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Thanks for letting me know. This is a known issue with Maize Sampler, but I have great news. GuyEngine is getting a huge upgrade.  More user friendly, fewer bugs. New engine entirely. You'll still be able to use the old one but when it's out I would suggest swapping them from your projects.

Hey that's a great question!  While SPS does have the full reverb capabilities of the PS1, it also processes audio just like the PS1 sound chip, so the short answer is: Yes.  It can make a realistic piano VST sound  very similar to a PS1 piano.  However it's important to keep in mind that the piano samples on most PS1 game discs were very small and simple compared to modern, high quality VSTs.

This plugin will get you most of the way there with controls over sample rate (lo-fi) and interpolation (smoothing), for that classic PS1-era sound texture!

I hope that helps!

I just uploaded an update.  If you download the most recent version and replace your old one, you should only have to enter your serial key one more time.  Thank for your patience, and let me know if it works!

Okay, it's been updated.  Your serial key issue should be fixed now - you'll just have to enter it one more time for it to remember.  Let me know if it works out!

Okay!  There is now an SPS_MAC version on the downloads page for Sound Processing Station.  This should solve the problem for you.

Hey I just want to let you know I see your comment and we're debugging it at this very moment.  I'll respond again when we've updated, thanks for your comment!

We're fixing it right now! Should he updated within the hour. Thanks for the heads up!

Thank you! And thanks for telling me about thay bug, ill get that fixed for ya asap

Hey I just wanted to come back and ask again about this.  Are you still having this issue?

I spoke to someone else who had the same issue, and for them it seemed related to ASIO drivers.  Do you find this to be true for you as well?

Hey quick question - did you happen to update the plugin between sessions?

Hey thanks for mentioning this.  I'm still not sure what is causing this critical error!  I am reaching out to the programmer of the tool that I used to create this (Maize Sampler) to troubleshoot.  I'm going to keep working on it in the meantime.

Hey thanks! I'm really glad you like it! I'm currently working on a way to make the UI scale-able but it's probably going to be a while. That said, a more short term solution is that I'll probably adjust the knob sizes for the next update since this is a pretty common concern. 

Either way, some kind of fix is coming as soon as I can get to it!

Thanks for your comment!

Good question!  The expansions are separate purchases from GuyEngine itself, and they do come with install instructions.  Basically you'll just extract the files into the same folder as GuyEngine.

Every time I release an expansion, GuyEngine itself gets an update with a few extra instruments added for free.  Those extra instruments are a small selection from the expansion so that you can:

A) Get free additional content
B) Get an idea of the expansion to decide if you want to buy it.

If you only buy GuyEngine and never buy a single expansion, your library of instruments will still grow without having to spend any more money.

Hope that answers your question!

thank you!  some FF7 stuff is planned!

Hey, thanks for reaching out.  This is an odd error that I haven't seen before, so it may take some troubleshooting.  I'm not super familiar with Cubase myself, so the steps I'm going to outline might not be 1:1.

Which version of GuyEngine do you have installed?

Does this error persist in a fresh project with an instance of GuyEngine loaded?

This is what I suggest to troubleshoot -

1. Completely remove GuyEngine and all of its components for your computer

2. Open your daw, scan for plugins and make sure that GuyEngine is completely gone and not detected anywhere

3. Reinstall GuyEngine

4. Scan for plugins again

5. Start a new project and open an instance of GuyEngine - if it works, you may have to re-enter your registration key for the 4 main discs.

6. Open your previous project

Let me know if that works - if not, we'll keep working at it!

Thanks for your patience. I'm gonna keep troubleshooting this in Pro Tools myself.  If you're comfortable with it, you could join the discord and then add me from there and we can correspond a bit more easily. Discord

Unfortunately I can't speak to GuyEngine's functionality alongside any 3rd party apps, plugins, or chaining tools.  You're right that VST3 isn't supported in Pro Tools, but VST2 is (if I'm not mistaken) and there is a VST2 version of GuyEngine.  You may have better luck with that.  It's not a very resource intensive plugin so it should still perform fine.  The VST2 version is functionally identical and draws content from the same files.  Would you be willing to give that a try instead?

