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I can report the same problem. Windows, Ableton Live, both 32/64 bit plugins, demo version. The meter/compressor/filters on the input don't work, only the direct "pre" output works.

No one's posted in awhile... Dust off your Kaivo and try these!

If you have velocity and aftertouch this patch is a treat:

<Kaivo lfo_function="gaussian" res_mode="large chime" body_mode="frame drum" sample_name="Earth/autoharp.wav" pluginVersion="65792" presetName="Kaivo Charles/pressure" scaleName="12-equal" key_voices="4" key_glide="0.010000000707805157" lfo_rate="0.56999987363815308" lfo_level="0.87200003862380981" lfo_function_num="5" noise_peaks="8" noise_width="0.87999999523162842" noise_falloff="0.87000000476837158" noise_rate="3348.87158203125" noise_auto="1" noise_filter="1" noise_level_p="1" env1_sustain="0.61000001430511475" env2_repeat="1.0296875238418579" env2_release="0.040000006556510925" env2_xenv1="2" env2_repeat_p="4" gran_position_x="0.090000003576278687" gran_rate="7" gran_density="8.0000038146972656" gran_pitch="2" gran_pan="-0.75999999046325684" gran_smooth="1" gran_wrap="1" gran_position_x_p="1" gran_position_y_p="1" gran_pitch_lin_p="71" gran_pitch_env_p="0.48000001907348633" gran_pan_p="0.8599998950958252" gate_mode="1" gate_leak="0.57999998331069946" res_position="0.17999999225139618" res_pitch="55" res_nonlin="1" res_pan="0.68999993801116943" res_mode_num="6" res_pitch_p="0.71999979019165039" res_pitch_lin_p="26" res_pan_p="-0.92000001668930054" res_mix_wet="0.20999999344348907" body_position_x="0.68000000715255737" body_position_y="0.029999999329447746" body_nonlin="0.23999999463558197" body_tone="0.099999994039535522" body_pitch="-0.30000001192092896" body_sustain="0" body_mode_num="4" body_position_x_p="-0.46000000834465027" body_position_y_p="0.20999997854232788" body_pitch_p="0.74000000953674316" body_sustain_p="0.6799999475479126" output_tilt="-3" output_chorus="2" patcher_input_1="00000000000000000000010001000000000000000000" patcher_input_2="00000000000010000000000010000000000000000000" patcher_input_3="00000000000000000100000000000000010000000000" patcher_input_4="00000010000000000000000100000000000000010010" patcher_input_5="00000000000100000100000000000100001010000000" patcher_input_13="00000000000000000000001000010000000010000000" patcher_input_14="00000000000000000000000000000100000000110000" patcher_input_15="00000000000000000000000000100000000000100000" patcher_input_16="00000000000000000000000000000000010000000000" patcher_input_17="00000000000000000000000000000010000000000000" editor_x="-11" editor_y="38" editor_width="1482" editor_height="803" editor_num="1" editor_anim="1"/>

This plays itself, but it doesn't hurt to patch up the key module and see what happens

