Yeah, the Akaizer tool doesnāt seem to work anymore, sadly.
Every attempt to use it gives me this pop-up, as described by others here already:
The five sections of the Sampler are briefly detailed in its introduction section. Check the links found there if you need full details on a section youāre interested in.
āThe Waveform editor displays the samples so you can edit them with the provided tools and see the results graphically. Itās also where new samples are recorded.ā
Hi Ben,
Trying to get Akaizer to work get Iām just getting the message
āprocess did not complete successfullyā
It seems others are having this problem tooā¦
Any tips much appreciated
Thanks
Paul
Yo guys iām new to the boards! Can we get an update on this, i would love to see this feature working again 
Looks like the developer has kind of abandoned the project see here http://the-akaizer-project.blogspot.com/
Seems the last working version was 32bit only.
You can download the CLI version as I have done previously and work with that in the command line of your OS ( Linux in my case ), but it would be neat to use it right within Renoise I guess.
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New to Renoise. So I take it akaizer is dead. Gutted, any alternative out there for Renoise? 
Iām using v1.4 of Akaizer for Renoise (downloaded from https://the-akaizer-project.blogspot.com/2017/10/renoise.html). This version is working perfectly for me in Renoise 3.2.2 64-bit, so Iām not sure why everyone else is getting error messages 
Iām using v1.4 of Akaizer for Renoise (downloaded from https://the-akaizer-project.blogspot.com/2017/10/renoise.html 4). This version is working perfectly for me in Renoise 3.2.2 64-bit, so Iām not sure why everyone else is getting error messages
What OS are you using, Lauvdal? Iām on Mac OSX Catalina 10.15.1, and I havenāt gotten any form of Akaizer to work - be it the standalone app or its Renoise implementation. Youāre the lucky exception to what most people are encountering 
Akaizer is one of those things Iāve really wished would keep functioning to the present day. I have no doubt this little jewel of software has been a very useful tool for many Renoise users on this forum. The majority of us probably donāt have access to the original hardware; and regardless, a software recreation is certainly much more convenient. The algorithms have a distinct sonic quality to them that evokes nostalgia in me and many others. I processed tons of samples through it before it was no longer compatible with my present OS.
So it should come as no surprise that Iām honestly rather irritated the project hasnāt been maintained. I keep an older OS running on another machine so I can run apps and plugins like Akaizer, for which support has been deprecated on systems like Catalina. Things donāt have to be this inefficient.
And the developer says the code will not be publicly available. I respectfully but strongly object to that choice. At least hand off the code to someone whoās willing to update it and not just keep it to yourself because you donāt feel like working on it. There must be at least a handful of people around here whoād eagerly take up the project of updating Akaizer. Iād make the modifications myself if I knew how, but I unfortunately donāt, so I canāt. 
I suspect many people here feel the same way, but youāre free to disagree with me. My contention is the developer should disclose the code to at least one person, if not everyone, by making it public on Github or something.
Seriously, the current situation can - and should - change.
(Also, this is my first post here on the Renoise forums, so Hello World! 
)
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I answered this in another post, but for me the problem seemed to be the actual binary is not set to executable , try that within the downloaded folder ( obviously the file for your OS ) and you should be good to go.
Iām on Windows 10, so I canāt speak for Mac/Linux. Iāve got a pretty standard setup and as far as I know I havenāt got any weird settings in Renoise or anything. I didnāt do anything special to install the Akaizer tool either - I just installed it from the developerās website, Renoise autoupgraded it and it just works. Iām pretty baffled as to why Iām apparently the Chosen One 
I agree itād be great if the Akaizer dev would make the code available since thereās obviously still a lot of interest in it and Renoise has a great community of tool developers that Iām sure would have no problem getting it working again.
(P.S. welcome to the forum 
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yeah it seems like, from my brief reading through this thread, that most of the problems are for Mac users. I used this tool just recently on my PC running windows 10 with no problem. recently Iāve been away from home so I brought my mac laptop with me and trying to use the tool on this thing does not work. hope weāll get a fix to this at some point
Canāt download it. Says āNot authorizedā
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Try this one!
Who said I donāt feel like working on it?! What a joke! Iāve maintained the project for FREE since 2005 until recent years. Thatās quite a long time.
Two reasons why there wonāt be a 64-bit macOS version:
(1) Apple are charging software developers an annual fee/tax to become ācertified developersā. If you donāt pay to become certified then your software will not run on macOS. This would cost ME money, for something I offer for FREE.
(2) Lack of donations to my project. There has always been a note on the website asking to consider making a donation if you found the software useful and/or wanted to support further development. Donations have been very few and far between. You would laugh if I told you how much Iāve received in total over the last 16 yearsā¦ itās not much! Did you ever make a donation, SOMA?
As for giving the source code awayā¦ why should I? Akaizer was a tool I made for my own use. It took me years to develop and I put a lot of effort into it. I didnāt have to offer it to other musicians via the internet, but I did because I thought others might find it useful. Now you expect me to give away the code for free too?! Thatās like asking Coca-Cola for their secret recipe. Just because Akaizer is freeware, doesnāt mean it should be open source as well. Unfortunately there are too many āvulturesā out there that would try and profit from my hard work if the source code was made available.
Sorry if I seem just a bit pissed off but itās comments like yours that make me wish I hadnāt bothered releasing the software. You seem to think youāre entitled to use it, then cry about it when it stops working. If you want to blame someone, blame Apple. They didnāt have to drop 32-bit support from their OS but they went ahead and did it anywayā¦ and they could learn a thing or two about backwards compatibility from Microsoft, who still support 32-bit applications even on the latest Windows 11. Shame on Apple.
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Just curious as to what your wishlist features are for akaizer? As it stands, I love it. Thank you for sharing your creation with the world! I need to get on with buying you a beer soon 
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Hey man, just ignore that guy. Thereās plenty of people such as myself who are very grateful for the software and enjoy it a lot. Is there anything that we as a community could do to help you accomplish making a 64 bit version?
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For mac users you can use jbridge? Is a plugin that bridge 32 bits to 64ā¦maybe helps.
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You have all the right to be pised off
Some dudes just think they are entitled to everything and want it all for free without ever giving something back to the community .
thanks for the akaizer project
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what if there was a new way for donations?
one where we say: collectively, pay the developer fee that apple imposed on them, annually, (every year) and a bit extra for hardware upgrades and gifts to find the developers creating from a better place?
That way us users donāt keep making ourselves look like stooges, without something re-balancing the system.
Like community based payment, that lets those with the ability to donate, donate what they can for everyone to benefit from it. then allows those who donated to tell jerks to sit down and shutup they arise. -even though idea wouldnāt have arose without someone having become upset.
so like how we pay for that dev license?
Thanks for making the Renoise tool and windows app. I just made a donation.