Using minimeters in ableton 11 and it keeps saying underrun by buffer samples in preferences which shows nothing running through the modules. Underrun won't go away no matter which samples i choose. If I load up a new fresh project it still won't work. Weird cuz it was working when i first bought it but started doing this out of nowhere. Im in ableton 11 on an m1 macbook pro
Hey Erik! Thanks for letting me know. The underrun meter is very much overactive in the current version (0.7.1). If you're not seeing visual glitches (waveform has gaps, or stereometer is flashing) then do not worry about it. I am changing the behavior in the next update (0.8.0) and this shouldn't show anymore.
I will pull out my 10.13 machine and test it today.
If you have a moment and could get me the error report I would really appreciate it: When Ableton crashes it should show a crash report screen with a bunch of text (called a stacktrace). Either email it to contact@directmusic.me, send it in the MiniMeters Discord, or upload it to a pastebin and link it here.
just tried that it still just crashes when i try to open up preferences :/ hopefully if there is a new update it will work.. but my specs are Windows 10, 32 gb ram, MSI motherboard, Intel Core i7-7700k CPU @ 4.20 GHz.. thanks for trying to help out:)
I am working on a new update but I will need to figure out why that would be happening to be able fix the issue. Could you also tell me what graphics card you are currently using? Thanks.
Love this! One small suggestion, it would be cool to have solid lines that denote where the waveform starts clipping at the upper and lower ends of the waveform so its more like a waveform sandwich rather than a small amount of blank space above and below the waveform :)
Hey! If your audio is configured correctly it should not have any space above or below the waveform. Everything above 0dB should be cut off fully by the edge of the window.
Thanks for the suggestion! I've considered it and may implement it in the future, however expect the next few releases to be bug fixes and performance improvements.
I love this. I can't wait to see how you develop on it. One suggestion I would have: could we set a hotkey to hide/show minimeters? Like something like Alt + I or something, I love to keep it pinned but need to hide it quickly every now and then. All the best~
Hey! That's a good suggestion. I have looked into adding something like this and maybe will in the future. This does add some complexity so in the meantime I would suggest AutoHotkey if you're on Windows and perhaps Hammerspoon on macOS. If you hop into the Discord server and ping me I can give you a AHK or Hammerspoon script to do what you need!
Just bought it, you have a golden opportunity to finally make a decent all around meter for musicians, producers and engineers. I've used a lot of softwares and plugins and they all lack major important features in my opinion. I already love the simplicity, beauty and customization in your software, I hope I can see your project flourish, grow and that I can and help you with that!
I purchased MiniMeters and loved using it, but now whenever I attempt to open it, it does not appear on my screen. I have uninstalled and reinstalled multiple times. I am thinking it may have to do with my switching to monitors of differing resolutions (I often connect to a 720p TV to play games). I have only been running the program standalone, not as a VST. Hoping for some help.
I think I helped you last night in the Discord, but if anyone else runs into this issue delete the settings file: https://minimeters.app/help/#behaving
i love this!! been looking for something like it for years, glad to have finally found it :) came here from your wav2png converter and i'm in awe, keep up the great work!
the main issue i am coming across comes from resizing. as minimeters gets taller, the stereometer gets larger and larger and shrinks the other modules, including the spectral analyzer which can't be resized. when this happens i have to reset settings and reinstate all my changes. the image is what things look like before resizing. the resized comparison will be in the next comment.
This was intentional as i did not want it to appear stretched or compressed, and I did not want it to get cut off at the edges. I am looking into solutions for this as to lead to a better experience.
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Using minimeters in ableton 11 and it keeps saying underrun by buffer samples in preferences which shows nothing running through the modules. Underrun won't go away no matter which samples i choose. If I load up a new fresh project it still won't work. Weird cuz it was working when i first bought it but started doing this out of nowhere. Im in ableton 11 on an m1 macbook pro
Hey Erik! Thanks for letting me know. The underrun meter is very much overactive in the current version (0.7.1). If you're not seeing visual glitches (waveform has gaps, or stereometer is flashing) then do not worry about it. I am changing the behavior in the next update (0.8.0) and this shouldn't show anymore.
wow love it so much BIG THANKS !
Hi! I'm really enjoying this tool. The only problem is that everytime I try to open the MiniMetersServer my ableton crashes.
Oh thats not good! Could you tell me your system specs, Ableton version and if you are trying to load the VST3 or AU?
System Specs: MacOS 10.13.6 / Intel Core i5 / 16 Gb SSD
Ableton 10.1.1
Currently trying with AU but VST3 gives the same problem.
I will pull out my 10.13 machine and test it today.
If you have a moment and could get me the error report I would really appreciate it:
When Ableton crashes it should show a crash report screen with a bunch of text (called a stacktrace). Either email it to contact@directmusic.me, send it in the MiniMeters Discord, or upload it to a pastebin and link it here.
You can actually toggle some of them off and on using this section of the preferences menu:
Hi love the plugin! Are there any plans to add a 'stereo' in the waveforms section instead of just left, right, mid and stereo?
