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The 1.2 update will bring many improvements to the Mac side of things.
Hi there! Maybe you're here courtesy of the very nice review in MusicRadar today. I thought the reviewer, Scot Solida, did a good job of presenting the mostly pros and few cons of Aalto.
Aalto Glitch Groove by ARTrythall
There's an ever-growing Soundcloud group full of Aalto sound examples, some from me and some from other Aaltophiles.
I'm currently working on the next release, 1.2, which will have major UI improvements, further optimizations, a brand new manual, and most importantly, a Windows VST version. 1.2 will be free for current customers. This release was planned for February and we are not far behind. Beta versions will go out soon. If you're interested in beta testing, stay tuned to this channel for updates.
Now and for a limited time after the 1.2 release, Aalto will come with a $99 discount on the Soundplane A, a new instrument for computer music we are developing. It's been a long time in coming but we are still actively working towards finished hardware.
That's all for now, keep in touch!
@nickster that's a good question-- I'm still trying to make it work here but I hope so.
Thanks for sharing! Here is great too---it's just not, you know, as active.
Well that could definitely be the problem!
Sorry for the delay.
I have heard reports where having other apps open makes the install fail.
But I take it things are working well for you now?
Great patch! Reminds me of some Analogue Bubblebath action.
@ ak4115, please go ahead!
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Hi and thanks!
I have enough people now to try a bunch of different hosts.
If you didn't get here in time, don't worry --- If all goes well the release should be in 2-3 weeks.
I know the forum software is a little bit primitive. I will fix some of these issues soon after Windows beta.
I have heard there are some good LPG clones out there.
I'm not sure there's anything close to the oscillator. The Harvestman Hertz Donut does some wicked sounds and has a similar layout, but sounds quite different.
As far as the waveguide, I don't think there's anything like it in a modular-- if there were, it would have to be a DSP.
OK, if the update does not fix this, I will get back to this issue.
really?
@piebald80, did you ever get it working?
I finished a big step yesterday! Now I'm knocking down Windows bugs and really expect to get to beta soon.
Hi Markus,
Thank you for the report. Having no Maschine unfortunately I can't investigate this. I am hard at work getting the next release out which will include a VST version. Hopefully the VST will be a workaround for this problem.
then you're in the right place...
It's "paste from clipboard" you want. Should work, even if you grab extra characters...
getting closer...
Yes.
I mean, if you just use the default patch without changing any patch cords, and let it run while you compose notes, or go to a movie or something, can you ever get the audio to cut out? The bug I found would only manifest for more complicated patches.
I found an oscillator out-of-range bug that may be causing your problem. Something needs to be patched into the oscillator in order for it to happen.
If you stick to the default patch, can you ever get the audio to quit?
We have kicked around a few product ideas for the post-Soundplane world; one of them is definitely some kind of Soundplane->CV converter.
Hear you about the Aalto GUI . Some changes are implemented for the next release that should make your life better.
If you have stability concerns please send me specific issues!
I'm working on it. As soon as possible. A very small number of weeks.
If I zoom in as much as possible to the filter freq. automation in Logic, I get the first few steps as 20, 108, 187, 275... not exactly high resolution. I think that there is a restriction to 127 steps in place from way back in Emagic Logic days.
"So why is it"? Because nobody currently maintaining Logic cares enough to make something better I guess. If you read some online forums, you'll find that Logic's automation is a deal-breaker for a lot of pro recording people.
Hi Seth,
As far as I can tell this is Logic's problem. Log scale parameters work properly with Aalto in Live.
I think you mean 1-110 for the LFO range in Logic, which means the range is working correctly, but the log mapping is not.
This has nothing to do with the fine/coarse adjustment which is a UI improvement coming soon.
It's definitely something I'd like to do but it's not at the top of the list. The next release will have VST support and I'll try to make sure it works with the VST/RTAS wrapper.
@synthi Thanks for your vote of confidence. I will definitely post the beta announcement right here.
Aalto is 800 by something. someday i would love to make it (and my whole framework) resolution-independent. Might take a stab at it for version 2.