Hi @apohl79!

I'm gonna build a hackintosh machine just to use it as an AudioGridder server. For me, this development is a godsend for my needs. Should I have any specific requirement in mind or MacOS compatible machine will work? GPU? CPU?

I'm also planing to reuse an old MacPro just to to recover my old Powercore Mastering plugins. Do you think that the server would work in an older version than the 10.14 that you state or it's restricted in some way? Thanks!

Best

Add your server endpoint(s) by clicking the server icon (this needs to be done only once, as the server settings will be shared with new plugin instances)

what is endpoint and what should i enter exactly?

Awesome project!

When opening AudioGridderServer every time a plugin that uses elicense is loaded there's an error. And when trying to load the plugins.

Some plugins still manage to be recognized by the server, but when trying to load one of those plugins, it doesn't find the license key.

hi, is it possible to add a numeric display on the plugin to see the load of the remote cpu?

Have had a major lag when using larger sized GUIs vs smaller ones ex BX Masterdesk, SPL PasEQ, & Acustica audio Coral 2

Also crashing when changing buffer size but that’s not so big of a deal vs major GUI lag

When i trying to choose a VST3 plugin from Waves folder - it always opens first from the list. (Aphex Exiter) . AU folder works well. Another plugins works well

I think it is because of Waves uses Wavesshells as a one plugin in plugin folder.

The plugin crashes the auvaltool upon validation when trying to activate it in Logic Pro X, I have attached the problem report. Let me know if you need other specifics.

PS: -> Love the idea :)

AuvalResults.txt
CrashLog.txt

hi the server scan acqua plugin , i see in the start up but not see plugin available in the server...

Hi,

I am on a Mac with High Sierra and the Server connection in the Plugin works fine in Ableton Live, but not in Apple Logic Pro (Server is not connected). Any ideas why this is the case?
My server runs on a Mac Mini with Catalina OS installed.

Best regards,
Peter

Hi,
After installation, when I launch the server I have this 4 missing DLL error messages :
msvcp140d.dll
vcruntime140d.dll
vcruntime140_1d.dll
ucrtbased.dll

I did already installed the VC_redist.x64.exe : https://support.microsoft.com/fr-fr/help/2977003/the-latest-supported-visual-c-downloads

There is any solution ?
Thanks

Hello!
I can not connect the plugin to the server.
All the time it says: NOT CONNECTED.
I don’t understand - what should I write in the ADD field?

Hi, I'm not able to refresh the plugin list. I have installed two new plugins but list is still the old.
I have already used the auval -a command, plugins are validated and i have also refreshed the macbook pro (mojave).
Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Paolo

please see attached crashlog..
crashlog.pdf

reverting to Alpha9 didn't solve the problem..

using blue cat patchwork 1 (not 2 haven't tried that yet)
and just regular AU from apple as a test worked perfect
next test is to see if it will work on a hackintosh system if so we have a winner here man this is beautiful great work honestly i just wanted to give you your flowers now

Server crashes after deleting every plugin from plugin chain(inside client plugin stack).

If you add more then 1 plugin - plugins are deleted corectly.
If there is only one plugin in chain and you delete it (to make no plugin state with only + icon) - server Crashes in both AU and VST3 versions.

Crash Report (crashes while deleting plugin).docx

i can make a video if needed

hi , how to remove or how rescan plugin failed from server?

hi, Is it possible that there are sound differences between the same plugins inserted by AG and the plugins inserted directly as vst inside cubase? or other daw in my cubase case. it seems to me that the plugins inserted directly on the Daw are more brilliant and full-bodied ... can it be? is the audio somehow compressed?

Interesting project. I miss Windows (with Juce I can see no real problem) or a linux implementation.
The Juce socket implementation is good usable. For the audio stream maybe RTP is a better choice.

For years I have implemented the same (but with plugin UI and more complex - see https://www.dawconnect.com/).
elli

Hey,

I installed it today and it made me instantly happy. Offloading heavy pluging to another system works!

