Native Instruments Battery

[supernova777]

Right Chris. I meant that i installed finally Kontakt and that it's loading fine the battery kits.

was kinda hoping u had meant the battery was fixed
ok ill give up on battery;(;(

[supernova777]

http://www.native-instruments.com/forum/threads/asio-and-1-01-problem.1909/

I just bougth 2408 mkIII. I too, have a problem with motu ASIO and Battery 1.01.
My old card was Yamaha DSP factory. I did not have any problem using DP3 and Battery.
It freezes almost everytime I use Battery.
So I took out motu ASIO and use Sound Manager as audio out when running Battery in stand alone mode, and the problem goes away.
But using it this way, I can't listen to 24 bit.

Any suggestions?

this is exactly the same result for me, the program seems to work fine when working with soundmanager driver + standalone mode..
maybe MAS version works better then VST?
could it be a problem with ASIO driver support for v1.0? i think i remember reading something about some problem that is fixed with the v1.01 update but
now we have the problem of copyright protect + needing cd.. (i have a serial)

is there noone out there that has an original battery v1.0 cd?
mactron? diehard?
HELP! SOMEONE?

i even tried with the battery v2.0 iso dvd but it didnt work (which i thought but checked anyway)

[MacTron]

I don't have the original Battery CD, so, the only solution I know is:
Delete the text: volume="1.000000" with a text editor in all .kit you wish to load. It only have to be done once:

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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<BatteryPatch name="10 STUDIO KIT SMALL" volume="1.000000" version="3.3">
Should be:

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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<BatteryPatch name="10 STUDIO KIT SMALL"  version="3.3">


[supernova777]

mactron....!!!
SUCCESS!!
i did what you proposed and it wasnt working..  but then i didnt give up..
i saw also that the other difference between the kits + the soul demo kit was that this # ..
the # sign must be removed from the name "preset #" in that line..

i've done this AND ITS WORKING!
we must change this posting of battery v1.0 + post with the modified kits!!!
i can do the work if neccessary..

ok no.. i spoke too soon.. i guess that one time i got lucky for a few moments it was loading
the kits i edited + working.. now its not working again..
I HATE this program. im deleting for good;) it just doesnt work..

[supernova777]

ok i think it is working
heres the deal tho
if u try to load a kit that produces the parsing error... u have to quit the program and reopen it before it will load a kit ok again..
even the good files that ive edited to work, dont work after trying to open one that doesnt work..
but ive edited 3 files and i got it to load them all 3 in a row.. but as soon as i try to load a kit that produces the error.. every kit after that will also produce the error..
but then if i restart the app the fixed files edited by me to contain no funky characters in teh preset name.. are all loading fine!

maybe its just the volume="1.000000"
and not removing the ' or # symbols from the preset name

but yes.. it definately needs a program restart if u encounter any error.. u cant simply continue.. u have to close battery + reopen or else every additional file u try to load will also produce an error

but mactron is correct the volume setting must be deleted from the xml !

[MacTron]

Delete the "Battery Session" file. It seems that will mess things a bit...

[supernova777]

battery 1 | may 2001 | http://www.gotchanoddin.com/battery/battery.html (article by len sasso)
battery 2 | May 2005 | http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/may05/articles/nibattery2.htm
battery 3 | Nov 2007 | http://www.musicradar.com/reviews/tech/native-instruments-battery-3-22719/
battery 4 | may 2013 | http://www.musicradar.com/reviews/tech/native-instruments-battery-4-575148/

tutorials
http://www.gotchanoddin.com/battery/battery_tutorials.html

Minimum System Requirements

Battery

MAC: PPC/300; 64 MB RAM; OS 8.6; OMS; Sound Manager-compatible audio interface

PC: Pentium II/300; 64 MB RAM; Windows 98/2000; compatible sound card

[supernova777]

loading time seems to be drastically greater when loading as a vst..... i wonder why?
i will try to delete the sesion file now and see if that makes a diff