<Kaivo lfo_function="rain" res_mode="nylon string" body_mode="frame drum" sample_name="Impacts/death of a TV.wav" pluginVersion="65792" presetName="Kaivo Charles/raining televisions" scaleName="12-equal" key_voices="8" key_mod="2" key_bend="2" key_glide="0.0060000009834766388" seq_host="1" seq_trig="1" seq_rate="0.26600000262260437" seq_pw="62" seq_value_delay="1.5" seq_value1="0.32999998331069946" seq_value3="0.68000000715255737" seq_value5="0.31000000238418579" seq_value7="0.72999995946884155" seq_value9="0.23999999463558197" seq_value10="0.23999999463558197" seq_value11="0.34999999403953552" seq_value12="0.52999997138977051" seq_value13="0.68000000715255737" seq_value14="0.8399999737739563" seq_value15="0.85999995470046997" seq_pulse0="1" seq_pulse4="1" seq_pulse8="1" seq_pulse12="1" lfo_offset_x="-0.040000021457672119" lfo_offset_y="-2.2351741790771484e-008" lfo_rate="0.089999988675117493" lfo_offset_p="0.59999990463256836" lfo_rate_p="-0.24000008404254913" lfo_level_p="0.93999993801116943" lfo_function_num="7" noise_peaks="4" noise_falloff="0.0099999997764825821" noise_offset="-0.010000010952353477" noise_rate="3.1200006008148193" noise_level="1.4399999380111694" noise_offset_p="-0.42000001668930054" noise_rate_p="0.88000011444091797" env1_decay="0.0099999997764825821" env1_sustain="0" env1_release="0.0099999997764825821" env2_repeat="0" env2_release="0.17999999225139618" gran_position_y="1" gran_rate_noise="1" gran_rate="55" gran_density="4.0000014305114746" gran_pitch="3" gran_pitch_env="0.29999995231628418" gran_pan="-2.2351741790771484e-008" gran_follow="1" gran_smooth="1" gran_wrap="1" gran_position_x_p="0.61999988555908203" gran_position_y_p="0.99999994039535522" gran_rate_p="0.99999994039535522" gran_pitch_p="0.99999994039535522" gran_pitch_env_p="0.99999994039535522" gran_pan_p="0.43999993801116943" gate_leak="1" gate_level_p="1" res_position="0.45999997854232788" res_brightness="0" res_pitch="220" res_nonlin="0.68000000715255737" res_sustain="0.34000000357627869" res_pan="-2.2351741790771484e-008" res_mode_num="2" res_position_p="0.55999994277954102" res_brightness_p="0.79999995231628418" res_pitch_p="0.99999988079071045" res_nonlin_p="0.49999997019767761" res_sustain_p="0.21999996900558472" res_pan_p="0.10999998450279236" res_mix_wet="0.19999998807907104" body_position_x="0.48999997973442078" body_nonlin="0.099999994039535522" body_tone="0" body_pitch="-2.2351741790771484e-008" body_sustain="0" body_pitch_mode="2" body_mode_num="4" body_position_x_p="0.5" body_position_y_p="0.5" body_pitch_p="0.99999994039535522" body_mix_wet="0" body_mix_dry="0.48999997973442078" output_tilt="-2" output_chorus="1" patcher_input_1="00000000000000000000010001000000000000000000" patcher_input_2="00000000000000000000000010000000000000000000" patcher_input_13="00000000010000001000000000100100000000000000" patcher_input_14="00000000101000000000000000010000000000000000" patcher_input_15="00001000000000000000000000000000010000000000" patcher_input_17="00000000000000000000000000000010000000000000" editor_x="-11" editor_y="38" editor_width="1482" editor_height="803" editor_num="1" editor_anim="1"/>

