New kickdrum synthesizer: Audija KickDrum VST/AU

[Jan_Audija]

Hi Jan,

Thanks for the update.

I have found a small bug that occurs in Renoise. When I try to save a preset, the keyboard is still active in the main tracker window, so it adds notes, changes tracks and such in addition to actually naming the preset.
This behaviour occurs in version 1.2.0 and also in beta versions, Windows 10.

Thank you for reporting! I was able to reproduce the issue and it's on the list for future fixes now.

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Beta 4 give error with installer Mac 13.6.6

That is fixed in BETA 4.2 now. However there is still another issue with Ableton 12 not finding the .vst3 when it's in the global vst3 folder - for now Ableton users need to move it to the user vst3 folder, so Ableton finds it again. but that will be fixed in BETA 5.

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KickDrum 2.0.0 BETA 4 just went online!

Hi Jan! I noticed that:
When an envelope is modified, the waveform update is sluggish, not smooth and fast as in V1.

Thank you!

Thank you for reporting! I will try to get it back to speed!

In KickDrum 1 everything was processed serial on one thread. In KickDrum 2 the processing of the devices is given to other threads, because now with the possibility to add devices it would be impossible to get fluid fps in the GUI if all the devices would be in the same thread as the GUI. So now you would recognize that with longer kicks and more devices the GUI controls still stay fluid except for the oscillogram which gets slower with increased load. But for the same amount of devices and length as in KickDrum 1 the update of the oscillogram technically should be the same speed as before when everything is correctly in place, or even faster as the GUI is not on that thread anymore. I will definitely put the effort in to get it back fast again.

[vanerio]

KickDrum 2.0.0 BETA 4 just went online!

Hi Jan! I noticed that:
When an envelope is modified, the waveform update is sluggish, not smooth and fast as in V1.

Thank you!

Thank you for reporting! I will try to get it back to speed!

In KickDrum 1 everything was processed serial on one thread. In KickDrum 2 the processing of the devices is given to other threads, because now with the possibility to add devices it would be impossible to get fluid fps in the GUI if all the devices would be in the same thread as the GUI. So now you would recognize that with longer kicks and more devices the GUI controls still stay fluid except for the oscillogram which gets slower with increased load. But for the same amount of devices and length as in KickDrum 1 the update of the oscillogram technically should be the same speed as before when everything is correctly in place, or even faster as the GUI is not on that thread anymore. I will definitely put the effort in to get it back fast again.

I understand, however it happens even when loading 'AudijaInitialKick' preset in both V1 and V2 and moving their envelopes (so same kick and relatively simple).
Let me know If I can help you further.

[suthnear]

.vst3 when it's in the global vst3 folder - for now Ableton users need to move it to the user vst3 folder, so Ableton finds it again. but that will be fixed in BETA 5.

Ah, just came here to mention that it still needs to be in the user folder

[Dr.Gunjah]

I've played a few minutes with the latest beta and I can already see all the potential this plugin has. I'm sure it will be amazing when it's out of beta
Now on to the things I'm missing for now:
- different colors for the sample layers. It's hard to distinguish them, especially if you load more than one sample
- a way to cycle through samples in a folder quickly (left/right arrows or someting) and maybe a way to save favorite folders in the plugin
- reset things like start, end, speed, etc. by double clicking/ctrl clicking/etc. on the orange controls in the lower half of the sample display
- change (and also reset) parameters like start, end, etc. by mouse dragging the text on the left and some way to enter numbers directly
- a way to filter one sample only, so I can take out the lows, for example
- more of a question: are the EQ modules parallel/serial? If you could assign them to samples this would also fix the previous point
- solo button for samples/osc
- some tooltips are missing for buttons like the big one below the trashcan buttons in the upper section. It's env overlay or something(?)

[Davias]

Hi I'm very interested in this plugin ^^ Already own Bazzism and Kick 2, but the tempo sync and wysiwyg sound like features I always wanted.

Sadly I can't download the demo, the website is giving me error with Opera, Firefox and Brave...

Also how long the 50% off will last ?

here's the error :
"Mon Jul 08 17:04:46 GMT 2024 ; null ; OK ; 200 ; Exception evaluating SpringEL expression: "product.filenames.first" (template: "landing/landing.html" - line 34, col 55) ; org.thymeleaf.exceptions.TemplateProcessingException"

Thanks already for your help

[toby]

A quick feature request (apologies if there is a way to do this already but I haven't found it)

A Prev/Next sample loading button that will load the corresponding sample from the folder that the sample is loaded from. This would really help when audition lots of different kick tops & clicks as dragging and dropping slows things down quite a bit.

[Crowd91]

good afternoon, I became the owner of your product, and it really gives a good result right away, but please tell me will there be a user manual?

