Effects do not load settings

_00 · October 6, 2016, 4:06pm

Split from https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/some-problems-applying-bass-and-treble/43689/1

I’ve downloaded the last 2.1.3 alpha version. After attempting to apply effect Leveller appears:

18:58:28: Audacity 2.1.3-alpha-Oct 4 2016
18:58:28: Trying to load FFmpeg libraries…
18:58:28: Trying to load FFmpeg libraries from system paths. File name is ‘avformat-55.dll’.
18:58:28: Looking up PATH environment variable…
18:58:28: PATH = ‘C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0;C:\Program Files (x86)\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static’
18:58:28: Checking that ‘’ is in PATH…
18:58:28: FFmpeg directory is in PATH.
18:58:28: Checking for monolithic avformat from ‘avformat-55.dll’.
18:58:28: Error: Failed to load shared library ‘avformat-55.dll’ (error 126: не найден указанный модуль.)
18:58:28: Loading avutil from ‘’.
18:58:28: Error: Failed to load shared library ‘.dll’ (error 126: не найден указанный модуль.)
18:58:28: Loading avcodec from ‘’.
18:58:28: Error: Failed to load shared library ‘.dll’ (error 126: не найден указанный модуль.)
18:58:28: Loading avformat from ‘avformat-55.dll’.
18:58:28: Error: Failed to load shared library ‘avformat-55.dll’ (error 126: не найден указанный модуль.)
18:58:28: Error: Failed to load FFmpeg libraries.
18:58:28: Error: Failed to find compatible FFmpeg libraries.
18:58:32: File name is C:\Users\Юрий\Music\11 маршрут1.mp3
18:58:32: Mime type is *
18:58:32: Opening with libsndfile
18:58:32: Opening with libmad
18:58:32: Open(C:\Users\Юрий\Music\11 маршрут1.mp3) succeeded
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_00 · October 6, 2016, 4:15pm

After applying shelf filter:

_00 · October 6, 2016, 4:17pm

Effect Parametric EQ:

_00 · October 6, 2016, 4:19pm

Band stop filter:

_00 · October 6, 2016, 4:27pm

Pseudo-stereo:

_00 · October 6, 2016, 4:29pm

Stereo widener:

error: unbound variable - OFFSET
if continued: try evaluating symbol again
Function: #<FSubr-SETF: #bb80a88>
Arguments:
OFFSET
(/ (FLOAT OFFSET) (FLOAT 1000))
1> -0.04
1> error: unbound variable - OFFSET
if continued: try evaluating symbol again
Function: #<FSubr-IF: #bb85548>
Arguments:
(WARP-FUNCTION WARP)
(LIST (LIST (SREF-INVERSE (WARP-FUNCTION WARP) OFFSET) (WARP-STRETCH WARP) (WARP-FUNCTION WARP)))
(LIST (LIST OFFSET (WARP-STRETCH WARP) NIL))
Function: #<FSubr-PROGV: #bb85d98>
Arguments:
(QUOTE (WARP))
(IF (WARP-FUNCTION WARP) (LIST (LIST (SREF-INVERSE (WARP-FUNCTION WARP) OFFSET) (WARP-STRETCH WARP) (WARP-FUNCTION WARP))) (LIST (LIST OFFSET (WARP-STRETCH WARP) NIL)))
(CHECK-T0 (CUE (BUTTERFLY (MULT -1 (DB-TO-LINEAR VOL) S) P)) (QUOTE (CUE (BUTTERFLY (MULT -1 (DB-TO-LINEAR VOL) S) P))))
Function: #<FSubr-IF: #bb85548>
Arguments:
(ARRAYP S)
(SIM (CUE S) (AT-ABS OFFSET (CUE (BUTTERFLY (MULT -1 (DB-TO-LINEAR VOL) S) P))))
(FORMAT NIL “You must apply the stereo widener to stereo audio.”)
Function: #<FSubr-SETF: #bb80a88>
Arguments:
OFFSET
(/ (FLOAT OFFSET) (FLOAT 1000))
2> 1>

_00 · October 6, 2016, 4:35pm

Comb filter:

error: unbound variable - NORM-LEVEL
if continued: try evaluating symbol again
Function: #<Closure-NORMALIZE: #bb8c030>
Arguments:
#(#<Sound: #b337618> #<Sound: #b337788>)
1>

_00 · October 6, 2016, 4:38pm

I can’t work! Help me!
audacity 2.1.3-alpha-October 4 2016.

_00 · October 6, 2016, 4:40pm

Effect Equalization:

error: unbound variable - APPLY
if continued: try evaluating symbol again
Function: #<FSubr-IF: #bba0b60>
Arguments:
(= APPLY 0)
(EQ-BAND S F GAIN WIDTH)
(NORMALIZE (EQ-BAND S F GAIN WIDTH) NORM-LEVEL)
1>

_00 · October 6, 2016, 4:43pm

Effect Repair channel:

_00 · October 6, 2016, 4:44pm

Earlier all was fine with the same effect values.

Gale_Andrews · October 7, 2016, 12:05am

Leveler has now been removed from 2.1.3-alpha. It is a mistake that it is still available in the Effect Menu, but that problem is logged at http://bugzilla.audacityteam.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1453.

I don’t have a problem running the Nyquist Comb filter or Nyquist Pseudostereo in Oct 4th 2016 2.1.3-alpha after doing so in 2.1.2 release or 15 Jun 2016 2.1.3-alpha. If you do, I think the problem will only occur when you first launch the effect.

