Comments on: BYOD Is A FREE Customizable Distortion Plugin By Chowdhury DSP

By: Ally0007

Ally0007 — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 14:18:06 +0000

In reply to Ally0007. PS.. my problems were things like the sound fading away. And also being unable to adjust any of the modules with tone controls. But hey, I'm still making use of the plugin!

By: Ally0007

Ally0007 — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 16:02:43 +0000

I had problems using the VST3 version. Maybe the plugin is too CPU-hungry for my system. I found that it frequently wasn’t working, or only partially working. Shame, because it looks absolutely ideal for a free plugin. It was great when it was working for me.

By: rek

rek — Sun, 03 Apr 2022 21:08:52 +0000

In reply to MRG.

Thanks for the tip! I went to https://chowdsp.com/nightly.html and found it there, downloaded the Linux builds and it loads! Can’t wait to test.

By: MRG

MRG — Fri, 01 Apr 2022 13:39:02 +0000

In reply to rek.

There seems to be a lot of problems related to OpenGL on Linux right now, afaik the nightly builds might have it disabled for now.
Funny enough, OpenGL works better for me on Windows… Computers, heh.

By: rek

rek — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 21:35:46 +0000

Just tried installing the Linux binaries, both LV2 and VST3, both freeze Reaper, won’t load. Had to force quit

Also tried installing the Windows binary under Yabridge/Wine on Manjaro, and they cause a full system freeze requiring a physical power cycle. Most plugins work under at least one of these file types, but in this case not so there is a definite problem with the software.

By: rek

rek — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 19:18:59 +0000

vst3 version crashes while scanning using Yabridge in Manjaro

By: MRG

MRG — Wed, 16 Mar 2022 17:20:55 +0000

In reply to Brano.

I understand, you’d prefer a cableless ‘layered’ modules type of thing, like the fx section of Vital or synths like these, I suppose.
Obviously we have here a more classical modular, guitar rig (and I don’t mean the NI software) style. It is indeed a lot slower approach than others, but can be more powerful too (like using Y cables to output to two different modules). It’s maybe best to ‘know’ what you want to achieve and can less fun to explore.
Very incompatible paradigms.

By: Brano

Brano — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 17:34:09 +0000

Yes, the OpenGL problem was here as well. By usability I mean how you must do things when you want to create a chain, e.g. manually chaining modules together, no fast way to replace modules without diving into menus, some elements are too big, some are too small and stuff like this.

By: MRG

MRG — Sun, 13 Mar 2022 14:33:18 +0000

Care to share what exactly what was the problem with usability?
I wonder if it’s related to a problem I got the first few minutes.. It seemed to be sluggish and interfere with graphics on some DAWs until you check the “Use OpenGL” setting. At least, here.

By: Brano

Brano — Sun, 13 Mar 2022 13:39:52 +0000

The sheer amount of functions for a free plugin is great. But the thing that is sub-standard is usability, I was not able to spent with this plugin even few minutes before getting frustrated. So I closed it to never use again. If this was fixed, it could be sold easily.

By: Dean

Dean — Sun, 13 Mar 2022 02:32:01 +0000

This and all of the Chow DSP plugins are really good I find, Cheers Tomislav and the rest of the BPB crew and all the best as always \m/

Dean (aka Nekro)

By: samuel

samuel — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 20:57:47 +0000

nice, love chow plugins