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Hi Andre,
I am not sure if this is an issue with the new version 2.2.2 because the last version stopped working as it did not reach the port 8822. So I removed Synfire2 and reinstalled it (Windows).
Now the new version hangs for minutes on the point "Loading Soundcase FluidR3". When it continues it works.
Also if I load an example it hangs on "Restoring Engine 1:02" for minutes.
Already added synfire folders to whitelist of my Sophos Virusscanner - that seems not to be the reason.
Can you help me?
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now I totally removed all Cognitone folders and reinstalled it and it complains that the audio engine is missing.
Ok that I can do manually - but maybe there is something wrong with the setup?
But now it starts fast - so main issue seems to be solved - but loading the Chanel No5 example hangs also a long time on "Restoring Engine 1:02"
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Sound does not work. But when I click the test button, it works. So only playing notes does nothing. The wrench icon is red. And if I click it, it see 2x FluidR3.
It becomes a pain.
By the way: if deinstalling SF2, the installer does not remove the audio engine, but installs it again.
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Reinstalled everything again. Still have 2x Engines in SF2 listed. In first engine I selected soundcase which took a long time. Then the sound in SF2 played. BUT the long start-time of SF2 is also back.
... so I am on the same point where I started this thread.
Tue, 2023-07-04 - 23:24 Permalink
It's about the location where you can install your plug-ins
I have installed the VST3 folder that also contains Sprike in it, along with many other plug-ins with extension .vst3
Are now all 64-bit plug-ins I think with extension.dll and extension .vst3
If there is .dll in th VST3 folder it will hang with plug-in scanning i think
There is in Synfire VST (.dll) and Vst3 (.vst3 ), both 64 bit
There are two versions plug-ins of soundcase and sprike
indeed after the last update the trouble begins with the scanning
There was code optimized?
Now it starts scanning all the time when i start Synfire
Wed, 2023-07-05 - 00:17 Permalink
Now I tested the Soundcase.vst3 to be loaded in my DAW directly: The same issue. Somehow this VST hangs during loading. But I don't know why? it worked in the past. Tested also an older version of the VST3 from a backup - the same.
Furthermore I added the folder to whitelist of my Virusscanner(s) - also c:\ProgramData\Cognitone\Soundcase
Wed, 2023-07-05 - 10:56 Permalink
Looks like. If I go to the Rack and set the VST to none and then select VST2, it also have a long loading time.
In my DAW, if I open the VST3 of soundcase, it also has a very long loading time.
Something seems to be going on in soundcase. I just guess that it tries to unpack the soundfile and somehow that takes so much time. I don't have the sourcecode to see if it maybe tries to create temp-files somewhere. Maybe you know more here. Whatever it is doing, it takes minutes now.
Wed, 2023-07-05 - 16:53 Permalink
Meanwhile I think the reason is: Sophos Home Ransomeware protection.
If disabled, it takes 8 seconds to load.
I tried also another VST (sforzando), but it does not support program change. But it loads the soundfont file fast - no issues there.
Do you have an alternative VST for SF files with program change?
Wed, 2023-07-05 - 20:03 Permalink
For me 8 seconds is better than minutes. Like I said, disabling the ransomware protection in Sophos let it start in 8 seconds.
It is strange to me - looks like some file operations of soundcase looks suspicious to Sophos. Was already in contact with them but no solution yet from their side. I wonder if soundcase does create somewhere temporary files that I can exclude from scanning? But I did not find any.
Can you recommend another GM plugin, that supports program change and can load the soundfont file?
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I have now bought VSTSynthFont64. With it I can also load the SF2
without any problems. Unfortunately the VST is a bit buggy. But somehow
it runs and loads fast.
Alternative still welcome.