Ok then, bug is fixed. Here’s some technical background info:
VST version 2 introduced an alternative and CPU optimized method of processing which replaces samples instead of summing to an existing buffer. When I implemented this a few years ago I found that some plugins, even though they reported that they supported replacing, they did not implement processReplacing properly and instead produced a loud noise. Examples of such plugins were earlier versions of Yellow Tools Culture and FXPansion DR-008. I remember reading that Cubase had an option in the preferences that would force Cubase to ignore the processReplacing method, to be able to work with those few buggy plugins. I dislike those kinds of user options, so I instead came up with a method which would test the plugin when it was being loaded to see if it really supported replacing. However, it seems that this test is what causes Cygnus to become unstable. I have now changed the code in Podium so that the test is only performed on plugins using VST version 2.1 or older. Hopefully all newer plugins supports the replacing method properly. Otherwise I expect to see bug reports after 1.57 has been released 🙂
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