Huge creepy bass sound

<Kaivo lfo_function="triangle" res_mode="gut string" body_mode="large wooden box" sample_name="Synthetic/sine cloud harmonics.wav" pluginVersion="65792" presetName="Kaivo Charles/deep rubber bends" scaleName="12-equal" key_voices="4" key_mod="2" key_bend="2" key_unison="1" key_glide="0.074999995529651642" seq_trig="1" seq_rate="3.3679966926574707" seq_range="24" seq_pw="62" seq_value_delay="0.5" seq_value0="0.059999998658895493" seq_value1="0.76999998092651367" seq_value2="0.42999997735023499" seq_value3="0.2800000011920929" seq_value4="0.90999996662139893" seq_value7="0.87999999523162842" seq_value10="0.82999998331069946" seq_value11="0.2800000011920929" seq_value12="0.2199999988079071" seq_value13="0.20999999344348907" seq_value14="0.84999996423721313" seq_value15="0.28999999165534973" seq_pulse0="1" seq_pulse8="1" lfo_offset_x="-0.040000021457672119" lfo_offset_y="-2.2351741790771484e-008" lfo_rate="0.32999998331069946" lfo_level="0.90000003576278687" lfo_rate_p="-0.24000008404254913" lfo_level_p="0.93999993801116943" lfo_function_num="4" noise_width="2" noise_falloff="0.0099999997764825821" noise_offset="-0.010000010952353477" noise_rate="10000" noise_level="0.45999997854232788" noise_auto="1" noise_filter="1" noise_offset_p="0.99999994039535522" env1_decay="0.99000018835067749" env1_sustain="0.53999996185302734" env1_release="1.1500004529953003" env2_repeat="0" env2_release="0.079999998211860657" gran_position_y="0.16000001132488251" gran_rate="0" gran_density="0.125" gran_pitch="1" gran_pitch_env="0.90000009536743164" gran_pan="-0.080000042915344238" gran_follow="1" gran_smooth="1" gran_wrap="1" gran_position_x_p="1" gran_position_y_p="1" gran_rate_p="0.99999994039535522" gran_pitch_p="0.99999994039535522" gran_pitch_env_p="0.99999994039535522" gate_mode="1" gate_decay="1.0399999618530273" gate_leak="1" gate_level_p="0.81999999284744263" res_position="0.51999998092651367" res_brightness="1" res_pitch="55" res_nonlin="1" res_sustain="0.8399999737739563" res_pan="0.019999980926513672" res_mode_num="3" res_position_p="0.55999994277954102" res_brightness_p="0.79999995231628418" res_pitch_p="2" res_nonlin_p="0.49999997019767761" res_sustain_p="0.21999996900558472" res_pan_p="1" res_mix_dry="0.68999999761581421" body_position_x="0.48999997973442078" body_tone="1" body_pitch="-1" body_sustain="0.11999999731779099" body_pitch_mode="2" body_mode_num="1" body_position_x_p="0.5" body_position_y_p="0.5" body_pitch_p="0.99999994039535522" body_mix_wet="0.37999999523162842" body_mix_dry="0.48999997973442078" output_tilt="-3" output_chorus="2" patcher_input_1="00000000000000000000010001000000010000000000" patcher_input_2="00000000000010001000000010000000000000000000" patcher_input_13="00000000000000000000000000000000000010100000" patcher_input_14="00000000000000000000000000000000000000010000" patcher_input_16="00000000000000000000000000000010000000000000" patcher_input_17="00000000000000000000000000000000010000000010" editor_x="-16" editor_y="141" editor_width="1482" editor_height="803" editor_num="1" editor_anim="1"/>

