From deke@dekethegeek.com Fri Feb 28 15:24:09 2003
Subject:RE: new VST host - mini review

> Oh I do, I do! I've been eagerly awaiting your "full review" - I
> even went to your website to see if you'd added anything there.

Not yet... I just basically copied and pasted my post on this list to a page there for posterity's sake.

> I downloaded the demo, but my ASIO soundcard has not yet arrived, so
> it does me no good. I was all set to spend $60 on Chainer, but the
> mapping capabilities of this $40 tool seems far superior.

I agree, and think that for the most part this software eliminates the need for MIDI-OX, except for extreme cases.

> You had mentioned you were going to test the draw on the system vs.
> Audio Mulch - I'm eventually going to be running 3 or 4 soft-synths
> for my live rig, so that would mean I have to run 4 copies of the
> Spin Audio...that should be factored into the evaluation as well.

I don't have any definitive numbers yet, but I have a feeling it is a non-issue. I have watched the CPU usage when running AudioMulch, and compared it to running B4 in standalone mode. The only difference appears to be the number of input channels and output channels open. I should be able to confirm this shortly... middle of next week or so.

> Let us know what you think of it if you've banged on it a little -
> stability, ease of use, saving presets, changing VST patches, etc.
> If I'm not mistaken, I think this is "the one"...

It very well could be the one... I guess I will go ahead and register it so I can access all the features. You may already know this, but saving presets and settings is disabled in the demo version (of course... LOL!). But I think these guys are doing the right thing by offering their software as a demo. It makes it SOOOOO much easier for people to make a qualified decision about their product.

Deke The Geek
-Thawing in Dallas-