not implemented yet. I am sorry for the inconveniences.

Thanks,
Attila

musicdevelopments · Post by **musicdevelopments** » Sun Sep 24, 2023 7:33 am

lovemusic15 wrote: Wed Sep 20, 2023 9:04 am Having problems getting V5 to show up as a VST in Ableton. Anyone got any Solutions?

This is weird. If you open the RapidComposerV5.vst3\Contents\x86_64-win folder, and move the RapidComposer.vst3 file to the VST3 folder, it will work in Ableton.
I will change the build process so that only a single file will be installed instead of a folder structure. This is possible since I do not include the 32-bit version anymore.

Thanks!
Attila

EDIT: this is fixed now. I'll upload an update shortly.

musicdevelopments · Post by **musicdevelopments** » Sun Sep 24, 2023 7:37 am

plopseaw wrote: Sat Sep 23, 2023 5:30 pm Sure will do. Iam using M2 Apple silicon. At some point could you have a look at midi file batch import and creating directories ( see previous posts) it's a real pain or... Iam doing something wrong

Yes, I will look at it today, but I think I have fixed that when you reported that earlier. Maybe it still does not work on macOS...

Thanks,
Attila

EDIT: indeed there was a bug on macOS, that is fixed now

lovemusic15 · Post by **lovemusic15** » Sun Sep 24, 2023 4:32 pm

This is weird. If you open the RapidComposerV5.vst3\Contents\x86_64-win folder, and move the RapidComposer.vst3 file to the VST3 folder, it will work in Ableton.
I will change the build process so that only a single file will be installed instead of a folder structure. This is possible since I do not include the 32-bit version anymore.

Thanks!
Attila

Thanks its working now

lovemusic15 · Post by **lovemusic15** » Sun Sep 24, 2023 4:40 pm

Is there a way to save the imported MIDI files' accents and note lengths as a preset inside the accents menu to then apply to other MIDI files?

Because I've realized that when you try to regenerate patterns using the accents, you lose the rests that you had inside the original MIDI file.
a lot of the time, patterns don't just use 1/4, 1/8, 1/16; many of them have random note lengths that create interesting rhythms.

So having the option where it analyzes the imported rhythm and accents, along with the rests, and then gives you the option to create alternative rhythms based on that would be very useful, similar to the feature you have with MIDI Mutator (regenerate with paired notes and followed rests).

As you can see from the picture, no matter what I do to try and recreate the pattern that you see inside the rhythm mapper, it's not possible with Rhythm Lab as it doesn't keep the rests, it only makes notes longer or shorter, resulting in a loss of syncopation.

Could you make it possible to analyze the rhythm and syncopation and save it as a preset to apply to others?

Having these extra options, and especially having a button to apply how many rests and syncopations is definitely needed.

As you can see from the pictures, this comes as standard in every other software related to MIDI creation. It's not just a request; it's a widely recognized and demanded feature of rhythm composition and manipulation.

lovemusic15 · Post by **lovemusic15** » Sun Sep 24, 2023 4:46 pm

This picture is taken from captain chords

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