Yes! 0.7.2 will mostly be bug fixes and some tweaks but you can expect that in whatever follows that version!
Badass, thanks for the heads up!
hi, love this, so i have the demo and it keeps crashing each time i try to open up preferences
Hey! Sorry about that. I have tested the demo on Windows 10 and macOS 12.1 and am not seeing that issue. If possible, please share your system specs!
Also if you could try the steps mentioned here that would be fantastic: https://minimeters.app/help/#behaving
just tried that it still just crashes when i try to open up preferences :/ hopefully if there is a new update it will work.. but my specs are Windows 10, 32 gb ram, MSI motherboard, Intel Core i7-7700k CPU @ 4.20 GHz.. thanks for trying to help out:)
I am working on a new update but I will need to figure out why that would be happening to be able fix the issue. Could you also tell me what graphics card you are currently using? Thanks.
Ah yes ok, i understand, and it is a NVIDIA GeForce GT 730
Alright thank you. I will experiment and see if I can find the source of this issue! Sorry again you're experiencing this.
Love this! One small suggestion, it would be cool to have solid lines that denote where the waveform starts clipping at the upper and lower ends of the waveform so its more like a waveform sandwich rather than a small amount of blank space above and below the waveform :)
Hey! If your audio is configured correctly it should not have any space above or below the waveform. Everything above 0dB should be cut off fully by the edge of the window.
I have another small request that anybody has yet. a realtime BPM detector....Thank you
Thanks for the suggestion! I've considered it and may implement it in the future, however expect the next few releases to be bug fixes and performance improvements.
I love this. I can't wait to see how you develop on it. One suggestion I would have: could we set a hotkey to hide/show minimeters? Like something like Alt + I or something, I love to keep it pinned but need to hide it quickly every now and then. All the best~
Hey! That's a good suggestion. I have looked into adding something like this and maybe will in the future. This does add some complexity so in the meantime I would suggest AutoHotkey if you're on Windows and perhaps Hammerspoon on macOS. If you hop into the Discord server and ping me I can give you a AHK or Hammerspoon script to do what you need!
What a great app. I really love it. Can you make an option in peak/lufs metering to display ONLY the two values? True Peak and LUFS.
All the Best
Hey! I don't have a True Peak meter in right now, but I will consider adding that in the future!
Thank you! another thing you could add...in waveform display "Stereo". But again...great great great work!
Just bought it, you have a golden opportunity to finally make a decent all around meter for musicians, producers and engineers. I've used a lot of softwares and plugins and they all lack major important features in my opinion. I already love the simplicity, beauty and customization in your software, I hope I can see your project flourish, grow and that I can and help you with that!
Cheers.
Hi!
This looks really cool! Out of interest do you plan to attach the display with the plugin?
I purchased MiniMeters and loved using it, but now whenever I attempt to open it, it does not appear on my screen. I have uninstalled and reinstalled multiple times. I am thinking it may have to do with my switching to monitors of differing resolutions (I often connect to a 720p TV to play games). I have only been running the program standalone, not as a VST. Hoping for some help.
I think I helped you last night in the Discord, but if anyone else runs into this issue delete the settings file: https://minimeters.app/help/#behaving
Hey,
How do you close the program without having to forcing an end task via the task manager?
Also want to say that i LOVE this visualizer thank you!!!!
On the top left of the window there is a Quit button.
Just copped this, and no need for analyzers on my master anymore. Amazing.
Greedy of me, but one thing I would love to see on the spectrum analyzer is a grid along the y axis as well for peaks like Voxengo SPAN.
<3
Hello.
The screen saver does not start when MiniMeters is running.
Display sleep is also disabled.
Is this fixable?
i use mac
I confirmed this is the case and will be corrected in the next update. Thank you for pointing this out!
I'm waiting in anticipation.
thank you.
i love this!! been looking for something like it for years, glad to have finally found it :) came here from your wav2png converter and i'm in awe, keep up the great work!
Nice
this is great! what's the best way to submit bugs/issues?
Sorry you’re running into issues. You can feel free to report issues here in the comments, DM on Twitter, or on the Discord.
the main issue i am coming across comes from resizing. as minimeters gets taller, the stereometer gets larger and larger and shrinks the other modules, including the spectral analyzer which can't be resized. when this happens i have to reset settings and reinstate all my changes. the image is what things look like before resizing. the resized comparison will be in the next comment.
i wouldn't really try to make minimeters this tall, but i did this to illustrate the issue with the stereometer
This was intentional as i did not want it to appear stretched or compressed, and I did not want it to get cut off at the edges. I am looking into solutions for this as to lead to a better experience.
that's fair. i have only really had this happen when trying to move it and forgetting it is alt+drag. i don't run into issues with it now.
Honestly the perfect set of meters! Perfectly readable besides their small size
Plus the small visual footprint means I can have it below my daw without it ever becoming a distraction or taking any real screen estate
Beautiful and wonderful x
-Matt (Gammer)
Thank you Gammer! I’ve liked your music for years so that’s very cool to hear.