And here's a pleasant key patch

<Kaivo lfo_function="infinity" res_mode="medium chime" body_mode="small wooden box" sample_name="Synthetic/noise, pink to white.wav" pluginVersion="65792" presetName="Kaivo Charles/dynamic keys" scaleName="12-equal" key_voices="8" key_mod="2" key_bend="2" key_glide="0.0060000009834766388" seq_trig="1" seq_rate="0.26600000262260437" seq_pw="62" seq_value_delay="8" seq_value0="0.5" seq_value1="0.31000000238418579" seq_value2="0.14999999105930328" seq_value3="0.039999999105930328" seq_value5="0.039999999105930328" seq_value6="0.14999999105930328" seq_value7="0.31000000238418579" seq_value8="0.5" seq_value9="0.68999999761581421" seq_value10="0.84999996423721313" seq_value11="0.95999997854232788" seq_value12="1" seq_value13="0.95999997854232788" seq_value14="0.84999996423721313" seq_value15="0.68999999761581421" seq_pulse0="1" seq_pulse8="1" lfo_offset_x="-0.040000021457672119" lfo_offset_y="-2.2351741790771484e-008" lfo_rate="0.92999976873397827" lfo_level="0.80800002813339233" lfo_rate_p="-0.24000008404254913" lfo_level_p="0.93999993801116943" lfo_function_num="2" noise_width="2" noise_falloff="0.0099999997764825821" noise_offset="-0.010000010952353477" noise_rate="10000" noise_level="0.45999997854232788" noise_auto="1" noise_filter="1" noise_offset_p="0.99999994039535522" env1_decay="0.0099999997764825821" env1_sustain="0" env1_release="0.0099999997764825821" env2_repeat="0" env2_sustain="1" gran_position_x="0.55000001192092896" gran_rate="0" gran_density="4" gran_pitch_env="2.9802322387695313e-008" gran_pan="-2.2351741790771484e-008" gran_follow="1" gran_smooth="1" gran_wrap="1" gran_position_x_p="0.27999997138977051" gran_position_y_p="0.99999994039535522" gran_rate_p="0.99999994039535522" gran_pitch_p="0.99999994039535522" gran_pitch_env_p="0.99999994039535522" gran_pan_p="1" gate_leak="1" gate_level_p="1" res_position="0" res_brightness="0" res_pitch="439.99984741210937" res_nonlin="0.81000000238418579" res_sustain="0.45999997854232788" res_pan="-2.2351741790771484e-008" res_mode_num="5" res_position_p="0.10000002384185791" res_brightness_p="0.79999995231628418" res_pitch_p="0.99999988079071045" res_nonlin_p="0.49999997019767761" res_sustain_p="0.21999996900558472" res_pan_p="-0.97000002861022949" res_mix_wet="0.74000000953674316" res_mix_dry="0" body_position_x="0.48999997973442078" body_nonlin="0.65999996662139893" body_tone="0" body_pitch="0.75" body_sustain="0.43999999761581421" body_pitch_mode="2" body_mode_num="2" body_position_x_p="0.5" body_position_y_p="0.5" body_tone_p="1" body_pitch_p="0.99999994039535522" body_mix_wet="0.62999999523162842" body_mix_dry="0.48999997973442078" output_tilt="-3" output_chorus="1" patcher_input_1="00000000000000000000010001000000010000000000" patcher_input_2="00000000000010000000000000000000000000000000" patcher_input_4="00000000000000000000000000000000100000000100" patcher_input_13="00000000000000000000000000000100000000100000" patcher_input_14="00000000000000000000000000000000000010010000" patcher_input_16="00000000000000000000000000000010000000000000" editor_x="-16" editor_y="141" editor_width="1482" editor_height="803" editor_num="1" editor_anim="1"/>

I think one knob with 3 detents for the original settings and a modulation input would be perfect. I mention detents because the middle setting is perfect :). The knob would allow dialing down the third setting, which is hit or miss with its intensity and sonic signature it leaves.

For future updates, I'd thought I'd throw out some ideas for more bodies

  • Ball(large, small)
  • Spring
  • Huge reverb-y spaces
  • Glass bodies?

Resonators

  • Cymbals? Drum Heads?
  • Doorstop(doioioioioinnnnnngggg...... haha)
  • Bent/Warped Metal
  • Triangle(even and uneven side lengths)

I don't know what Randy's got in the pipeline or what is computationally possible, but I think these would be cool.

On my windows computer the presets are in:

C:\Users*your user name*\AppData\Roaming\Madrona Labs\Aalto\Presets

Not so obvious, but they're there!

They're excellent for "pinging" certain parameters. The mod index, timbre, and amp knobs all have a vactrol style response, so when you hit them with a gated signal you get a nice plonk as opposed to an on/off sound.

The gates are also good for hitting the filter Q, waveguide drive/feedback, reverb, and even the sequencers own offset for interesting bursts of sound. Play with the gate pulse width as you try all of these things!

EDIT: Here's a patch using nothing but gates, doing pretty much everything I described.

