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Thanks for the explanation Frits. 🙂

Looking forward to 1.35 😉

Brilliant.

Looking forward to 1.34 then, and thanks for the embedded views in 1.33. 🙂

My ASIO buffer size is 512 which gives me about 11ms of latency.

I have increased the buffer size all the way up to 1024 (I would not work at that buffer size = 20ms+) and I still get crackles when auditioning samples, possibly less but still there.

Mixer engine setting is at 32bits not 64bits as well.

I have worked with this setting before, using VSampler in other hosts without having this problem, so I am not sure why I still have this problem in Podium.

Any suggestions ❓

@Zynewave wrote:

I’ve installed VSampler, and tried it briefly. I did not manage to quickly find the window you described. I found an ‘import wav’ command, that allowed me to select a folder with wavs. Somehow I managed to make the plugin pop up a crash dialog. I would rather not spend time on learning this plugin, as it seems to have a lot of features.

Hi Frits,

Ignore the input wav command. That is not where I had the problem, however let me answer your question first… 😉

Could you describe step by step what I need to do after loading the plugin on a track?

I may have gone into too much detail but Vsampler is vast, so take what you need from this post.

After loading a Vsampler on a track…

1. Click on view

2. Select the Editor view
At this point you should see some large buttons listed on the right side of the interface.

3. Click on the VS button (if you hold the cursor over the button it should show this tool tip show Vsampler rack).

You should now be able to see a screen which shows Bank 1, Bank2 e.t.c
There are nine buttons just above the key board which you should be able to see at the bottom of the Vsampler interface.

Namely…Instruments, Zones, Samples, Vol Pitch, Filter, FX, LFO, Step Env and Mod.

Right next to the Mod button there should be a browser selector box.

4. Click on this box and select Disk browser from the drop down menu.

Looking straight up the Vsampler interface from there, you should see another selector box of the same size, just under a button with none written on it, although it will likely be greyed out but you should still be able to see it, top – right of the screen next to the VS button

5 Click on the selector box under the none button as it will allow you to browse to any hard drive you have on your system.

Once you have selected a hard drive, the contents of it should appear directly below in the large browser box underneath it.

6. Drill down from there to any wav files you have and click on them.

This is where I started having problems and the CPU spikes began. It appears a second attempt to audition the same file does not produce the spikes but crackles and spikes at any stage of the production process are quite unaffordable as I am sure you will agree.

Please let me know if you need any further clarification.

Thanks 😉

@acousmod wrote:

The automation and audio features on which Frits is working will reduce the differences a lot when they will be done (synchronization of the automation curves with the audio sequences, in-line editing of the automation, realtime audio fades and crossfades, MIDI out of the plugins, MIDI processing…).
Personally, I’m waiting for them to switch to Podium..

Thanks for the detailed response acousmod. It is amazing that Podium is even comparable to Nuendo in *any* way, especially considering the price difference. 🙂

Those features you mentioned sound quite useful. I imagine Frits will implement them at some stage, especially if they are already on the feature request list.

Well well… two virtual cakes!

@acousmod wrote:

For me, it is the wonderful part of Podium which opens incredible multichannel possibilities by the way that Frits has implemented the busses.
Letting it open is, for me, a better choice than having only integrated objects that have in some hosts very limited functions, and in which users have not the possibility to use something else.

Some months back I did a search on free plug ins and your surround plugs came up. I could not quite beleive the diversity and variety of your plugs.Even more amazing was the fact that they are free!

That is probably correct, but implementing a quality surround-panner is not a trivial task either.
It is sure that an integrated pan surround will be more efficient than my SpatPod. It will be very nice when you will have the time to do it.

Certainly with Frits being the developer he will always be able to provide a much tighter coded option than any third party effort. I am really looking forward to his effort in this area.

You mentioned CPU efficiency, are any of your plugs very high on CPU usage then?

Do you actually allow for your plugs to be used for commercial work?

I see Podium as an ideal alternative to Nuendo for instance for surround work (based on your comments on your website and here on the forum) if you use this product how would you compare their surround usage and features?

Thanks. 😉