SynthMaster: The 2 minutes test
I’ve given the SynthMaster a two minutes test run yesterday, and for me, it miserably failed, for 3 reasons:
The installer is buggy, it kinda launches two instance, one for VST and one for standalone, but for whatever reason, on my WinXP it never worked. I’ve been obliged to use my brain (for an install on Sunday morning that’s no good) and let him finished first the 1st step, then cancel the 2nd one. Then launch it again, and do the opposite, cancel the 1st one and run the 2nd. I finally end up with a correct standalone application, that’s the one tested here, didn’t try the plug in version.
There is no Midi learn, and to play live with the beast you need to go through a really ugly Midi setup to be done by hand…
The sounds looks, argh, sorry, sound cool, but when I tried to edit and modify some, to play with those buttons and parameters, well it just stop playing ! In fact, while you’re turning a knob with your mouse, the sound stops until you’ve finished and then you can play it again. Really bad for sound editing, no live results. I don’t know if it’s the same as a VST, didn’t try.
That was enough for me, I’ve removed it. Go and try it yourself, as you might find that those reasons are not critical to you, and also could have a total different experience.
Bulent Biyikoglu said,
December 4, 2006 @ 10:21 am
Try the latest version 1.0.1.45. The playback stopping issue has been fixed, and the installer issue is fixed as well. Now the installer installes the standalone and vst/vsti files to the same location selected by the user.
Regarding MIDI Learn, did you READ the documentation?
Here’s how MIDI Learn works in SynthMaster:
1. Move your mouse over a slider/knob:
2. Right click -> Select “Link to MIDI controller” menu.
3. The midi links screen will come up. Hit the “new” button, then hit “OK”, you’re done!
Da Bourz said,
December 8, 2006 @ 10:07 am
Thx for your complement of information !
I’ll give it a second go and comment with the latest version.
No I didn’t read the documentation, as in all quick tests and as most of the people. If the Learn option is there you should change the name, and make a button somewhere with “Learn” written on it.