After recent Effects update, loading them freeze FL Studio (FXF-2537)

Kymeia

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/203266#Comment_203266

Don't think it's been reported before as an issue on Mac, in fact I did ask back in July if there were any Mac users affected but no one said anything. Certainly for me they have always worked fine

Jeremy_NI

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/203266#Comment_203266

This hasn't been reported on Mac so far. Can you give us more info on your setup and what's happening exactly?

Is it an Intel Mac, a Silicon Mac? Vst2 is not supported on Silicon Macs, if you wish to use VST2 on your projects you need to run your DAW in Rosetta mode: How to Open Your DAW Using Rosetta

jaguarguitar

can anyone confirm the fix for this in windows?

i thought it was fl studio 24, so i downgraded to 21, 20 and the issue still occurs.

this is a major PITA.

jaguarguitar

im going to bump this until NI takes action on this.

it appears the fix is to downgrade but then this will 'break' native access going by the comments.

and how many plugins am i going to downgrade exactly?

jaguarguitar

Solid EQ is missing from the google links.

There are two solid bus comp links.

jaguarguitar

i made this powershell script to speed up the process if anyone wants it.

after you download the the exes from the google links, put them in your downloads (or any other) folder.

1. save this .ps1 powershell script. you can run it via 'powershell ise' application in windows.
2. update the "masterFolder" variable below (2nd line in the code) to the folder you download the .exes to.
3. the code will:

• unzip all the exe folders
• move the zipped folders to a 'done' folder
• launch each exe
• wait for you to finish your input/manual install
• go onto the next exe
• it will NOT do the .iso. i could have included that but dont have the time:

process_folders.ps1:

    # Define folder paths
$masterFolder = "C:\Users\Administrator\Downloads\NI Downgrade"
$zippedFolder = "$masterFolder\zipped"
$doneFolder = "$masterFolder\done"

# Ensure 'zipped' and 'done' folders exist
if (!(Test-Path $zippedFolder)) { New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $zippedFolder }
if (!(Test-Path $doneFolder)) { New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $doneFolder }

# Step 1: Unzip all files
$zipFiles = Get-ChildItem -Path $masterFolder -Filter "*.zip"
foreach ($zipFile in $zipFiles) {
    $destinationFolder = Join-Path -Path $masterFolder -ChildPath $zipFile.BaseName
    Expand-Archive -Path $zipFile.FullName -DestinationPath $destinationFolder -Force
    Move-Item -Path $zipFile.FullName -Destination $zippedFolder -Force
    Write-Host "Unzipped $($zipFile.Name) and moved to 'zipped' folder."
}

# Step 2: Run each extracted folder's .exe one at a time
$folders = Get-ChildItem -Path $masterFolder -Directory
foreach ($folder in $folders) {
    # Find the .exe file inside the folder
    $exeFile = Get-ChildItem -Path $folder.FullName -Filter "*.exe" | Select-Object -First 1
    if ($exeFile) {
        Write-Host "Launching: $($exeFile.Name) in folder: $($folder.Name)"
        Start-Process -FilePath $exeFile.FullName -NoNewWindow -Wait
        Read-Host "Press Enter once you have completed interaction with $($exeFile.Name)"
        
        # Move folder to 'done' after execution
        Move-Item -Path $folder.FullName -Destination $doneFolder -Force
        Write-Host "Moved $($folder.Name) to 'done' folder."
    } else {
        Write-Host "No executable found in $($folder.Name). Skipping."
    }
}

Write-Host "All processes completed."

Stikkers

11 Months later… no fix…

Are Native Instruments plugins becoming abandonware?

I haven't bought anything in the last year and will never buy anything in the future because of this denial of plugin support.

CBG

I'm stuck with my work because of that. What a shame. At least someone from NI could tell us if there is any progress with fixing the problem?

Jeremy_NI

Hey all, sorry, this is still in the backlog. We don't have a date for a fix at the moment. I've reached out to the responsible team and will update when I get more information.

Stikkers

This last comment just confirmed that most NI plugins have become abandonware.

Softube fixed this same bug within two days, almost a year ago.

@ NI it isn't even planned yet after a YEAR.

NI should really be ashamed of themselves, still selling Komplete packages with abandonded plugins.

Kymeia

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/219443#Comment_219443

tbh Softube are not a great exemplar for getting stuff done - I have bugs reported to them that they haven't fixed in over a year and their NKS plugins are completely broken

Not that this excuses NI but honestly Softube are just as bad really.