You should also make it possible, that sound settings can be transfered from one Sprike instance to another via Copy/Paste. I actually wanted to add the complete list of new sounds from this arrangement to the patch list, but I couldn't do that.
Using the system clipboard for copy/paste is a good idea.
Sprike saves its sounds in individual files per sound bank and program number. Factory presets are protected (edited programs are saved in a user folder). But if you open an arrangement from another user, their sounds should not contaminate yours unless you copy/paste a program deliberately.
Therefore the idea to save an entire sound bank along with the plug-in state is potentially dangerous. The synth should only save its current program with the plug-in state, load that, and only save it to your local sound bank if you choose to (e.g. by pressing the "save" button, or renaming the program, or copy/paste).
Factory presets are protected (edited programs are saved in a user folder).
Aha, now we are getting closer. This user folder is not included in the arrangement file and therefore the associated sounds then are not available on a different computer.
Am curious now what Juergen's demo is going to sound like when everything is fixed again !
That's very easy, it would sound like the above audio file on soundcloud.
Sprike 1.9.0 now behaves like every other synth plug-in. Details here.
Sorry for the mess. Preset management and sharing across different studios is hairy stuff. Always has been.
I've attached an arrangement for testing with custom Sprike sounds. It should sound like the attached mp3.
Using a fixed-channel DD with Sprike (find one in the Repository) prevents Synfire from messing with the currently loaded custom program by sending program change messages via MIDI. However, since the custom program is loaded in its original place (e.g. Bank 2 Patch 079), the sound is not lost. It's just that you can't find it in the sound browser.
Thu, 2025-05-08 - 11:38 Permalink
You should also make it possible, that sound settings can be transfered from one Sprike instance to another via Copy/Paste. I actually wanted to add the complete list of new sounds from this arrangement to the patch list, but I couldn't do that.
Thu, 2025-05-08 - 14:46 Permalink
Using the system clipboard for copy/paste is a good idea.
Sprike saves its sounds in individual files per sound bank and program number. Factory presets are protected (edited programs are saved in a user folder). But if you open an arrangement from another user, their sounds should not contaminate yours unless you copy/paste a program deliberately.
Therefore the idea to save an entire sound bank along with the plug-in state is potentially dangerous. The synth should only save its current program with the plug-in state, load that, and only save it to your local sound bank if you choose to (e.g. by pressing the "save" button, or renaming the program, or copy/paste).
Thu, 2025-05-08 - 14:46 Permalink
Am curious now what Juergen's demo is going to sound like when everything is fixed again !
Not a easy fix, but with all sorts of conditions
Thu, 2025-05-08 - 15:04 Permalink
Aha, now we are getting closer. This user folder is not included in the arrangement file and therefore the associated sounds then are not available on a different computer.
That's very easy, it would sound like the above audio file on soundcloud.
Yes, and I don't think I feel like doing it.
Thu, 2025-05-08 - 15:43 Permalink
Well, it's just what you're used to.
Fri, 2025-05-09 - 13:14 Permalink
Sprike 1.9.0 now behaves like every other synth plug-in. Details here.
Sorry for the mess. Preset management and sharing across different studios is hairy stuff. Always has been.
I've attached an arrangement for testing with custom Sprike sounds. It should sound like the attached mp3.
Using a fixed-channel DD with Sprike (find one in the Repository) prevents Synfire from messing with the currently loaded custom program by sending program change messages via MIDI. However, since the custom program is loaded in its original place (e.g. Bank 2 Patch 079), the sound is not lost. It's just that you can't find it in the sound browser.
Custom Sounds (all in bank 1)
J Dist Guitar
Glass Menagerie
Solar Spring
sprike-custom-sounds_0.mp3
Fri, 2025-05-09 - 13:23 Permalink
The post littered the entire site with an mp3 player ....
Fri, 2025-05-09 - 15:00 Permalink
How should you go about using Sprike ?