Schlagwort: emulation

Nils‘ K1v – v1.26 released

I’ve just released Nils‘ K1v version 1.2.6, which contains the following fixes:

  • [Fix] Limit maximum voice count to 32 voices per Multi section / Single to prevent very high CPU usage for sounds with a very large release time
  • [Fix] Hold Pedal behavior was incorrect, voices were stopped for notes that were still held while hold pedal is released
  • [Accuracy] Fix incorrect Autobend & Vibrato behavior when compared to the hardware. On the hardware, they are not independent per
    voice, instead, the first voice defines the modulation for all subsequent voices / notes

The new version can be obtained from the Project page

Nils‘ K1v – v1.25 released

Nils‘ K1v version 1.2.5 has been released, which contains the following improvements / fixes:

  • [Fix] VST3 x64 version did not store/restore plugin state
  • [Fix] If global receive channel was omni and a Multi was selected, all multi channels received notes on channel 1 instead of the ones selected in the multi parts

Head over to the Download page to grab your copy 👍

Nils‘ K1v – v1.2.4 released

Nils‘ K1v version 1.2.4 has been released, which contains the following improvements / fixes:

  • [Imp] The settings menu now allows you to toggle between Stereo output and 8-Channel output. This should resolve issues that some users experienced after the latest Ableton update
  • [Fix] VST3 version of plugin was not detected/rejected on Mac OS
  • [Fix] Be more tolerant when receiving patches via SysEx (MidiQuest might generate invalid SysEx packets that we can work around and still load)
  • [Fix] Reduce required amount of dependencies for Linux variants

Nils‘ K1v: VST3 & Apple M1 support

Nils‘ K1v version 1.23 has been released, which brings the following two new features:

VST3 Plugin

The plugin is now available as VST3 for Windows, Mac OS and Linux. The VST3 version is identical to the VST2 version but adds support for multichannel output.

Note that, by default, only the Stereo Out is active. If you want to use Multi Channel Output, activate the buses in your DAW manually.

Note: As soon as one of the multi outputs is activated, the Stereo Output is silenced.

The VST3 plugin has the following outputs:

Stereo OutDefault Stereo Output
Source / Multi 1Source 1 in Single mode, Single 1 in Multi mode
Source / Multi 2Source 2 in Single mode, Single 2 in Multi mode
Source / Multi 3Source 3 in Single mode, Single 3 in Multi mode
Source / Multi 4Source 4 in Single mode, Single 4 in Multi mode
Multi 5Single 5, only used in Multi mode
Multi 6Single 6, only used in Multi mode
Multi 7Single 7, only used in Multi mode
Multi 8Single 8, only used in Multi mode
VST3 Multi Channel Outputs

Issues? Feedback is welcome! 👍

Apple M1 Support

Support for Apples new ARM-based SoC named M1 has been added to all Mac OS plugin versions. There are no separate downloads as the latest build now contains a so called „universal binary“ which contains the binary for both the x86_x64 and ARM64 based processors.

This should give a performance boost on Apples new SoC. It would be nice if you would report back if everything works as intended 👍 as I don’t have an Apple M1.

Download Page

Nils‘ K1v: Version 1.14 released – Multi support!

I’ve just released version 1.14 of Nils‘ K1v – The Kawai K1 emulation VSTi/AU.

Biggest change is that it now also supports Multi presets. I added the 32 factory Multis and all Multis from the ROM cards, resulting in 384 Multi presets in total.
As a sum, Nils‘ K1v now contains 1352 presets.

Nils‘ K1v – Multi Play Mode

Of course, Multis can be edited, too. To add all of the new features, I modified the UI slightly. The Source Mute buttons have been moved to the Single Edit page, making space for the new Buttons MULTI and SYSTEM.

I’ve been able to fit four Multi sections on one page, arrow buttons allow to switch between sections 1-4 and 5-8.

Multis work as they do on the Kawai K1 hardware. Up to eight Singles can be combined in various ways to create either rich layered sounds or multiple zones on the keyboard.

The only difference between a K1 and K1v is that in Poly Mode VR (meaning variable), the polyphony is unlimited, while it was still limited to 16 or 8 voices in total on a K1 hardware.

Nils‘ K1v – Multi Edit Mode

The SYSTEM page is a new page that allows to change global parameters, basically it’s a copy of the K1 Midi Settings and supports specifying a Midi receive channel (previous versions always ran in Omni mode) and to disable Program Change processing, Sysex & more.

Global settings are saved as part of the DAW project.

Nils‘ K1v – Global Settings page

Besides the improvements as pointed out above, some additional things have been added, such as cursor key preset navigation (Hallo Jürgen!) and of course, bugs have been fixed, too. The full change log can be found below.

Download the new version from the K1v product page.

Changes

  • [Fix] Wrong number of presets (832 instead of 968) were reported to plugin hosts
  • [Fix] Midi notes could get stuck in some cases
  • [Fix] Rounding issue in fixed key note number drop down menu that caused note B0 to be displayed although note C1 was selected
  • [Imp] K1v now supports Multi presets. All factory Multi presets have been added for all factory banks, making up a total of 384 Multis, or 1352 presets in total
  • [Imp] K1v now has a settings page to allow to specify the Midi receive channel, disable/enable receive & send of SysEx and more
  • [Imp] Midi receive channel can now also be modified by sending an Omni-Mode-Off control change from a specific Midi channel.
  • [Imp] Added ability to navigate through presets with cursor keys
  • [Imp] Code optimizations to reduce overall CPU usage