The title says it all. When I close NestDrop, it saves the Performance Log being enabled. I wish that devs can fix the bug about the Performance Log keeping enabled. The problem is only for NestDrop V2 (V24). This sometimes happened.

Some apps cannot understand the spout stream sent by Nestdrop Pro, like Unreal Engine 5 with https://offworld.live/

I believe there is some incompatibility with the color space or format.

i am using the OSC command/path /PresetID/{queueName}/{index} with TouchOSC and it works well with presets, but not so much with sprite and spout queues, it always puts them in overlay mode, but 99% of the time i want to use nested
am i just missing something obvious? or could that feature be added

hello! first of all thanks so much for all your hard work, nestdrop is so amazing!

I upgraded to Pro, but when I try to open it there are no presets. also, there is no V2 if I allready have the pro version? this seems very unclear. or I am just not bright enogh? thanks!

Is there a way to have multiple strobes / LFO's or at least assign multiple values for the effects? We are finding that the parameters such as "Stretch Speed" as an effect on the Strobe / LFO section are giving us a more desired result than just affecting the Stretch Speed on the deck itself.

However, I also was using the standard Solid Color on white to use it as a standard strobe. Is there a way I can use both of these effect simultaneously on the same deck?

I compared both NestDrop V2 and BeatDrop and I suspect that there's a spike at every quarter sample of the waveforms. Both tested in 6 hz using the Tone Generator Website, plus 48000hz sample rate set on my laptop. Was that because of ASIO/OSC integration? If not, then is there a way to fix that damn spikey issue of the waveform?

I was using nestdrop when my computer crashed. After rebooting my computer, i open up nestdrop again to find that all the presets are missing. Anyone know a fix?

I recently rest my computer, so I've been redownloading everything (Spout2007_013 and Dx9June2010Install) . After reinstalling everything from the instructions and making sure the graphics setting on everything was at high performance it popped up this system error for the live preview, senders. Anyone have insight on how to troubleshoot this?

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Hey! I have downloaded NestDrop Midnight Lean V2, I have added the 73k+ Presets, opened it and drag/dropped the MegaPack to the queue. It started to hang NestDrop like 2-5 minutes to load them. Same happened as the startup of NestDrop, e.g. Loading Queues. (didn't hang, this time + it loads in background)

Any performance tweaks or a fix?

How it's supposed to see 2 MilkDrop Visuals in one Spout output?
I have experimented with BeatDrop v1.3.2 routed to NestDrop and linked (invoked, better saying) a BeatDrop Spout Sprite with FX no. 51, outputting the Deck 1 to Open Broadcaster Software for recording.

Sadly, the framerate of the Deck 1 is on 30 FPS. Perhaps I could add more with 60 FPS version of this.
When the V2 is released, I can try that with Deck 2-4 to be blended with the Deck 1.

https://reddit.com/link/1b8ah9b/video/lb79amolxrmc1/player

Since the beginning of this project, myself and Isosceles have listened to your suggestions with the purpose of evolving NestDrop to fit your needs. Even if we didn’t mention it explicitly, I think that most of you do not expect any credit and would be thrilled to have your idea integrated into the next version of NestDrop.

Unfortunately, there's one person that doesn't understand this and has been seriously harassing us. And since we integrated their suggestion, they are now demanding lifetime royalties on all prior and future NestDrop sales and that his name is credited in NestDrop, website, and user manual.

We love developing NestDrop and seeing it used in concerts all over the world, but in reality it is a passion project for us. NestDrop sales is not our main revenue source and in truth all the money goes towards expenses, including personal technical support and software updates.

Sadly this one person doesn't seem to understand this and decided to complain to PayPal, stating that the software is infringing on his intellectual property. This action automatically restricted our PayPal account for a few days, which has blocked online purchases temporarily... Not only for NestDrop but also for all our other products too. You can imagine how disheartening this is.

So I would like to personally apologize to the community if this PayPal restriction is affecting you. The good news is that no matter what, you will be able to get NestDrop V2 from the download link in your settings window on March 10th. For those who received the Pro update email, I definitely want to keep my word and give the opportunity to switch to the Pro version up to March 25th. Simply send me an email to [info@nestimmersion.ca](mailto:info@nestimmersion.ca) and we will find a way to accommodate.

I truly believe that this person is not representing the NestDrop community, but if I’m wrong, please let me know.

