AAS Lounge Lizard EP-5 is in the house!

Finally, Lounge Lizard EP-5 has shipped. So far, it sounds fantastic! New, separate modeling engines for Tines and Reeds, with 150 new v5 patches and all of the v4 patches remastered for v5. Resizable UI. The upgrade discount via the email I received was $49 vs $79 list. I had just purchased the new Dingwall SP1-4 and had my euro bank card on my brain and stupidly paid with it instead of my USD bank card. That’ll cost me extra. Sigh. But on the bright side? LL EP-5!!!

CAUTION: The installer for EP-5 removed the EP-4 folder with the original Presets subfolder, but left the v4 VST2 .DLL and VST3 .VST3 files in place. You may want to copy the EP-4 program folder to a backup location and then move it back to the AAS program folder after installing v5. Too late for me. But, I don’t gig live, so any issues will stay in the house and be resolved during replacement of v4 references with v5.

Lounge Lizard EP-5

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I upgraded yesterday but did not install it on my live performance machine yet.

This is a perfect example why customers should not update anything before a show.

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Will have to go for this upgrade :slight_smile:

Do you know if the sound packs I’ve bought for EP-4 will still work?

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All 3 work great on my Windows setup.

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Damn, more money lol. At least it’s only £37, much cheaper than a lot of VST’s of this quality.
Looking at a few YT videos it seems more of a cosmetic update, but im sure it’s still worth it.

I love Lounge Lizard EP-4. However, EP-4 doesn’t have enough variety for me (e.g. phaser and chorus FX) and I have been using AIR Velvet to “round out” my rackspaces. Wondering if EP-5 has enough new sounds, FX, and features to merit the upgrade.

Looks like the upgrade is a great deal - only $49.

One thing unclear from the post above - it looks like the EP-4 and EP-5 plugins can both exist on the same computer - is that right? It’s just the presets folder that was removed?

The way I see it, all the new sounds are just presets based on what any of us could get anyway.

There’s a report from somebody else who says that the original presets are still there.

https://community.gigperformer.com/t/blog-be-careful-with-updates/19847/15?u=dhj

I also i stalled the new version and all v4 files are there.

I just updated to LL EP 5 and had no problems.

I still have EP 4 installed and all the EP 4 Factory Presets are available.
Within EP 5 there is a new Factory Set with EP 4 Remastered presets.

I have not used “User presets” and don’t know if they will work

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Hmmm — so how come you still have them and @themaartian lost them?

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Windows or Mac? I’m on Windows.

Charly and pianopaul are on macOS.

I hope another Windows user checks in. I’d like to know if it’s Windows or just me. :grin:

Mac … (living in a cave without windows :wink:)

When I installed v5 it didnt copy my v4 user library, but v4 is still installed and I could just copy them over.
Could this be a case of we aren’t losing them, they are just not in the correct folder for v5?

When I opened my Gig file that was using v4 it was still working and still had my user presets available.
I did copy the whole v4 folder first though, based on the first post in this thread.

Mac OS 15.5

Before I installed EP-5, this was the location of the EP-4 folder:

C:\Program Files\Applied Acoustics Systems\Lounge Lizard EP-4

After I installed EP-5, that folder was gone and replaced with:

C:\Program Files\Applied Acoustics Systems\Lounge Lizard EP-5

The Factory sound packs are installed here:

C:\Program Files\Applied Acoustics Systems\Lounge Lizard EP-5\Factory

My purchased sound packs are installed here:

C:\Program Files\Applied Acoustics Systems\Lounge Lizard EP-5\Sound Packs

They were part of the EP-5 download and now have the “EP-5 Pack” file extension.

As I mentioned above, the EP-4 .dll and .vst3 files were not deleted by the EP-5 installer. I deleted them manually.

What I would like to know is if any Windows users who installed EP-5 still have the EP-4 folder.

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On Windows 10:

In the Start Menu I have:
Applied Acoustic Systems → Lounge Lizard EP-4
Applied Acoustic Systems → Lounge Lizard EP-5

Plugins still exist for both versions.

Under C:\Program Files\Applied Acoustic Systems
Previous folder “VST Plug-ins” retained with VST2 Lounge Lizard EP-4.dll
New folders “Configuration” and “Lounge Lizard EP-5”

Under C:\Program Files (x86)\Applied Acoustic Systems
Previous folders “Lounge Lizard EP-4” and “VST Plug-ins” retained
New folders “AAS Installer” and “Configuration” created

Under C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST2
Lounge Lizard EP-5.dll added

Under C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3
Lounge Lizard EP-4.vst3 retained
Lounge Lizard EP-5.vst3 added

I have not listed all the files in the folders.

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They should at least have an option to retain EP4 with all presets so it continues function as it has before EP5 was installed. Maybe AAS will see this.

Due to this (thank you for posting, everyone), I do not want to upgrade. To me the likelihood of something getting botched (not to mention the time for checking (and less importantly the additioanl payment), makes me inclined not to pursue (similar to my decision not to install Sampletank 4, when blown out for $1.00)

I have to admit I am tempted to do this upgrade.

I think I do not use any presets. I just use the GP “Saved State”.

So, if that is the case, I would think this design choice by AAS should not negatively affect me?