[MacTron]

i will try to delete the sesion file now and see if that makes a diff

Yes this can help. But more important is your find:

it definately needs a program restart if u encounter any error.. u cant simply continue.. u have to close battery + reopen or else every additional file u try to load will also produce an error

[MacTron]

So to summarize:
To use extra Battery Kits with NI Battery 1.0 :

Delete the text: volume="1.000000" with a text editor in all .kit you wish to load. It only have to be done once:

Code: [Select]

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<BatteryPatch name="10 STUDIO KIT SMALL" volume="1.000000" version="3.3">
Should be:

Code: [Select]

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<BatteryPatch name="10 STUDIO KIT SMALL"  version="3.3">

And if an error loading a "bad" kit appear, it will reappear even with good ones, until Battery  be closed and reopened.

Deleting the "Battery Session" file can help a bit, as in others NI standalone Apps.

[supernova777]

SUCCESS!!!
amazing.. another victory for macos9lives 
now we just need linplug rm-iv

another note.. dont try to use the AKAI load function it will quit/crash and u may need to do a full system reboot

[Philgood]

SUCCESS!!!

Indeed...I found the original v1 CD!!!

I'm uploading it to the FTP so i hope some Admin can put it into the right place for everybody.
I tested it and installed the update to 1.0.1 also and its working fine from the start, loading the KITS!

Will be off on vacation for 2 weeks but i wanted to share it with you all before, especially with Chris who searched for it so hard, i'm sure.

[supernova777]

wow phil.. u are amazing 
incredible!

wait -- did it load the kits fine before or after the 1.01 update.. i have a feeling this was a problem that was addressed in the v1.01 update?

[Philgood]

It loaded fine as v1 already, just installed the update because i could...

[supernova777]

just updated to v1.01 with a randomly generated sn and worked like a charm.. got a lil worried when i saw the cd popup but it left as quickly as it came HUGE TY TO PHILGOOD!

[MacTron]

Download post:

http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php?topic=868.msg3032#msg3032

Updated!
 

[supernova777]

http://www.kvraudio.com/news/namm_news_sound_line_content_for_battery_and_fm7_23

do we have copies of both of these discs mentioned in this article?

BATTERY - STUDIO DRUMS

RECHARGE YOUR SAMPLE ENERGY

The STUDIO DRUMS Sample CD-ROM for BATTERY was developed in partnership with Yellow Tools. It combines over 2000 edited samples of five studio drum sets in extraordinary sound quality. The recorded drum sets include drums from DW, Pearl, Sonor, Tama and Yamaha with Cymbals from Sabian, Paiste, Ufip and Zildjan.

The BATTERY CD-ROM contains samples in 12 different drum kits plus two big tom kits and five chromatic snare kits. These sounds cover a wide variety of musical styles like Pop, Rock, Jazz and more.

Up to 16 velocity layers per drum (separate for left and right hand) make the STUDIO DRUMS highly playable, expressive, and authentic.

- 680 MB BATTERY samples
- More than 2000 audio files
- Up to 16 velocity layers
- GM compatible
- 24 bit / 44.1 khz

The STUDIO DRUMS Sample CD-ROM will be released in February 2002 at a retail price of $99.


BATTERY - SYNTHETIC DRUMS

RECHARGE YOUR SAMPLE ENERGY

The SYNTHETIC DRUMS Sample CD-ROM for BATTERY includes 25 modern drum kits and was developed in cooperation with Yellow Tools.

Over 680 MB of synthesized and carefully processed and edited drum samples provide a broad range of inspiring drum kits for modern musical styles including Hip Hop, Techno, Drum´n´ Bass, House, Trance, Jungle, and many more.

More than 2000 different audio files have been produced with high end audio tools to provide the best possible quality and diversity: 24 bit / 44.1 kHz and up to 8 velocity layers per drum deliver flexibility and expressiveness.

- 680 MB BATTERY samples
- More than 2000 audio files
- Up to 8 velocity layers
- 24bit / 44.1 khz
- GM compatible

The SYNTHETIC DRUMS Sample CD-ROM will be released in February 2002 at a retail price of $99.