VST/AU plugin emulator of the Boomerang+ Phrase Sampler.
RC1 is not working on my machine (Mac M4, Sequoia) - but I hope in the future 
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What does that mean? Does it not scan? Does it not load? Does it just do nothing? Does it crash?
GP scanās well, but it canāt be loaded (AU+VST3), no crash.
Works on Windows:
Note that you need to copy also the āVST dataā folder.
NB: the plugin is RC1 (meaning āRelease Candidate 1ā), so it is not stable. I wouldnāt use it live.
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You might consider reporting the issue to the developer.
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Itās working on mac OS 15.3.1. (vst3)
It wasnāt working for me on Monterey (Intel chip).
I might have to read more in the manualā¦but my playback very slowly loses volume with each repeat until thereās nothing. 
I think thatās a featureāthe feedback of the previous recorded loop decreasing with each iteration. Itās great for soloing, where you have parts continuously overlapping, but never saturating the signal since each previous loop is fading out every time through.
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FWIW: The original Boomerang was created by 2 old fellow musicians back in Denton, Texas. 
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Hi! Wow! This is my plugin! I was just about to post about it, and saw this āsimilar postā link! I am coming back to working on it as of last night, so please stay tuned for updates! Please let me know if youāre still using it, and/or any issues you have!
Loading issues on Mac can usually be solved by running the de-quarantine script:
sudo xattr -r -d com.apple.quarantine /path/to/plugin/file
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This sounds like you might have STACK latched on. Itās supposed to be momentary, although a later variation of the 'rang had both options. I plan to implement latching STACK directly in GP, just with a different widget.
When STACK is active, the current loopās volume is reduced by ~2.5db to āmake roomā for the incoming new audio. If you donāt pass in any more audio, the loop will slowly fade out with each cycle around of the loop.
(I wrote this plugin!)
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Yep, and I had one of the originals for a while! I sold it many years ago, but never forgot its unique playability.
FWIW i have reached out to them about it, and they know about it; they havenāt explicitly green-lit it but they also havenāt said Stop. I make it clear in the docs that this is done with love and reverence for the original device and its team and keepers, so hopefully they appreciate that.
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Hi everyone ā quick update on the Boomerang project.
Iāve just finished a major rewrite of the plugin. The original framework turned out to be too limiting for what Iām trying to do, so I ported everything over to JUCE. Itās a much better fit for the kind of control and feature set Boomerang needs, and development is already feeling a lot smoother.
This build is still very much alpha: lots of rough edges, plenty of bugs, and a whole list of things Iām actively working through. But the foundation is in a much better place, and Iām confident this direction will let me take the plugin where it needs to go.
If youāre interested in testing and offering feedback, you can grab the latest release here:
Iāve also set up a discussion thread:
Iāll likely spin up a new thread for each release to keep things organized (and to handle the inevitable avalanche of bug reports and ideas).
Thanks in advance for giving it a try ā itās raw right now, so I appreciate your patience while I get it into shape.
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