KVR Audio

glittle · Post by **glittle** » Tue Feb 25, 2020 5:47 am

I posted this at NI forums, but wanted to try here for a wider audience.

Cubase 10.0.4
Windows 10

Running Replika XT as an insert effect on a channel. I'm trying to do ping-pong echoes in diffuse mode. There seem to be a significant number of setting combinations where there is a quiet but notable sustaining wash that either stays there near infinitely, or at least takes way too long to disappear. This includes when the settings do not indicate there should be a long/infinite sound.

Some settings that cause this for me:

Mode: Diffusion
Density: Dense (although it's happened on Sparse as well)
Amount: 25%
Size: 6.0
Movement: (doesn't seem to matter)

Single/Dual: Single
Mix: 75/25
Straight 1/4 note echoes

Feedback: 0 (!! It acts as if there is feedback, or *something* causing unending sound)

Standard/PingPong: PingPong

The key settings seem to be Diffusion Amount and Size. Unfortunately, the sweet spot for the Amount I want seems to be right around that medium area mid-way between 0% and 50%... that's right where I want to zero in.

Right now I'm running some solo instruments through it, and when I hit stop, I hear just a couple of diffuse echoes (as intended), then a "fog" of tone that I do not want, and that won't go away.

Can anyone duplicate this? I'd love to get rid of it, since it happens right about where I want the settings to be. Any workarounds?

JerGoertz · Post by **JerGoertz** » Tue Feb 25, 2020 6:04 am

Could you post a preset file and an audio bounce of the track you're trying to use XT with?

glittle · Post by **glittle** » Tue Feb 25, 2020 7:55 am

Looks like the problem is with small(ish) "Size" settings. I'm attaching a vstpreset file (I don't see how to save any other type) for Replika xt, and an mp3 render of dry synth vs effected. The vstpreset is similar to what I described in the intial post. I cut off the render at 45 seconds, but it was still going at that point, albeit pretty quietly by then. Smaller size settings than I used here are even more notable though.

vstpreset: http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?fi ... 1266587832

rendered dry vs. affected sound: http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?fi ... 2341221771

glittle · Post by **glittle** » Tue Feb 25, 2020 8:03 am

Arg... here's a google link for the audio, hopefully this is easier to load/preview:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1DAdgk ... H90GDyOEqz

glittle · Post by **glittle** » Tue Feb 25, 2020 8:06 am

So to reiterate, while the looong sustainy wash is nice when called for, in this case I wanted diffuse echo "blobs" tighter than 45 seconds of wash.

JerGoertz · Post by **JerGoertz** » Wed Feb 26, 2020 9:37 pm

Yeah, sorry man, I checked it out and got nuthin'. There doesn't seem to be any control that will attenuate the diffuse echo as quickly as you want.

You could gate the volume of your track, or put Replika XT on a send at 100% wet and automate its volume.

glittle · Post by **glittle** » Thu Feb 27, 2020 10:04 pm

Yeah, pretty much my conclusion as well. Wanted to be sure I wasn't overlooking something.

Replika XT faint unwanted sustain