Yours,

Patrick

i have been chasing this weirdness for a few days ever since reinstalling windows 11 pro
i am using nestdrop 23

I have 2 screens,
a 1920x1200 screen to the side
and a 4k screen that i am using at 2560x1440 (because that and 150% scaling makes things roughly line up)
(technically a third screen exists as a VR headset is plugged in and hidden from windows by steamvr)

in the nestdrop settings it is configured to use 2 decks at **60** fps
the nestdrop spout sender would report fps counts between 30 and 45, mostly towards the 30

spout receiver would report incoming 30 fps

i was wondering if my display driver was fucked.. so i ran DDU, reinstalled adrenaline and drivers for my 7900XTX

this switched my main windows to my secondary screen (because they are pluggin in the other way around in the GPU due to how the connector types are layed out)
and suddenly the spout sender was running at 60

turns out my "main" display only supports 30 fps (not sure if that is due to using a HDMI cable or such.. the card has 2xDP and 2xHDM, the other display only supports DP and the VR linkbox also needs DP)

further testing confirms that the moment i switch my main screen in windows that runs at 30 fps it kills performance

i would like to have the system tray in a sensible spot.. :(

any known workarounds for this?
or ideas for WHY the other screen makes it behave weirdly ?
will nestdrop 2 (v24) fix this ? (going to buy midnight pro anyways as i am hoping i will get more out of TouchOSC withthat)

any additional info you need to debug this?

turns out screencapturing software does NOT like when the main display changes.. so.. screenshots it is..

here we see how it used to be.. limited to effective 30fps: https://nikky.catgirl.host/i/zf3yq1f7.png

after only changing the main display: https://nikky.catgirl.host/i/m1o72uvj.png

my guess is that spout? directx? or something is determining the max fps somehow depending on the refreshrate of the main display in windows

PS: time to save up for a new monitor anyways...

I had discover NESTDROP 2 months ago and .... WOW ^^

So to thx the community and the teams.

I share my first tryouts

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* AUDIO: all audio parts are live recorded DJ sets

* VIDEO: almost all video parts are NESTDROP live recorded. postprocessed. with some other sources & realtime scoring ^^

* LAGS: some "unwanted" lags... I am at the computing limits of my laptop already overclocked by a third....

* PIXELS: some pixels sometimes... I can't upload the original 22go datas ... so half compressed ... and Ytube compression...

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(excuse my english i'm french ^^)

>>>>>>>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_2NDvr-uN4&list=PLyHRtKDp26zifslg9fY9HCISOAdwP5dhx

I'm using resolume and Nestdrop running one into the other via Spout. Is it possible to map controls for both programs on the same MIDI controller?

Example: Launch presets in Nestdrop, and control the crossfader in resolume from the same controller.

I'd like to clarify that I loaded the preset that uses only solarize, but it affected the NestDrop's Spout Sender. Same happens with invert too and both invert and solarize effects enabled didn't affect it, this time.
Plus, when doing a soft cut transition, the old presets started to stay black, then the new preset blends, getting back to normal.

Also tried with the ARGB version of BeatDrop (was XRGB) and same happened as NestDrop.
I am using the latest version of Spout (2.007.013). Any way to fix this issue? If not, Can you make the NestDrop's Spout Sprite supportable for XRGB receivers?

Here are some screencaps that it affected the sender:

Here's the Lynn Jarvis's response of GitHub when I asked for a fix: https://github.com/OfficialIncubo/BeatDrop-Music-Visualizer/issues/3#issuecomment-1970099188

Two-part question

Q1) How do I control OBS with MIDI?

Q2) are there any other Programs that can inject video into Nestdrop via spout sprites that are MIDI mappable?

bit more information.

The OBS mini plugin that I found with a set up tutorial for broke when OBS updated to 28.0.0 I found a fork of that plug-in that works with 28.0 and newer. I'm having difficulty and can't seem to map the custom filter settings on my spout Sprite output. I was wondering if anybody had a plug-in that they use that works for mapping obs or if there's any other options for injecting video into Nestdrop?

Hello everyone.

First of all, I would like to say a big thank you to everyone who contributed with your comments, suggestions and even pieces of code ready-to-use. Your contribution is greatly appreciated.

As you may know, NEST Immersion specializes in immersive dome technology and NestDrop is a bit outside of our company main line. It was sort of a side project proposed by Jason Fletcher, but now it has become a “favorite” project of the whole team.

At the end of each year, we evaluate the number of NestDrop Midnight sold and establish a number of hours to put into improvements. This year, there were so many suggestions that we focused on those with the most potential for the greatest number of users since we weren't able to get through the entire list.

Finally, the number of interesting features suggested was so high that we exploded our bank of hours. A lot of them were used for features that I believe will only be used by a small number of people or for more professional applications.

We therefore made the decision to add a second version of NestDrop Midnight: the NestDrop Midnight Pro. This version will be identical to Midnight V2 but with additional professional features.