I have saved the project as template in Nuendo but once opening it Nuendo crashes. Probably trying to load AGridder vst3 plugin something happens.
Trying to open the project with AGridder works fine with all plugins enabled. In template all is disabled. Here what i get:

Thread 186 Crashed:: Vst Prefetch Thread 0
0 com.e47.AudioGridder 0x0000000140a963c0 juce::ArrayBase<double, juce::DummyCriticalSection>::add(double&&) + 16
1 com.e47.AudioGridder 0x0000000140a7a8cf AudioGridderAudioProcessor::processBlockBypassed(juce::AudioBuffer&, juce::MidiBuffer&) + 319
2 com.e47.AudioGridder 0x0000000140a55c30 void juce::JuceVST3Component::processAudio(Steinberg::Vst::ProcessData&, juce::Array<double*, juce::DummyCriticalSection, 0>&) + 2352
3 com.e47.AudioGridder 0x0000000140a4cf0f juce::JuceVST3Component::process(Steinberg::Vst::ProcessData&) + 463
4 com.steinberg.nuendo10 0x000000010d9fb03f 0x10c950000 + 17477695
5 com.steinberg.nuendo10 0x000000010da415df 0x10c950000 + 17765855
6 com.steinberg.nuendo10 0x000000010dfca360 0x10c950000 + 23569248
7 com.steinberg.nuendo10 0x000000010df8d4bf 0x10c950000 + 23319743
8 com.steinberg.nuendo10 0x000000010dfdb1dd 0x10c950000 + 23638493
9 com.steinberg.nuendo10 0x000000010df82e5d 0x10c950000 + 23277149
10 com.steinberg.nuendo10 0x000000010e5bb8bc 0x10c950000 + 29800636
11 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff71766109 _pthread_start + 148
12 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff71761b8b thread_start + 15

Next thing:

The plugin shows which plugins i loaded before which is nice, but clicking on the names loaded a different plugin (next in the list), so something to fix here as well.

Saved the plugin chain as preset and loading it dosnt show loaded plugins but they appear after i close and open plugin window again. So yeah very cool but they could pop up instantly?

All the best in development!!

Blessings!

Denis Emery
[email protected]

Server losts connection and did not quit (needs force quit) after enabling of disabling VST3 or AU plugins.

Server Stucks after disabling VST3 plugins usage, after Server restart - there are disabled correctly.

Hi,

I can load a plugin but I am not able to edit (move knobs etc.) in Mixbuss V6. I am on a Mac Pro with High Sierra, my server is a Mac Mini with Catalina installed.

Thanks!

Best regards, Peter

Hello...can this work over wifi? Thanks

What do I need to configured in Projucer to build this with VST2 support..presuming I have the appropriate license and SDK headers?

Hello....is there a way to remove a plugin from the chain? I'm not seeing anything. Thanks!

I can see only 3 of my fabfilter installed plugins Pro-r, MIcro, Simplon.
I see that they are 3 plugins that did not make any graphical visuals (like anallizers or compression curve)
Maybe it is because of fabfilter plugins uses GPU to render this graphical content and server did not supports it

Hi,
Does AudioGridder works with Waves plugin ?

Hi,

during Plugin scan process the following Apple AU Plugins are deactivated:
DLSMusicDevice, AUMidiSynth, AUSampler
Audiogridder tells me that they are deactivated.
But: when I restart the server the same error message appears. It seems like the deactivation of these plugins only last for the recent session. How can I deactivate them permanently (or delete them, as I do not use them anyhow)?

Thank you!

hi. every time I use aqua plugin crash server or cubase

Hey, found this on HN and really was interested. Do we know if it works in Ableton? Is there a way I could test without a Mac Mini?

Also forgive me if this isn't a proper issue, this is my first one.

Self explanatory :-)

Thanks!

AudioGridder Server app crashes during plugin scan. On restarting the app, the scan begins from the start and this loops repeats (plugin isn't getting blacklisted) It's mostly because of a plugin for which the license got expired.

