KlangFalter hangs Unify when I try to open it.

@courtjestr

I can't quite tell from your post if the original hangup was due to the original version of KlangFalter bundled with Unify, and so you tried building it yourself from source as a possible work-around, or if the hangup occurs only with your new build. Please clarify.

Our bundled version of KlangFalter includes additional code to access Unify's Impulse Responses folder. You can find the latest at https://github.com/pluginguru/KlangFalter. If you rebuild from our source, you would basically just rebuild the same binary we bundle with Unify, so I'm not sure this would solve your problem, but it might at least help you track down the cause of the hangup.

As far as I'm aware, no one else has ever reported this issue, so my best guess is that this is due to something about your specific setup. Are you running Unify 1.9.1, and did you install it in the usual way (using the Windows installer)? Have you installed the full Unify Standard Library using the Unify Factory Content.guru file provided?

Thanks for the response Shane. I am running Unify 1.9.1 and I got it the usual way, via the Windows installer. I also installed the full Unify Standard Library provided. It is the KlangFalter that was distributed with Unify that was hanging. I rebuilt KlangFalter as a possible work-around and the new build loaded and the UI opened fine but did not load the impulse responses for the Unify preset. It is obviously missing the additional code needed to access Unify's Impulse Responses folder. I will try a new rebuild from your github version of KlangFalter and report back. 

I am sure there is something specific to my setup. It is just strange that I am not having any problem with any other portion of Unify. All the other provided plugins open fine.

Well I found my problem. Having access to the code and being able to debug it was very helpful. It turns out that a while back I had created a link in my Unify User Library folder to my Samples folder, I think in a failed attempt to easily access my samples in Guru Sampler. My sample library is huge and KlangFalter was scanning it to find impulse responses. Once I removed the link, KlangFalter worked as expected.

Thanks for your help and sorry to have wasted your time.

@courtjestr

I'm glad you found the problem.

You should put your own samples (which are not specific to any library) into a folder called Samples in the main Unify data folder (next to Libraries, Presets, etc.) You will then be able to access them in Guru Sampler by choosing "<Samples Folder>" from the leftmost menu, instead of any specific library. Note you will need to group your sample into sub-folders inside the top-level Samples folder; you can select among these using the middle menu.

See https://pluginguru.net/unify/manual/doku.php?id=sampler-import for more details.