[Jan_Audija]

I understand, however it happens even when loading 'AudijaInitialKick' preset in both V1 and V2 and moving their envelopes (so same kick and relatively simple). Let me know If I can help you further.

agreed! BETA 5 is online now and it's up to speed again, please let me know, if it's good again

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I've played a few minutes with the latest beta and I can already see all the potential this plugin has. I'm sure it will be amazing when it's out of beta
Now on to the things I'm missing for now:
- different colors for the sample layers. It's hard to distinguish them, especially if you load more than one sample
- a way to cycle through samples in a folder quickly (left/right arrows or something) and maybe a way to save favorite folders in the plugin
- reset things like start, end, speed, etc. by double-clicking/ctrl-clicking/etc. on the orange controls in the lower half of the sample display
- change (and also reset) parameters like start, end, etc. by mouse dragging the text on the left and some way to enter numbers directly
- a way to filter one sample only, so I can take out the lows, for example
- more of a question: are the EQ modules parallel/serial? If you could assign them to samples this would also fix the previous point
- solo button for samples/osc
- some tooltips are missing for buttons like the big one below the trashcan buttons in the upper section. It's env overlay or something(?)

Thank you for the feedback!
- different colors will come
- sample browser will come
- reset sample on double click is there already ("Reset Sample" button does the same)
- sample enter numbers directly: agreed, i think things will fall into place when the pitch automation is there (spectral pitch)
- you can assign an EQ just to a sample by dragging it onto the sample (into the orange square), then the EQ is a sub-device of the sample and is only applied to it
- solo button just for generative devices: perfect, thank you
- in beta 5 tooltips have been extended, but they are not fully finished yet. it's "pin controls" or "let controls shine through, when another device is selected" - that tooltip is in beta 5 now

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Hi I'm very interested in this plugin ^^ Already own Bazzism and Kick 2, but the tempo sync and wysiwyg sound like features I always wanted.

Sadly I can't download the demo, the website is giving me error with Opera, Firefox and Brave...

Also how long the 50% off will last?

here's the error :
"Mon Jul 08 17:04:46 GMT 2024 ; null ; OK ; 200 ; Exception evaluating SpringEL expression: "product.filenames.first" (template: "landing/landing.html" - line 34, col 55) ; org.thymeleaf.exceptions.TemplateProcessingException"

Thanks already for your help

thank you for reporting it and your interest! I just tested it and you should be able to download the demo now. If not please let me know!
sometimes the webpage has hick ups because of server maintanance or we are doing something or something else, that can happen.
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A quick feature request (apologies if there is a way to do this already but I haven't found it)

A Prev/Next sample loading button that will load the corresponding sample from the folder that the sample is loaded from. This would really help when auditioning lots of different kick tops & clicks as dragging and dropping slows things down quite a bit.

yes! I will try to get it in there asap.
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good afternoon, I became the owner of your product, and it really gives a good result right away, but please tell me will there be a user manual?

Thank you! yes, there will be a user manual. Until then I'd be happy to help, if you need to know a specific thing! Sry for the lack of proper documentation at the moment, I know how important it is!
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KickDrum BETA 5 is online!

- improvement: Value automations (Sample Panning & Harmonics Mix) don't go into edit mode anymore on undo/redo
- improvement: When Value automations are in edit mode, zooming with the right mouse now works again
- bug fix: Gain value doesn't jump up and down anymore when Autogain is enabled (gain value was applied twice to the sample and oscillator)
- improvement: Viewport zoom stays the same after undo/redo
- improvement: Oscillogram update is now as fast as in KickDrum 1 again
- improvement: Selecting a Device, pinning its controls, or adjusting the oscillogram settings are now part of the undo/redo history
- in progress: Tooltips
- in progress: Sample browser is coming (replacing the current sample with one from a selected folder using arrow keys while the kick is playing)

macOS Ableton 12 VST3 Users: Ableton 12 still has difficulty finding the .vst3 when it is in the global VST folder. Moving it to the user domain VST folder helps it to find it again. Also, renaming the plugin ("KickDrum BETA.vst3") worked here as well. If renaming indeed resolves it for you as well, please let me know.

Thank you for all the feedback!

PS: I'll be on holidays until Wednesday 17th

[PieBerger]

Thank you for the feedback!
- different colors will come
- sample browser will come
- reset sample on double click is there already ("Reset Sample" button does the same)
- sample enter numbers directly: agreed, i think things will fall into place when the pitch automation is there (spectral pitch)

PS: I'll be on holidays until Wednesday 17th

That's a nice list, enjoy your break

[cyberboycoolen]

I understand, however it happens even when loading 'AudijaInitialKick' preset in both V1 and V2 and moving their envelopes (so same kick and relatively simple). Let me know If I can help you further.

agreed! BETA 5 is online now and it's up to speed again, please let me know, if it's good again

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I've played a few minutes with the latest beta and I can already see all the potential this plugin has. I'm sure it will be amazing when it's out of beta
Now on to the things I'm missing for now:
- different colors for the sample layers. It's hard to distinguish them, especially if you load more than one sample
- a way to cycle through samples in a folder quickly (left/right arrows or something) and maybe a way to save favorite folders in the plugin
- reset things like start, end, speed, etc. by double-clicking/ctrl-clicking/etc. on the orange controls in the lower half of the sample display
- change (and also reset) parameters like start, end, etc. by mouse dragging the text on the left and some way to enter numbers directly
- a way to filter one sample only, so I can take out the lows, for example
- more of a question: are the EQ modules parallel/serial? If you could assign them to samples this would also fix the previous point
- solo button for samples/osc
- some tooltips are missing for buttons like the big one below the trashcan buttons in the upper section. It's env overlay or something(?)

