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Hi there,
I can’t seem to find the Little Phatty ctrlr for OSX. The windows one is there, however. Has it been taken down on purpose?
Btw, I’ve d/l’ed the latest builds of Evolver and JX8P for OSX and had a short ride with them in Logic. Seem to be working like a charm! Absolutely stunning!
FireUponDeep
Hello there
” title=”Smile” />Checked the latest versions today, only quickly though. Many of the bugs I mentioned earlier are gone. Remaining & new Problems:
JX8P ctrlr does not send changes to the synth at all, but works otherwise.
Little Phatty ctrlr uses 8bit resolution for the knobs (cutoff, resonance, etc.) but they should be 14bit (or even 16?)
Little Phatty ctrlr does not reflect the 2008 Phatty OS with its many extended preset features.
EVO ctrlr seems to be working, although I’ve not looked at the sequencer window yet.All of the ctrlrs:
– Menus don’t work properly, open only once, and then the itmes are greyed out.
– Configs are not remembered
– Feature to receive or send a patch/bank to and from machine missing (or not working @JX8P ctrlr)
– In Logic, if two synths share the same MIDI bus, they sometimes play together, even if on different MIDI channels. Using VST Output, MIDI Through, setting input to Capslock keyboard, and the receiving MIDI channel (instead of All) in the Logic track solves the problem. Took some time to figure that one out, tho.Cheers
FireUponDeepThe editor is here, I think it does run in demo mode if not registered:
http://www.soundtower.com/moog/littlephatty/index.htm
They also have an editor for the Evolver. They are quite good, except that they do not run as a plugin, only standalone.
I’ll take a look at MIDI OX, perhaps I can figure something out.
FireUponDeep
"atom":122itmd6 wrote:For the Phatty i’ll need a MIDI Specs if there are new parameters to add.[/quote:122itmd6]Yes, many advanced parameters were added, e.g. additional modulation sources, noise as modulation, per-patch filter pole selection, arpeggiator, etc.
But the sysex specs are not in the manual. Can I somehow grab them from the synth directly? I have the standalone Phatty Editor from Soundtower; it does save banks of course, but as far as I can tell, not in human readable/xml format.
FireUponDeep
Okay, even though nobody is responding… here’s some more testing:
1. Inside Logic, the three Ctrls I’m using — Evo, Phatty, JX8P — seem to share their preference settings dialog. Changing e.g. the MIDI channel on one, will have the same MIDI channel selected on the next.
2. The MIDI device setting will not be remembered (reported before).
3. Getting the device state or any programm doesn’t work at all, on none of the crtrls, neither in AU, nor in standalone. MIDI in/out of synths are correctly connected.
4. Preference settings always open behind plugin window.
5. The audio input options (available in the standalone) are missing, but sometimes a feedback loop is created that suggests they’re actually active.
6. Phatty editor misses many of the synth’s features (specifically all of those that were added with newer Phatty OS versions in 2008/2009 and are selectable via the LCD menu).
7. As reported before, the GUI goes away for the 2nd ctrlr opened. I’ve found a way to get it back: In the AU Window there’s a "view" button (upper left). Put it to "slider" and back to "GUI". (I’m on the German version of Logic, so the actual words in your version may differ).That’s all so far. Again, if there’s anything I can do besides coding, let me know. I really want those things to work.
FireUponDeep