<Aalto pluginVersion="66305" presetName="GATES!!!" scaleName="12-equal" scaleDir="" seq_rate="0.267999947" seq_offset_p="1.99999988" seq_range="25.0000019" seq_pw="20" seq_value_delay="0.5" seq_pulse_delay="1" seq_value0="0.0700000003" seq_value1="0.0799999982" seq_value2="0.140000001" seq_value3="0.25" seq_value4="0.399999976" seq_value5="0.479999989" seq_value6="0.479999989" seq_value7="0.370000005" seq_value8="0.269999981" seq_value9="0.25" seq_value10="0.25" seq_value11="0.299999982" seq_value12="0.289999992" seq_value13="0.219999999" seq_value14="0.149999991" seq_value15="0.109999999" seq_pulse0="1" seq_pulse2="1" seq_pulse4="1" seq_pulse7="1" seq_pulse8="1" seq_pulse10="1" seq_pulse12="1" seq_pulse13="1" seq_pulse15="1" lfo_freq="1.00000012" env1_decay="0.99999994" env1_release="0.50000006" env2_repeat="0" osc_ratio="10" osc_pitch="55" osc_waveshape="0.0100000259" osc_ratio_p="1.35999966" osc_index_p="10" osc_timbre_p="0.5" osc_pitch_exp_p="1.79999971" osc_waveshape_p="-0.660000026" osc_mod_out="0.319999993" gate_mode="1" gate_decay="1.62" gate_level_p="0.5" delay_input="0.519999981" delay_peakfreq="4168.00049" delay_drive="0.659999967" delay_peakres="-4.75" delay_feedback="0.529999971" delay_freq="440" delay_feedback_p="1" filter_cutoff="147" filter_q="0.789999962" filter_cutoff_p="2.92000008" filter_q_p="0.679999948" filter_mix_p="0.659999967" output_input_gain="0.550000012" output_reverb_p="0.100000024" patcher_input_8="0000000000000100100100000100100" patcher_input_9="0010000000000011101000001011010" editor_x="344" editor_y="138" editor_width="912" editor_height="624" editor_num="1" editor_anim="1"/>

I also made a patch that utilizes the 4 voice to env2 repeat trick. You can play a kind of chiptune arrangement with this:

<Aalto pluginVersion="66305" presetName="8 bit rhythm chords" scaleName="12-equal" scaleDir="" key_voices="4" seq_trig="1" seq_rate="0" lfo_freq="1.00000012" lfo_level="0.199999988" env1_decay="0.99999994" env1_release="0.50000006" env1_xvel="0" env2_repeat="2.3296876" env2_release="0.109999999" env2_xenv1="2" osc_index="0.899999976" osc_waveshape="-0.899999976" delay_input="0.459999979" delay_feedback="0.359999985" delay_freq="6.8793745" delay_freq_p="-0.580000162" patcher_input_1="0000000000000000100000000000000" patcher_input_3="0000000010000000000000000100000" patcher_input_12="0000000000000010000000000000000" patcher_input_14="0000000000000000000100000000000" editor_x="46" editor_y="88" editor_width="912" editor_height="624" editor_num="1" editor_anim="1"/>

This is the lead sound on this track

https://soundcloud.com/charlesl/data-reveries

<Aalto pluginVersion="66305" presetName="Acid Buzz" scaleName="12-equal" scaleDir="" seq_host="1" seq_rate="0" seq_ratio="0.5" seq_glide="0.439999998" seq_value_delay="2" seq_value1="0.099999994" seq_value2="0.340000004" seq_value3="0.399999976" seq_value4="0.219999999" seq_value5="0.099999994" seq_value6="0.359999985" seq_value7="0.839999974" seq_value8="0.659999967" seq_value9="0.550000012" seq_value10="0.48999998" seq_value11="0.359999985" seq_value12="0.299999982" seq_value13="0.229999989" seq_value14="0.119999997" seq_value15="0.049999997" lfo_freq="12.7999992" lfo_noise="0.189999998" lfo_level_p="0.879999876" lfo_freq_p="-1.20000005" env1_attack="2.71399975" env1_decay="0.99999994" env1_release="0.50000006" env2_repeat="0" env2_attack="0.462000102" env2_release="0.50000006" env2_repeat_p="0.0399999619" osc_offset="2.80001163" osc_pitch="440.000061" osc_waveshape="-0.00999997277" osc_index_p="1.00000024" osc_timbre_p="0.220000029" osc_pitch_lin_p="12" osc_waveshape_p="0.460000038" osc_mod_out="0.399999976" gate_mode="1" delay_freq="109.999985" filter_cutoff="38" filter_q="0.729999959" filter_mix="-0.780957818" filter_cutoff_p="2.35999966" filter_mix_p="1" output_input_gain="0.799999952" output_reverb="0.329999983" patcher_input_1="0000000000000000100000000000000" patcher_input_10="0000000000000000000000000010000" patcher_input_11="0000000000000001000000000000000" patcher_input_12="0000000000000000010000000000000" patcher_input_13="0000100000000000000100000010000" patcher_input_14="0001000000000010001000000001000" editor_x="771" editor_y="101" editor_width="912" editor_height="624" editor_num="1" editor_anim="1"/>

