Plug-in Updates Sticky Topic

[James Steele]

Yes, Augmented Brass & Augmented Woodwinds also _

Good to know! I don’t own those, but not figured they must have updated some others.

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8.1.24

[James Steele]

Oh man... I hold my breath now with Kontakt updates! I better start my Time Machine backup now so I have an APFS snapshot to restore from. I'll never blindly trust NI again.

[James Steele]

Updates for all 4 plugins. Get 'em here.

I like that they conveniently provide a separate installer for each plugin format, so you don't have to install a bunch of stuff you don't want to get the ones you do.

Hey Rick... so the filename of the AU archive says AU3? Hmmmm... I suppose that will work in DP? I wasn't sure if DP supported AU3?

[Rick Cornish]

Hey Rick... so the filename of the AU archive says AU3? Hmmmm... I suppose that will work in DP? I wasn't sure if DP supported AU3?

I didn’t notice that…. I’ll have to check that out.

I have one other plug that only offers AU components as AU3 and it does not work in DP.

[stubbsonic]

NI updated their firmware for their Kontrol S Mk3 keyboards to v 1.7.6.

The update adds Standalone External MIDI templates which are fully editable for control (not Kontrol) external MIDI devices.

[bayswater]

Updates for all 4 plugins. Get 'em here.

I like that they conveniently provide a separate installer for each plugin format, so you don't have to install a bunch of stuff you don't want to get the ones you do.

Rick, I think I had a “Sonic Maximizer” back when I was using it with Cubase 3 and OS 9. BBE also rings a bell. Would this be the same plugin? I liked it, but ever updated when I moved to OS X and DP.

[mikehalloran]

Updates for all 4 plugins. Get 'em here.

I like that they conveniently provide a separate installer for each plugin format, so you don't have to install a bunch of stuff you don't want to get the ones you do.

Rick, I think I had a “Sonic Maximizer” back when I was using it with Cubase 3 and OS 9. BBE also rings a bell. Would this be the same plugin? I liked it, but ever updated when I moved to OS X and DP.

Apparently, I’ve been a customer since 2010. I wonder if I still have any record of this. I find nothing on the BBE site.

I remember having a BBE Sonic Maximizer box back in my analog days. Like the Aphex Aural Exciter, I didn’t find much useful for the kind of music I was making. Perhaps I’ll think differently nowadays.

[Rick Cornish]

Hey Rick... so the filename of the AU archive says AU3? Hmmmm... I suppose that will work in DP? I wasn't sure if DP supported AU3?

I didn’t notice that…. I’ll have to check that out.

I have one other plug that only offers AU components as AU3 and it does not work in DP.

OK—checked this out and—at least on my machine—it shows up as standard-format AU and instantiates fine in DP.

I do have another plugin where the AU is an AU3 file (RRS Exciter by Red Rock Sound—a Russian developer) and that AU will not pass DP's inspection, so I have to use the VST3 version. Thus, I think the current BBE plugin files are fine.

[Rick Cornish]

Apparently, I’ve been a customer since 2010. I wonder if I still have any record of this. I find nothing on the BBE site.

I remember having a BBE Sonic Maximizer box back in my analog days. Like the Aphex Aural Exciter, I didn’t find much useful for the kind of music I was making. Perhaps I’ll think differently nowadays.

I'm a sucker for Exciter plugins (actually had a real Aphex Aural Exciter in the studio I worked at back in the day). As for these, I don't think the Sonic Maximizer does quite as much for me as Waves' Aphex Vintage Exciter. As far as the other plugs included in the "Sonic Sweet" bundle, the Harmonic Maximizer has been of some use on acoustic guitar tracks, The Loudness Maximizer is a little more sophisticated version of Waves' One Knob Louder, and Mach 3 Bass is very similar to DP's SubKick when used on a kick drum, but also translates to other bass instruments and SF/X.

I have gotten response from these guys when I've submitted questions, so perhaps they'd restore your account for you.

[bayswater]

I'm a sucker for Exciter plugins (actually had a real Aphex Aural Exciter in the studio I worked at back in the day). As for these, I don't think the Sonic Maximizer does quite as much for me as Waves' Aphex Vintage Exciter.

Me too. I still have the Aphex Aural Exciter connected to the patch bay. But you get odd looks from people when you tell them you have one.

