vprom

Released version : 3.0.1

COMPATIBILITY
Machine Format(s) Architecture(s) Native Processor(s) OS Supported Note
PC VST3 X64 INTEL Windows 10 or higher
Mac VST3, AU X64 INTEL/ARM Mac OS-10.15 or higher

In case you need info for previous VProm 2. go there

  • Install Info for Windows OS

    • On PC you need the latest Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Version.
    go there: vc_redist.x64 and download/install the X64 version.
    Direct link seems to be this


    VST3 presets are needed and are selected by default on install, if in the future you wish to install them back or revert to default you can also install just presets from the installer


    If a crash occurs during launch check that you have complete read/write permission on your main 64bit VST3 folder and/or the VProm application folder
    • C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3
    • C:\Users\"yourusername or admin"\AppData\Local\VProm3

  • Install Info for Mac OS


    • Mac OS have separated plugin & preset installers.
    FYI: The presets Installer is installing the presets at this location:
    Users/YourUserName/Library/Audio/Presets/AlyJamesLab/VProm3/(presets in there)

    *In case you didn't know the USER library is hidden by default on Mac OS, but you just do one of a couple commands, personally I go with holding the Option key down while selecting the Go menu in the Finder, it reveals the User Library.

  • Mac Plug-In Formats

    • Mac version is available as AU (Audio Unit) and Mac VST3

    They are Universal 2 that means they both are Native Silicon and Native Intel at the same time, the processor will choose its prefered native code. Complete compatibility info is right here

  • Usage Info

    • As you probably already know VProm can also load external sounds in the form of original EPROM chip data dumps also called binary images which VProm can read and decode thanks to emulated DAC per voice following the original ULaw compression format used at the time. Don't sleep on the Factory EPROM Library available at the community/download section!.

    You can also make your own (see manual) directly from the plug-in.


    note: the X16 oversampling can also be set to "X16 ALL" for an even better quality.


    VProm 3, like all my newer plug-ins, does not use "drag resize" capability yet. Nevertheless, it uses "DPI awareness," which makes the plug-in GUI follow DAW (or the whole system) DPI settings.

    I use high-resolution monitors like 4K or 2K and regularly scale the system to 125% or 150% for comfortable viewing. Even without system scaling, most DAWs now include independent scaling, which can follow system settings or be customized. Any scaling applied will automatically resize my plug-ins.

    .aupreset files can also be loaded by the PC version.
    Presets can be loaded/saved in .vstpreset, .aupreset, and .xmlpreset/.xmlbank formats.

    To create new presets, start with the Init preset and have fun experimenting. Save them as .xmlpreset for easy editing and sharing.
    There is also the special .vpromKit preset format which will be detailed in the manual soon, this special "sub-preset" can hold a full configuration of custom EPROMs sounds + CEM settings and Hihat Loop state..


  • Installing the Factory EPROM Library

    • You can go without it in any case, but you would miss out ;)

    This video explains how to get it and set it up quickly.
    For reference the VProm Library is located inside your user documents :

    • Mac : Users/YourUserName/Music/VPROM Library/
    • PC : C:\Users\”UserName”\Documents\VPROM Library\

    note : this is of course based on your %USER variable, since 3.0.1 you can directly open the library inside your OS File explorer, this will obviously give you the exact path ;)

  • Can't save presets on Mac OS ?

    • In case you cannot save presets on Mac OS, check your user's read/write permission for the preset folder.

    Mac OS follows strong security guidelines which depending on your current credentials might prevents full access to certain area.
    That is easy to solve by simply adding your rights to the VProm3 preset folder
    which is located in your *user library at : Users/YourUserName/Library/Audio/Presets/AlyJamesLab/VProm3

    That is the *USER library, not to be confused with the root library, the user library is also often displayed as ~/Library.
    • Macintosh HD/Library/
    • Macintosh HD/Users/youruseraccount/Library/ (the one you need)

    *In case you didn't know the USER library is hidden by default on Mac OS, but you just do one of a couple commands, personally I go with holding the Option key down while selecting the Go menu in the Finder, it reveals the User Library.


    This video bellow shows you how to set your right quickly.

  • Question marks ????????????? instead of fonts on Mac

    • In case you see these ?????? instead of fonts this is a rather harmless Mac OS duplicated or corrupted system font that needs to be taken care of.

    Here is how to solve this quickly:

    • 1 - Quit your DAW.
    • 2 - Open Fontbook found in the Applications Folder.
    • 3 - Press Command L to resolve font duplicates.
    • 4 - Go to the Fontbook Menu > Settings…. then click Advanced. Reset the font library. follow the instructions, then quit fontbook.
    • 5 - Restart your Mac and launch your DAW with the affected plugin.

    You should now have the issue fixed. no safe mode needed.