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Thanks for the report. I just tried to reproduce, finally with success, I think. I could not get this to happen until I changed the display resolution for the external monitor to a higher one. With the laptop at "default for display" and the external monitor at "More Space" (max resolution) I get weird behavior like you describe.

I'll look for a fix ASAP!

Thanks for the encouragement! It is truly helpful.

You can sign up to the beta Discord if you like:
https://discord.gg/KFwJa5Dp
(link good for 7 days)

It's possible to compile utu (Sumu analysis tool) from the instructions in the github repo, however, it's only usable from the command line right now.

There's nothing you need to do. On any Apple Silicon Mac, just install the plugin and the system will use the Rosetta 2 emulator to run it.

the current versions work in Apple Silicon under emulation. After inatalling, can you find the plugins under Audio Units? If not, restarting may be needed.

If restart does not work, try clearing your Audio Units cache:
https://madronalabs.com/topics/8791-how-to-clear-your-audio-unit-cache

version 1.8.3
April 23, 2019
link: Soundplane 1.8.3.dmg, 6MB

release notes:

To install this version: move the "Soundplane" application to your Applications folder, then move the directory "ZonePresets" to ~/Music/Madrona Labs/Soundplane.

When you launch the Soundplane application, the menu at the top of the "Zones" page should contain three presets: chromatic, rows in fourths and rows in octaves, followed by a list of all the JSON files in the ZonePresets folder. If the JSON files do not appear, the ZonePresets directory is probably not in the right place.

The format of the zone .json files is human-readable and relatively self-explaining. Take a look to see how to make your own zone maps.

The Soundplane Max/MSP examples require the CNMAT Max externals to run. These can be found at http://cnmat.berkeley.edu/downloads .

The Soundplane application is open-source, available under a permissive license. For source code and more technical information see http://github.com/madronalabs.

changes:

1.8.3:

• fixed issue with excessive CPU use / repainting since 1.8.0

1.8.0:

• cmake build rewritten for compatibility with new madronalib and soundplanelib.
• fixed graphics incompatibilities with OS X Mojave
• fixed controller Zone outputs and reduced redundant data output

1.7.0:

• fixed possible crash starting for the first time with Kyma connected
• "destination port" menu now allows connecting to other hosts on the local network
• added wait on startup to resolve ports on other hosts
• added clear all notes when switching OSC destinations and on shutdown
• added test pattern mode
• allow running app hidden / in background without added latency
• fix redundant calibrate on startup
• fix a stuck notes issue
• add quick recovery after unplug / replug instrument

1.6:

• improved isochronous USB driver: lower latency, allows restart after pausing app
• fixed an issue selecting cleanest carriers after "select carriers"
• fixed possible crashes on startup/shutdown
• now distributing as signed .dmg

1.5:

• new touch tracker algorithm:
  • consumes much less CPU
  • improved latency
  • improved pressure sensitivity
  • improved pressure uniformity
  • improved position accuracy
  • allows better tracking into corners
  • lengthy normalization step no longer required
  • fixed hanging touches
• fix Kyma connection
• improve selection of lowest-noise carrier set
• fix a possible crash when switching zone presets
• fixed a window-related crash on shutdown
• fixed latency issue when in background for an extended time

1.4:

• fixed a problem with MIDI output preventing slide between rows
• tweaked pre-touch filtering for lower noise
• (dev) new cmake-based build system
• (dev) experimental Linux build
• (dev) added HelloSoundplane command line app for low-level testing

1.3:

• MPE MIDI support. Requires Aalto 1.7 / Kaivo 1.2.
• Implemented note splits to multiple ports over OSC.
• Improved stability and sensitivity of MIDI velocity
• changed "z max" control to more intuitive "z scale."
• fix crash with uninitialized driver on shutdown
• allow 1-500Hz MIDI data rate
• fix bug where pressure wasn't getting set w/o a MIDI connection
• send quantized pitch bend on MIDI note off
• fix touch tracker issues including zone-switch bug
• fix to allow MIDI note 0
• fix for double note off problem
• fixes for MIDI glissando

1.2.5:

• [1.2.5.1] Fixed a crash on startup if no preferences folder was present.
• Kyma listener off by default to fix collisions on port 3124. Use 'kyma' toggle on Expert page to turn on.
• fixed automatic connection to selected OSC service on startup.
• restored some values from 1.1.2 to improve touch tracking.
• add automatic saving of window dimensions. This is saved in /Application Support/SoundplaneViewState.txt.
• fixed a problem resolving OSC services
• fixed wrong MIDI note offsets in default Zone setups

1.2.4:

• rendering fixes for Retina display
• make touches easier to get into top and bottom rows
• code signing application
• turned Kyma polling over MIDI OFF by default
• fixed some state issues on startup that required reselecting zone to refresh
• clamp zone outputs to [0, 1] as documented
• fix touch rotate bug
• fix OSC browser
• made normalizing easier and mre accurate
• sending out x, y, and z from zones via MIDI.