Since this is a possible scenario for many users, is there a way to skip already scanned plugins / bypass incompatible plugins? Since without scan, the app doesn't open.

hi, is possible to insert a quick enable disable plug-in with buttons for every plugin insert ?
thanks

Server won't get past scanning plugins. It crashes after scanning for a long time and every time I restart it it tries to rescan the same long list of plugins again, crashing again, etc.. can't get past that phase. The product should keep track of what has successfully scanned and proactively determine if something causes it to crash, skip scanning it (and all the others that already scanned) upon relaunch.

Hi,

This would be a KILLER feature, doing something similar as the Waves SoundGrid does.
It would work this way: if you have the plugins installed on both computers, you could switch the selected plugin chain instance between local or a server, so you can free resources in one of the computers.

Furthermore, you could also move the chain to another server with more CPU power available.

Thanks again for this great development!

with some plugins after a while it resumes but crashes the server

1. If there is a "Automatic hide menu bar" option is enabled on server computer you can show it from plugin, i think better just not to snap plugin window to the top in this mode.
2. Context menus of plugin are cut
   
   

Hi,

First of all, thanks for this AWESOME development

I've been trying to make this work first locally, and I've scripted the server to restart every time that it crashes or to keep scanning when it gets stuck with an eLiceser plugin and, after 12 hours, the server was not able to finish a proper scanning.

Furthermore, I suggest to have a "white list-black list" system to avoid to re-scan unchanged plugins every time it starts again.

Thanks in advance for your support.

Server Stucks after pressing Quit while plugin is opened and client connected.
Just this ))

i made few steps
-Add 2 plugins ( let them be p1 and p2)))
-open p2 window
-delete p1 from stack (now i have only one p2)
-click on p2 - DAW Crashes

If i will delete p2 to (no plugins now) - p2 window is still here
then i add a new plugin and click on it - DAW Crashes

Server Setup:

1 Install the PKG (includes server and plugin binaries)

well... there is no pkg file =(

Hi!

I'm using a 10.7.5 sever and a Mojave DAW, with alpha 9 installed.

I have a few issues:

• Random problems to control plugins. Reconnecting or recalling the plugin sometime solves the issue.
• Random crashes. Related with the remote control issue.
• App launching: randomly, it opens iTunes, or the shutdown dialog or the desktop resolution change dialog.
• The AU plugin does not detect the sidechain input. This issue could be just a problem with the 32 to 64 bit wrapper (32 Lives)

Thanks!

Suddenly, one AGrid instance started to overload the DAW. Disabling the instance solved the problem.

I was using the Release 1.0-Alpha9 on a MacOS 10.7 server.

Which would be important as I use for example the space bar to start/stop the Sequencer all the time, even when i edit the plugin.
To do this, I have to click on the DAW window again (which is then in focus again), which is somehow unconvinient.
With "normal" AU plugins this is not a problem, they allow editing the plugin and using the keyboard in parallel.

hi. every time I use aqua plugin crash server or cubase

How to connect via wi-fi?

I had to reinstall 1.07 because with the new version I open the plugins but I can't control them with the mouse inside cubase if I command them from the server side they go while inside cubase no. I had to reinstall 1.07 which works regularly. Why ? it's a shame because the opening speeds were really good, I hope it can be solved

Hi,

When the server crashes my DAW (Nuendo) crashes too.

Furthermore, I'd like to suggest to have a crash protection feature, such as Bitwig has:

https://youtu.be/GRNzPc3UpYg?t=66

Hi,

I have thousand of plugins in my computer and the scanning is neverending (and, in fact, it never ended after hours crashing with some plugins). Could you add the option to have custom folders to have symbolic links to the actual plugins?

Thanks!

Best

I am trying to add a few heavy plugins in one chain - every added plugin increases clients CPU usage, as well as a server usage. Network usage was not increased.

i was trying it with Waves Krammer Tape - in 96k it and uses ~+2% of CPU every added plugin, i have added like 7-8 of them in one chain.

UPD: My issue - i've tried to do it in 0 Buffer. As i understand it working like this when the plugin self latency is more then buffer. t will be a very good feature to see the self latency of every added plugin and count it in the top, to see when you need to increase the buffer.