FREE Update for ABL3! Hi res fix and improved audio engine

[RandomNoise]

One of the best TB303 emulators out there finally got its hi res update!
https://www.reasonstudios.com/shop/rack ... -bassline/

Moderator Edit: This update was accidentally submitted to the shop with a $9 price tag. That was a mistake; it's a free update.

[Loque]

Excellent

[zoidkirb]

$9 update. Is it purely just a HD update?

[PhillipOrdonez]

Hææ? They are charging for this

[Loque]

$9 update. Is it purely just a HD update?

Oh...thats weird. It does not show any price on the site, but if i add it to the basket, it costs 10€. Might be an error?

[MrFigg]

Version at top says 3.1.1 with a list of improvements. Can't remember if that's the last version.
Update says: Released: 2021-11-03, Version: 1.1.3
I don't want to jump the gun BUT IF it is just a hi-res update and he's charging for it then that's not really on as far as I'm concerned. Already bought ABL2 and ABL3 and that other bassline VST he's got.
Time will tell.

[MrFigg]

On My Products it says: "Paid update is available, to v. 1.1.3 , 10 EUR"

So...not a mistake.

[RandomNoise]

The audio engine has been improved as well. Working much better now with external sequencers from what I can tell.
And yes, I noticed that it is a payed update as well after posting here.

[MrFigg]

The audio engine has been improved as well. Working much better now with external sequencers from what I can tell.
And yes, I noticed that it is a payed update as well after posting here.

Would “working much better” mean “working as it should”? Sounds like RS speak to me.

[RandomNoise]

The audio engine has been improved as well. Working much better now with external sequencers from what I can tell.
And yes, I noticed that it is a payed update as well after posting here.

Would “working much better” mean “working as it should”? Sounds like RS speak to me.

Yeah, I guess you could consider it as a bug fix that should have been updated for free..

[MrFigg]

Would “working much better” mean “working as it should”? Sounds like RS speak to me.

Yeah, I guess you could consider it as a bug that should have been updated for free..

Yeah. It's a cheap move in my book. No purchase.

[RandomNoise]

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[MrFigg]

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And there we have another one to add to the list of REs which don't work optimally.

[challism]

Could be an oversight. I remember another dev (Retouch Control) had accidentally charged for the HD update. Hopefully it is an oversight and the dev will drop the update price because charging for an HD update and bug fix is pretty lousy. Let's see if it's an oversight.

[MrFigg]

Could be an oversight. I remember another dev (Retouch Control) had accidentally charged for the HD update. Hopefully it is an oversight and the dev will drop the update price because charging for an HD update and bug fix is pretty lousy. Let's see if it's an oversight.

It's happened a lot of times with a lot of devs and it's always been fixed. I've never seen it on the My Products page before though.

[Steedus]

I thought REs were meant to be HD from the start? (With some exceptions with select elements on some devices for some reason)

[Loque]

I thought REs were meant to be HD from the start? (With some exceptions with select elements on some devices for some reason)

The custom displays are, well, custom drawn. So the dev needs to think about relative painting in different resolutions. And it can happen, that the layout of some elements does not fit in Hires 100%. Only now a new Recon is available with Hires support so the devs can test it properly.

[Neo]

Edit. ABL3.1.1 Improvements:

Pattern Grid Edit mode
Advanced Randomizer
Integrated distortion unit with hipass control
Minor sound engine improvements (less noise and aliasing, improved clarity)
23 Additional patches

How about a Devil Fish mod for a future release. lol

https://www.firstpr.com.au/rwi/dfish/

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[RandomNoise]

Improved audio engine? reads like an excuse for a paid HD update IMO.
Imagine if we all got charged for HD updates on all our REs lol.
https://www.audiorealism.se/news

Anyone notice the "Improved audio engine" difference after the paid update? ..

How about a Devil Fish mod for a future release. lol

https://www.firstpr.com.au/rwi/dfish/

DF-panel.jpg

To be fair I did notice the improvement when connecting it to other sequencers. In the previous version there was that strange clicking noise that I always thought related to the length of the notes, but with the new update this improved now and any sequencer sounds like the built in one. So I assumed until now that was a feature to mimic the original sequencer..
But of course as discussed before this can actually be considered as a bug fix that should have been provided for free and not a real update.

[Neo]

Improved audio engine? reads like an excuse for a paid HD update IMO.
Imagine if we all got charged for HD updates on all our REs lol.
https://www.audiorealism.se/news

Anyone notice the "Improved audio engine" difference after the paid update? ..

How about a Devil Fish mod for a future release. lol

https://www.firstpr.com.au/rwi/dfish/

DF-panel.jpg

To be fair I did notice the improvement when connecting it to other sequencers. In the previous version there was that strange clicking noise that I always thought related to the length of the notes, but with the new update this improved now and any sequencer sounds like the built in one. So I assumed until now that was a feature to mimic the original sequencer..
But of course as discussed before this can actually be considered as a bug fix that should have been provided for free and not a real update.

Cheers RN..

[MrFigg]

Edit. ABL3.1.1 Improvements:

Pattern Grid Edit mode
Advanced Randomizer
Integrated distortion unit with hipass control
Minor sound engine improvements (less noise and aliasing, improved clarity)
23 Additional patches

How about a Devil Fish mod for a future release. lol

https://www.firstpr.com.au/rwi/dfish/

DF-panel.jpg

That was ages ago and he also charged for the one.

[Loque]

Edit. ABL3.1.1 Improvements:

Pattern Grid Edit mode
Advanced Randomizer
Integrated distortion unit with hipass control
Minor sound engine improvements (less noise and aliasing, improved clarity)
23 Additional patches

How about a Devil Fish mod for a future release. lol

https://www.firstpr.com.au/rwi/dfish/

DF-panel.jpg

That was ages ago and he also charged for the one.

Wow...paying for bugfixes

[MrFigg]

That was ages ago and he also charged for the one.

Wow...paying for bugfixes

To be fair, I think that update had some added features. This one on the other hand appears to be nothing more than a cash grab.

[eusti]

I’m adding my voice as well to the mix:
Glad the clicking is finally fixed… I don’t think that should be a paid update as it just rectifies what was broken in the first place, now giving us the the product working as it should have in the first place. I might still upgrade as then I can actually use the RE the way I wanted to for years. But it sure does leave a bad taste…

D.

[Neo]

I’m adding my voice as well to the mix:
Glad the clicking is finally fixed… I don’t think that should be a paid update as it just rectifies what was broken in the first place, now giving us the the product working as it should have in the first place. I might still upgrade as then I can actually use the RE the way I wanted to for years. But it sure does leave a bad taste…

D.

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