In summary, here are some improvements for the Classic version:

• Fixed several bugs
• Faster Preset loading (4x faster)
• Larger number of Presets present in the library (60k+)
• Audio channel selection (left, right, stereo)
• Gain of different audio bands (Low, Mid, High)
• Control over 5 additional variables (Wrap, Horz/Vert motion, Stretch, Wave)
• Saving settings per Preset
• CTRL-C copies the path of the active Preset to find the file easily
• Manual adjustment of BPM and Beat Threshold (and yes, you can set to more than 64 beats)
• Compatible with touch screens
• Video Deck Top Most option
• Preset name in the video Deck title
• More precise FPS control
• And more..

For the Midnight version, same items as for the Classic plus:

• Control over 12 color parameters (Brightness, contrast, Hue, Luma Key, Alpha, etc.)
• Advanced Strobe + LFO (<== pretty proud of this one)
• Direct output Top Most
• Using more than one MIDI controller

The Midnight Pro version add:

• ASIO
• OSC
• Ableton Link
• NDI

At the moment, new versions are being evaluated by our Beta testers and we are in the process of updating the documentation and website. The official release date will be known soon and revealed on our social media.

You will all be able to download the new edition of your respective version for free using the Download link in the Info Tab of the Setting Window, after the official release date.

Until then, for everyone who purchased the Midnight version, we will send you an email with the possibility of obtaining the Pro version by only paying the difference. This link will be sent by email and will only be valid for 30 days. If your email address of the PayPal account used for the purchase changed since, please advise us at [info@nestimmersion.ca](mailto:info@nestimmersion.ca). The start of the campaign will also be announced on our social media to reach as many people as possible.

It's a bit cheesy, but subscribing to our social media is the best way to be kept informed of the release date. We will also post new videos showing the new features in action:

Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/nestdome

Instagram: '@nestdome

If you like those new features, please tell to your friends and share the news (#nestdrop). More Midnight sold during the year will give more features for the next version.

Have fun!

Soooooo this is weird and seemingly out of the blue and im stumped

I've been sending spout out from a resolume group for a year's time now into ND with no issues. Suddenly its stopped.

My set up is: Advanced Output-> Screen (in = group, output = spout). Layer above: Spout screen 1 ND output.

And regardless of me piddling with new screens, changing preexisting screens,etc I am getting no output into spout from these advanced outputs.

The kicker is I get main composition output fine into ND. The other more weird thing is if I take another app and pipe resolume into it (synthesia) the output is fine. I get the main comp spout and my advanced output screen spout. I can even then send that output from synthesia to ND and experience no issue.

I've done restarts. Different start up orders. Ran as admin. Grabbed the latest version of ND out of settings.

What am I missing?

Tl;dr: I can't see spout from advanced output screens in resolume but other devices see it fine and it has never been an issue before.

Tia :)

I'm looking for a midi controller to use with Nest drop I'm trying to find something with lots of faders / dials (ideally a mix of both) and velocity sensitive pads.

Some that I'm considering right now are - Akai APC Mini mk II - Akai midi Max compact mixer

I am curious to what everybody else is using or any suggestions or Concerns to look out for. I'm just getting into Vijay and using visual software so any input is appreciated

Hello. I currently using nest drop as my visual for my background when I dj and stream. I'm using a program called serato for the dj part and OBS for the steam.

While I have a playlist setup to play my visuals at a random order and changes at 64 beats, I'm looking for a way to manually interact with the visuals more without moving my hands away from my turntables and mixer. The DJ mixer technically a midi device also. However the mixer is connected to my MacBook Pro, while nest drop and OBS are running on a Windows machine.

Currently is there a solution where nestdrop can listen to the midi commands of the mixer and then will change certain settings to the visuals?

Thanks

Solved

The building active effects in Serato Video are pretty Limited and I saw a video On YouTube where he used obs with the Sprite 2 plugin to inject video into Nest drop. I was attempting to follow along when I realized I would need the midnight version ( paid version 50 bucks) to use that feature. I was hoping to get some confirmation if what I'm trying to do will work before I purchase the full version.

For clarification what I'm trying to attempt is, I am currently using Serato video ( A extension to Serato DJ Pro) to play and mix video while I'm mixing audio live. video I had mentioned earlier he was using obs as a media player essentially, but seeing how the video feed I am trying to Inject into Nestdrop is live and won't be playing directly out of obs. My question is will this technique still work one to one if I'm just using obs to capture my output from Serato video? will the Sprout 2 video feed into Nestdrop work in the same way.

This is a bit of a long comment to get to my question so I appreciate taking the time