ToneLib GFX crashes inside Ardour

Hi,
Go in /usr/lib/ and try to remove the vst3/
I recovered the preset in Ardour

 

Hello all!
I'm having the same problem and from what I've found it has to do with the VST3 version of the plugin. I unchecked the following option
"conceal VST2 Plugin if matching VST3 exists" under plugin options in preferences.

After than I can select the VST2 from the plugin menu and for the most of the times it works as it should. But, when I'm opening an older project containing Tonelib GFX as a plugin, Ardour instantly crashes.

 

Glad to be such a help my friend! All the best!

 

Still crashes for me on Linux with Ardour 6.9 even with using the VST2 - both tonelib-gfx and tonelib-metal have this issue. That plus the presets are busted ion Ardour with the VST3. It's like the devs never even tried it.

 

I can also confirm that the bug remains with the latest update. Really disappointing.

 

There is no ticket tracker and there's no way to get in touch with them. We dont't even know if they even read the forum.

 

They only have that one contact form which probably sends our messages to a galaxy far away. I have sent them 3 messages(or more, I cannot recall exactly), asking them an older .deb file so that I can reopen my Ardour projects. They NEVER ANSWERED ANYTHING! I have paid this piece of software but the support is close to nothing.
I had really high hopes on Tonelib GFX when I first discovered it, and thought that to support a smaller company which seemed to care for the Linux side of thing was a must-do. Unfortunately they just redesigned their website and don't seem to have nor the means or the will to sustain properly this promising product.
I feel kinda disrespected, it would be appreciated just to say "hey man, we cannot do anything on this because of funds or personnel or whatever". And now I see that "whole new product" - Tonelib Metal. Which seems exactly the same as GFX just with different presets. Tested it with exactly the same results.
Sorry for my ranting but I had to let it out.

 

Unfortunately, this is what we get with proprietary software. I'd say Guitarix works pretty well but its UI is nonetheless not as straightforward as Tonelib GFX.

 

I have the same problem with Ardour on Manjaro. Standalone versions of both GFX and Metal work fine, but VST2 and 3 plugins of both packages crash the DAW the moment I try to do pretty much anything. There were some complaints here about splitting the amp sims into two separate binaries. I don't mind that, and I don't mind paying extra $50 for high gain amp sims. But there's no way in hell I'm purchasing Tonelib Metal before you guys (I'm talking to you dev team) fix this damn problem. And it's not like I don't have any alternative. Guitarix and AudioAssault plugins work just fine in Ardour.

 

Adding or selecting a preset with "Guitar IRs Cab" or "IR Processor" plugins causes Ardour 6.9.0 and Qtractor 0.9.20-1 to crash
while standalone, hosting the plugin in Carla 2.4.1 and Reaper 6.4 work fine.

Bug is also tracked at https://tracker.ardour.org/view.php?id=8814 which includes some debug output.

edit : Workarounds i've used until this is resolved. Remove the tail end of signal chain (usually IR and some reverb) and use "ir.lv2" plugin (found at ubuntu studio repos at least) + Dragonfly echo in Ardour. Or replace the IR with Splitter and couple of Cab sims.

 

Confirming Tonelib GFX using IRs now works with Ardour 6.9.0 and Qtractor 0.9.20-1. Convoluted thanks to devs!

 

Very good news. Thanks!
May I suggest that setting up a ticket tracker would be much appreciated for dealing with issues.

Cheers,

 

I second that, it would be very helpful. Also helpful would be an archive or something, so if anything happens in an update you can always use an earlier version.

 

I've downloaded and installed the new version of ToneLib GFX. It's moderately more stable, but still crashes in a similar fashion. I'm running ardour 6.9. As before there is very little indication of what went wrong. It happens with the VST3 version of the plugin. Ardour suddenly closes when it crashes. The environment is an updated AvLinux.

Notable behaviours, when the VST3 opens, the preset menu's doesn't appear on the left side (ToneLib metal DOES show the preset menu). The only way to access presets is by choosing an empty preset slot to make a new preset and then using the up and down arrows from the icon just above the preset name etc area to select a different preset.

The VST is slightly more stable than the previous version, but still causes crashes. Ardour is very stable when the preset is removed.

If there is specific info that needs to be collected to diagnose, I'm happy to do so. Devs just say what you need.

 

Hi don't use the vst3 version. (you can remove the plugin in /usr/lib/vst3 or configure ardour to not use vst3)
The new version 02/14/2022 does not crash and it seems ok. I've install tonelib-metal only in vst2 and seems stable.

 

Tonelib GFX advertises it supports VST3 so it has to be fixed if its broken.