Modartt Pianoteq v9

Cantabile
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Hi All,

Pianoteq v9 has just been released and a couple of users have reported it doesn’t load in Cantabile.

I’m aware of the issue and working on a fix now, but in the meantime another user has reported that deleting the ARM version of Pianoteq resolved plugin the issue for them. ie: delete this folder:

C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3\Pianoteq 9.vst3\Contents\arm64ec-win

I’ll update this post when a proper fix is available.

Fixed in build 4319 available here.

Brad

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@brad, download link is dead - 404 not found

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Oops, fixed.

Please note this is an update to 4309 without the tabs/splits. I’ll put up a new build of that with this fix soon.

Brad

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Is there something special with Pianoteq v9?
Can I still use it in Cantabile v3?

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I can load it, but it is really heavy on resources, as far as I can see, a lot more than Pianoteq 8. Anyone else seeing this, or did I do something to my setup that I need to look for?

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Yes, I noticed this too. After a really quick test I found the standalone version of Pianoteq 9 seems to run fine, so must be something with the vst3?

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Just did a quick side-by-side - there is a definite increase in time load between 8 and 9 - about 30% more in average and peak load. Nothing dramatic on my systems - Pianoteq 9 uses about 20% time load on my older Live Cube, while Pianoteq 8 clocks in at around 15%.

Yes, a definite increase, so I’ll probably keep using my Pianoteq 8 rack for a while, but nothing that I’d call “really heavy” compared to the old version.

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I got much higher numbers, I’ll check my setup :-).

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After some more testing, base usage seems slightly more, but I’ve got a lot more CPU spikes, also visible in the Cantabile performance meter. Also clearly more in the vst3 version than the standalone version. Will post something about this in the Modartt forums, and keep using v8 for live use for now.

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I have also done a side-by-side comparison (created a new song, just Pianoteq 8 and 9, both vst3, activated one at a time). Playing the same piece I get a max Time Load of about 60% with version 8 and 90% with version 9. The average Time Load is about 25% with version 8 and 40% with version 9.

I use a buffer of 128 samples at 44.1 kHz. My CPU is a AMD Ryzen 5 3400G (3.7 GHz).

Gabriel

P.S. I have the Stage version of Pianoteq. I used model NY Steinway D Classical.

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90%? Gosh!

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Actually, any plugin that installs both arm and x86-64 vst3 versions on Windows will not load in x86 Cantabile 4309 if you do not remove the arm version from the folder. I wanted to report this issue a while ago, but forgot every time.
While I did not compare the CPU use in PTQ 9 vs 8, I have not noticed any issues with CPU load from PTQ 9 standalone or as VST3. I have the buffer set to 64/44.1 with Sennheiser ASIO driver.

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Probably worth reporting to Modaart?

But maybe they have gone for increased realism at the cost of more CPU cycles?

The question then is does P8 do the job for stage use?

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It didn’t show up for me at all. I noticed there was an update on the Modartt site, reinstalled and then it
worked on cantabile after a reload.

The release notes mentioned something about a problem with the windows installer?

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