Floorfish Gate Plugin - Really lame question

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so I DL'd the Fishfilet VST's yesterday and was playing around with them. They seem like some decent plugs. But something was bothering me - I couldn't get the knobs on the Floorfish gate, particularly the "sense" knob (which seems like the most critical adjustment), to respond gradually. I'd try to move it with my mouse and it would jump 45-90 degrees - it was very touchy. And I couldn't figure out any keyboard adjustment option - can't seem to enter a number, arrows don't do anything, etc. Am I just a complete moron? What am I missing?

I told you this was a lame question, but if I can't make subtle tweaks, the tool is WAY less useful.
 
Don't have it, haven't used it, but have you tried making adjustments while holding the shift key?
 
I haven't tried that- I'll attempt it tonight. Anyone else?

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I usually put my mouse over the knob edge, pointed about wherever I want the selector to be, and click. Sometimes it goes just that little bit. Have you grabbed the knob by right clickng and holding the mouse pointer right on the selector of the knob? If you hold the mouse button, it should move easier.
 
Also, are you running the plug native VST or are you running it as VST inside a DX wrapper? Some VST plugs have a very sluggish/delayed UI response when run inside some DX wrappers.

G.
 
Try clicking on the knob and slide the pointer out to the side to expand the virtual control diameter -then the same movement = fewer degrees of turn.
 
mixsit said:
Try clicking on the knob and slide the pointer out to the side to expand the virtual control diameter -then the same movement = fewer degrees of turn.
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I'll definitely try that. The small size of the knob was what was giving me trouble. However, yesterday I tried again and had very little trouble. So who knows - maybe I was drinking or something the first time and just couldn't get the hand-eye coordination going. Oh, the shift key helped too.

By the way, I think we can let this thread die. Nothing quite as noobish as "how do you use a computer mouse?" :o
 
andyhix said:
Nothing quite as noobish as "how do you use a computer mouse?" :o
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I think they have a book for this....Called Mouses For Dumbasses..... :p
 
this is why you see a camp of DAW guys who HATE knobs vs guys who put knobs in to make it look like gear

Often the knobbers have never had to actually use the plug in front of a customer, and have no sort of fine tune control.

Often though, as mentioned, its a modifier, like shift or control

In terms of noisegates, which are a MAJOR subject to me, there are two, using faders instead of knobs, also with text boxes you could type a value in, which are WORLDS better than the Floorfish in every way, while encompassing everything the FLoorfish could do and so much more.

Their other plugs are pretty cool, but that one....I'd replace
 
pipelineaudio said:
this is why you see a camp of DAW guys who HATE knobs vs guys who put knobs in to make it look like gear

Often the knobbers have never had to actually use the plug in front of a customer, and have no sort of fine tune control.

Often though, as mentioned, its a modifier, like shift or control

In terms of noisegates, which are a MAJOR subject to me, there are two, using faders instead of knobs, also with text boxes you could type a value in, which are WORLDS better than the Floorfish in every way, while encompassing everything the FLoorfish could do and so much more.

Their other plugs are pretty cool, but that one....I'd replace
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er...which two?
 
If you are using logic, use the stock logic gate (except you cant do positive hysteresis with it), if not then Sonitus: Ultrafunk Gate or of course, ReaGate
 
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