1.1.2:

• more complete fix to the note-off problem
• restored the note lock feature for new zones.
• fixed an odd font-related bug

1.1:

• PLEASE NOTE: moved support files to ~/Music/Madrona Labs.
• fixed a problem where the wrong note value was sent on note-off
• fixed a potential crash sending MIDI if a MIDI device was not set
• made benign errors less alarming

1.0a2:

• two new kinds of zones: z (pressure only) and a toggle switch.
• fixed an error where inactive touches were continuously sending their data
• shortened some JSON zone names (just remove "controller_" to fix your presets)
• updated Max/MSP examples
• moved matrix message into t3d OSC bundle with touches
• restored some debug printing in the in-app console
• added error info for JSON parsing
• fixed possible bug with zone parsing
• clarified the T3D format in docs
• fixed an error reading calibration files
• fix view issues for Retina display

1.0a1:
-new Zone features allow mapping notes and controllers to key grid
-changed t3d format for wider OSC compatibility
-OpenGL accelerated graphics
-fixed graphics for Retina display
-fixed a bug where SoundplaneController was initialized twice
-fixed OpenGL errors on quit
-fixed a possible crash in adjustPeak()
-fixed note release when quantized
-new raw matrix output

Very glad to hear it. Enjoy!

Sounds like you fixed the patch? If so I'll leave it at that—if not let me know.

I'm sorry to hear it's not registering for you. I've heard this happens with some Windows systems but can't duplicate on mine. Do you get the demo noise every time you launch Aalto, or just sometimes?

Can you check to see if the license file Aalto.txt is there and contains your license key? It should be in C:/AppData/Roaming/Madrona Labs/Licenses.

Hi New Aalto user, I can definitely check oiut your patch if you send it to me. You can post it here or email to support@madronalabs.com.

Also please tell me what kind of computer CPU / OS you are using.

Another idea is to reduce the signal vector / process buffer size in your DAW and hear if that helps. But most things in a sequencer patch like you describe should be at full audio rate anyway.

It sounds like you are selecting a patch via a MIDI Program Change message. By putting patches in the ".../Madrona Labs/Kaivo/MIDI Programs" folder you make an alphabetical list of patches that the plugin switches to when it gets that message. So: a.mlpreset for Program 1, b for 2 and so on. It doesn't have to be "a" and "b", whatever the patches are in the in alphabetical order will be loaded.

So, Kaivo is getting a Program Change. Maybe you are in Ableton and have a Program Change message set for the clip? More info here: https://help.ableton.com/hc/en-us/articles/209070489-Sending-Program-Change-messages-from-Live

We don't have an email notification feature here. Maybe we should—will look into it.

Thanks for the info re: resolutions. I hope this helps someone! I'm not sure why other JUCE-based plugins do not have the same issue. I will look into it in case there's a quick fix. Mostly I'm focused on version 2 going forward.

A smaller delay would be very useful! The difficulty is that the pitch shifter is in the loop, and pitch shifting in real time can't be done instantly. I tried a lot of things to get the pitch shifting time down but as you do it starts to sound worse. So I probably had it at 20ms at one point then needed to go up to 50.

I could imagine maybe a mode where the non-shifted input is delayed instead if you do want a quick delay time. In other words the shifter would be smoothly removed from the loop somehow.

Hi, that is a good question. Without looking at the code: I'm 90% sure that the preset was simply made before the delay time changed to a minimum of 50ms. So it will clip to 50 ms in reality. Of course, we could measure this and verify.

I'm just about to release an update for Aaltoverb that will address this problem. It makes version 2 into a separate plugin—like most plugin makers seem to do this. Incredibly, I've never released a major version update before Aaltoverb 2, so thanks for your understanding.

I'll add more explanation when I officially release, probably on Monday. But it should be obvious and meanwhile here are the links:

Mac: http://madronalabs.com/media/aaltoverb/Aaltoverb2.0.2.pkg
Windows: http://madronalabs.com/media/aaltoverb/AaltoverbInstaller2.0.2.exe

Aaltoverb 1 is still available here:
Mac: http://madronalabs.com/media/aaltoverb/Aaltoverb1.1.0.pkg
Windows: http://madronalabs.com/media/aaltoverb/AaltoverbInstaller1.0.0.exe

Really neat! The first clip sounds almost synthetic because of the perfect timing. I think I can hear the stronger servos in action. These new pieces are exciting and I hope I get to hear longer ones when you make them. For what it's worth, it feels like complete music I would either work or bliss out to and I don't think it needs anything but the guitar.

