For one, certain Stretch voices play with random pops and other noises. Not very noticable, but I have extremely accute hearing and I find it bothersome. Anyone else have this problem?
Also, certain MIDI controllers don't work properly all of the time. For instance, I used the Lo-Fi effect for a drumkit, and I set up the first knob (Filter, I think), to sweep over a range of 8 bars or so. Unfortunately, during the course of the song, the sweep effect doesn't actually take place unless I have the ST2 window open as I play the song. If I close it and try to play the sweep section, nothing happens. It's like the MIDI messages aren't being registered.
I have no problem with other controllers, such as Volume. These work whether or not the ST2 window is open during the song.
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- KVRAF
- 2973 posts since 18 Oct, 2004
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- KVRAF
- 4692 posts since 28 Jan, 2003 from In these very interwebs
You might be hearing the (un)natural artefacts of Stretch. It works amazingly well for providing true three-dimensional sound manipulation, but it's still not perfect. You can cover up the artefacts by using effects (delay and reverb work well), and strategic placing in the mix.Arglebargle wrote:For one, certain Stretch voices play with random pops and other noises. Not very noticable, but I have extremely accute hearing and I find it bothersome. Anyone else have this problem?
What host are you using? I've got a (possibly) similar problem. ST2 doesn't respond to custom MIDI assignments when doing a faster-than-realtime mixdown. My workaround was to mixdown at realtime. I'm using Cubase SX2.2, and it's just a matter of selecting an option in the mixdown dialogue.Arglebargle wrote:Also, certain MIDI controllers don't work properly all of the time. For instance, I used the Lo-Fi effect for a drumkit, and I set up the first knob (Filter, I think), to sweep over a range of 8 bars or so. Unfortunately, during the course of the song, the sweep effect doesn't actually take place unless I have the ST2 window open as I play the song. If I close it and try to play the sweep section, nothing happens. It's like the MIDI messages aren't being registered.
I have no problem with other controllers, such as Volume. These work whether or not the ST2 window is open during the song.
Forever,
Kim.
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 2973 posts since 18 Oct, 2004
I was using Home Studio 2, but a few days ago I... uh... obtained 
a copy of Sonar 3. I haven't actually worked on the song in question since then.
a copy of Sonar 3. I haven't actually worked on the song in question since then.