Thank you for the feedback!
- different colors will come
- sample browser will come
- reset sample on double click is there already ("Reset Sample" button does the same)
- sample enter numbers directly: agreed, i think things will fall into place when the pitch automation is there (spectral pitch)
- you can assign an EQ just to a sample by dragging it onto the sample (into the orange square), then the EQ is a sub-device of the sample and is only applied to it
- solo button just for generative devices: perfect, thank you
- in beta 5 tooltips have been extended, but they are not fully finished yet. it's "pin controls" or "let controls shine through, when another device is selected" - that tooltip is in beta 5 now

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Hi I'm very interested in this plugin ^^ Already own Bazzism and Kick 2, but the tempo sync and wysiwyg sound like features I always wanted.

Sadly I can't download the demo, the website is giving me error with Opera, Firefox and Brave...

Also how long the 50% off will last?

here's the error :
"Mon Jul 08 17:04:46 GMT 2024 ; null ; OK ; 200 ; Exception evaluating SpringEL expression: "product.filenames.first" (template: "landing/landing.html" - line 34, col 55) ; org.thymeleaf.exceptions.TemplateProcessingException"

Thanks already for your help

thank you for reporting it and your interest! I just tested it and you should be able to download the demo now. If not please let me know!
sometimes the webpage has hick ups because of server maintanance or we are doing something or something else, that can happen.
________________________________________________________________________________

A quick feature request (apologies if there is a way to do this already but I haven't found it)

A Prev/Next sample loading button that will load the corresponding sample from the folder that the sample is loaded from. This would really help when auditioning lots of different kick tops & clicks as dragging and dropping slows things down quite a bit.

yes! I will try to get it in there asap.
________________________________________________________________________________

good afternoon, I became the owner of your product, and it really gives a good result right away, but please tell me will there be a user manual?

Thank you! yes, there will be a user manual. Until then I'd be happy to help, if you need to know a specific thing! Sry for the lack of proper documentation at the moment, I know how important it is!
________________________________________________________________________________


KickDrum BETA 5 is online!

- improvement: Value automations (Sample Panning & Harmonics Mix) don't go into edit mode anymore on undo/redo
- improvement: When Value automations are in edit mode, zooming with the right mouse now works again
- bug fix: Gain value doesn't jump up and down anymore when Autogain is enabled (gain value was applied twice to the sample and oscillator)
- improvement: Viewport zoom stays the same after undo/redo
- improvement: Oscillogram update is now as fast as in KickDrum 1 again
- improvement: Selecting a Device, pinning its controls, or adjusting the oscillogram settings are now part of the undo/redo history
- in progress: Tooltips
- in progress: Sample browser is coming (replacing the current sample with one from a selected folder using arrow keys while the kick is playing)

macOS Ableton 12 VST3 Users: Ableton 12 still has difficulty finding the .vst3 when it is in the global VST folder. Moving it to the user domain VST folder helps it to find it again. Also, renaming the plugin ("KickDrum BETA.vst3") worked here as well. If renaming indeed resolves it for you as well, please let me know.

Thank you for all the feedback!

PS: I'll be on holidays until Wednesday 17th

Hi Jan,

Latest beta (5) seems to only produce a short clicky sound, not generating a kick any longer (tested on multiple daws) (beta 4 works fine). Something you have the time to fix before vacation?

[Jan_Audija]

Hi Jan,

Latest beta (5) seems to only produce a short clicky sound, not generating a kick any longer (tested on multiple daws) (beta 4 works fine). Something you have the time to fix before vacation?

please download beta 5.1

[cyberboycoolen]

Hi Jan,

Latest beta (5) seems to only produce a short clicky sound, not generating a kick any longer (tested on multiple daws) (beta 4 works fine). Something you have the time to fix before vacation?

please download beta 5.1

Nice, works perfect now, thanks for the quick fix!

[Jan_Audija]

That's a nice list, enjoy your break

thank you

[Jan_Audija]

Nice, works perfect now, thanks for the quick fix!

nice, thank you for the feedback!

[Dr.Gunjah]

Thank you for the feedback!
- different colors will come
- sample browser will come
- reset sample on double click is there already ("Reset Sample" button does the same)
- sample enter numbers directly: agreed, i think things will fall into place when the pitch automation is there (spectral pitch)
- you can assign an EQ just to a sample by dragging it onto the sample (into the orange square), then the EQ is a sub-device of the sample and is only applied to it
- solo button just for generative devices: perfect, thank you
- in beta 5 tooltips have been extended, but they are not fully finished yet. it's "pin controls" or "let controls shine through, when another device is selected" - that tooltip is in beta 5 now

Have a great holiday!