I have been playing Egberto Gismonti and some related ECM-universe records I have on my morning "radio" show. Sundays at 10am at twitch.tv.joenszfamilyradio if you want to tune in!

Understandable! Not that we need you all pacified, mind.

I'll be updating all the plugins for Apple Silicon as soon as I can.

Nice, thank you for sharing!

Nah, not a douche. It did use to stress me out a bit when people would ask for updates, not gonna lie. Because of course I'm here working on stuff and I'm very eager to have something I can share and will do that as soon as I possibly can.

But mostly I'm just happy you're interested. I'll be building more in public than usual and I'm still planning on having something you can listen to this Spring.

Thanks for the info @garf. I know we talked this over before, but while we're here can you remind me the type of Mac hardware you were having trouble with?

Mysterious slowdowns like this are part of why I moved away from the JUCE framework and wrote my own rendering layer. So, if there's nothing I can find in the 1.x code to fix, at least the 2.0 should provide a fix shortly.

@66xvi Did you try the Kaivo demo?

I'm working on a new installer that will solve some of these issues. Thanks for your patience.

On Windows all VST3 files should be in C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3.

Have you updated an Audio Units plugin, and then found it missing next time you launch your DAW, even after rescanning plugins? You probably need to clear your Audio Units cache. For whatever reason (please visualize me serving my strongest side-eye towards Cupertino here) this has often been needed.

The first hit on Google for "clear audio units cache" no longer reflects current best practices on this, so I'm adding my own instructions here:

1. Close any DAW or AU host you are running
2. in Finder, hold down the Option key, click on the Go menu at the top of your screen and select Library

3. Delete the following files from ~/Library, if they are present:

   ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.audiounits.cache
   ~/Library/Caches/AudioUnitCache/
   ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.audio.InfoHelper.plist
   ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.audio.SandboxHelper.plist
   

4. Restart your computer

That should do it.

@3david3 Reinstalling would not do anything about the MIDI issue you're seeing.

Does CC not work in DP for Aaltoverb?

I'll look into the issue in Live and if I can, maybe post a short video showing MIDI mapping.

With Aaltoverb 2 I added a MIDI input. This means that it won't be able to drop in and replace Aaltoverb 1 in current projects. Which, honestly, I didn't think through fully because it never came up in beta testing.

So very soon I'll be releasing an update that treats Aaltoverb 2 as a different plugin from version 1. This way both versions can coexist in your DAW.

Meanwhile, if you want to restore Aaltoverb 1, please use these installers:

Mac: https://madronalabs.com/media/aaltoverb/Aaltoverb1.0.0.pkg
Windows: https://madronalabs.com/media/aaltoverb/AaltoverbInstaller1.0.0.exe

If you've already installed Aaltoverb 2 version 1.0.1 or lower, where the plugin is just called "Aaltoverb," you may need to remove the plugin file manually before installing version 1.

On Mac OS: AU plugin files are in /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components, and VST3 plugin files are in /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3.

On Windows, plugins should be in your VST3 plugins directory, C:/Program Files/Common Files/VST3.

Hi David,

This is a typical issue with all AU plugins. You may need to clear the AU cache, it sounds like. Please try this:

• Close the DAW
• in Finder, hold down the Option key, click on the Go menu at the top of your screen and select Library
• Delete the following files from ~/Library, if they are present:

~/Library/Caches/com.apple.audiounits.cache
~/Library/Caches/AudioUnitCache/
~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.audio.InfoHelper.plist
~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.audio.SandboxHelper.plist

• Restart your computer

About the CCs, there is so much to configure, it's hard to deduce from here. If you have a different DAW to try, that could help isolate the issue.

Thanks for the feedback.

I've done that. Thanks for your patience with this. I'll be updating all the plugins to take care of a couple of lingering bugs like this as soon as I can.

Thanks for the info— I'm aware of that issue in VCV Rack, which I need to figure out.

All other hosts I've tested have worked OK though. It looks like there is something weird with the 2.0.1 build, I'll look into it ASAP.

The actual structure of the VST is a folder, so this may just mean the VST icon is missing. Does it run?

In any case, thanks for your patience: I'll have to look at this Monday. Meanwhile, you should be able to use the 2.0.0 installer if you need to, which is still online at http://madronalabs.com/media/aaltoverb/AaltoverbInstaller2.0.0.exe

@mhazdra on Mac OS or Windows? Can you tell me where you got this message? Were you running the installer?