And this is the drum voice for the track

<Aalto pluginVersion="66305" presetName="KickSnare Midi Notes" scaleName="12-equal" scaleDir="" key_voices="2" key_unison="1" seq_rate="0" seq_range="48" seq_value4="0.98999995" seq_value12="1" seq_pulse0="1" seq_pulse4="1" seq_pulse8="1" seq_pulse12="1" lfo_freq="0.269999981" env1_decay="0.509999931" env1_sustain="0" env1_release="0.730000138" env2_repeat="0" osc_noise="1" osc_index="5.60999966" osc_noise_p="1" osc_ratio_p="4" osc_carrier_out="0.729999959" osc_mod_out="0.519999981" gate_decay="0" delay_peakfreq="125" delay_peakres="-3.86000013" delay_feedback="0.379999995" delay_freq="2.66874886" filter_cutoff="32" filter_q="0.370000005" filter_mix="-0.990804911" filter_cutoff_p="3.27999973" filter_mix_p="1" output_pan="-0.100000024" output_pan_p="0.439999938" patcher_input_1="0000000000001000100000000011000" patcher_input_3="0000000000000000000000000000001" patcher_input_13="0000000000000000100100000000000" editor_x="771" editor_y="101" editor_width="912" editor_height="624" editor_num="1" editor_anim="1"/>

And with summer around the corner, this is a sprinkler.

<Aalto pluginVersion="66305" presetName="Sprinkler" scaleName="12-equal" scaleDir="" seq_rate="0.334999979" seq_offset_p="5.99999952" seq_pw="48" seq_value_delay="1" seq_value1="0.0700000003" seq_value2="0.129999995" seq_value3="0.199999988" seq_value4="0.269999981" seq_value5="0.329999983" seq_value6="0.399999976" seq_value7="0.469999999" seq_value8="0.529999971" seq_value9="0.599999964" seq_value10="0.669999957" seq_value11="0.729999959" seq_value12="0.799999952" seq_value13="0.870000005" seq_value14="0.930000007" seq_value15="1" seq_pulse0="1" seq_pulse1="1" seq_pulse2="1" seq_pulse3="1" seq_pulse4="1" seq_pulse5="1" seq_pulse6="1" seq_pulse7="1" seq_pulse8="1" seq_pulse9="1" seq_pulse10="1" seq_pulse11="1" seq_pulse12="1" seq_pulse13="1" seq_pulse14="1" seq_pulse15="1" lfo_freq="0.00999999978" env1_decay="0.99999994" env1_release="0.50000006" env2_repeat="0" osc_noise="1" osc_ratio="16" osc_index="11" osc_pitch="3520" osc_waveshape="0.0100000259" gate_mode="1" gate_decay="0" delay_input="0.149999991" delay_peakfreq="10000" delay_drive="0" delay_peakres="5.99999905" delay_feedback="0.409999996" delay_freq="1.71875" filter_cutoff="7322.99854" filter_q="0.769999981" filter_mix="0.00620961189" output_reverb="0.0700000003" patcher_input_8="0000000000000000000100000000000" patcher_input_11="0010000000000000000000000000000" editor_x="771" editor_y="101" editor_width="912" editor_height="624" editor_num="1" editor_anim="1"/>

http://soundcloud.com/charlesl/cone-grater

Extreme noise from one Aalto copy. Watch your speakers. Sub is good to have.