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General Category => BiFilter => Topic started by: Markus Krause on November 10, 2009, 05:16:48 PM

Title: BiFilter feature requests
Post by: Markus Krause on November 10, 2009, 05:16:48 PM: This is the right place to post feature requests for BiFilter.
Please keep in mind that there are also techncial restrictions and we can not fullfill everyone's needs.
Title: Re: BiFilter feature requests
Post by: dickie001x on November 11, 2009, 12:46:03 AM: Hi,

Please make the controls LINEAR not circular (or at least have the option?).

Thanks!
Dickie
Title: Re: BiFilter feature requests
Post by: audiosabre on November 12, 2009, 11:11:40 AM: How about a switchable external/direct signal sidechain input for envelope following? That would be uber cool for modulation filtering ;D

I'd also buy filterbank if it had the same feature.

Is this technically possible?

Thanks,

John
Title: Re: BiFilter feature requests
Post by: Shy on November 13, 2009, 09:16:05 PM: Update filter algorithms to newest, higher quality ones. Include oversampling, up to 4x at least.
audiosabre: envelope follower would be great. I've been waiting for years for this feature :).
Also, increase step resolution significantly.
Title: Re: BiFilter feature requests
Post by: aplats on November 19, 2009, 07:30:11 PM: Quote from: dickie001x on November 11, 2009, 12:46:03 AM
Hi,

Please make the controls LINEAR not circular (or at least have the option?).

Thanks!
Dickie

I second this one. It turned me away on the demo.
Title: Re: BiFilter feature requests
Post by: michi_mak on December 30, 2009, 10:23:31 AM: i'd be in favour of an envelope generator ...
Title: Re: BiFilter feature requests
Post by: dhalfen on March 21, 2010, 09:18:46 PM: Quote from: aplats on November 19, 2009, 07:30:11 PM
Quote from: dickie001x on November 11, 2009, 12:46:03 AM
Please make the controls LINEAR not circular (or at least have the option?).

I second this one. It turned me away on the demo.

Hi! I "third" this suggestion, and I wasn't turned away from the demo, because I can get amazing effects from this "little" plug-in. ;)

I would _truly_ appreciate linear movement versus circular motion for the knobs (and this would be consistent with FilterBank3's behaviour, too).

Also, the circular motion kinda prohibits successful "fine" adjustments anyway. (Without MIDI-learn implemented, circular motion is pretty useless, IMHumO.)

Should we have an option, too, for a "reset to preset value" on the parameters?

Finally, I would like to enter numeric values directly into the boxes -- is this possible? (And I'd like numeric readouts for the "Drive" & "Dry/Wet" knobs, too -- could we right-click on the knobs and enter a value, perhaps?)

Thanks for reading!
Title: Re: BiFilter feature requests
Post by: A_Rival on April 10, 2010, 01:00:26 AM: +1 to linear control!

What I'd REALLY like to see is a switch to turn on/off knob interpolation... sometimes I want to jump from one value to another instantly using automation. It always seems to be a smooth transition which doesn't give the intended effect in situations when you need really jumpy, nasty filter switching.

-A
Title: Re: BiFilter feature requests
Post by: kyro_sk on May 23, 2010, 12:00:50 AM: IMHO, the solution for circular vs. linear is to get a good external MIDI controller so that you have a real tactile control instead of a mouse, no software changes needed...
Title: Re: BiFilter feature requests
Post by: re_mute on May 30, 2010, 04:55:48 AM: Quote from: kyro_sk on May 23, 2010, 12:00:50 AM
IMHO, the solution for circular vs. linear is to get a good external MIDI controller so that you have a real tactile control instead of a mouse, no software changes needed...

Hell of an expensive solution...you're kidding, right? :D
Title: Re: BiFilter feature requests
Post by: Burkuagh on June 19, 2010, 12:00:57 AM: And as far as wanting an envelope follower or lfo your sequencing software should have these. I use FL studio and even it has them.
Title: Re: BiFilter feature requests
Post by: MaxSynths on June 25, 2011, 01:55:16 PM: - True stereo processing with separate LFOs for left and right channel *
- ^ Selectable waveforms for the LFOs
- ^ "Link" button for L&R channels
- The new fractal filters available on ElectraX would be a great add-on ;)

*The option to modulate L&R channels with different settings will open new interesting scenarios.
Title: Re: BiFilter feature requests
Post by: Burkuagh on June 25, 2011, 11:53:21 PM: I think Bifilter is just meant to be a straight forward simple filter plugin. The kinds of features you are asking for belong more to Filterbank rather than Bifilter. Filterbank has some of the stuff you are looking at and many of the same basic filters available in Bifilter. If you haven't already you should check out Filterbank.
Title: Re: BiFilter feature requests
Post by: Burkuagh on August 01, 2011, 08:21:17 AM: An Aliaser as a distortion type would be very handy.
Title: Re: BiFilter feature requests
Post by: Markus Krause on August 01, 2011, 12:05:19 PM: Hello Burkuagh,

the 'Resample' Filter type is a very similar module. Click on 'Type' then 'Resample'. Cutoff controls the amount of aliasing.

