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  • in reply to: Preview 3.3: Multiple open projects & new Start page #36823
    Zynewave
    Keymaster

    3.3.1 is released. It has fixes for all bugs discussed in this topic.

    1. After I run “Build and Load Plugin Database” or “Update and Load Plugin Database”, the Project page’s Device list is empty, and the Device drop-down is empty; it just says “Device”. I have to change pages in order to see the refreshed list and drop-down options.

    The trick to provoke this bug is to first open and close the arrangement editor, after which the device list will show the empty list when updating the plugin database.

    I’ve extended the free update period an additional month since I didn’t manage to get this release done before October 1st.

    in reply to: Preview 3.3: Multiple open projects & new Start page #36670
    Zynewave
    Keymaster

    Hi Nicholas. Thanks for the test report.

    1. After I run “Build and Load Plugin Database” or “Update and Load Plugin Database”, the Project page’s Device list is empty, and the Device drop-down is empty; it just says “Device”. I have to change pages in order to see the refreshed list and drop-down options.

    Is it possible that you experienced this bug with the beta version? I remember finding this bug in one of the betas and fixing it for the release, but I may have overlooked something.

    3. In the Arrangement editor, the ‘default’ help topic relates to the Project page. There are more relevant sections of the guide which could be presented, like 1.3 Arrangement editor. (There’s a chance this is due to my custom editor profiles.)

    The Podium Guide is still a work in progress. It is a huge task to get it all linked into the UI, so I have settled with gradually improving it for the coming releases.

    6. I’m having projects listed twice in the Start page. Once under Recent projects with more of a path (e.g. “Spectrum\Spectrum.pod”), then again in the next (untitled) column with the same screenshot, same save date and time, but simpler name (e.g. “Spectrum”). I don’t mind the repetition, I just don’t understand why.

    The groups following the ‘Recent Projects’ group is kind of a file explorer/browser for the project files you have in your configured ‘Projects root folder’. I think it would be weird if a project tile should disappear as you click it because opening the file then causes it to get added to the recent projects group. Note that the recent projects group can also show project files you have opened from outside the projects root folder. For those projects the full file path is shown.

    7. Related to this untitled column, I see a blank menu entry in the Start page’s View menu (between Recent Projects and Templates in the menu). I can select it to bring the second column into view, but it’s a bit mysterious.

    I don’t see that on my system. Do you have your project and track template folders as subfolders of your projects root folder?

    I’ll get the bugs you reported fixed and hopefully have the 3.3.1 release ready before October. Also coming in 3.3.1 is a fix for a bug I found in the saving of track templates in the 3.3.0 release, and while working on the fix I have made some improvements to the track template support.

    in reply to: Produce electronic music with podium? #36669
    Zynewave
    Keymaster

    Hi Martin. Podium can be used to create EDM music. Note that some of the more expensive DAW programs come bundled with a lot of VST instrument and effect plugins. You don’t get that with Podium, so you need to search for third party VST plugins. This page has links to some good free VST plugins:

    Recommended Freeware Plugins

    If you try some of these plugins with the Podium Free version, then you can get going without investing any money.

    Zynewave
    Keymaster

    Is your arrangement created with musical or linear time resolution?

    I would apply fermata and accelerando using tempo changes, which requires musical time resolution. If I needed to record a performance that has a lot of tempo changes, I would record without the metronome. Afterwards I would start from the beginning of the arrangement and use the ‘Adjust tempo to align grid at cursor’ right-click menu on the tempo lane to incrementally align the bar/beat lines to the freeform recording. Once you have the grid in place, it will be easier to add e.g. fermata by adjusting the tempo around the fermata note.

    in reply to: Podium won't open #36583
    Zynewave
    Keymaster

    Glad to hear it is solved. Thanks for the tip, kingtubby.

    in reply to: Podium won't open #36560
    Zynewave
    Keymaster

    30GB free space should be enough to not cause these issues. I’m running out of ideas of what else to suggest. If you have files in your Documents folder on which you cannot remove the ‘read-only’ option checkmark, then something is going on outside of Podiums control. Did you run the ‘Check > Scan drive’ tool on the drive?

    in reply to: Help!! #36540
    Zynewave
    Keymaster

    Hi. If you use the ‘Export Arrangement to Sound File’ command in the Arrangement File menu, you should get a dialog where you can select the bit resolution in the exported file.

    in reply to: Podium won't open #36521
    Zynewave
    Keymaster

    That sounds spooky. Do you have more than one drive in your PC? Is there plenty of free HD space available? Have you checked your PC with virus/malware detection software?

    It may also be worth doing a check for file system errors: In the Windows File Manager, open the Properties dialog for the drive, and click the “Check” button on the Tools page.

    in reply to: Preview 3.3: Multiple open projects & new Start page #36520
    Zynewave
    Keymaster

    I’ve added a new chapter to the guide with information about the new document folder behavior. Look up chapter 7.1 in the guide:

    https://github.com/zynewave/podium-library/blob/master/Guides/podium-guide.md

    in reply to: Podium won't open #36518
    Zynewave
    Keymaster

    If you open the properties dialog for one of the read-only files, deselect the “Read-only” checkbox, and press OK, does that not make the file writable again?

    If that works, you can select multiple files in the File Explorer and open the Properties dialog to remove the Read-only checkmark for all files in one go.

    I don’t know how some of your document files suddenly are read-only. Perhaps it could have happened if you for example have copied your documents from a read-only backup media.

    in reply to: Avast says the x86 main file Podium.exe is a rare file. #36486
    Zynewave
    Keymaster

    I sincerely hope this is a case of a false positive. Did you run Avast with Podium on your previous Windows installation?

    It would be interesting to know if you get the same error if you install the previous 3.2.7 version.

    I have never had malware/virus on my development PC, and I check all Podium releases with Microsofts Windows Defender antivirus. For the 3.3.0 release I added code that uses a Windows feature for writing a .dmp file if Podium crashes. Perhaps that system call is triggering this warning, but there are a lot of apps that use that crash reporting feature.

    Please report here if you get an answer from Avast.

    in reply to: Restricted to Podium license owners
    Zynewave
    Keymaster
    This content is restricted to Podium license owners.
    in reply to: Preview 3.3: Multiple open projects & new Start page #36427
    Zynewave
    Keymaster

    The “Save Project As” is available in the project File menu (close the Arrangement editor). I’ll put it in the Arrangement editor File menu as well for the next release.

    in reply to: Preview 3.3: Multiple open projects & new Start page #36420
    Zynewave
    Keymaster

    Due to the fact that this release has taken so long to finish, any users that have an upgrade period that expired after October 2017 have now had their upgrade period extended to October 2018. Make sure you download the latest installer from your account page before October 2018.

    in reply to: Preview 3.3: Multiple open projects & new Start page #36415
    Zynewave
    Keymaster

    …and ofc just 1 day after my upgrade period expires ^^

    Ouch, that is unfortunate. Give me some time and I’ll try to edit the account page to add a temporary extension of the download period. I’ll reply here when it is done.

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