Tracktion Collective (Biotek 2) takes too long on load/connect

[KottV]

Describe the bug
While other plugins starts normally. Tracktion's "big" synths takes ~half minute to display GUI and about same amount of time to connect midi/audio ports.

To Reproduce

1. Add Collective or BioTek to Element's Graph
2. GUI loading is stalled for very visible time
3. Connecting plugin to devices takes very visible time

Expected behavior
Plugin opening and connecting should work with adequate time impact.

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: openSUSE TW
• rolling

Standalone or Plugin
Standalone waf build from master

Additional context
These plugins are quite big and has gigabytes-sized library, but they works normally in other hosts.
If You haven't such synth, You can get them for testing (30 days full work version, or unlimited demo) by registering on Tracktion website.

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[mfisher31]

Thanks for the report! I take it this is a Linux VST?

[KottV]

Sure, it is native Linux VST.

Update: Collective is not available separately, it's included in Waveform bundle which can be downloaded too.

[swestlake]

i've reported this issue with tracktion -- Biotek2 has a strange issue with its automation-count. KottV you should report this to tracktion, the more users that report it the sooner it can be fixed. If you use a daw like ardour, and try to list its automations from the trackheader, it also takes a minute to load the automations. this is a problem with the way Tracktion is implementing its automation count and Tracktion needs to fix it..