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FM8 and Massive need always an activation and less sounds with Absynth 5, why?
Hello, I have Ableton 10 and NI Komplete 9. I installed everything and when I want to use FM8 and/or Massive, I get always the activation window. I click on activate, Native Access popped up and I can see, that they are activated. But when I for example close Ableton and later I want to work on my song, than I have again…
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Virtual TX81Z?
It's 2023. As popular and terrific as the TX81Z was (and it's siblings, the DX11 and Yamaha V50 in particular), it's disheartening not to find a decent, supported VST for this wonderful device. FM8 is an amazing tool from NI, but it's not compatible with SysEx from the YM2414B aka OPZ-based FM synths. Recreating patches in…
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FM8 MIDI CC 7 and 10 are assigned after reloading
I just found out, that in my Cakewalk project FM8 will always load with MIDI CC 7 and 10 assigned. I would need it to load without at least CC 7. Am I missing something here?
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Convert .ksd and .nmsv format to human readable format
Hi, (Owner of Massive / FM8) My DAW is Reaper which allows me to automate most tasks in the DAW with computer code. I want to write a script that automatically loads new tracks with the synth patch I desire. In order to do this I need to obtain the synth paramterers in human readable format so that I then can modify the FX…
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Odd FM8 sustain pedal problem with incoming MIDI data
This seems a bit weird to me, and I've found a workaround already, but I thought I'd post and ask the question to see if anyone else recognizes this issue. I had a MIDI track in Cubase 12 Pro with piano performance data on MIDI channel 9, completely with plenty of use of the sustain pedal as CC 64 also on MIDI channel 9.…
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Sustain pedal spontaneously turns off at random moments without midi off message
Hi, I use FM8 to play DX e-pianos in GigPerformer & Reaper. I noticed that sometimes, the sustain pedal happened to turn off. At first, I thought that it could be a hardware problem. Later, I noticed that when I played a layered patch, the other instruments still have sustain on, while FM8 doesn't. Then I turned on the…
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Documents folder on Mac Ventura issue
I have recently switched by to Mac and I am running Ventura on my system. I have no patches/presets in my FM8 installation and I am trying to install third party presets for Razor which are as below. The problem is that I no longer have a Documents folder on the Mac. It seems to have been moved to iCloud. Does anyone have…
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FM8 KSD batch converter
HY.. any software that can batch convert multiple NI FM8 KSD files at once ??
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Problems registering FM8 in Native Access 2
I purchased FM8 from Plugin Boutique a few months ago, but for various reasons, have only now had the opportunity to try to install it. On my Plugin Boutique account, it lists the FM8 plugin and shows 2 serial numbers. In both cases, I clicked on "Add Serial" and entered the number. In both cases, I received the message…
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FM8 Presets not loading
hi, i haven't used FM8 for a while. when i opened it today, it did not load the presets. i checked, presets are in their respective folders. i rebuilt the database - to no avail. i tried to load a preset via "load preset", but all presets (.ksd)are greyed out and can't be selected. whats going on?
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FM8 Pitch not showing / Midi Learn
Hello everyone, I wonder why the Pitchwheel is not moving when pitch is assigned to a knob on a hardware-controller. Any idea why? I mean it works but the change is only shown under Master & Expert in the Navigator panel:
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FM8 Crashing Pro Tools on launch
I'm doing a complete clean install to a new MOBO/CPU/SSD drive -- Windows 10, Pro Tools 11, Komplete U13, etc. Launching Pro Tools, as everything is loading, I get an error: boost::filesystem::create_directory: The system cannot find the path specified [system:3]: "C:\Users\Me\AppData\Local\Native Instruments\FM8" Pro…
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FM8 won't be recognized as VST
Like so many people I recently got FM8 as a result of the amazing deal at Plugin Boutique. I can get it recognized in Cakewalk but when I try to use Bespoke Synth (actually synth and DAW) then while it can recognize almost all the other VST3 I have (things like Dexed) even if I tell it the directory where FM8.dll is…
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Eulogy for Absynth 5 (or, Death of my Loyalty to NI)
Greetings all. I'm writing this blog post to lament over the quiet death of one of my favorite synths Absynth 5. Many of you may either love or loath the softsynth, but I really adored it. Even though it increasingly needed updating the more time went on, it still has use to me right now. Useful and unique features like…