Hey, thanks for supporting GuyEngine!  Unfortunately there won't be an AAX version of this plugin.  It was made using Maize which doesn't export as AAX unfortunately.  I've noticed that other folks who use Pro Tools have been able to get it working.  Could you describe what the issue is for me?

Worst case scenario, I'll just give you a full refund - but I'd like to get it working if possible!

Yes, I will probably port that to GuyEngine.  Not all of my soundfonts will be ported over, but I think a few of them have unique enough samples that it makes sense to incorporate them.

Hmm, I'm not sure why any keystroke at all is triggering that button.  I'll look into that for the next update.

Itch should email it to you!

Hey, thanks for your comment.  Sorry to hear that you're having trouble.  From what I can tell from the crash log, this looks like an issue within FL Studio that commonly happens with third party plugins.

Here are some steps that may help:

- Report the issue to Image-Line

- Completely uninstall GuyEngine, and remove it from your plugin list

- Open a new FL project and scan for plugins

- Close FL Studio

- Reinstall the latest version of GuyEngine

- Open FL Studio to a blank project

- Scan for plugins

- Add GuyEngine to the blank project

- Test all 4 discs to be sure it installed correctly

This should solve the issue, but in case it doesn't, please reach out to Image-Line as this is a very common error when it comes to FL Studio and third-party plugins like this.

Hey thanks for reaching out about this.  This is the first time this has been reported, so it may take some troubleshooting.  I'm gonna throw a list of questions at you - some of them might seem dumb, but bear with me!

- What version of MacOS are you using?
- What audio interface driver are you using?

- What kind of MIDI controller are you using?

- Are you using the VST2, VST3, or AU version of the plugin?

- What's your buffer size set to?
- Can you check if there are any error messages in your DAWs' logs?

- Have you checked the MIDI monitor to see if signals are being sent/received correctly?

This stuff should help get closer to an understanding of what's going on and hopefully get a solution in order!

Hi, this is an issue with itch labeling this as a "Steam key" but it's got nothing to do with Steam at all.  I'm sorry about that.  Since you purchased, you should be able to download the file directly from the page here on itch.  They key you received will be entered into the plugin itself when opening it for the first time.  

Sorry for the confusion!  - itch has no method to get rid of the word "Steam" so it's kind of stuck that way.

Thank you very much, that's very kind!

Should be good now!

Hmm that's odd. I'll need some time to look into that, that's very weird. Especially since the functions are present on the UI. I'll start sniffing that one out.

Hey, great question!  The controls should be accessible in the DAW!  Are they not showing up in Ableton?

Okay, should be fixed now.  If you download the new file and replace the old one, everything should be smooth.  Thanks again for letting me know!

Oh snap!  Let me fix that!  Thanks for letting me know!

That's good advice. I'll update the description so it's more transparent.

As for the steam key, itch unfortunately won't let me change that, for reasons unknown 😕 

The plugin does have some sounds that are reminiscent of Resident Evil, but I think RE deserves its own expansion.  Something to think about!

Haha it's actually in the installation instructions that are included with the download!  You're right that it's unintuitive, unfortunately I'm bound by the limitations of the program that I used to make the plugin.  Please feel free to reach out if any other issues arise!

Nice catch, thanks for the heads up!  I just fixed the loop point and it'll be reflected in the next update.

It doesn't actually have any sounds from real games - all of these samples are 100% original.  But they are inspired by the Nintendo 64, PlayStation and Sega Saturn.

Hey thanks for your comment.  This is the first I've heard of this issue, so let me see if I can help you!

You will have to register each "disc" one time - but after that there should be no trouble.  Try using the "register" button rather than the window that pops up when you start it.

Try this:

1. Start a blank project
2. Load GuyEngine
3. Close the register window without entering your key
4. Click the register button
5.  Enter your key
6. Change to disc 2
7. Repeat until all 4 discs are registered.
8. Test each disc to make sure sound is coming out
9. Close FL Studio

Now any project that is using GuyEngine - regardless of number of instances - should be registered permanently.

Let me know if that helps!

Thank you!

Thank you so much!

Thanks very much!  I'm going to assume you make horror/atmospheric games - on my way to check out your itch right now.

Thank you very much!!