If the problem continues, exit audacity and delete the file Users<your username>\AppData\Roaming\Audacity\pluginsettings.cfg.

If the problem continues after that, please give us the exact file name of the plugins and tell us where you obtained them from, and tell us what language Windows is running in and what language Audacity is running in (look in Interface Preferences).

Gale

_00 · October 7, 2016, 7:22am

For instance, after applying band-stop filter appears:

error: unbound variable - HELP
if continued: try evaluating symbol again
Function: #<FSubr-IF: #586de00>
Arguments:
  (= HELP 1)
  (VIEWHELP)
  (MULTICHAN-EXPAND (FUNCTION BANDSTOP) S FREQ WIDTH)
Function: #<FSubr-IF: #586de00>
Arguments:
  (> (* FREQ (POWER 2 (/ WIDTH 2))) (/ *SOUND-SRATE* 2))
  (PRINT "Error.\nFrequency or bandwidth too high.")
  (IF (= HELP 1) (VIEWHELP) (MULTICHAN-EXPAND (FUNCTION BANDSTOP) S FREQ WIDTH))
1>

The same picture for many ofther effects. Earlier everything was fine. What has happened? Please, help.
Audacity 2.1.3-alpha-October 4 2016.

_00 · October 7, 2016, 8:15am

Effect Leveller is unapplicable:

11:12:45: Audacity 2.1.3-alpha-Oct  4 2016
11:12:45: Trying to load FFmpeg libraries...
11:12:45: Trying to load FFmpeg libraries from system paths. File name is 'avformat-55.dll'.
11:12:45: Looking up PATH environment variable...
11:12:45: PATH = 'C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Program Files (x86)\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static'
11:12:45: Checking that '' is in PATH...
11:12:45: FFmpeg directory is in PATH.
11:12:45: Checking for monolithic avformat from 'avformat-55.dll'.
11:12:45: Error: Failed to load shared library 'avformat-55.dll' (error 126: не найден указанный модуль.)
11:12:45: Loading avutil from ''.
11:12:45: Error: Failed to load shared library '.dll' (error 126: не найден указанный модуль.)
11:12:45: Loading avcodec from ''.
11:12:45: Error: Failed to load shared library '.dll' (error 126: не найден указанный модуль.)
11:12:45: Loading avformat from 'avformat-55.dll'.
11:12:45: Error: Failed to load shared library 'avformat-55.dll' (error 126: не найден указанный модуль.)
11:12:45: Error: Failed to load FFmpeg libraries.
11:12:45: Error: Failed to find compatible FFmpeg libraries.
11:12:48: File name is C:\Users\Юрий\Music\11 маршрут1.mp3
11:12:48: Mime type is *
11:12:48: Opening with libsndfile
11:12:48: Opening with libmad
11:12:48: Open(C:\Users\Юрий\Music\11 маршрут1.mp3) succeeded

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Gale_Andrews · October 7, 2016, 1:39pm

I merged your last two posts in “Adding Features” into this topic. Please stay in this topic if you want to discuss this further.

Have you read my previous reply?

Gale

_00 · October 7, 2016, 3:22pm

I have deleted the file Users<your username>\AppData\Roaming\Audacity\pluginsettings.cfg. - doesn’t help. System language Russian, programm language English. Earlier everything was fine, only since some alpha version. I’ve chanhged nothing - programm location, settings… What has happened?

http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Download_Nyquist_Plug-ins#download
http://gaclrecords.org.uk/win-nightly/

I’ve downloaded, as everybody. In this version: audacity-win-re26d7c6-2.1.3-alpha-19-jun-16 - everything is fine.

Gale_Andrews · October 7, 2016, 5:11pm

The “cannot load settings” only occurs the first time I use the plugin, if I change Windows Region and Language format to Russian, or if I then change Audacity language to English.

If I delete audacity.cfg, the problem does not happen at all, with Russian still set in Windows and if I do not change Audacity language.

Are you saying the “cannot load settings” continues every time you use the plugin? Does the plugin appear after the warning and can you then use the plugin? If so, what decimal separator appears in those Nyquist effects - comma or decimal point? Also look at the other effects such as Wahwah or Phaser. Are those showing comma or decimal point separator? I think they should show decimal point separator, with Windows language in Russian and Audacity language in English.

What happens if you change Audacity language to System? Do you still see “cannot load settings”? Do you then see comma separator in the effects?

Gale

_00 · October 7, 2016, 5:49pm

Yes, continues every time. Certainly, changing programm languge to system doesn’t solve the problem. Yes, the plugin appears after warning and I can use it, but it is uncomfortable. If programm language is English - decimal separator is always dot, if it is Russian (system) - always comma. Something wrong with the programm. If you’ll find the computer with system language Russian, I am sure, you’ll see the same anomalies and can reproduce the problem, which stops all my work.

Gale_Andrews · October 7, 2016, 10:41pm

Why does it do that? It is obviously annoying but does the plugin work correctly when you run it? Does it remember the same settings you used last time?

Is it only Nyquist effects that do this - not VST or LADSPA or any of the built-in effects?

Gale

_00 · October 8, 2016, 7:35am

Yes, it works correcly and remaines last value, used, but only after warning every time. I don’t know, use only Nyquist effects. The built-in effects work normally. It seems, I have understood. When I cause effect, the programm loads the values from other effect, certainly, they are unsuitable, and asks to overset them! Further, everything are working, but very uncomfortable. Correct, please!