Best Regards,
Markus
Title: Re: BiFilter feature requests
Post by: Burkuagh on August 02, 2011, 12:36:35 AM: I totally forgot I have it in Warmverb. :P
Title: Re: BiFilter feature requests
Post by: michi_mak on July 18, 2012, 08:18:21 PM: any news on new features and releases???
Title: Re: BiFilter feature requests
Post by: Markus Krause on July 19, 2012, 09:37:49 AM: Hello Michi_Mak,

were are currently working on free updates for ElectraX and Gladiator, since many people have requested a 64 bit Mac version for these products.
The current version of BiFilter2 is very stable and there are no serious compatibility problems known. But it's possible that we will do a 64 bit Mac version for BiFilter2. This would mean that we would do another update for it. Currently i can't tell an exact release date for it.
Title: Re: BiFilter feature requests
Post by: michi_mak on July 20, 2012, 08:05:57 AM: Markus,
i did not refer to stability issues or asking about x64 - i was refering to new features as in "envelope generator" or as in "envelope follower" for instance.
Title: Re: BiFilter feature requests
Post by: Markus Krause on July 20, 2012, 11:58:44 AM: Hello Michi_Mak,

FilterBank3 is a pimped BiFilter with envelopes and LFOs. It's available here:
http://tone2.com/html/filterbank3_vsti_vst_au_synthe.html

You might be interested in this one. ;)

Best Regards,
Markus
Title: Re: BiFilter feature requests
Post by: michi_mak on July 20, 2012, 08:03:22 PM: well it's pimped up but still missing some of the filter types ( i miss FM SQUARE !!! ) available in BiFilter...
so adding an envelope generator and / or an envelope follower would be great ( and imo not interfere with FilterBank ).
Title: Re: BiFilter feature requests
Post by: LeVzi on August 19, 2012, 02:39:27 PM: There appears to be a fair bit of interest in a mac 64 AU version of BiFilter2 , no idea if this is planned, but maybe worth thinking about :)
Title: Re: BiFilter feature requests
Post by: foldy on February 17, 2013, 01:14:20 AM: Hey guys, I'd love to have an option to turn off the smoothing on the frequency control to allow for stepped automation etc.

Cheers
Title: Re: BiFilter feature requests
Post by: Stefkin on December 06, 2014, 04:19:55 AM: Sorry to revive a comatose topic, but I would really really really like a 64-bit AU version of BiFilter! It was the first Tone2 product I purchased after being greatly impressed by the sound diversity and quality compared to other filter plug-ins, and I have used it in many projects since with great results. Now preparing for an upgrade to Logic X (from Logic Pro 9), so going fully 64-bits - and really having a hard time letting go of BiFilter as my go-to filter plug-in.

I tried 32Lives to see if that would allow me to run BiFilter in Logic X, but unfortunately it would not pass AU validation. As I am a very satisfied Tone2 customer and fan, I would hate to have to replace this wonderful, essential plug-in for something else entirely.

Please tell me, dear Tone2, is help underway?
Title: Re: BiFilter feature requests
Post by: Markus Krause on December 08, 2014, 11:29:05 AM: Hello Stefkin,

a 64 bit version of BiFilter2 is already available for PC.

Sadly a 64 bit Mac version would require a complete rewrite of the GUI code and the AU interface. It also won't be downward compatible with the 32 bit version, since Logic handles the 32 and 64 bit versions of plugins as two different plugins. That's why you won't be able to load old 32 bit BiFilter projects with 64 bit Logic.

It is possible that we will do a 64 bit version of BiFilter, however i will not promise this.

Best Regards,
Markus
Title: Re: BiFilter feature requests
Post by: Brendan on April 13, 2015, 01:37:28 PM: A 64bit AU would be great. Is it possible to create Mono options for both the 32 and 64 bit versions?
Title: Re: BiFilter feature requests
Post by: LeVzi on April 28, 2020, 01:35:28 PM: Hi guys,

Something that's always bothered me, but i've never reported it, is that in Cubase, when you list by vendor, Bifilter is in tone2.com audiosoftware and all the others are in Tone2.com Is there any chance for a minor update to rectify this ? So all my Tone2 products are in the same vendor ?

Nice one ? :)

PS I have this issue with PSP Audio plugins, some are listed as Unknown which is ever worse lol
Title: Re: BiFilter feature requests
Post by: Markus Krause on April 29, 2020, 08:31:20 AM: Hi LeVzi,

it is just a cosmetic issue and has no effect on the functionality of the plugin.
On PC this can be fixed. I will take care of it in a future update.

Markus
Title: Re: BiFilter feature requests
Post by: LeVzi on May 05, 2020, 10:09:31 AM: Quote from: Markus Krause on April 29, 2020, 08:31:20 AM
Hi LeVzi,

it is just a cosmetic issue and has no effect on the functionality of the plugin.
On PC this can be fixed. I will take care of it in a future update.

Markus

Thank you mate, it's just purely a OCD thing maybe on my part, and well it would be nice to have all Tone2 effects and instruments grouped in the same vendor, as I use that kind of list in Cubase. :)

THanks mate, all the best.