I had the Waves version too but didn’t update it. What I really want is Dynasone, which was never updated past OS9, although I had assurances from the owner of Zynaptic that they would do that when they bought the original owner. From what you say, maybe I’ll just update the waves plugin.

[mikehalloran]

I have gotten response from these guys when I've submitted questions, so perhaps they'd restore your account for you.

Turns out that the license was still there. I had to Google to figure out where it was stored in my account (license tab but you have to know where to find that first). Then I had to follow a convoluted sign-in, redirect, sign-in again, click on a tab, sign-in again routine but I finally found it — and it works with the latest download.

For years, I have been creating a folder for every plug-in maker on one of my drives. In it, I store receipts, licenses and in a few cases, downloads. I no longer recall when I started doing this but apparently I never created one for BBE. All fixed now.

Thanks!

[Rick Cornish]

Turns out that the license was still there. I had to Google to figure out where it was stored in my account (license tab but you have to know where to find that first). Then I had to follow a convoluted sign-in, redirect, sign-in again, click on a tab, sign-in again routine but I finally found it — and it works with the latest download.

Glad you got that sorted out!

For years, I have been creating a folder for every plug-in maker on one of my drives. In it, I store receipts, licenses and in a few cases, downloads. I no longer recall when I started doing this but apparently I never created one for BBE. All fixed now.

Thanks!

Yep… I do essentially the same thing with a Mail folder for order confirmations and a Numbers spreadsheet for serial numbers. It works.


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[James Steele]

Carbon Copy Cloner updated to 7.0.2

Fixed
Build 8048 addresses a crashing issue that was introduced in 7.0.2 that could occur on Macs that lack a Wifi interface.

Changed
Addressed a scrolling performance issue in the "Verify files copied by this task" window that could occur when selecting multiple files.

Changed
Corrected the appearance of the Notes text in Dark Mode.

Changed
The Task Filter, Advanced Settings, and Notes icons at the bottom of the CCC window now use a badge to indicate that customizations are applied rather than relying on color alone.

Changed
UUID resetting is now disabled for ExFAT volumes because the exfat.util resets the UUlD to all zeroes (bug filed with Apple: FB13813658).

Changed
When a postflight power management setting is selected that involves presenting the system's 60 second countdown dialog, CCC now wakes the screen before making the request so that this dialog is presented more consistently.

Changed
Fix a "missing character" font issue for a message in the Task Plan for tasks that are configured to run "When files are modified on the source".

Fixed
Fixed an issue where the "Delete snapshots that are older than f" and "Limit snapshot disk usage to J" values were getting swapped in the Snapshot Retention Policy table.

Fixed
"At rest" encrypted volumes (i.e. the internal storage in an Apple Silicon Mac, or an Intel Mac with a T2 chip) are no longer presented as "Encrypted" in the Disk Center unless FileVault is explicitly enabled with a password.

Changed
When you select a volume in CCC's sidebar and enable encryption on that volume, CCC no longer saves the user-specified password in the System keychain. The prompt for password retention is deliberately limited to cases where an encrypted volume is selected as a source or destination to a CCC task.

[James Steele]

Guitar Pro 8 updated

https://www.guitar-pro.com/c/14-guitar-pro-features

Release Notes

8.1.3

Edition

After transposing, the display options of a chord are now correctly preserved
Fixes an input error when typing fast in the tablature view
Fixes an unwanted merge of tempo automations with the same value but different units
Fixes the loading of a sound automation in a specific case on opening a file
Playback

Fermatas are now correctly played when the Audio Track is bypassed
Interface

Fixes the name of the “Saxophone Alto” template track
Fixes the tooltip value of the Pan Knobs
Fixes the display of the active sound
Fixes German and Chinese translations
Import / Export

Copying from Guitar Pro correctly creates again a MIDI file in the clipboard
Fixes the import of MIDI files containing negative ticks
Fixes the import of MIDI files with no “endOfTrack” event
Improves the import of large TEF files
Audio Track

Improves the accuracy of the zoom
Fixes the cursor position when the editing score cursor is on an empty beat
Fixes the Undo/Redo of the Filter, Semitones and Cents buttons
Miscellaneous

Ensures the auto-save is done in a local directory
Crashes

Fixes a crash on pasting on an empty file
Fixes a crash on importing a file containing invalid tremolos