A doubt i have about different center notes in different Daws

[IrionDaRonin]

Hi buddies. Due i will do some commercial soundsets soon, i want to know one important thing.

I'm running in FL Studio.
But i'm aware that the center key note is a bit different in each Daw.

For example, a good bass sound in my equip is from C3 to C4. Center key is C5, basically, because a normal drumloop will sound as the original file in C5.

I don't want to mess all sounds when releasing the pack, so they will sound different in each daw.

How to avoid this?
It is FL Studio messed up?

I mean, for example, i make a high lead. Notes range between C5 and C6.
Then anyone purchases the soundbank and plays the lead in another key, it could sound like a "bassy" sound.

What are the standard center notes for all daws?

Have a nice day

[EvilDragon]

There are varying "standards" (middle C being C3, C4 or C5). But you shouldn't worry at all - this is just a display issue. If your middle C is C5 and in another DAW it's C3 - they will still play out the same MIDI note (#60). That's the most important thing - the actual note that's played out does NOT change, it's only the visual label of the note that's changed. Some DAWs (like Reaper) have an octave offset feature which can adjust this display to whatever "standard" you prefer.

[IrionDaRonin]

There are varying "standards" (middle C being C3, C4 or C5). But you shouldn't worry at all - this is just a display issue. If your middle C is C5 and in another DAW it's C3 - they will still play out the same MIDI note (#60). That's the most important thing - the actual note that's played out does NOT change, it's only the visual label of the note that's changed. Some DAWs (like Reaper) have an octave offset feature which can adjust this display to whatever "standard" you prefer.

Many thanks, that makes me feel better.

Have a nice day

[pljones]

Never use note names. Use MIDI note numbers. It's the only thing that's absolute...

[pocvecem]

C5 could be right as long as it's midi note number 60 as EvilDragon said. Look here:
http://www.electronics.dit.ie/staff/tsc ... ctaves.htm

I think that normally the lowest midi note is C-2 so that note number 60 should be C3. But in many daws you can set this to your own likings. I set middle c (=c3) to note #60 in Cubase since my Atari times in 1990.

Easiest way to check is that you play on your EMU keyboard with octave transposition set to 0. If the tuning is fine in this range then it's ok. Only for bass sounds you should have to transpose the keyboard one octave down because your EMU only has 4 octaves.

Hope that helps. If not just contact me.

Cheers,
Geraldo