Anyone having issues with Sonic Projects OP-X PRO-II?
Posted: 22 Sep 2023
Hi all,
In the last few weeks, my Sonic Projects OP-X PRO-II VST, which I've used a lot over a number of years, has started to have issues, so I am wondering if anyone else has seen anything similar, and whether there might now be an incompatibility issue with the most recent Reason update/s?
Initially, the problem showed up as a UI display fault - the plugin worked fine as far as MIDI and audio were concerned and all the on-screen controls for the synth worked, except for patch selection increments or decrements - while they still worked in changing the sounds - changes were not displayed. There was no patch list drop down and no visible change of patch name or patch number when the patch was changed. The installed OP-X PRO-II version at that stage was a VST2 / VST3 v 1.2.5, 64-bit.
Support from Sonic Projects has been excellent. They first suggested it could be a graphics card driver issue, as that has sometimes caused UI glitches, but it turned out not to be that. After then trying the latest release of the (VST3 only) OP-X PRO-II installer, (v1.3.0), the UI issue with displaying patches and patch changes is now sorted, but I find I now have notes hanging when they are input from my USB controller keyboard. Clicking the onscreen keyboard notes with a mouse works normally - notes don't hang or remain depressed after being released. It's just hanging when receiving incoming notes from the controller keyboard. The notes on the onscreen keyboard then remain depressed after being physically released on the controller keyboard under these circumstances. At Sonic Projects' suggestion, I also tried the installer intended to fix a note-hanging issue when used with Cubase, v1.3.1. But the issue persisted. I've now tested the OP-X PRO-II in Cubase on the same computer and it works normally there, and all my other VSTs are working normally in Reason. Sonic Projects now conclude that there must now be some incompatibility with Reason.
Thanks in advance for any opinions or suggestions!
In the last few weeks, my Sonic Projects OP-X PRO-II VST, which I've used a lot over a number of years, has started to have issues, so I am wondering if anyone else has seen anything similar, and whether there might now be an incompatibility issue with the most recent Reason update/s?
Initially, the problem showed up as a UI display fault - the plugin worked fine as far as MIDI and audio were concerned and all the on-screen controls for the synth worked, except for patch selection increments or decrements - while they still worked in changing the sounds - changes were not displayed. There was no patch list drop down and no visible change of patch name or patch number when the patch was changed. The installed OP-X PRO-II version at that stage was a VST2 / VST3 v 1.2.5, 64-bit.
Support from Sonic Projects has been excellent. They first suggested it could be a graphics card driver issue, as that has sometimes caused UI glitches, but it turned out not to be that. After then trying the latest release of the (VST3 only) OP-X PRO-II installer, (v1.3.0), the UI issue with displaying patches and patch changes is now sorted, but I find I now have notes hanging when they are input from my USB controller keyboard. Clicking the onscreen keyboard notes with a mouse works normally - notes don't hang or remain depressed after being released. It's just hanging when receiving incoming notes from the controller keyboard. The notes on the onscreen keyboard then remain depressed after being physically released on the controller keyboard under these circumstances. At Sonic Projects' suggestion, I also tried the installer intended to fix a note-hanging issue when used with Cubase, v1.3.1. But the issue persisted. I've now tested the OP-X PRO-II in Cubase on the same computer and it works normally there, and all my other VSTs are working normally in Reason. Sonic Projects now conclude that there must now be some incompatibility with Reason.
Thanks in advance for any opinions or suggestions!